Farm to Fork
Farm to Fork is a companywide initiative to buy locally, formalized in 1999. Our first choice is to purchase seasonal ingredients from small, owner-operated farms and ranches within a 150-mile radius of your café. Food grown locally is fresher, better tasting, and often has greater nutritional value. Our commitment to local food is about preserving biodiversity, protecting open space, supporting family farmers, and keeping money invested in your community. Bon Appétit aims to spend at least 20 cents of every dollar with our network of over a thousand Farm to Fork suppliers. By doing so, we aim to strengthen our regional food systems so that everyone in our communities can eat well not just today, but for the future.
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Meal Plan Information
Choose a plan that gives you access to the fun, community, and convenience at Maseeh, Baker, Next, Simmons, and McCormick.
Our executive chefs prepare home style meals from scratch with your needs in mind. Don’t see what you’re looking for on the menu? Just ask. When it’s time to eat, make it easy on yourself. We’re right next door.
MIT meal plans are based on residence, as well as class year. To select your meal plan, consult the Meal Plan Chart and then click here to sign up!
Dining with Bon Appétit
As MIT’s food service provider, Bon Appétit believes in serving only the freshest food that is prepared from scratch using authentic ingredients. Food that is alive with flavor and nutrition. Food that is created in a socially responsible manner. We believe taking a stand on issues surrounding our food supply is integral to our value as food providers.
Within the five House Residential Dining cafés, each café is all you care to eat, so whether you enjoy a full breakfast or a quick lunch, the dining program can be customized to fit your needs. Meal plan participants are able to enter the café with their student ID card, and a meal swipe is automatically deducted from the account. Students, faculty and staff without a meal plan are also welcome to enjoy a delicious and sustainable meal!
Curious about what each café offers?
Food To Go
Carry Out Meals
Bon Appétit is happy to provide Carry Out Meals for students who have meal plans and are unable to attend regularly scheduled meals because of class conflicts or work.
Sick Meals
Unfortunately, students may come down with a bug or feel under the weather while living on campus. Bon Appétit will provide Sick Meals for students who have meal plans and are unable to attend regularly scheduled meals.
Pack-Out Program
Can’t make it to lunch or dinner because of a group meeting or a group study session? No worries! With the student Pack-Out Program, meal plan holders can sign up in advance to pick up a group meal to enjoy with friends.
For more information on MIT’s Pack-Out Program or to request a Pack-Out Meal, click HERE.
Tell Us What You Think
Do you have a specific question, suggestion, or feedback about your meal at a Bon Appétit café? Feel free to browse the previously asked questions below or contact our Bon Appétit managers using this form.
Common Questions
- I have been trying to eat a healthier diet. Will I be able to find a healthy food choice in the Bon Appétit café?
- Can you tell me how many calories are in the foods in the Bon Appétit café?
- How will you handle my concerns about a food allergy?