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8 Kitchen Tips to Reduce Food Waste (and Save Money)
Tips for shopping and preparing food mindfully to help you from wasting food… and money.
Fennel Bulb and Frond Gratin
Not sure what to do with the fennel fronds? Use the full plant with this fennel gratin!
Incredibly Edible Stems
Many recipes for greens advise to de-stem before cooking, but we are breaking down the benefits of keeping them!
What are Emissions?
The food we eat every day is deeply connected to the environment, and its impact is profound: a third of all global greenhouse gas emissions can be linked to the food system. Learn more about the emissions in our food system.
11 Ways to Flip the Switch to Plants to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Flipping the switch from animal- to plant-based food can make a sizable impact on your daily carbon footprint – even for just one day! We’ve come up with eleven easy and delicious plant-based food switches to reduce carbon emissions during all three meals.
We’re Flipping the Switch to Plants this Earth Day
Join us in flipping the switch to plants this Earth Day by considering climate-friendly alternatives throughout our cafés. We will be providing scorecards so guests have the chance to track carbon emissions saved over the course of the day to encourage long-term switches and reduce our collective and individual carbon footprint!
10 Ways to Boost Flavor and Nutrition with Plants in Your Kitchen
Keep these strategies in mind to get the most flavor and nutrition from your produce.
Parmesan Honey-Roasted Cauliflower Steaks
With a little prep and a lot of love, this cauliflower “steak” will steal the center of the plate.
Plants Are For Everyone
When it comes to eating plants, it’s not all or nothing, so choose what works for you!
Celebrating Progress and Recognizing Continued Struggles for Farmworkers’ Rights
These food labels give meaningful insight into how the farmworkers who picked your food.
Looking Back on Bon Appétit’s Decades of Support for Farmworkers’ Rights
We’re proud of our legacy of leveraging our purchasing power and voice to demand better livelihoods for farmworkers in the United States.
Fifty Cents and the Fight for Farmworkers’ Rights
Farmworkers are exempt from basic labor protections despite working an essential and dangerous job.
Green Spinach and Ginger Smoothie
No green powders here – just fruits and vegetables that provide bright flavors, colors, and are full of nutrients.
Pills or Peas: Can The Foods We Eat Provide All Of The Nutrients That Our Bodies Need?
The benefits of getting your nutrients through whole foods versus supplements.
Café Mac
- Breakfast Served from 7:30 am - 9:30 am
- Brunch 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
- Dinner 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Weekly Schedule
- Breakfast Mon-Sun, 7:30 am - 9:30 am
- Brunch Sat-Sun, 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
- Lunch Mon-Fri, 11:00 am - 1:30 pm
- Dinner Mon-Fri, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Dinner Sat-Sun, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Inside the Campus Center on the main level, Café Mac features grab and go salads, pizzas, Asian style cuisine, and burgers.
Breakfast
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Cafe Beverages
Brunch
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Dinner
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warm & soulful
near & far
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Food Recovery Verified
Bon Appétit at Macalester is fighting food waste and hunger by recovering surplus perishable food from our campus that would otherwise go to waste and donating it to people in need through loaves and fishes.
Loaves and Fishes – Meals. Kindness. Comfort.
A volunteer-driven organization that provides healthy meals to Minnesotans in areas where need is greatest.
Learn more about the Food Recovery Network
and Bon Appétit’s food recovery efforts
Food Allergies
Serving Students with Food Allergies and Celiac Disease
The dining services team is well-trained in food allergy awareness and offer a number of options for students with food allergies and celiac disease. This includes communication about and modification to existing menu items, special preparation and advanced ordering of menu items, and access to special products as agreed upon with students.
Daily menus for each café can be accessed at macalester.cafebonappetit.com. Menu items that are appropriate options for most students with celiac disease are labeled as “made without gluten-containing ingredients” and can be filtered to streamline searching using the dietary preferences filter. Top-9 allergens are included in menu names and/or descriptions whenever possible. For more on eating with a food allergy in our café, visit this page and view the guide on food allergies and celiac disease at Macalester College. Further questions about ingredients can be answered by our trained managers/chefs on-site.
Dining Without the Top-9
We understand that our guests with special dietary needs, albeit food allergies, celiac disease, lactose intolerance, or any other medically necessary diet simply want a safe place to make food choices, quickly. To allow guests to have readily available options that meet their needs, we offer SimplyOASIS — a destination in the café where all meals are prepared without the use of top-9 allergens plus gluten through the sole use of whole foods.
For questions about these services or to request food allergy accommodations, students should contact:
Amy Tomes, General Manager
amy.tomes@cafebonappetit.com
(651) 696-6045
Disability Services
Kagin Commons
disabilityservices@macalester.edu
(651) 696-6748 | (651) 696-6698 (fax)
Residential and Commuter Meal Plans
Weekly Plans
19 meal plan – 19 meals / week
All first-year students have this plan for the first semester.
14 meal plan – 14 meals / week.
Includes an additional $125 in Flex money per semester to be used at Café Mac ,Grille, Atrium Market, and Scotty’s.
10 meal plan – 10 meals / week.
Include an additional $200 in Flex money per semester to be used at Café Mac ,Grille, Atrium Market, and Scotty’s.
All Flex Plan
Receive a semester balance of $1200 in Flex cash to be used at Café Mac, Grille, Atrium Market, or Scotty’s.
Commuter 75
Receive a semester balance of 75 meals and an additional $75 in Flex cash for the semester to be used at Café Mac ,Grille, Atrium Market, and Scotty’s.
Unused meals do not carry over. This plan is available for commuting students only. With the commuter plan, students are able to use up to 5 meals per visit for family and friends.
Tell Us What You Think
Common Questions
- I’ve been trying to eat a healthier diet. Will I be able to find a healthy food choice in my café?
- Can you tell me how many calories are in the foods in my café?
- How will you handle my concerns about a food allergy?