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17 Superstar March menu items from basketball schools with spirit

A new spin on our much-anticipated College Menu Playoffs this year: College and university food service teams get their campus pumped up (even at a distance) with MVP menu items.

Tara Fitzpatrick, Senior Editor

March 16, 2021

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You might remember our College Menu Playoffs of the past, in which schools with teams in the NCAA tournament competed for menu glory. This year, we’re doing things a little differently. We are still celebrating the spirit of competition and teamwork, but instead of a head-to-head bracket, we are sharing these super-star menu items as a roundup.

These college and university dining teams are scoring points with on-trend menu items that check the boxes for fun, comfort and winning flavors.

We hope you enjoy seeing what these basketball-savvy colleges and universities are serving up to fuel the team spirit as we move into the basketball fans favorite time of year: March Madness. Let the games begin!

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About the Author

Tara Fitzpatrick

Senior Editor, Informa Restaurant & Food Group

Tara Fitzpatrick is Food Management’s senior editor and a contributor to Restaurant Hospitality and Nation’s Restaurant News, creating editorial content for digital, print and events. Tara holds a bachelor of science degree from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Kent State University. Before joining Food Management in 2008, Tara was associate editor at National Association of College Stores in Oberlin, Ohio. Prior to that, Tara worked as a newspaper reporter in her hometown of Lorain, Ohio, where she lives now. Tara is a fan of food history, legends, lore, ghost stories, urban farming and old cookbooks. 

Tara Fitzpatrick’s areas of expertise include the onsite foodservice industry (K-12 schools, colleges and universities, healthcare and B&I), menu trends, sustainability in foodservice, senior dining, farm-to-table and innovation.

Tara Fitzpatrick is a frequent webinar and podcast host and has served on the board of directors for IFEC (International Food Editors Consortium).

Tara Fitzpatrick’s experience:

Senior Editor, Food Management (Feb 2008-present)

Associate Editor, National Association of College Stores (2005-2008)

Reporter, The Morning Journal (2002-2005)

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