“As we celebrate our 30 years, let’s remember there is so much more we have to achieve in order to continue our journey.”
— Fedele Bauccio, CEO/Cofounder
Happy 30th Birthday, Bon Appétit: Imagining Our Future
Advice to New Graduates: Eat Like You Give a Damn
One wonders how we ever ended up where we are today. We never voted or ever had a conscious say on the transformation of agriculture from what it used to be to what it has become.
Thomas Keller Has a Responsibility — to Set the Record Straight
I was surprised and disheartened to read comments by Thomas Keller in the New York Times that chefs’ only responsibility is to taste. “Is global food policy truly our responsibility, or in our control?” Keller asks. “I don’t think so.” I disagree, as do many others, and I am hoping that Keller’s statements were taken out of context. Chefs have an enormous power to make a difference, and they can do so without sacrificing flavor.
“Safe” Food Isn’t Our Real Problem, Says CEO Fedele Bauccio
Peter Coclanis argued in the Wall Street Journal that “American food is much safer than you think.” He is right in that that system only (italics mine) kills eight people a day on average, and that they are the weak members of our herd: babies, the elderly, the sick. He seems to think some human suffering is an acceptable price of doing business. Too bad it’s one that the food industry doesn’t actually pay.