Grand old university buffet offering Hungarian stew (7)
I believe the answer is:
goulash
'hungarian stew' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'grand old university buffet' is the wordplay.
'grand' becomes 'g' (G is short for grand as in a thousand).
'old' becomes 'o' (abbreviation).
'university' becomes 'U' (abbreviation as in UMass).
'buffet' becomes 'lash' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'g'+'o'+'u'+'lash'='GOULASH'
'offering' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for goulash that I've seen before include "Stew flavoured with paprika" , "Hungarian meat and vegetable stew, with paprika" , "food" , "Hungarian dish" , "Stew of meat and veg, seasoned with paprika" .)