UMass Dining

Award Winning UMass Dining is one of the most talked about campus dining programs in the nation. Visit us at www.UMassDining.com #UMassDining

We offer one of the largest and most comprehensive self-operated food service programs in the nation. Our dining program provides students, faculty, and staff with an array of dining options, ranging from self- serve buffet style facilities in residential locations to retail dining and the finest in catering.

Mission: The Mission of UMass Dining is to contribute to the campus life experience by providing a variety of healthy and flavorful meals featuring local, regional, and world cuisine in a sustainable and environmentally conscious manner.

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Operating as usual

11/18/2020

Tonight’s dinner not only promotes a sustainable and earth-friendly menu, but a commitment to flavor! Follow Nasoya to find out more of our plant-based ingredients!

Sustainability will always continue to be a core value for UMass Amherst, that's why we are excited to partner with Naso...

11/17/2020

UMass Dining Upholds Commitment to Sustainable Plant Forward and Asian-Inspired Menus by Partnering With Pulmuone Foods USA

Sustainability will always continue to be a core value for UMass Amherst, that's why we are excited to partner with Nasoya and feature them in tonight's special dinner. Read more about our partnership here!

UMass Amherst is partnering with Pulmuone Foods USA, a company founded by Korean food pioneers with one focus in mind: the well-being of your family and the environment.

11/16/2020

Order your holiday pies at Yum! Bakery IN PERSON by November 22nd & pick them up at Worcester DC on November 25th! 🥧🥧😍

11/12/2020

If you're not at Worcester Commons tonight for some fresh crepes topped with delicious Driscoll's Berries, you are really missing out! Just one of many berry items taking over our stations!

Selina Cooking up some Crepes topped with some fresh and delicious Driscoll’s Berries for our special tonight. Come try one; they’re delicious!

11/10/2020

Diet For A Cooler Planet Panel Discussion

What Indigenous Foodways have to Teach Us about Climate Action

Join the discussion about the ways that Indigenous foodways can help everyone be better stewards of the land and combat the climate crisis. Panelist include Neftali Duran, Taelor Barton, Eric Toensmeier, and Rhonda Anderson.

11/09/2020

Thank you to our amazing team for coming together tonight to celebrate our 5th Year nominated Best Campus Food by the Princeton Review!

11/09/2020

UMass Dining Best Campus Food

11/06/2020

Thanks to everyone who came to Blue Wall yesterday to enjoy our paella special! Didn't it look delicious?😍😋

11/05/2020

We'll be taking submissions until DECEMBER 30, 2020!
https://umassdining.com/tasteofhome

11/03/2020

Our UMass Fresh Thanksgiving Dinner is now available for purchase! Visit www.umassfresh.com/holiday-meals to order while supplies last!

11/02/2020

Yum! What are your favorite #UMassDining recipes?

We are THREE DAYS away from the UMass Amherst Early Action Deadline! To count it down, we have Lizette, Thanh, and Sebastien's three favorite foods from UMass Dining!

Questions about applying? Visit this link to attend our events: www.umass.edu/admissions/visits/visit-campus

10/30/2020

Last night we hosted a Dia De Los Muertos themed event, and let’s just say the menu was to die for!💀👻

10/23/2020

UMass Amherst Alumni Association

The weekend is almost here—and UMass Amherst Alumni Association has so many great things planned for you! Including some tasty dishes and spirited cocktail recipes presented by our awesome #UMassDining team #UMassHomecoming

The weekend is almost here—and we’re ready to kick back, relax, and have some fun on this #FeelGoodFriday!

If you haven’t already—sign up and tune in for our Mentalist Show on 10/23 to experience an interactive virtual performance full of hysterical laughs, unexpected moments, and jaw-dropping effects. 🤹🤩

And before you do, start planning your menu with some tasty dishes and spirited cocktail recipes presented by UMass Dining. 🍣🍷

Sign up for the show: https://bit.ly/3igw4vH
Plan your snacks: https://bit.ly/37BdrRs

#UMassHomecoming

10/22/2020

Hey UMass Amherst Families! Are you looking to send your on-campus student a delicious Halloween treat? UMass Dining is offering a special Halloween Kit, order by Monday Oct, 26th to surprise them with a treat not a trick!
https://umassdining.com/services/gifts-home/product-catalog

10/21/2020

Tune in to learn about the ecology, business and future of Massachusetts finfish and shellfish! Enjoy a special Local Seafood Menu tonight hosted by #UMassDining We have Abigail Archer of Woods Hole Sea Grant, Laura Foley Ramsden of Foley Fish, Amanda Davis of Our Wicked Fish, Inc., and Chef Bob Bankert of UMass Amherst talking about sustainable seafood!

