Food literacy is about knowing where your food comes from, but it’s also about empowering people with the skills and confidence to cook, explore, and engage with food in a meaningful way outside of our cafés. One way we do that is with our teaching kitchens.
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As our 2025 partner for LGBTQ+ Pride Month, we had the wonderful opportunity to chat with Von Diaz, a storyteller, writer, and documentarian whose work explores the intersection of food and culture.
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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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Our @foundryandlux bartenders are using peak-season produce from Simba's Heirloom Farms to make a "Lab Sample" — a limited time cocktail experiment where science meets sippability.
They might not always share the secrets of each beverage, but they guarantee fresh, local flavors that refresh taste buds and give good vibes. ✅
#LoveBonAppetit #LocalIngredients #SeasonalCocktails #FarmToGlass #CraftCocktails #CocktailExperiment #BayAreaEats
We've been rethinking what it means when we talk about food literacy at Bon Appétit. Food ...
We've been rethinking what it means when we talk about food literacy at Bon Appétit. Food literacy at our company is more than knowledge; it's an extension of our Dream to "create food that is alive with flavor and nutrition... for the well-being of our guests, communities, and the environment."
We aim to strengthen our teams' know-how so guests can be equipped to make meaningful food choices that enhance personal health, community well-being, and environmental stewardship. Here are the four pillars of our commitment to food literacy:
1️⃣ Building culinary confidence. As culinary professionals, we prepare flavorful, high-quality meals centered on fresh ingredients and culturally authentic techniques. We aim to equip guests with those same skills.
2️⃣ Nourishing well-being. Our teams foster informed food choices that promote individual health and align with guests' wellness goals.
3️⃣ Embracing sustainability. Our culinary and wellness teams help guests make intentional food choices that positively impact the environment and reinforce our dedication to sustainable food systems.
4️⃣ Fostering community. We encourage building connections through food, cooking, and learning that strengthen community bonds and enrich our shared dining experience.
Bringing these pillars to life every day is a part of all of our jobs at Bon Appétit, from equipping guests with hands-on skills to creating food that inspires curiosity about where ingredients come from. Read more about our philosophy on food literacy from Terri Brownlee, vice president of food education and wellness, in Bravo Spring 2025, page 26.
#LoveBonAppetit #FoodLiteracy #SustainableEating #CulinaryEducation #FoodForWellBeing
At @PennDining, Quaker Kitchen isn’t just for students. Their culinary team has begun leading ...
At @PennDining, Quaker Kitchen isn’t just for students. Their culinary team has begun leading team-building sessions for Penn’s faculty and staff. Pictured here was a Build Your Own Fried Rice team-building session where guests got to choose their own ingredients as they attempted to construct the perfect fried rice dish.
Executive Chef Lucio led this Wharton Doctoral Program through some kitchen basics and fried rice tips before stepping back to let everyone become head chef of their own kitchen (with a little support and guidance, of course 😉).
#LoveBonAppetit #TeamBuilding #CookingTogether #FoodLiteracy #FoodEducation
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We’re always looking for great people to join our teams! 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!