Bidwell's motto and mantra is "Responsibly Sourced", acknowledging the heritage of American cuisine and the offerings of neighboring artisanal Market vendors. The restaurant located within Union Market is named after General John Bidwell, a general in the U.S. Army in the 1800’s, a United States Presidential candidate in 1892, and founder of Chico, California. He was an avid farmer known for developing the Bidwell heirloom melon, a gold medal winning flour, and is credited for California’s first commercial raisin crop. Much of the produce served at Bidwell will come from its own crop of fruit and vegetables grown in over seventy aeroponic planters on the roof of Union Market; this is literally roof to table cuisine. Closest Metro is NoMA-Gallaudet University.