10/20/2020

Linguine with White Clams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2z0ozz5mJs
Chef Tony is working with Our Wicked Fish, Inc. and Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries to create this delicious linguine dish with local white clams!😋

Join us Wed, 10/21 for a Local Seafood Dinner at Worcester DC & a virtual gathering!

We are partnering with Our Wicked Fish and Mass Marine Fisheries to bring you a delicious seafood recipe! Chef Tony is making homemade linguine with white cl...

10/19/2020

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Now Serving: Only the Finest Berries. From October 19th to November 19th you can share the sweetness of Fair Trade Certified Driscoll's Berries at Harvest Market, Worcester Dining Commons, Blue Wall, & babyBerk food truck!

10/18/2020

UMass Amherst Family Weekend wraps up with an Indian Omelet, Herb Buttered Roasted Chicken & an Avocado Toast with Poached Egg! We’ll upload all the recipes to our UMass Dining YouTube channel so you can send us your version!

10/17/2020

Family Weekend Registration Form | Office of Parent Services | UMass Amherst

Want to make a delicious breakfast with the one and only Joanne? What about a delicious dinner with Chef Tony? Register for FAMILY WEEKEND to access all our culinary demos, yes, including brunch tomorrow!

Our staff is working remotely to monitor emails and answer phones. If you are contacting us with questions or concerns, please be patient – it may take us a bit longer than usual to respond. For continuous updates on fall reopening, we strongly encourage families to visit our main page at www.umas...

10/16/2020

Thankful for our dining staff at Berkshire DC, who prepare delicious meals for those in quarantine, rain or shine!

10/14/2020

We are so excited to be apart of UMass Amherst Family Weekend! They have lots of fun activities planned, check them out!

Here's the Virtual Family Weekend Schedule for Friday, October 16. Register for Family Weekend using the link https://www.umass.edu/parents/family-weekend-registration-form

10/13/2020

Our UMass Amherst Catering team continues to provide exceptional meals to students in quarantine as well as to our partners, including a contactless meal delivery to the UMass Biotech Training Program!

10/11/2020

10/08/2020

New Worcester Commons opens 10/19/20! With Franklin DC closing Saturday, 10/10 at 8pm...you can enjoy award winning dining at Blue Wall, Harvest Market & babyBerk from 10/11-10/18. Visit our website for all the details. UMass Amherst

10/08/2020

Did you know UMass Dining uses GrubHub? Download today and skip the lines by ordering ahead at select locations! Grubhub

10/08/2020

Enjoyed a special menu at Franklin featuring some traditional Hispanic Heritage dishes from our awesome chefs! 😋

10/07/2020

Korean Lettuce Wrap

UMass Amherst Dining is excited to partner with Our Wicked Fish, Inc. and Mass Marine Fisheries to encourage home cooks of all levels to join the very 1st Massachusetts Seafood Home Cook-Off! Our very own Chef Tony kicks off the competition with a childhood favorite, Korean Lettuce Wraps. Follow us on Instagram to post your own favorites and win prizes! Learn more about the Cook-Off here: https://www.ourwickedfish.com/cookoff

https://youtu.be/mogQl7aKQbg

UMass Dining is excited to partner with Our Wicked Fish and Mass Marine Fisheries to encourage home cooks of all levels to join the very 1st Massachusetts Se...

10/07/2020

and that’s a wrap! amazing day filled with potatoes - check out these AMAZING recipes from our award winning #UMass culinary team!

10/05/2020

Who was missing Franklin's ice cream! Soft Serve is BACK!!

10/02/2020

Last night we celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival with a featured menu including halibut, calamari, and moon cakes!🥮 Thanks for joining us last night!

09/29/2020

Mapleline Farm

This week we are featuring a local partner of ours, Mapleline Farm. They've been voted BEST CHOCOLATE MILK in Massachusetts, it's delicious 🤤
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4eAV17ZTZY

Mapleline Farm, located in Hadley, MA is one of our local partners. #UMassDining #MaplelineFarm #Milk #UMass

09/21/2020

Glance at UMass Dining this Fall

UMass Amherst may look a little different, but award winning taste and quality dining will never change. Check out the latest update for our fall 2020 operations!

#UMassDining #UMass #Fall2020

09/18/2020

Our Sweet Earth Foods 100% Plant Based Burger is now available at UMass Amherst! Try this #awesome burger at The Grill, BabyBerk and Franklin DC today!

Are you following UMass Amherst Dining on Youtube? Check out this great article on how our amazing chefs will continue t...

09/16/2020

UMass chefs make step-by-step cooking videos of popular recipes

Are you following UMass Amherst Dining on Youtube? Check out this great article on how our amazing chefs will continue to be a resource for all your #1 Dining cravings!

