By Andrea Boyarsky, Pipe Dream (SUNY Binghamton)

(U-WIRE) BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – Tired of busy signals and mishaps when you’re trying to order food over the phone? You may have an alternative.

Campusfood.com is offering State University of New York at Binghamton students a chance to make an online food connection.

“We are the largest college-based online ordering program,” said Ismael Archbold, a marketing coordinator for http://campusfood.com. “Students can go online and look up their school, see who delivers, who provides pick-up service, and get a hot meal pretty easily. It’s not complicated.”

Campusfood.com offers students online discounts, customer service and interactive menus.

“Whenever we first begin services on a campus with its residents, we have a free food promotion,” Archbold said. “You can’t argue with it; everyone likes free food.

To receive the free food, Archbold said, students must register on the Web site and place an order with one of the participating restaurants.

“My mom told me that if you want people to remember you in their busy lives, give them a gift,” Archbold said. “We know that students are busy, with classes, with girlfriends, so we’re going to give them something. It’s not like we’re giving them mozzarella sticks or french fries, we’re giving them the real deal.”

One of the ways campusfood.com chooses which business to serve is by student recommendations, Archbold said.

In Binghamton, participating businesses include Papa John’s Pizza, Grand Central Cafe, Grotta Azzura Restaurant, Far East Chinese Kitchen and Fu Star Chinese Restaurant.

“I thought [campusfood.com] would be good for business,” said Donna Fiorelli, the owner of Grand Central Cafe on Court Street. “There are a lot of kids in the area.”

Fiorelli said her caf