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Fork to Farm Grant Update: Locals Seafood Seizes An Oppor-tuna-ty
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This past fall, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of our Farm to Fork program, Bon Appétit gave away ten $5,000 grants to our local farmers, fishermen, and artisans around the country to help them grow their business. Here’s how Locals Seafood of Raleigh, NC, is using theirs.

Happy 2015: The Year We Resolve to Fight Food Waste
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This time of year we see a lot of resolutions around food. Instead of worrying so much about what’s on your plate, focus on losing pounds in your garbage bin (or compost bin)!

Dominican University Hosts Chef Mario Batali, Honors Farmers
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On a sun-filled Saturday, hundreds of Northern Californians convened to see one of America’s best-known chefs, Mario Batali, in person and to celebrate the importance of American farmers.

MIT Chef Debuts Third Vegan Cookbook
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Chef/Manager Brian McCarthy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has just published his third cookbook, The Professional Vegan Cookbook, with more than 450 vegan recipes for restaurants, cafés, weddings, home entertaining, large groups, and more.

Just Food Summit at Carleton College Unites Student Food Initiatives
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Students from Carleton College, St. Olaf College, and Macalester College came together at the Just Food Summit to ensure that they are working toward synergy rather than segregation — both on their own campuses and beyond.

Join Our Waste Ace for Webinar on Donating Unsold Food
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This webinar will help clear up concerns and misconceptions about how restaurants can donate unsold food, covering food safety and the protections afforded by the Good Samaritan Act.

Weigh to Go! Executive Chef David Rushing Sheds 201 Pounds
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David Rushing, the executive chef of Washington University in St. Louis’s DUC, can’t throw his weight around in the kitchen anymore. No, he hasn’t been demoted — he’s just half the man he used to be, after participating in ABC’s Extreme Weight Loss.

Cooking Up Support for Girls, Inc.
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After hosting 13 middle school girls from a Girls, Inc. summer program, Bon Appétit Pastry Chef Lasheeda Perry created a special Napoleon pastry that brought Girls, Inc. $10,000 at its first annual fundraiser dinner, Taste!

The Life Aromatic with Brian Trykar, Executive Chef and Bill Murray Superfan
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Brian Trykar, the executive chef at a corporate Bon Appétit café in Rancho Cordova, is a big fan of the actor Bill Murray. So much so that when a Bill Murray-themed art show was announced in San Francisco, he jumped on the opportunity to get involved in the best way he knew how — by cooking.