Food and Dining

We also label items that may contain possible allergen ingredients but there is always a possibility of contamination. There is also the possibility that manufacturers of the commercial foods we use could change the formulation at any time, without notice.

Customers concerned with food allergies need to be aware of this risk. A.S. Dining Services will not assume any liability for adverse reactions to food consumed, or items one may come in contact with, while eating at any Associate Student Dining food service.

Residential Housing students with food allergies or dietary restriction are encouraged to complete the Food Allergy Advisory Form, to give Éstom Jámani dining information on what your food allergy or dietary restriction is.

We will follow up with all students who contact us. Residential Housing Students with food allergies are also encouraged to contact the Center for Healthy Communities (CHC), by email at chc@csuchico.edu for additional information and/or support.

• AS Dining purchases only cage-free eggs for all areas of dining on campus.
• Éstom Jámani dining switched all of our oils from soybean oil to canola oil for all fryers and cooking.
• All coffee served at Éstom Jámani dining is certified fair trade and purchased through a local vendor, Six Degree Coffee.
• Bulk dispensers are used when practical to reduce packaging. Products available in bulk include juices, sodas, milk, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, BBQ sauce, and cereals.
• Éstom Jámani is a tray-free dining hall.
  
  • This conserves energy and water that would be used to clean.
  • Reduces cleaning products and food waste
• Éstom Jámani dining recycles 800 gallons of used fryer oil every year
• All pre and post-consumer waste is composted, and all cans, cardboard, and plastic are recycled and diverted from landfill
• Food leftovers at school closures are donated to a local food bank
• Partnership with the UCSC Real Food Calculator Program for a biannual assessment of our Real Food purchases within our dining halls.
• Éstom Jámani Dining employees 175 part-time student employees
• Éstom Jámani Dining is committed to the Real Food Challenge which means we strive to purchase food that is Local & Community Based, Fair, Ecologically Sound, and Humanely Raised
• Éstom Jámani Dining creates all meals using real ingredients made from scratch with attention to detail by a talented culinary team

Ask about our breakfast box and sack lunch program at the front desk.

We love to hear from people who want to share their love of food. Have a question regarding an allergy?

Need help with developing a dietary guideline? We even accept ideas for menu items. Feel free to contact us at 530-898-5962 and we will do our very best to answer it in a timely manner.

The National Association of College and University Food Service [NACUFS] has honored the Éstom Jámani Residential Dining Center with the coveted 2013 “Silver Plate Award” for its institutional category – “Residential Dining Concepts – Medium-sized Institution”. It is noteworthy that this was Chico State’s first attempt to gain recognition on a national stage.

Awards are determined by a national panel of college/university foodservice experts. Each campus program is judged in five (5) categories: menus; merchandising & presentation; marketing; nutrition; other programs/services. The Residential Dining Concepts category is the most rigorous due to the complexities and demands associated with operating a residential dining program.

On average–the Éstom Jámani Residential Dining Center and Café serve more than 15,000 meals each week.

Éstom Jámani Hall (student housing, residential dining center, and programming center) has received LEED Gold certification from the US Green Building Council. The Éstom Jámani Hall complex, approximately 111,000 square feet, opened fall of 2010. The residential facility accommodates 232 undergraduate students. The dining center–comprised of five unique food service platforms including the Éstom Jámani Café–seats 635 patrons. The programming center (The HUB) is a multi-purpose facility with large meeting rooms, a smart classroom, RHA offices, and a resource center.

LEED Gold certification [Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design] is a rating system designed to guide and distinguish high-performance buildings that have less of an impact on the environment, are healthier for those who work and live in the building and are more profitable than their conventional counterparts. LEED for New Construction (like the Éstom Jámani Hall) is a performance-oriented rating system where building projects earn points for satisfying criteria designed to address specific environmental impacts inherent in the design, construction, operations, and management of a building.