Bon Appétit Management Company

Every September since 2005, Bon Appétit Management Co. has tested the creativity, ingenuity, and talents of its unit chefs with an event called the Eat Local Challenge.

Along with Mission Dolores, the Presidio Officers’ Club is one of SF’s two oldest buildings. The latest refresh welcomes Arguello, the second Traci Des Jardins project to arrive in the Presidio in the past five months.

Today is the official opening day for Arguello, the new Mexican restaurant in the Presidio, courtesy of Traci Des Jardins, her culinary director Robbie Lewis, and company.

Open Hands was selected as one of two winners in the Midwest by guest votes at every Bon Appétit location in the region.

Behind a wall in a park in San Francisco, there’s a thriving vegetable garden. That might not seem like such a big deal, but the park is AT&T Park, the wall is the centerfield wall, and the veggies are served up to hungry Giants fans.

While Eat Local Challenge is a single-day initiative, RWU Chef de Cuisine Jonathan Cambra takes the spirit of the event to heart in preparing each day’s menu.

Under a big top tent, a seemingly endless array of locally produced culinary options, with a healthy side order of social responsibility

Wesleyan celebrated the 15th anniversary of Bon Appétit’s Farm to Fork program with an all-local barbeque.

“I think it’s really cool. And it makes us be more aware of the healthy options that we have,” sophomore Anna Soppelsa said.

Students could vote for Savannah River Farms and other grant finalists