Teenagers "aren't know for their adventurous palates." Yeah, that's for sure. I once hosted a pasta party for my daughter's HS team for which besides the standard sauce I prepared all sorts of other great delectables to top the spaghetti like homemade pesto, bowls of fresh mozzarella and parmesan chunks, and garlic and olive oil sauce. Of course all they wanted was the straight tomato sauce, and one of them even asked if we had ketchup for his noodles.
But college is also a time to do a lot of exploring, and I'm sure the Huskies picked up a few new ideas in Italy.