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Top Notch Gourmet Dining Programs Honored by NACUFS.![]() Gourmet Dining takes home 2 of 4 Nationally Ranked Residential Dining Awards with New Host Campus Partners. Top Notch Gourmet Dining Programs Honored by NACUFS. May 1, 2013 Manhattan College Student Center Gourmet Dining was recently recognized for their achievements in Residential ... Read more |
Eat Green Give Green![]() 14,115! That's the total number of salads eaten during our March 2013 Eat Green Give Green Campaign! We far surpassed our target of 10,000 salads by our campus communities. Students and community members were encouraged to Eat Green during Mar... Read more |
Gourmet Dining Partners with Plymouth BeefJanuary 8, 2013. Gourmet Dining has partnered with Plymouth Beef, a premier level-three certified beef company, for all ground beef purchases. That's right, that means you can enjoy enjoy a juicy, made-to-order hamburger with superior taste and quality right here in yo... Read more |
Biggest Loser - Starting in February 2013. Join on Your camp![]() Do you want to learn about healthy, safe and fun ways to be healthier and slimmer in the New Year? The Gourmet Dining Biggest Loser program is embarking on our third year of helping students and college communities reach their go... Read more |
Connect with Gourmet Dining Campuses on Facebook!Like us! Are you a student or campus member on a Gourmet Dining Campus? Like us on facebook, and view our daily news feeds with menu updates, special events, giveaways, and more. We are currently running a t-shirt giveaway. Like us on ... Read more |
New York Times Review of Ursino Restaurant![]() From Farm to Table, but Hardly Rustic A Review of Ursino, at Kean University By KARLA COOK WHEN I hear the words “farm to table,” I picture an old white clapboard inn, with gardens all around. Ursino, an ambitious farm-to-table re... Read more |
Fair Trade trumps at Manhattan College, with Help of GDS![]() Manhattan College achieved Fair Trade status, the first College in New York City to achieve this status. Gourmet Dining worked together with the students of Manhattan College to provide Fair Trade foods available for purchase on campus. Manager Nick Valinotti team... Read more |
Peter Fischbach Named Food Service Director of the MonthPeter Fischbach: Complacency Killer At the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Peter Fischbach wages war on the status quo. By Lindsey Ramsey Accomplishments PETER FISCHBACH has transformed the dining services department at NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY by: • DEVELOPING a vast series of sp... Read more |
Meatless Mondays Begins at Seton Hall University![]() The Setonian > News 'Meatless Monday' initiative increases vegetarian options By Ashley Duvall News Editor Gourmet Dining Services announced its "Meatless Monday" initiative that will offer an increased amount of vegetarian meals every Monday at Seton Hall University, acc... Read more |
Kelloggs and Gourmet Dining Help Fight HungerKellogg’s Food Away From Home would like to thank the Gourmet Dining team for their effort in last September’s and October’s Help Fight Hunger promotion.Thanks to the tremendous participation of Fairleigh Dickson University, Kean University, Manhattan College, New Jersey Institute ... Read more |
Meatless Mondays on Campuses!Gourmet Dining Kicks off the New Year with Meatless Monday Campaign Madison, NJ (January 5, 2012) – As part of its commitment to provide students, faculty, and staff with healthy, sustainable fare, Gourmet Dining is starting out the New Year by ... Read more |
Ursino Gives Newark a Taste![]() Ursino, the Farm to Table restaurant on the Kean University campus provided their latest samples at the Link Community School Fundraiser, "A Taste of Newark." Ursino, which opened in October, is operated by Gourmet Dining. To learn more about the ... Read more |
Food Service Director reports on GDS high-tech ordering systNew ordering system implemented in cafeteria Published: Thursday, October 27, 2011 Updated: Thursday, October 27, 20 11 09:10 Leah Poland, The Setonian Students and employees are supportive of the new ordering system. Gourmet Dining Service... Read more |
Biggest Losers Win Big!![]() Gourmet Dining’s Biggest Loser Contest Changes More Than Just Waist Lines May 7, 2011 Over the past 3 months, across 6 campuses, 275 students came together to make a life changing commitment. Together, students and staff at Seton Hall University, ... Read more |
Gourmet Naturals programs makes natural food choices easier!![]() Gourmet Dining introduces a company-wide campaign promoting our new natural food line “Gourmet Naturals.” Gourmet Naturals is a new line of packaged snack foods dedicated to bringing you a variety of the cleanest, tastiest foods on the market. Gourmet Naturals will make... Read more |
Gourmet Dining brings Biggest Loser program on campuses!![]() With New Year's resolutions fresh in the minds of many students, and spring just around the corner, the Gourmet Dining team decided to launch the Biggest Loser program. Gourmet Dining has a long tradition of promoting healthy lifestyles and eating habits th... Read more |
Kean Gets Organic![]() The Kean University student newspaper, the "Cougar's Byte," reports on the success of the Cougar's Den, the new "all natural, healthy & delicious cafe." Come eat at the Cougar's Den! By: Strawberry Gallagher above: (right) Chef Erik Weatherspool (left) a student meeting ... Read more |
Gourmet Dining Receives an A in Sustainability at Seton Hall&quo The College Sustainability Report Card, an evaluation by the Sustainable Endowments Institute ranked the Gourmet Dining Food Service program at Seton Hall University to be a stellar program. How did they evaluate our program? College Sustainability Report Card 2011: Dining Service: ... Read more |
Organic Eating Comes to FDU's Backyard![]() Organic eating comes to FDU’s backyard Posted on 20 September 2010 Tags: gourmet dining, M. Anzidei, organic garden MELANIE ANZIDEINews Editor When running late to class, most students may hope to take their usual short-cut through the side of the dining hall. This yea... Read more |
Bergen Goes Green![]() A green transformation is underway at Bergen Community College’s main campus cafeteria — and you can help by following three simple rules: compost, recycle and conserve. Gourmet Dining Services and Bergen Community College are working together to realize the sustainable goals of bot... Read more |














