Articles tagged “Restaurants”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Introduction to Supper Club By Team Planet Green IN Supper Club Jun 17 2008 Each week guests on Supper Club with Tom Bergeron get to indulge in a flawlessly prepared green meal created by some of the most famous eco-chefs in the world. Using local high quality ingredients grown with sustainable practices and wasting... + READ MORE

Tuck Into Local, Organic Meat By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jun 16 2008 My husband and I first tasted Chef Mark Cutrara's food at the Brewers' Plate earlier this year. That was a dinner designed to showcase Ontario foods and beers and it was held close to the end of a very long, cold, snowy winter. The organizers who represent food producers in this province wanted to prove that even in February you could still eat local food from Ontario. + READ MORE

Eco Documentaries You Must See By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Jun 12 2008 Being informed about our environment requires research. Unfortunately, it's far too easy these days to turn a blind eye to the problems that face us. Thankfully, there are multiple mediums through which we can learn. + READ MORE

Local, Seasonal, Spago By Erin Hollingsworth IN Food & Health Jun 9 2008 A chef from Wolfgang Puck's flagship restaurant and perennial celebrity hotspot, Spago, plays an active role sometimes on Alter Eco. He and his wife, also a chef, decide to add a composting system to their home, making use of their many food scraps as they often cook at home when not cooking at the restaurant. + READ MORE

Help Your Favorite Restaurant Conserve By Collin Dunn IN Food & Health Jun 4 2008 There are many things we all can do to lessen our food's impact on the planet, from joining a community-supported agriculture co-op and enjoying local food to supporting or even owning an organic restaurant. Check out the National Restaurant Association's Conserve Initiative to help your favorite restaurant go green. + READ MORE

Meet G-Word Chef Gregory Schaefer By Team Planet Green IN G Word Jun 3 2008 Hey there! Gregory from "The Ultimate Eco Cook Off" on The G-Word here. I'm very excited to be blogging so that I can share more from our shoots and more of my enthusiasm for food and cooking! I am a... + READ MORE

Get It With A Side Of Saving-The-Planet By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jun 2 2008 Host Bill Nye dishes out green info along with coffee, eggs, and bacon at a classic diner-style restaurant. The next time you ditch your kitchen for a meal out on the town, whether it's at a low-key greasy spoon or an upscale fine dining establishment, follow these tips for an eco-friendly visit from the bread basket through to dessert. + READ MORE

Recycle Your Corks with ReCork America By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden May 23 2008 Almost 60 percent of the world's cork is used in wine production. And because corks are pretty small, they're easy to lose track of once you pop the top on your favorite organic bubbly or wine; that doesn't mean that you can't recycle them, though. + READ MORE

5 American Eco-Friendly Bars, Clubs & Restaurants By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health May 14 2008 Bars, clubs and restaurants are all going green these days. What differs is in what ways and to what extent they're going green. Here are 5 eating/drinking destinations around the country taking different, but often overlapping, approaches to eco-conscious customer demands and their own sense of environmental engagement. + READ MORE

Make Your Local Bar or Restaurant Recycle By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health May 14 2008 You care about your planet, its future and your impact on it. You don't have to threaten or launch a campaign, but saying something and doing something is a huge start and if you can convince one bar or restaurant to begin recycling, with their huge volumes of daily waste, you've made a big impact indeed. + READ MORE

Learn More About Eating Green By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health May 5 2008 Good: A locally grown tomato. Better: A locally grown heirloom tomato. Why? Not only are they tastier, they help preserve biodiversity... + READ MORE

Eat Out, Without Gaining a Pound By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Food & Health Apr 30 2008 Want to eat out, without packing on unnecessary pounds? It's not impossible! Here are six smart tips on choosing healthier options when you're wining and dining with friends and family. + READ MORE

Pick Some Dandelions for Dinner By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Apr 23 2008 I picked up some organic dandelions last week. There is a pretty large Italian population in Toronto and it isn't unusual to see women out with huge bags and long knives collecting tender dandelions in the spring. + READ MORE

Text DIET1 For Fast Fat Facts By Jessica Root IN Food & Health Apr 16 2008 Fast food like lo-mein, pizza, and burgers can pack a heavy punch-around your waistline-and the planet. but a new text-message service allows you to text your restaurant's name and menu item to 34381 to receive the calorie, fat, carb, and protein content information, helping you stay healthy on the go. + READ MORE

Live Green. Think Local First By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Apr 14 2008 That was the mantra at the first annual Brewer's Plate held in Toronto last Friday night.It's such a great thing to see the local food movement pick up steam.Now that the growing season is upon us, see if you have a network such as this in your community and support your own food producers. + READ MORE

Take in a Winter/Spring Food Celebration By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Apr 9 2008 My children are the seventh generation of Canadians on my side of the family.No doubt they had a cold cellar and ate potatoes, carrots, and rutabagas, and prayed for spring more fervently than I've ever done.So when we received an invitation to The Brewers Plate, A Local Sustainable Feast, my husband asked "What the... + READ MORE

Don't Waste So Much Food By Lloyd Alter IN Food & Health Mar 11 2008 Timothy Jones of the University of Arizona studies food loss; he told CBC radio that 50 percent of the food in America, with a value of a hundred billion dollars, is just wasted.It rots in the field when prices are low and farmers don't bother picking it; it is thrown out from supermarkets because it doesn't look... + READ MORE

Get Back to Healthy Eating By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Mar 11 2008 I've eaten out so many times this past week in celebration of my birthday, I feel like I've forgotten how to cook. Even my husband was relieved to be eating beans.Image credit: Romulo Yanes Vegetarian Cassoulet For cassoulet 3 medium leeks (white and pale green parts only)4 medium carrots, halvedlengthwise and cut into + READ MORE

Raise a Glass to Green Ontario Wineries By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Mar 10 2008 Wine production in Ontario has come a very long way in the past 30 years.They press the grape seeds to extract grapeseed oil and sell it in the winery's store.Of course, if our liquor laws in Ontario were not so arcane, they could make grappa, but that is apparently not allowed in our fair province. + READ MORE

Go Sightseeing, Without a Car By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Tech & Transport Feb 12 2008 To reduce its visitors' carbon footprint, Hotel Monaco Portland has launched a car-free vacation package that includes public-transit ticket reimbursement to and from the airport, all-day bike rentals for two, and a sustainable picnic lunch at the hotel's adjoining restaurant. + READ MORE