Best Campus Food Celebration to Showcase Award Winning College Chefs
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Source: UMass News and Media
UMass Dining invites food enthusiasts, students, and community members to the Best Campus Food Celebration 2025, an exclusive event that will feature top collegiate chefs from across the nation, Wednesday, March 12 from 5-8 p.m. at Hampshire Dining Commons.
The culinary event will showcase the signature dishes that have earned their institutions national recognition for outstanding campus dining. In addition to UMass Amherst, which was named “Best Campus Food” by The Princeton Review for the eighth consecutive year in 2024, attendees will have the opportunity to sample award-winning cuisine from Bowdoin College, Cornell University, University of Richmond, Vanderbilt University and Virginia Tech.
While enjoying an exceptional meal, guests will have the chance to meet and engage with the talented chefs behind these celebrated dining programs. The event will also feature special guest Rob Franek, editor-in-chief at The Princeton Review.
More information about this and other upcoming UMass Dining events can be found at https://umassdining.com/locations-menus/upcoming-specials.
Location of Hampshire Dining Commons
This article
https://grist.org/food/should-colleges-treat-their-students-to-fine-dining-or-financial-aid/
is a little old but it poses some good questions: how do colleges and universities prioritize their use of resources and, is there a trade-off between these on-campus lifestyle improvements and the institution’s commitment to equity? I’m not a huge fan of Malcom Gladwell’s work, but I like the way the Grist author handles it here: “There’s no need for asceticism, it’s over-the-top luxury that’s unseemly.” Overall, evidence suggests there’s an inverse relationship between on-campus luxuries and affordability. I think we can fairly criticize our local schools for participating in a system which, “…results in the middle and upper classes getting their perks, while the working class gets bilked.”
I’m very proud of UMass for prioritizing local, organic, sustainable food, climate solutions and zero waste. Not only does UMass dining let students choose climate friendly food options and a plant based diet, but they use local food and products, provide organic options, minimize waste and even use green cleaning methods to keep the place clean. https://umassdining.com/sustainability. That’s not “fine dining”. No silverware or linen tablecloths. It is sustainable dining that I’m sure benefits student lives and academics across the board. It’s the students who voted to make UMass #1.