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 […]
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 […]
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.
Fats Matter. Get yours from (mostly) plants. Join us in the café for a DIY Oil Infusion activity.
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. We'll be serving up some fan favorites. We'll feature a wing bar @global, chili bread bowls @comforts, vegetarian chili @vegetarian and some other surprises to […]
Check out Chef LaChance's blueberry pancakes at the pizza station during breakfast.
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 […]
Celebrate New England Clam Chowder Day in the Dining Center. Featuring a challenge between our house-made Rhode Island Clam Chowder versus our traditional New England Clam Chowder to see which recipe will be crowned Emerson's favorite chowder. Or, for those from the greater Boston area, 'chowda.'
For a limited time only, taste Impossible’s now-even-more-revolutionary plant-based meat before it’s widely available. Visit the Comforts station in the Dining Center on January 23rd to try Chef Jim Lachance’s Vegan Sausage made with the all-new Impossible meat. It’s so good he’s entered it into a nationwide Impossible recipe contest. Get ready to have your mind blown. Again.
Turmeric is pronounced turr-mer-ick and is a rhizome — an underground stem that resembles a plant’s root. It’s a member of the ginger family. Be sure to try some of entrees that we'll include tumeric as one of the ingredients as part of our LOVE FOOD series. Turmeric is native to Asia. A large percentage […]
Join us for a Global Tea Bar and try some of the many exotic teas we'll feature. The benefits of tea go far beyond refreshment. There is plenty of research showing that drinking tea can actually improve your health. At the very least, it’s a flavorful way of getting enough fluid into your body each […]
Stop by the Dining Center to enjoy our steel cut oatmeal and a ton of toppings. Oats are among the healthiest grains on earth. They're a gluten-free whole grain and a great source of important vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants. Studies show that oats and oatmeal have many health benefits. that include weight loss, lower […]