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Purdue’s first end of semester is always marked with the panic and stress of finals and the excitement of Christmas break! Purdue University is full of holiday spirit this time of year, with the annual Christmas show, club events, and decorations in the Union. Purdue Dining & Catering loves kicking off the Holiday Season, …
The food truck is relatively new on campus; it was launched in September of 2015, making it only about a year old. Even though the truck is not the newest fixture at Purdue, it is massively popular. There is almost always a sizable line, and for the quality of food it’s not surprising. The truck …
With exams and the holidays coming up, Purdue students are certainly getting busy! Even with the promise of break coming up, there is still a lot to be done. Every year, many of the dorms put out food coffee, and tea during the week leading up to exams. Spots on campus that are usually reserved …
This week marks the last full week before Thanksgiving Break, and so Dining & Catering, in line with its yearly tradition, served up some Thanksgiving dinner for students. This event always falls the Thursday before Thanksgiving Thursday, and students line up out the doors to take part in the meal. This year, we were lucky to have …
This week marks the kick off of the Gingerbread Contest, an annual Purdue Dining & Catering event featuring Dining & Catering employees working with students to build their gingerbread houses. Houses in the past have been massive, creative and very detailed. The gingerbread houses are displayed in the dining courts of their origin to help make …
As most of you know, this weekend was Halloween weekend (Halloweekend, if you’re feeling fancy), and we at Purdue Dining & Catering decided to throw our own Halloween Celebration for campus residents. We mentioned this party in the blog post last week, and then this week we went to The Gathering Place in costume to …
This week there are a lot of Halloween events going on campus, including Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Union, a Harry Potter Escape Room and United Way Campaign’s History of Horrors Tour, just to name a few! The History of Horror Tour is new this year. It’s a walk around Purdue’s Campus with a …
For Green Week this week, Purdue Dining & Catering put on a week of education on locally-sourced foods! Each of the dining courts had one lunch day specifically sponsoring locally-sourced foods, and we decided to check out the various events. Throughout the week, the dining courts featured foods like Spinach Beet Salad, Potatoes au Gratin, …
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