Cristopher Williams

Assistant Director and Chef/General Manager of Mean Greens Café and Mean Green Acres Hydroponic Farm, University of North Texas | Denton, TX

Cristopher Williams is assistant director and chef/general manager of Mean Greens Café and Mean Green Acres Hydroponic farm at the University of North Texas (UNT).  Chef Williams has been with UNT since 2015.  Under Chef Cris’ guidance, Mean Greens Café has maintained an A+ rating from PETA2’s Vegan Report Card for past several years, gained numerous accolades and also received praise from industry publications and food blogs. Mean Greens Café is the nation’s first and only 100% plant-based university dining hall, and home to the campus’ hydroponic freight farm, Mean Green Acres, that provides leafy greens and herbs to various outlets across campus. Before joining UNT Dining Services, Cris spent almost two decades working in various fine dining and hotel settings throughout the North Texas area including The Hilton (Southlake), The Magnolia Hotel (Dallas), and the Fire Oak Grill (Weatherford). Cris is also a member of the Menus of Change University Research Collaborative (MCURC), and co-chair of the MCURC Racial Equity Working Group. (Denton, TX)