Bon Appétit Management Company

When asked how he ended up in cooking, Bon Appétit Chef/Manager Dick Thompson answers, “Life happened.” In just over three years, Dick has gone from supervisor at Melt to chef/manager of the entire TVUC, which has five concepts.

Since starting her fellowship with Bon Appétit, Fellow Caroline Ferguson has become more aware of animal agriculture’s impact on the environment. She speaks on choosing a semi-vegetarian or “flexitarian” diet, highlighting the Meatless Monday movement.

The partnership between the Bon Appétit team at Best Buy in Minneapolis and Minnesota Life College (MLC) has changed many lives in both organizations.

Bon Appétit Fellow, Peter Todaro, shares the story behind Donna Warhover’s farm, Morning Glory, after visiting the Bon Appétit Farm to Fork vendor.

Erin Johnson and Ben Doherty, owners and operators of Open Hands Farm, welcomed a group of Bon Appétit team members and Carleton College students to the farm to share their story — one that is deeply entwined with Bon Appétit’s.

At St. Olaf College, Executive Chef Matthew Fogarty started a series of weekly “Home State specials” that celebrate nostalgic regional foods in all their quirky glory

Back in 2009, Gallaudet students and Bon Appétiters transformed an abandoned volleyball court into 14 garden beds. Since then, Gallaudet’s garden has also gone through different management structures, all leading up to a major transformation this season.

Chef José Andrés and his nonprofit World Central Kitchen marshaled an army of chefs, volunteers, and food donations from all over Puerto Rico and the world. Together they made almost 2 million meals for victims of Hurricane Maria.

When news of fires ravaging Northern California broke out, Bay Area Bon Appétit teams sprang into action to do what they do best: cook nourishing, fresh food for those who needed it most.

Young visitors from West Bay Pilipino Center harvested their own Romanesco grown in The Garden at AT&T Park and were thrilled to use it as a topping on their pizzas