The Pig’s Head, billed as a “pro-planet pub” with sustainability at the top of its mission statement, opens next Wednesday, 8th November, in Clapham Old Town. Produce will come from regenerative farmers, with butchery performed on-site, while wine, spirits and beers will be sourced from sustainable production. The refurb has used up-cycled or recycled fixtures […]
Chef Josh Eggleton has launched a “Yurt Bistro” menu to highlight food waste in the restaurant industry at his Eat Drink Bristol Fashion project next to the city’s main station, Temple Meads. Eggleton is best known for his outstanding gastropub the Pony and Trap at Chew Magna, just south of Bristol, and also took over the Kensington […]
The Real Junk Food Project has launched a fundraising campaign to open a full-time pay-as-you-feel restaurant in Manchester next year, using only food destined to be thrown out. The project needs to raise £20,000 by January 13 in order to go ahead, with pledges being sought through Crowdfunder. Chef Mary-Ellen McTague, formerly of the Fat Duck and Manchester’s Aumbry, […]
Chefs must use their influence to guide consumers towards more sustainable ways of eating, Andrew Stephen, CEO of the Sustainable Restaurant Association, said this week. He was speaking at a sold-out dinner hosted by Peter Harden and Raymond Blanc, president of the SRA, at the Belmond Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, and attended by a food-loving crowd including […]
You’ve read our top picks for sustainable restaurants serving up fantastic, environmentally-friendly food – now here’s your chance to try one for yourself. We’ve teamed up with T.E.D Bar & Restaurant to offer one lucky reader (and their guest) the chance to win dinner for two and a bottle of wine at Jamie Grainger-Smith’s King’s […]
