A Few Recipes

Although much of the menu changes daily, there are a few student favorites that tend to crop up more often. Whether it’s the Friday Grilled Cheese Lunch or Taco Night, meals at the Dining Hall are a Bennington tradition. Want to try re-creating some meals at home? Here are the recipes—best shared with 100 or so of your best friends.

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Food Events

Periodically, the Dining Hall holds special meals to celebrate an upcoming holiday, to help students with projects, or just to liven things up.

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Local Eats

Although you’ll eat most of your meals on campus, every now and then you’ll want a change of pace. Whether you’re looking for a quiet place to grab a cup of coffee, or the best burger in town, you won’t need to look far. From breakfast to dinner, these student favorites are perfect for a college budget.

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Napkin Notes

Napkin Notes are a much-loved Dining Hall tradition. Anyone with a comment about the food can grab a napkin, scrawl out their thoughts, and tack it up on the bulletin board. The staff tapes their responses to the napkins for public viewing. Want to eavesdrop on the conversation? Here, we’ve plucked a few recent notes for you to savor.

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Green Campus

Thriving in the Green Mountains and awash with trees, Bennington already looks pretty green to the casual observer. But the efforts it’s making to become a “green campus”—which includes the ambitious long-term goal of achieving complete carbon neutrality—are changing the way it uses resources from the inside out.

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Food

Bennington proves that college food can be inspiring, nourishing, and delicious. The Dining Hall is continually creating new and flavorful meals alongside the much-loved staples. The Student Center serves as a pub, café, and snack bar rolled into one, serving up sandwiches and wraps, nachos and pizza, smoothies, freshly baked desserts, espresso, chai, and more. It also includes a convenience store with an array of ingredients for those who want to whip up their own recipes in their house kitchens.