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Employee Spotlight: Jenny Nguyen, Reed College
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Reed College Executive Chef Jenny Nguyen opens up about her Bon Appétit family, passion for farmworkers’ rights, and love of rice.
Being a Food Hero Sometimes Means Choosing Ugly Produce
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By turning imperfect peppers into Dad’s World Famous Chili, General Manager Derek Whitney shares how we can all make a difference by “picking the ugly one.”
Trine University’s New Performing Arts Center Hosts Charlie Daniels
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The recently refurbished, beautiful T. Furth Center for Performing Arts and Ryan Concert Hall, at Trine University in Angola, IN, now hosts world-class performers for its performing arts events — and the Bon Appétit team at Trine enjoys being given the opportunity to cater them with elegance and flair. Trine University, with the help of many donors and supporters, repurposed the nearly 100-year-old, crumbling Angola Christian Church into the gorgeous venue thanks to a close to $8 million renovation. The grand opening of the center brought country legend Lee Greenwood to the stage, and since then the calendar has been dotted with other special events. A recent popular performance included a visit from country star Charlie Daniels. With his Southern twang, he delighted the guests with stories from the road of his long career. The Charlie Daniels Band performance, of […]
Kids Say the Darnedest Things at the Garden at AT&T Park
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More than 160 children and youth have joined us in the Garden to learn, harvest, cook, and eat. Here are a few of the fun things we’ve overheard.
Executive Chef David Rushing to Cook at the James Beard House
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What’s in the knife bag and on the restaurant list for this chef on his first-ever trip to New York City.
St. Edward’s Students See Themselves in Food Chains
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A screening of the film Food Chains for National Farmworker Awareness Week at St. Edward’s University sparks a moving discussion from College Assistance Migrant Program student panelists.
Reed College Debuts Creative Program for Reducing Disposables
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Creating a program to incentivize Reed students to opt for reusable cups instead of disposable.
Farmworker Awareness Week and ‘Food Chains’: Inching Towards Justice
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As this year’s Farmworker Awareness Week approaches, hundreds of Bon Appétit cafés around the country are preparing to spread the word about how few pennies per pound farmworkers earn for commonly picked produce items, and 20 locations are hosting a screening of the documentary Food Chains.
Learning Life Lessons at South Mountain Creamery
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My tour of the hen house at our Farm to Fork partner South Mountain Creamery in Middletown, MD was full of surprises.