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 […]
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Kids Say the Darnedest Things at the Garden at AT&T Park
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More than 160 children and youth have joined us in the Garden to learn, harvest, cook, and eat. Here are a few of the fun things we’ve overheard.
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.
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.
Denison University Shares Farm to Fork Products Through Big Red Buyer’s Club
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S.K. Piper, Midwest Fellow turned sustainability manager at Denison University in Granville, OH, had been wanting to start a buyer’s club to make these products available to the Denison community outside of the cafés. In the fall, her dream was realized, with help from some seniors from Denison’s Environmental Studies program.
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.
University of Northwestern’s Dining Etiquette Seminar Prepares Students for Business World
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College campuses are active learning centers for many things, but dining etiquette is not usually part of the curricula.
Fork to Farm Grant Update: Flying Fish Lands Vacuum-Packing Machine
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How a $5,000 grant is helping a sustainable seafood distributor save time and “scale” up.
Team Bon Appétit Raises Funds for Homeboy Industries
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A group of Bon Appétit employees was happy to hit the road in LA when invited to do so by their Farm to Fork vendor Homeboy Industries, which was participating in the Every Angeleno Counts 5K Run/Walk — a combined effort of more than 2,000 participants.