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Grounded in Viet foundations of flexitarian eating and no-waste cooking, Ever-Green Vietnamese is Andrea Nguyen’s latest cookbook that explores innovative twists on classic dishes that are both delicious and exciting (or hấp dẫn in Vietnamese)!  

We are elated for the chance to partner with Andrea Nguyen for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and to highlight some of her delicious, inventive recipes published in her brand-new cookbook, Ever-Green Vietnamese.

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Generally, producing animal-based foods like beef, lamb, and dairy products creates more carbon emissions than plant-based foods like beans, legumes, and whole grains – and is why shifting to a diet centered on plants is one of the most impactful ways to combat climate change.  

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From growing to processing, transporting to storage, and managing excess food waste, each step in the food chain produces carbon emissions.   

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This Earth Day, we are flipping the switch to plants to lower our individual and collective carbon footprint! We are challenging our guests to use this Earth Day as an opportunity to consider climate-friendly alternatives throughout our cafés.

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Penn chefs took street food to the next level over the course of the first annual Wellness Cup, creating flavorful yet approachable dishes such as jackfruit empanadas, hearts of palm lobster rolls, a build-your-own falafel bar, vegan bang-bang cauliflower steak, and cornbread pancakes with seitan chili, spicy maple syrup, and “sour cream” derived from a sunflower seed base. But the winning dish was…

We believe that it takes more than one person or one siloed team in a company to truly make sustainability a core operating principle. From our wellness and purchasing teams to our managers and cooks in the field, we strive for sustainability to be second nature across every level of our company.