Who We Are


We are passionate about providing authentic food and flavors that are handcrafted and personally designed by our chefs for our guests. Our recipes come to life every day in our kitchens using the best ingredients prepared in the freshest ways possible. On the plate, we showcase our passion for food with meals that are fresh, wholesome, and hand-crafted by talented and passionate chefs. We don’t shy away from investing time into our craft, knowing that our hand-tossed pizza dough, fresh soup stock, and hand-breaded chicken and fish set us apart and help to define our who we are. Building upon this strong foundation, our culinarians embrace trends, seasons, global flavors, local ingredients, and novelty food experiences to bring robust variety to our menus. Learn more about our food philosophy here.

 

Meet Our Team


Lori Blakeslee

Senior General Manager



814-824-2197
lblakeslee@parkhurstdining.com
 

Arthur Catrow

Executive Chef



814-824-2947
acatrow@parkhurstdining.com
 

Jessica Hicks

Director of Operations



814-824-2156
jhicks@parkhurstdining.com
 

Jackie Dietrick

Director of Catering



814-824-2511
jdietrick@parkhurstdining.com
 

Nicola Arnone

Executive Sous Chef



814-824-2947
narnone@parkhurstdining.com
 

Will Grove

Sous Chef



814-824-2947
wgrove@parkhurstdining.com
 

Michael Laboski

Director of 501 Grille



814-824-3637
mlaboski@parkhurstdining.com
 

Chris Sagurney

Management of Operations



814-824-3731
csagurney@parkhurstdining.com
 

 

 Retail Dining




 

Crystal Clemente

Assistant Manager of Grotto Commons



814-824-2156
cclemente@parkhurstdining.com
 

Victoria Yonko

Marketing Coordinator



814-824-2750
vyonko@parkhurstdining.com
 
Mercyhurst University Dining
501 E. 38th St
Erie, PA 16546
(814) 824-2196