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Soup Sunday 2025
Mar. 7, 2025—This February, Vanderbilt Campus Dining’s Training Chef Doug Best took part in the 32nd annual Soup Sunday, a beloved Nashville tradition benefiting Our Kids, a nonprofit dedicated to providing medical evaluations and crisis counseling for children and families affected by child sexual abuse. Held at Nissan Stadium, this year’s event welcomed over 1,000 attendees, all...
Campus Dining Observes Ramadan
Mar. 1, 2025—Vanderbilt Campus Dining, in collaboration with the Muslim Student Association (MSA), has developed an inclusive and comprehensive dining plan to support students observing Ramadan. This ensures that Muslim students on campus have access to nourishing and culturally authentic meals for Iftar and Suhoor. Hot Iftar meals will be available at E. Bronson Ingram Dining Hall,...
National Nutrition Month 2025
Feb. 28, 2025—March marks National Nutrition Month at Vanderbilt, and Campus Dining is hosting a lineup of events for 2025 that celebrate healthy eating, community and culinary creativity. This year’s initiative, Food Connects Us, highlights the journey from local ingredients to the dining table. Be sure to grab one of our interactive bingo cards during the first week for...
Inclement Weather Hours – 2/19/25
Feb. 19, 2025—In an effort to prioritize the safety and well-being of the campus community, Vanderbilt Campus Dining is implementing proactive measures to maintain dining services during inclement weather. To address potential travel challenges, hotel accommodations will be provided for dining staff, ensuring select dining halls remain open and fully operational for campus residents. Additionally, Campus Dining...
Sweet Treats: for your Sweetheart
Feb. 3, 2025—This Valentine’s season, indulge your friends with Sweet Treats. You can now pre-order through the GET App while supplies last. Starting today, students can place orders and choose from a selection of cakes to pick up on February 14th at Café Carmichael. Short messages may be customized during pick up. Available options include: Cheesecake Chocolate Chip...
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...
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...
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...
Inclement Weather Hours
Jan. 9, 2025—Nashville is expected to experience significant winter weather starting tomorrow. To prioritize the safety and well-being of all members of our community, Campus Dining is taking proactive steps to ensure dining operations remain stocked and available during inclement weather. To address potential travel hazards, hotel accommodations near campus will be provided for our staff. This...
Staff and Faculty Flex Meals Deal
Jan. 7, 2025—Campus Dining is excited to announce its Spring 2025 Flex Meal Deal for Vanderbilt faculty, staff, and graduate and professional students. Designed for convenience, Flex Meals offer a quick and easy way to enjoy dining on campus across Vanderbilt’s award-winning network of 20 dining halls, Munchie Marts, and cafes. This year’s promotion includes a special...
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: ...
12 Days of Dining
Dec. 2, 2024—It’s that time of year again! We’re celebrating 12 days of fun-filled events through Campus Dining. Take a study break and join us this week! Here’s the schedule of events: 12/1: Underground Supper Club Contest on Instagram: Comment you favorite dessert for a chance to win a ticket (including a plus 1) to our highly...
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...
Fall Break 2024 Hours of Operation
Oct. 8, 2024—This fall break, Campus Dining will operate under normal business hours with the exception of the following closures: The Kitchen at Kissam and Kissam Market will close for maintenance on Friday, October 11 at 10am. Allergen meals will not be impacted. Local Java will close for fall break on Saturday, October 12. VandyBlenz will close...
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...