The Trolley Stop diner, which recently opened its doors, is a community restaurant created by Lafayette College and Bon Appétit that features local flavors and history.
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Tools to Tackle Climate Change
Increasingly, Bon Appétit’s clients have been asking us about the connection between food and climate change, and what we can do together to reduce the impacts of their cafés on the global greenhouse gas footprint. It’s a question we welcome. We’ve gathered a suite of solutions that help our clients extend their climate commitments, offering customizable approaches to goal setting, tracking, and more.
A New Executive Chef Brings Pasta-bilities to Macalester College
Bon Appétit at Macalester’s Executive Chef recently made an inventive addition to the dining program.
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Leading By Example
Bon Appétit Management Company is an on-site restaurant company offering full food-service management to corporations, universities, museums, and other specialty venues. Based in Palo Alto, CA, we operate more than 1,000 cafés in 33 states. Our chefs cook from scratch, including sauces, stocks, and soups. Widely recognized as a pioneer in environmentally sound sourcing policies, we are proud to be the first food service company to:
Directly support small, local farms- Strive to serve only sustainable seafood
- Address antibiotics overuse in our meat supply
- Switch to cage-free eggs, both shell and precracked/liquid
- Tackle food’s role in climate change
- Advocate for farmworkers’ rights
- Commit to pork raised without gestation crates
- Switch to third-party verified humanely raised ground beef
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In the fall of 2019, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of our Fellows program with a Student ...
In the fall of 2019, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of our Fellows program with a Student Activist Grant Contest, an opportunity to fund student-driven food sustainability projects on campuses across the country. Ten student organizations were selected as winners, with each receiving $1,000 to fund projects.⠀
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One winner stood out. The Wheaton College Student Government Sustainability Committee had submitted a proposal for a new campus garden that ended up winning the “People’s Choice Award,” which was given to the student organization whose grant contest Instagram post received the most likes.⠀
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Now, a year and a half later, their dream has become a reality. They began building the garden at the height of the pandemic, and since then have installed a total of 16 raised beds. Long an aspiration of the Sustainability Committee, small-scale composting on campus was made a reality at the garden, and the space has turned into a living laboratory, providing opportunities for class projects and academic research. ⠀
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Read more about the garden’s benefits to the Wheaton community at the link in our bio!
Our Culinary Director @billtelepan at the @metmuseum collaborated with Chef Sean Sherman (Oglala ...
Our Culinary Director @billtelepan at the @metmuseum collaborated with Chef Sean Sherman (Oglala Lakota) for the @metamericanwing exhibition "Karl Bodmer: North American Portraits," developing a special menu for The Eatery last month. ⠀
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Chef Sean Sherman, Oglala Lakota, of Pine Ridge, SD, is renowned in the culinary movement of Indigenous foods. He has primarily focused on revitalizing Indigenous food systems. To that end, he opened the business The Sioux Chef (@siouxchef) in the Twin Cities in Minnesota. The Sioux Chef team works to educate the public and make Indigenous food more accessible through the nonprofit North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS, @natifs_org).⠀
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Bill was able to craft dishes throughout the exhibition with Indigenous ingredients and recipes, exclaiming, "It’s been a terrific week cooking with the recipes from The Sioux Chef and working with the 'unfamiliar familiar,' as Sean Sherman puts it."⠀
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1: Seafood Stew with Wild Rice, Hominy, and Sweet Potato, 📸 Bill Telepan⠀
2: Bison Cranberry Meatballs, 📸 @dana.noelle.thompson⠀
3: Wild Rice Tarts, 📸 Dana Noelle Thompson
It's barbecue season, and we're ready for all things grilled, smoked, or sauced! 🍔🍗🥕⠀
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Check out some of the dishes from accounts across the country, such as this brisket from @cornishcafe and pulled pork sandwich from @foundryandlux! ⠀
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Plus, take your barbecue to the next level with some #plantforward grilling tips at the link in our bio.
Happy Mother's Day! 🌷💐⠀
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Our teams across the country are celebrating all of the motherly figures in our lives with events ranging from virtual Healthy Kids in the Bon Appetit kitchen classes to a special, socially distanced Tea for Two. ⠀
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How are you celebrating? Comment below!
#RideOnOver to the @trolley_stop near Lafayette College in Easton, PA!⠀
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The menu features ingredients from 15 #FarmtoFork vendors, including @lafayettecollegefarm. Dishes range from unique breakfast items 🍳 to eastern Pennsylvania favorites like pork roll and pierogis to locally sourced #plantforward items. (And need we mention the 👀-catching desserts 🍨 like the decadent milkshakes in the final image of the carousel?) ⠀
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Head to our story for a virtual tour and more menu highlights!⠀
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📸: @adamatkinson / @lafayettecollege
#RideOnOver to the @trolley_stop, a new diner-style café that is operated in conjunction with ...
#RideOnOver to the @trolley_stop, a new diner-style café that is operated in conjunction with @lafayettediningservices near Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. ⠀
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The collaborative brainchild of Lafayette College's administration and Bon Appétit, the concept started as a classic diner and transformed into an experience that draws inspiration from Easton's history. ⠀
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The creators unearthed a legacy of connection, facilitated by trolley rail line, between the city’s College Hill neighborhood and downtown. In addition to a satisfying meal, guests at the Trolley Stop get a taste of history and a sense of the deepening connections between the college and town during what some are calling an "Easton Renaissance."⠀
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Read more about the grand opening at the link in our bio.⠀
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📸: @adamatkinson / @lafayettecollege
Most Recent News
“The Invisible Vegan” Explores the Relationship Between BIPOC Communities and Veganism
Bon Appétit’s five-day “Plant-Forward” challenge at Whitman College was complemented by a remote screening and subsequent discussion of “The Invisible Vegan,” a film that centers Black voices in its exploration of how food and race intersect.
Expedia Group Opens Empty Kitchen to Feed Families in Need Across Puget Sound
When the company’s new Seattle headquarters sat empty during the COVID-19 pandemic, Expedia Group opened their kitchen to help feed families in need.
Plum Market Kitchen Opens to Serve Case Western Reserve University Students and the Public
Bon Appétit Management Company and Plum Market open a unique 12,000-square-foot urban market concept featuring all natural, organic, and locally sourced food, beverage and wellness items in Cleveland’s University Circle neighborhood near Case Western Reserve University.
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Times may be different, but we’re still hiring! If you:
- Get excited when fresh, local produce arrives on your loading dock
- Enjoy creating all-new dishes from scratch
- Love interacting with people through delicious and nutritious food
- Thrive when part of a close-knit team that takes your and others’ safety seriously
- Enjoy helping people reach their full potential, nourishing them through at-work learning opportunities
Then you may be a fit for us!