On one of the streets leading into South San Francisco a blue sign reads, “The Birthplace of Biotechnology.” One of the newest developments in the fortress of biotech companies is The Hangar. Following their collaborations at Foundry & Lux, also in South San Francisco, and The Chandlery in Brisbane, Bon Appétit Management Company and Healthpeak teamed up with Flad Architects to create something less impenetrable, and more welcoming, than many of the nearby buildings.
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Chase Center Named No. 1 in Arena Food by ESPN
- News ESPN
“The arena’s food — which includes the NBA’s first fully plant-based restaurant, among other Bay Area staples — claimed No. 1 in our concessions rankings along with amenities.” — ESPN
Sand Hill Kitchen’s Bodega 2.0 Breakfast Sandwich One of Best in Bay Area
- News San Jose Mercury News
“Hidden in an office park off the Peninsula’s VC-famous Sand Hill Road, this restaurant offers tasty farm-to-table California fare (and some top-tier Silicon Valley overheads for dine-in eaters) from its hilly Sharon Heights perch. The restaurant’s Bodega 2.0 sandwich ($12) is a winner, with a world of flavors captured between two slices of griddled levain…” – San Jose Mercury News
Chefs Serve Meals Made With Local Ingredients at Cornell College’s Eat Local Challenge
- News kcrg.com
Chefs from Bon Appétit serve meals made entirely from ingredients harvested or raised within 150 miles on Tuesday as part of Cornell College’s Eat Local Challenge. Students, staff and community members got the chance to try out the foods and learn about where those different ingredients come from.
California’s Food Recovery Program is the First of its Kind in the US
- News Modern Farmer
In the first three months of 2024, Bon Appétit Management Company (BAMCO) cafes in California donated 65,596 pounds of food. As a food service provider for more than a thousand universities and corporate campuses across the US, BAMCO first began a food recovery program in 2015.
Chase Center’s first lady of flavors
- News The Manila Times
Kristela Nazario-Mendoza is a proud Filipino-American. Her journey to becoming Chase Center’s culinary director began in the Philippines, in fact, and is both inspiring and aspirational.
New restaurant in Menlo Park pays homage to old Silicon Valley
- News Almanac News
A new restaurant called Sand Hill Sundeck has opened at 3000 Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park. The restaurant, which opened on July 7, is located within the Sand Hill Collection, a 48-acre indoor-outdoor workspace poised at the top of Sand Hill Road.
Fun Recipes for Father’s Day Festivities
- News KRON
If you’ve stopped by Chase Center to enjoy a game or even a concert. It’s likely you’ve tasted some culinary concoctions by Chef Kristela Mendoza. She’s the only female culinary director among all the NBA arenas. KRON4’s Stephanie Lin spoke with Mendoza.
The way Gen Z eats, thinks and feels informs new wellness series at UPenn
- News Foodservice Director
Bon Appetit’s new Dine Well, Eat Smart monthly takeover series at UPenn taps into the college-age generation’s wants and needs, from lowering their carbon footprint, to elevating their mood, all in a chill, low-key manner.
Florida Farmworkers Seek Help on Heat Protection from Food Industry
- News Miami Herald
Seeking relief from South Florida’s soaring heat, outdoor workers in South Florida appealed to politicians in Miami-Dade and Tallahassee for help. They got none. Now, a coalition of farmworkers from South-Dade and Immokalee intend to take their campaign directly to the powerful fast food and grocery industries that buy the produce they harvest.