Crazy Good Food
The food is so good at UMass Amherst, we could say 'eat your heart out' to every other college in America... but we'll try to mind our manners. How good is the food? You don't need us to tell you when students and industry experts have plenty to say on the subject.
What Others Are Saying
- Princeton Review Says UMass Amherst has the Best Campus Food
In its 2011 ranking of colleges, the Princeton Review named UMass Amherst #10 on its list of the twenty colleges and universities with the best campus food, based on a national survey of 122,000 students. - Dining Services Brings Home MenuMaster Award
The "Be Smart. Eat Smart. Live Smart" program designed to give students healthy and delicious food, earned UMass national recognition at the 2011 Nation's Restaurant News MenuMasters Awards. - UMass Dining Gets the Goldie
UMass received the "Honoring the Guest" award in 2011 for "putting students first and committing to service excellence." The Goldies are sponsored by Food Service Director magazines and the Culinary Institute of America. - UMass Amherst Chefs Win Gold Medal at Culinary Conference
Four chefs from UMass Amherst Dining Services won a gold medal during a team competition at the annual Tastes of the World Chef Culinary Conference. - The Best College Food
The Daily Beast web site named UMass Amherst on its 2009 list of the Best College Food in America. - Annual Marketing Excellence Award
For two years in a row, UMass Amherst Dining Services won the Annual Marketing Excellence Award given by Produce Business magazine. - UMass Chef Offers Tasty Fare Instead of the Dreaded Chicken Puck
"The best I’ve ever eaten on any campus," says a writer for the The Boston Globe. - Ken Toong of UMass Amherst Dining Services Named National Food Service Director of the Year
The executive director of dining and retail services was honored by FoodService Director magazine. - UMass Amherst Wins Ivy Award
UMass Amherst food services was awarded the prestigious Ivy Award in 2008, one of the oldest and most-coveted accolades in the foodservice industry. - UMass Food Service Going Local and Lighter
The Boston Globe applauds the campus for buying directly from local farmers, eliminating middlemen, and providing students healthier food including more fruits and vegetables.
What UMass Amherst Students Are Saying
- "The Best Thing I've Ever Eaten"
UMass students cheer their award-winning dining services.