Chocolate Cake Day

Dining Center

Do we need a birthday, wedding or anniversary to have chocolate cake? Not on January 27, because it’s National Chocolate Cake Day and we will feature a sch-mattering of chocolate varieties. In America, chocolate was consumed primarily as a beverage until the 1830s or 40s. Chocolate cakes, as we think of them today, mostly did […]

Blueberry Pancake Day

Dining Center

Check out Chef LaChance's blueberry pancakes at the pizza station during breakfast.

National Croissant Day

Backstage Cafe

Celebrate National Croissant Day at the Backstage Cafe. When you buy one of the delicious croissants made fresh daily for Emerson at LaMarca & Sons Bakery we'll give you a […]

Championship Sunday

Dining Center

Whether you'll be rooting for the hometown team or watching to find your favorite commercial, stop in the Dining Center before New England and Los Angeles vie for football supremacy. […]

Lunar New Year

Dining Center

Long noodles for longevity. Dumplings for prosperity. Nian Gao (otherwise known as "New Year cake") for fortune. Chef LaChance, Chef Lilie, and the entire Emerson Dining Services culinary team invite you to start the year off right with these lucky Lunar New Year foods traditionally served during the holiday observance.

Celebrate February Birthdays!

Come to the Dining Center where we'll celebrate students who have a February birthday. You're in good company with: Clark Gable, actor; Christie Brinkley, supermodel; and Norman Rockwell, renowned painter; Charles Lindbergh, first to fly solo over the Atlantic ocean and Alice Cooper, rock singer; Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. President; Charles Dickens, novelist, "A Christmas […]

Potato Lovers’ Day

Fun Potato Facts: The first cultivated potatoes date back to 500 BC in Peru. Most of the nutrients found in potatoes are in the skin. Sweet potatoes are distant relatives of the common potato. Yams are not potatoes at all, they botanically are considered lilies. The word spud actually means “to dig a small hole […]

Biscotti Day at the Backstage Cafe

In honor of National Biscotti Day, visit Backstage Cafe and enjoy a delicious biscotti with your coffee, hot chocolate, or tea!

Taste of Italy

Dining Center

Chef LaChance and his culinary team will take us on a journey to Italy to enjoy the tastes and aromas of this iconic style of food.