Students are now able to recreate their favorite dishes from the dining commons with easy-to-follow videos made by the cooking staff.

09/15/2020

Holy Cannoli! We’re serving #pumpkinspice and everything nice at yum! Bakery - come try our delicious new cannoli flavors before they’re gone.

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Videos

Diet For A Cooler Planet Panel Discussion

What Indigenous Foodways have to Teach Us about Climate Action Join the discussion about the ways that Indigenous foodways can help everyone be better stewards of the land and combat the climate crisis. Panelist include Neftali Duran, Taelor Barton, Eric Toensmeier, and Rhonda Anderson.

UMass Dining Best Campus Food

AE April nominations

To highlight our employees during this time, we created a program where coworkers submit nominations of employees who demonstrates one of our core values! These are all the submissions we received in April!

UMass Amherst! We hope you enjoy this video highlighting one of our programs greatest assets, our people! We can't wait to dine together again.

Berkshire DC is open daily for GRAB ‘n GO from 7am-9pm! Come check out this delicious recipe today from our very own Chef Meie Guo!

Our Student Panel for our Best Campus Food Celebration, sharing their experience about their campus food!

Chef Shannon at the UMass Bakeshop

Check out this interview with Chef Shannon at the @UMass Bakeshop to learn more about the day in the life of an Assistant Pastry Chef.

And the winner is...

Wonderful Citrus Competition @ Hamp Dc!

This week we are featuring Chef Veronica for our Chef Series! Late Night at Berk will be featuring Veronica’s Fusion Menu tomorrow, be sure to stop by starting at 9pm!

Today, our UMass Amherst students are in Canada competing in the Iron Chef Competition! Stay tuned for updates as they complete the competition. #GoUMass!

Excited to have Chef Joanne Weir demo pasta making at Worcester Dining Commons!

Sign Up for the UMass 5K Dash & Dine Today!

Join UMass Dining on Saturday, April 4th at 11:00am for the 11th annual 5K Dash & Dine, where all proceeds from the event will go directly to the Amherst Survival Center! First 500 Online Registrations receive long sleeve t-shirts! UMass & Five College Students: $5 per participant Faculty & Staff: $15 per participant General Public, Pre-Registered: $20 per participant Every Entry Comes with a FREE, AWARD-WINNING UMass Lunch! Sign Up Today at runumass.com!

Chef Lumi’s Hands-On Bread Workshop🥖

Chef Lumi

We're super excited to be hosting Chef Lumi from @Johnson & Wales University! Come out to Hampshire DC tonight starting at 5PM, Chef's presentation will begin at 6:30PM!

Chef of the Week- Sandra

Up next on our Chef of the Week Series is Chef Sandra! Sandra is a passionate chef from Franklin Dining Commons!

We can't wait to host Little Leaf Farms at Berkshire DC on March 24th! Go UMass Amherst!

Celebrate Lunar New Year with UMass Dining! 🎊

Welcome back students! We are excited to see everyone return to campus.

UMass Fresh Holiday meal

Our last Chef of the Week of 2019 is Chef Paul, from the The University Club & Restaurant!

Chef of the Week Series is back with Chef Kiran! On Wednesday Late Night at Berk will be featuring Kiran’s Nepalese Menu, be sure to stop by starting at 9pm!

Authentic Indian Cuisine

Enjoy some authentic Indian cuisine at Harvest Market made by Chef Devinder Kumar, today!

Around the World with Peanuts Presentation with Guest Chef Virginia Willis and National Peanut Board 🥜😋

Excited to have UMass Amherst take part in #AmericaRecyclesDay by Keep America Beautiful! Check out this video featuring Sam the Minuteman committing to reduce, reuse, and recycle! #UMass Amherst Sustainability #BeRecycled

Join us at Berkshire DC for a “berry” special presentation by Ocean Spray!

UMass Dining welcomes you to celebrate our 4th consecutive year of being voted #1 Best Campus Food by the The Princeton Review MCAT!

Our Chef of the Week is Natasha from Green Fields at Blue Wall! Natasha is very passionate about making each meal special for students and is excited about how popular the location has become over the years.

Our Story

At UMass Dining, our goal is to continue to be one of the top dining programs in the nation, with a repertoire of various cuisines and outstanding services for our customers. We feature global flavor made with local, healthy ingredients. Our program offers four Dining Commons, 14 Retail locations, 16 Cafes, 2 Food Trucks, fine dining at the University Club & Restaurant, Concessions at the Mullins Center and McGuirk Stadium, and Catering. Attend a special event, visit our dining locations or follow us on social to experience cuisine that both entices and educates. We invite you to join our table, and welcome you to all that the UMass Dining experience has to offer. It will be a pleasure serving you.