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Dining Passport program is back!

Jan. 23, 2025—Vanderbilt Campus Dining is relaunching the Dining Passport program, starting today! The Dining Passport program invites students to embark on a culinary journey by visiting every dining hall, munchie mart, and café on campus. Each location features a unique stamp to mark your passport. Participants who complete their passports will be entered to win an...

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Sous Chef Chili Throwdown

Jan. 22, 2025—This January 30th, Vanderbilt Campus Dining will showcase the culinary creativity of its talented team with the inaugural Sous Chef Chili Throwdown. The event will take place at Commons Dining Hall, beginning at 4:00 p.m., and will feature five teams composed of sous chefs and cooks from dining halls across campus.   Attendees are invited...

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Dine and Discuss: Building connections over a shared meal 

Jan. 21, 2025—Vanderbilt Campus Dining is pleased to launch Dine and Discuss, a new program designed to foster meaningful connections between students and faculty through a shared meal. New for the spring 2025 semester, Dine and Discuss reflects Vanderbilt’s commitment to promoting collaboration and engagement outside the classroom.   Through this initiative, students can invite a faculty member...

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Dining Upgrade: Spring 2025

Jan. 3, 2025—Since the start of the fall semester, Vanderbilt Campus Dining has worked hard to gather feedback from students about their dining experience. Through discussions with the Dining Advisory Board, Vanderbilt Student Government and student surveys, we have made changes that meet the diverse tastes, dietary preferences and sustainability goals of the Vanderbilt community.  Key Upgrades: ...

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Fall 2024 Dining Upgrades

Oct. 14, 2024—Since the start of the fall semester, Campus Dining leaders have been actively engaged with student groups to gather feedback on the dining experience. This productive dialogue, combined with input from the Dining Advisory Board, Vanderbilt Student Government (VSG) and student surveys, has directly shaped changes that will meet the campus’s diverse tastes, dietary needs...

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Campus Dining Hosts Cooking Demonstration for Family Weekend

Sep. 13, 2024—Vanderbilt Campus Dining celebrated Parents and Family Weekend with a live cooking demonstration at Rothschild Dining Hall, led by two of our talented chefs. Chef Kriska Nagle wowed the crowd by sautéing tofu and locally sourced mushrooms, creating stunning bao topped with pickled daikon and carrots. Chef Julien Hicks from E. Bronson Ingram Dining Hall...

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Vanderbilt Campus Dining introduces Chef’s Table series

Sep. 11, 2024—Campus Dining is excited to present Chef’s Table, a new series celebrating the culinary expertise of our campus chefs. Each event will feature a unique dish or demonstration, showcasing fresh, natural ingredients and a variety of cooking techniques. This series gives the Vanderbilt community the opportunity to engage with chefs who are committed to providing...

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Campus Dining Competes in Tournament of Champions

Jun. 10, 2024—Vanderbilt Campus Dining chefs Joshua Smith and Grayson Holland showcased their culinary prowess at the UMass Chef Conference Tournament of Champions this week. The cooking competition was hosted by chef Jet Tila and followed a format similar to Food Network competitions. Chefs Josh and Grayson competed as a team against six other colleges and universities...

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Campus Dining Brings South Asian Cuisine to Campus

Apr. 8, 2024—Vanderbilt Campus Dining and students from the South Asian Cultural Exchange (SACE) have joined together again to celebrate South Asian culture through cuisine from Monday, April 8 to Friday, April 12. This week-long celebration will feature menu items inspired by flavors from a variety of South Asia countries with dishes including Pav Baji, Wai Wai...

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Vanderbilt Campus Dining Recognized at Princeton Review’s Annual “Best Campus Food” Event

Apr. 2, 2024—This just in! Vanderbilt Campus Dining continues to excel, maintaining its position as one of the top dining programs in the nation, as noted by the Princeton Review.   At the annual “Best Campus Food” event hosted by UMass Amherst in collaboration with the Princeton Review, Vanderbilt proudly showcased its culinary prowess. Chefs Grayson and Julien...

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