Dining News 2015-2018
Chef Demo Series coming to Terra Fresca
October 1, 2018
Starting October 10, join us at the Terra Fresca Restaurant for our Fall 2018 Chef Demo Series featuring live demonstrations and instruction by Chef Jon Avalos!
Our Manhattan Chowder brings home Gold… again!
February 27, 2018
The UCSC Dining team, the Redwood Sluggers, has once again earned the title of 1st Place People’s Choice for our Manhattan Clam Chowder.
UCSC Dining Hosts 2nd Annual "Retail Summit"
August 23, 2017
Collegiate dining professionals from all over California converged at UC Santa Cruz this week for the 2nd Annual Higher Education Retail Summit.
UCSC Clam Chowder earns 1st Place Award
February 27, 2017
This Sunday, February 26, our UCSC Dining team won the 1st Place People’s Choice Award for our red Manhattan Clam Chowder at the 36th Annual competition at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
UCSC Students Give Meals to Support Second Harvest Food Bank
November 21, 2016
Students guest meals, Flexi Dollars, meals from their 55 Meal plan, or Slug Club meals to the Second Harvest Food Bank.
UC Santa Cruz Catering brings home Gold Award
June 27, 2016
UCSC Dining wins Bronze for Manhattan Clam Chowder
February 20, 2016
UCSC Dining took home the 3rd place award for Best Professional Manhattan Clam Chowder at the 35th Annual Clam Chowder Cook-off at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
UCSC Welcomes Pacific Cookie Company as “Real Food” Vendor
February 16, 2016
In a strategic move to achieve their Real Food Challenge commitment by 2020, the University of California, Santa Cruz Dining Services (UCSC Dining) has partnered with the Pacific Cookie Company to bring local and sustainable cookies to the campus.
EPA recognizes dining’s waste reduction efforts
November 17, 2015
The campus achieved impressive source reduction of wasted food through a variety of approaches involving both staff and students.
Do you know where your food comes from?
June 11, 2015
Eating local is good for the local economy, provides fresher foods that travel less and simply taste better, and it's better for the environment when foods don't have to be shipped long distances.