For the third year, Bon Appétit at Lewis & Clark College hosted Food Corps’ volunteer orientation, serving not only food, but also ideas about sustainability that volunteers can take back to the communities they serve.
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Celebrating Earth Day with Bon Appétit
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What if you could make a difference in the world just by eating lunch? If you’re one of the many thousands of guests eating at a Bon Appétit Management Company café, you already are!
Being a Food Hero Sometimes Means Choosing Ugly Produce
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By turning imperfect peppers into Dad’s World Famous Chili, General Manager Derek Whitney shares how we can all make a difference by “picking the ugly one.”
Trine University’s New Performing Arts Center Hosts Charlie Daniels
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The recently refurbished, beautiful T. Furth Center for Performing Arts and Ryan Concert Hall, at Trine University in Angola, IN, now hosts world-class performers for its performing arts events — and the Bon Appétit team at Trine enjoys being given the opportunity to cater them with elegance and flair. Trine University, with the help of many donors and supporters, repurposed the nearly 100-year-old, crumbling Angola Christian Church into the gorgeous venue thanks to a close to $8 million renovation. The grand opening of the center brought country legend Lee Greenwood to the stage, and since then the calendar has been dotted with other special events. A recent popular performance included a visit from country star Charlie Daniels. With his Southern twang, he delighted the guests with stories from the road of his long career. The Charlie Daniels Band performance, of […]
Executive Chef David Rushing to Cook at the James Beard House
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What’s in the knife bag and on the restaurant list for this chef on his first-ever trip to New York City.
St. Edward’s Students See Themselves in Food Chains
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A screening of the film Food Chains for National Farmworker Awareness Week at St. Edward’s University sparks a moving discussion from College Assistance Migrant Program student panelists.
Farmworker Awareness Week and ‘Food Chains’: Inching Towards Justice
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As this year’s Farmworker Awareness Week approaches, hundreds of Bon Appétit cafés around the country are preparing to spread the word about how few pennies per pound farmworkers earn for commonly picked produce items, and 20 locations are hosting a screening of the documentary Food Chains.
Discovering Food in the Garden at AT&T Park
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The first Garden community program — with 20 kids from the YMCA and Boys And Girls Club Tenderloin locations — was a huge success … and a lot of fun for the grownups involved, too!
Santa Clara University Dines in the Dark for Social Change
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Sure, restaurants can be dark these days, but imagine one with no light at all, where only your sense of touch and taste could guide you.