Honor the day with a friend at the Backstage Café and a Buy One, Get One Promotion. Try one of Jim's Bagels from Gloucester, MA while you're there, too.

As the kickoff to Bon Appetit's series to help the Emerson community have a better understanding of 'where food comes from,' Horse Listeners Orchards' Matt Couzens will visit campus and share his experiences as a local farm producer. After a corporate career spanning 32 years, Matt wanted to try something different. He had no farming […]

There's no better way to celebrate a birthday than with a piece of cake! If you were born in December, be sure to stop by the Dining Center to get your slice of cake or to wish your fellow classmates a "Happy Birthday!"

One of our Farm to Fork partners, High Lawn Farm located in Lee, MA will be on hand to serve eggnog and provide samples of their hard ice cream. High Lawn Farm has been in continuous operation since before 1900. The proprietorship was assumed by Colonel H. G. Wilde and Mrs. Marjorie Field Wilde in […]

Deep, dark and delicious. Gochujang will haunt you (in the best possible way). The ruddy hue of this fermented Korean chili sauce immediately hints at immense depth: spicy, savory, sweet, and funky all at once. It will linger on your tongue with an intensity that's enough to send a tingle up your spine. Come by […]

We're kicking off a fun food series where we'll feature favorite dishes of our team members. The first will be entrees from Turkey that are favorites of Dining Center Manager, George Altug. George's dinner menu includes meatball casserole, Bulgar pilaf, stewed leeks and rice and Turkish-style mixed vegetables. In addition, he will be featuring Turkish-style […]

To rev up the weekend before finals, come into the C-Store at the Max or the Paramount Cafe and fill up any size cup of cold brew for just a buck. That's right! Cold brew coffee all weekend long for $1.

The second in the series highlighting favorite dishes of our team members we will feature one of our director of operations, Erick Zamudio. Be sure to try Erick's chilaquilles, refried beans and mexican-style scrambled eggs when they will be served in the Dining Center during brunch. From the first time Erick's mother took him to […]

Kick-off Finals Week in the Dining Center for a great study break by taking part in a late night breakfast. We'll serve all of your favorite breakfast classics made from eggs, sausages and home fries but, include some special items. We’ll have Chinese Jianbing crepes and steamed dumplings @global; cheese blintz and glazed donut French […]

Take a study break and join us on Tuesday for a coffee taste testing and information session with our coffee partner, Pierce Brothers who is owned and operated by brothers Darren and Sean Pierce in Greenfield, Massachusetts. They take great pride in the quality of their coffee, which 100% Fair Trade, USDA Organic and air […]

After Day 2 of Finals Week, come in to Center Stage and recharge and renew with a freshly blended smoothie made from your favorite ingredients. Don't worry, we'll have to go cups on hand because we know how much you want to race back to room and study.

Chocolate. Bread crusts. Roasted meats. What do they all have in common? Maillard browning contributes to their mouthwatering flavors. Maillard browning reactions go beyond caramelization (which is the transformation of sugar when heat is applied) because they involve the interplay of carbohydrates and amino acids, the latter of which contributes hundreds of additional flavorful molecules […]