Bruce Lindsey Café
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The Buzz: Food Intolerance Testing
Could food-sensitivity tests be needlessly limiting your food choices?
Chimichurri Chicken with Apple Cider Vinaigrette Spinach Salad
Made without the major 9 allergens, this recipe is surprisingly simple with complex flavors.
Helping People with Food Allergies and Intolerances Dine Well
Tips to make loved ones with food allergies and intolerances feel comfortable dining with you.
Telling Tales of Tofu with our Bon Appétit Chefs
We invite you to dive into Tofu Tales, our digital cookbook shining a light on the stunning versatility of tofu while amplifying the creativity and skill of our AAPI chefs.
Appreciating our Locally Crafted Tofu Partners during AAPI Heritage Month
Learn about two of our Locally Crafted tofu partnerships with Bui Natural Tofu and Meiji Tofu, both amazing family-owned businesses making the highest quality tofu for our chefs and guests.
A Celebration of Tofu for AAPI Heritage Month 2024
This AAPI Heritage Month, we are excited to shine a light on the ancient origins of tofu and its modern evolution as a rising staple across the US and in our cafés.
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!
Bruce Lindsay Café
Weekly Schedule
- Breakfast Mon-Sun, 7:00 am - 9:30 am
- Brunch Fri-Sun, 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
- Lunch Mon-Sun, 11:00 am - 1:30 pm
- Dinner Mon-Fri, 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
- Dinner Sat-Sun, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
- Grab 'n' Go Mon-Fri, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
- Grab 'n' Go Sat-Sun, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
- Late Night Mon-Thu, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
The Bruce Lindsay Café is a gathering place for the entire community and is designed to showcase a wide range of flavorful, delicious offerings for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Our Executive Chef Aide Castaneda starts by cooking from scratch using the freshest, highest-quality ingredients, sourced with care, so you’ll never get bored. We present our menus artfully yet without gimmicks, and create a welcoming place for our guests to gather. We believe in helping our guests make choices that are healthy for you, healthy for farmers, farmworkers, farm animals, communities, and the environment, too. We believe that great food is the product of great values.
Visit the CUTTING BOARD for artisinal deli sandwiches with house-roasted meats, cooked and raw seasonal vegetables, locally baked breads, and house-made spreads to elevate the art of the sandwich. Our brand-new stone-fire pizza oven at WOOD & STONE offers thin-crust flatbreads and piping-hot pizza as well as specials like authentic calzones, hot sandwiches, and pasta. Craft your own salad at FIELDS with healthy stem to root options featuring delicious, seasonal locally grown produce harvested by our farm partners and artisans within 150 miles of campus. Our brand new FIRE station offers a mix of traditional grill favorites such as 100% certified humane burgers, house-made vegetarian patties, and daily-changing specials to curb any cravings that come your way! Chef Aide will rotate a variety of entrées from around the globe, featuring American classics, pan-Asian, Mediterranean and morr at NEAR & FAR!
At The Bruce Lindsay Café by Bon Appétit at Vanguard University, we welcome guests of students and those who do not have a meal plan.
Breakfast
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near & far breakfast
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Brunch
near & far breakfast
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Lunch
cutting board
wood & stone
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fire
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Dinner
cutting board
wood & stone
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fire
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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 of menu items, and access to special products as agreed upon with students.
Daily menus for each café can be accessed at vanguard.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 Vanguard University. Further questions about ingredients can be answered by our trained managers/chefs on-site.
For questions about these services or to request food allergy accommodations, students should contact:
Douglas DiGiovanni, General Manager
douglas.digiovanni@cafebonappetit.com
(773) 726-9722
Disability Services
disabilityservices@vanguard.edu
(714) 619-6550
Food Recovery Verified
Bon Appétit at Vanguard 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 CHEFS TO END HUNGER.
Chefs to End Hunger. Fighting food waste and hunger since 2012.
This organization is about empowering chefs to easily and efficiently use the resources already at their disposal and repurposed food currently going to waste to join in the fight to end hunger and make a real cumulative impact daily. Chefs to End Hunger currently operates in California, Nevada, and Arizona, and aims to one day be implemented nation wide.
Learn more about the FOOD RECOVERY NETWORK
and BON APPÉTIT’S FOOD RECOVERY EFFORTS
Sack Lunch
Have a busy week ahead and need to plan a meal on-the-go? Simply follow the link below to fill out our sack lunch form and start your order today!
Eat Right — For You
Wellness
When it comes to wellness, Bon Appétit’s focus is on simple, delicious food — that happens to be good for you. To support long-term health, we are bringing more plants to menus every day in a craveable way, while emphasizing healthy cooking techniques. When healthy food tastes good, nourishing your body and mind becomes the easy choice.
Food Allergies
We serve thousands of guests with food allergies and sensitivities safely in our cafés every day. Our chefs, managers, and dietitians work closely with our food-allergic guests to create reasonable solutions to help them eat what they love. If you have questions about eating for your dietary needs in our cafés, reach out to us: we’ll gladly meet with you.
Sustainability
Wellness also includes the health of the animals, the workers, the community, and the Earth. They’re all connected. Bon Appétit has been committed to “food service for a sustainable future” for decades, and we’ve led the food service industry in tackling many important issues, such as cage-free eggs, antibiotics in animal production, and farmworker rights.
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