Oktoberfest

Dining Center

Kick-off Family Weekend with a celebration of Fall favorites.

Be a Lucky Stiff and Get an Impossible Burger

Paramount Cafe

Grab an “Impossible Burger” at the P-Café before the musical playing at the Paramount Theater. For more information and how to get tickets about the show, Lucky Stiff, visit https://emersonparamount.org What is an Impossible Burger? It is a burger that tastes like beef but if made from plants, so it's way better for the planet.

“WASTED! The Story of Food Waste” Film Screening

Center Stage

Join us on Monday evening as we screen the movie, WASTED! THE STORY OF FOOD WASTE, which aims to change the way people buy, cook, recycle, and eat food. Through the the eyes of chef-heroes like Bourdain, Dan Barber, Mario Batali, Massimo Bottura, and Danny Bowien, students will see how the world’s most influential chefs […]

Meet the Manager: George Altug, Café Manager

Dining Center

George's culinary inspiration comes from his father who operated a restaurant in Istanbul Turkey where he was born and raised. Growing up, George lived in his father's kitchens that has triggered a lifetime of being around food. He came to America in 2000 to study digital media arts, animation and modeling in Boca Raton Florida. […]

Cooking is an Art and a Science: Braise

Dining Center

Cooking is both an art and a science. The technical parts of cooking involve chemistry, mathematics and physics. The art of cooking involves pleasing the eye and the palate. We first "taste" the food we we eat by observing how it looks. On October 24th our Chefs will feature one particular technique known as braising. […]

Meet the Manager: Tinney Zhu, Café Manager

Dining Center

Growing up in a household with a father who was a chef in an Asian fusion restaurant, Tinney was introduced to a wide range of some great tasting and interesting food. From an early age, she learned the importance to try anything and everything at least once. From her first taste of sushi, Tinney was […]

Fall Celebration and World Series Viewing

Center Stage

Student Affairs will be holding a Fall Celebration in Center Stage. Come on in for a boatload of fun and watch Game 3 of the World Series with all of your friends. The event will feature a Baseball Buffet of classic ball yard treats with hot dogs, local root beer and decorating sugar cookies.

Chocolate Day

Chocolate Day is the perfect opportunity to eat you favorite chocolates in ample portions. Do you really need another excuse to over indulge with your favorite food treat? We didn't think so. Did you know? Chocolate is a vegetable. It comes from the Cacao tree found in tropical rain forests. We don't need to tell […]

Halloween Costume Contest

Dining Center

Come in the Dining Center in costume for the chance to win a prize for “Best Costume.” While you're there be sure to try various Halloween taste treats!

World Vegan Day

Dining Center

World Vegan Day is an annual event celebrated by vegans around the world every November 1st. The benefits of veganism for humans, non-human animals, and the natural environment will be celebrated at the Pure station with entrees that include carrot oso buco, roasted fingerling potatoes with rosemary and thyme, stewed white beans with jalapenos, and […]

Sandwich Day

Dining Center, Max C-Store and Paramount Cafes

The sandwich is believed to be the namesake of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, following the claim that he was the inventor of the sandwich. This day honors one of America’s most popular lunch items. Come by Center Stage to have one of our featured sandwiches or make your own at the deli on […]