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JMU chef to appear on Food Network

 Feb. 23, 2015

A James Madison University sous chef is competing on Food Network’s “Guy’s Grocery Games,” fulfilling a dream borne of a childhood battle with brain cancer.

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University food truck ranges beyond campus

 Feb. 03, 2015

The Pony Express food truck at Murray State isn’t limited to university grounds. It can be seen traveling to apartment complexes, neighborhoods and campus villages.

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PHOTOS: Penn State’s Instagram documents its best dishes

Jan. 16, 2015

We recently discovered the holy grail of State College food porn: @psueeeats. This Instagram account has an impressive and growing following with over 2,000 followers and for good reason. The account takes submissions to post onto its feed, and it’s absolutely fantastic.

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The Big Picture: The social network

Dec. 15, 2014

College and university foodservice operations continue to be the drivers of social media strategy.

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Social media becomes battleground over school lunches

Nov. 24, 2014

Students' photos of grotesque mystery meats and mush served up as school lunches are making waves on Twitter thanks to their shared hashtag: #ThanksMichelleObama.

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These dishes came from a college dining hall

Oct. 22, 2014

Forget lukewarm meatloaf and limp salads. These days, college dining halls are serving high-quality, inventive food, much to students' delight.

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The Big Idea 2014: Study abroad care packages

Jul. 07, 2014

About two years ago, a Boston University (BU) student who was studying abroad tweeted that she missed the cookies from one of our dining halls.

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Alumni inspiration

Apr. 07, 2014

We are constantly looking for ways to improve the dining experience on a limited budget. For three or four years, I wanted to paint a mural on the wall of our cafeteria space, but budgets didn’t allow for it.

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Social media coffee crawl

Mar. 31, 2014

We held a contest on Twitter at the end of the fall 2013 semester to raise awareness and sales at our coffee shop locations.

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A weekend in Charlotte

By Paul King on Feb. 20, 2014

I am so ready to be over this snowy, frigid winter. Fortunately, I get a bit of a respite this weekend, when I travel to Charlotte, N.C., where the daytime temperatures are expected to be in the 60s.

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