Chefs de Mission Dossier

Main Dining HallThe Main Dining Hall is located adjacent to the Transport Mall in the Residential Zoneand will operate on a 24-hour basis.The dining facility will be configured to meet the specific needs of Paralympicresidents:- Greater space will be created between the furniture to provide better circulationareas;- Part of the space will be used as a wheelchair ‘parking area’ for the convenienceof those residents who need to move an additional chair between venues andVillage; and- Part of the space will be given over to a designated IPSF Games officials’ diningarea.A diverse range of ethnic and cultural food options will be available. Menus are beingdeveloped in consultation with caterers and sport nutritionists and will be published inearly 2012. During the Games, the menus will be rotated every eight days.A McDonald’s restaurant will be located in the Main Dining Hall.All residents and guests will be expected to store their bags and equipment in asupervised bag check area before entering. This will reduce potential for trip hazardsor injury and ensure there is enough space for athletes at all times.People entering the dining hall will have their accreditation checked to ensure they areentitled to eat there or, alternatively, they will be required to present a single mealvoucher purchased from the Catering desk in the NPC Services Centre.For health reasons, users of the Main Dining Hall may only remove one drink, onepiece of fruit and handheld food currently being consumed. Exceptions will be madeon production of a certificate from the polyclinic signed by an NPC team doctor andcountersigned by a polyclinic doctor, stating that an athlete is unable to eat in theMain Dining Hall.London 2012 – NPC Chefs de Mission Dossier88