Dining Center

We missed you! Join us for a Welcome Back Brunch and enjoy our many of your brunch favs.

Ah, you're nearing the end of Finals Week with just one day to go...what a better way to relax than with a cup of hot tea. Join us and your friends to sample a wide range of teas from around the world.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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!"

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 […]

In another of our LOVE FOOD series, we will feature foods from Southeast Asia. The primary flavors of Filipino cuisine are sour, salty, and sweet. Some examples include: the use of peanuts in kare kare and the use of coconut milk in ginataan dishes which bear resemblance to Thai, Indonesian, and Indian foods. Filipino eating […]