Within the last year, The Flying Dish has soared into the downtown Fairfield dining scene. 

The college friendly, New York style atmosphere and economical prices make it an ideal place to enjoy all natural meals and tastes from all over the world.

Mita Spilo, the owner of the restaurant, has given students a chance to broaden their horizons and enjoy the dishes from regions of the world that they may have not had the chance to visit, by presenting a menu full of different cultural dishes.

While keeping with the theme of global dining, Spilo keeps the atmosphere comfortable and local.

The Flying Dish makes exotic and foreign holiday dishes to coincide with the traditional foods regularly associated with these different cultural holidays. 

The Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season will feature foods that are both traditional and foreign.

During the summer barbeque months, The Flying Dish promotes different barbeque dinners from around the world.

Spilo, who has her master's degree in business, is pursuing another degree at Pepperdine University. 

"As a student and a mother, I believe in the importance of education," said Spilo.

"Here at The Flying Dish, we offer a relaxing social setting directed toward the students."

Thursday evenings are referred to as Energy Nights in which The Flying Dish offers student specials.

Energy Night features $10 meals and a variety of imported and local beers on tap.

"I can get a meal, some drinks, and my wallet won't take a beating," said senior Timonthy Spath. 

Energy Nights have been successful for Fairfield University, and now The Flying Dish is looking to accommodate the Sacred Heart University student body as well. 

Thursday nights, The Flying Dish looks to provide a relaxing, social, and fun setting where students are free to mingle, and eat. 

Although Energy Nights are only on Thursdays, students are welcome any day of the week to eat and socialize in a relaxing atmosphere.

The restaurant seeks to be an active member of the Sacred Heart community by offering fundraising for any club or team, and even catering events held by campus organizations. 

The Sacred Heart swipe card is also in the process of being approved at The Flying Dish to help make it affordable and attractive to students.

Spilo is working to make the restaurant accessible to all students, even those without cars by looking into a possible addition of a route to downtown Fairfield by Sacred Heart shuttles.

In addition to offering itself as a haven for college students, The Flying Dish has donated money to the Fairfield town library.

The restaurant even has a scholarship fund set up that is given to a Fairfield High School graduating senior, in order to continue their education.

"I had a slice of the barbeque chicken pizza and it was one of the greatest tasting foods that I have ever eaten," said senior Ian Frazier.

The lunch menu features dishes such as burgers, wraps, and salads while the dinner menu features an all natural selection of authentic foods and meals from all corners of the globe. 

Whether it is being environmentally conscious, socially conscious, or community conscious, Mita Spilo and The Flying Dish have come to realize that the key to a student's heart is through their stomach.