The aroma of pizza crust, orange peels, chicken bones, and half-eaten sandwiches has become an all too familiar scent to Bon Appétit Management Company’s Midwest Fellow Elise Kulers and east coast Fellow Elise Dudley, who have weighed over 1,500 pounds of food waste produced by over 8,500 guests at colleges and universities this year.

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Waste-Free Whole Lemon Meringue Bars
Fight food waste with this unique recipe that uses the entire lemon – pulp, peel, juice, and all!

What is Stop Food Waste Day? (And How Are We Fighting Food Waste?)
Stop Food Waste Day is a global event encouraging chefs, home cooks, and our guests to think about the impact of their food. Learn more about how fighting food waste is nothing new to us.

Waste Not, Want Not: 24 Tips to Reduce Food Waste Using Fruits and Vegetables
Think again and use every ingredient twice (or even thrice)! These tried and true tips are a great way to get you started on your food waste fighting journey.

Demonstration Unites Culinary Creativity and Waste Reduction at Lewis and Clark
On a recent visit to Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, West Coast Fellow Hillary Swimmer helped lead a food waste focused cooking demo with Executive Chef Michael Palmer and the college’s Office of Sustainability.

Chefs and Techies Team Up to Fight Waste
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Food waste can be incredibly tough to track, especially in dynamic, cook-from-scratch kitchens like Bon Appetit’s that serve thousands every day. Enter Waste Not™: Bon Appétit’s very own kitchen-waste tracking app that makes it easier than ever for chefs to capture the cause, quantity, and destination of their food waste.

It’s Stop Food Waste Day Today … and Every Day at Bon Appétit!
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In honor of Stop Food Waste Day (April 28), we asked our chefs to submit creative food-waste-fighting recipes. Here are the top three.

Stop Food Waste Day Recipe #1: Chickpea Panisse with Wilted Beet Greens, Aquafaba, and Roasted Garlic
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A panisse inspired by surplus hummus forms the basis of this hearty dish.

Stop Food Waste Day Recipe #2: Baked Bagna Cauda with Brassicas
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An Italian dish traditionally served on Christmas Eve, this rich dip with anchovies and garlic is satisfying anytime,

Stop Food Waste Day Recipe #3: Whole Lemon Meringue Bars
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For her Stop Food Waste recipe inspiration, Pastry Chef Jenn Bullard had to look no further than her Northern California back yard — and her childhood sibling memories.