The vibe at the Brit School today doesn't quite live up to the impromptu-conga-through-the-canteen atmosphere I was hoping for – most of the students are out on work placements at this time of year – but an unusually high proportion of the students on Brit FM seem to be on the verge of something big.
Across town in Le Central restaurant, nicknamed Hollande's canteen, the atmosphere is jovial.
I loved working at the BBC – there was a collegiate atmosphere in the canteen that was pretty hard to beat.
Chichester High School for Girls, Chichester: a new, clean eating and working area to make for a fresher atmosphere and ease canteen crowding.
He became something of a heat shield for producers like myself, always encouraging us and lightening the often beleaguered atmosphere, at gregarious canteen lunches when staff at all levels were welcome.
In September 2013, an Ofsted stipulation that inspectors should "consider the food on offer at the school and atmosphere of the school canteen" was introduced, following pressure from organisations including the Jamie Oliver Foundation.
Designed to recreate the atmosphere of the socialist-era canteens of the 1960s and 70s, the cool retro fixtures and fittings are a delight.
Not that there was anything old-fashioned about Google 1.0, which pioneered the modern "cool" technology office, with glass walls, fun furniture, lavish canteens and an airy, affluent but geeky atmosphere.
But the atmosphere remains that of a neighborhood canteen, with hallos across the rooms.
I loved the atmosphere, the hustle and bustle, the canteens, the coffee shops.
