The Green Plate special
Great success at yesterday’s Green Chicago Restaurant Co-op press conference. Coverage from all angles, including Gapers Block, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, WBBM-TV, NBC online, and others.
In addition to the press, there were dozens of chefs in attendance. Folks like Cleetus Friedman from City Provisions, Helen Cameron from Uncommon Ground, bakers from Bleeding Heart Bakery, Hannah’s Bretzel and more.
Guaranteed Green is a great program for restaurants and diners. The co-op already has about 25 restaurants committed to going through the difficult accreditation process; we hope to have more signing up soon.
To learn more about what it takes for your restaurant to become a leader in environmental sustainability, check out www.buygreenchicago.org and click on Guaranteed Green on the column on the right.
Chicago’s best restaurants going “Guaranteed Green”
MEDIA ADVISORY
August 25, 2009
CHICAGO’S FINEST RESTAURANTS TO BECOME “GUARANTEED GREEN”
Rick Bayless, Paul Kahan, Ina Pinkney, other chef/owners lead the way to create eco-friendly dining experience
The Green Chicago Restaurant Co-op will launch Guaranteed Green, a new program that helps Chicago-area diners identify and support local restaurants that take significant steps toward protecting the environment.
Guaranteed Green gives restaurateurs a clear pathway to become a truly green establishment. And it gives customers an easy way to identify – and reward – those restaurants that have committed to environmental sustainability.
WHAT: Press conference to announce Guaranteed Green, an easy way for diners to know that their favorite restaurants are truly eco-friendly.
WHO: Dan Rosenthal, co-founder, Green Chicago Restaurant Co-op; Ina Pinkney, co-founder, Green Chicago Restaurant Co-op; Rick Bayless, chef/owner, Frontera Grill/Topolobampo; Helen Cameron, owner, Uncommon Ground. Other Chicago chefs/owners scheduled to attend.
WHEN: Wednesday, August 26, 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: Ina’s – 1235 West Randolph Street, Chicago
MORE: The Green Chicago Restaurant Co-op (www.buygreenchicago.org) is committed to providing tools, services and access to products to ensure sustainable restaurants and food-service businesses in the Chicago area.
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Tom Geoghegan 2.0
Check it out, check it out! Tom’s new website is up and running. As many of you know, in addition to being a labor lawyer and candidate for Congress, Tom spends a lot of time writing books and magazine articles about a variety of public policy subjects.
If anyone is new to Tom’s writings, the easy recommendation is to start with “Which Side Are You On?’, which many consider to be the quintessential analysis of the modern labor movement. I, however, recommend starting with “The Secret Lives of Citizens.”