This holiday season, share the joy of great food and convenience! Culinary Services is excited to offer Public Dining Meal Tickets — the perfect gift for friends and family who visit our dining halls from the greater Lansing Community (and beyond).
Each ticket can be redeemed for:
Posted Feb. 2025 - Exciting news from Culinary Services! Carlos Acevedo from MSU’s University Communications and Marketing team recently wrote an article spotlighting our talented Culinary Services chefs. In December 2024, the chefs competed to represent MSU at the prestigious NACUFS Midwest Regional Culinary Challenge in Duluth, Minnesota, which will be held March 18-20!
Culinary Services has a Sick Meal Pickup Arrangements process in place for unwell students. Students who are sick should not pick up their meals in person to avoid spreading illness to the campus community.
Below is a list of common questions about MSU Culinary Services and dining on campus! We hope this helps you get ready to enjoy your dining experience with us!
If you are looking for housing information, please visit liveon.msu.edu.
Posted April 19, 2022 - Michigan State University (MSU) Culinary Services (CS) hosted a celebration recognizing 30 years of the Sparty’s brand Tuesday, March 15. Sparty’s mini-market locations across campus featured food and beverage samples provided by campus vendor partners, and special anniversary cookies from MSU Bakers, plus a special photo opportunity with Sparty, MSU’s iconic mascot, at Brody Hall.
November 2021 - The National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) announced the grand prize winners for the 2020 Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards. During a virtual ceremony, MSU Culinary Services was awarded the Grand Prize for the Residential Dining Facility category! The university’s entry in this category recognizes the allergen-free dining hall Thrive at Owen Hall.
Posted July 2021 - Michigan State University (MSU) was recently honored with two significant awards from the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS). The organization recently announced its 2020 Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards named after a NACUFS founder, past president and highly regarded innovator.
MSU Culinary Services will be serving Kosher meals for Passover during lunch and dinner from sundown on Saturday, March 27 through the evening of Sunday, April 4 at South Pointe at Case. The meals will be served during lunch from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and dinner from 5-8 p.m., while quantities last.
Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) recently honored Michigan State University (MSU) with the inaugural Best Campus Dining Award. FARE strives to enhance the lives of individuals with food allergies through education, awareness and advocacy initiatives.
