Fairmont Waterfront Hotel rooftop lemon thyme infused white chocolate lollipops. Here just because we like the pic—and we're working on a Waterfront post. Fairmont isn't yet signed up for GTN ... but we're sure they soon will be. Tim Pawsey photo
Earth Day, April 22nd, arrives tomorrow. But how Green are we, really? Year round, that is.
If you’ve sifted through these pages you probably know by now that we’re fully behind most things sustainable—and are committed to the notion that we all need to change our behaviour a whole lot more. Ultimately, though, that pressure to change has to come from consumers, ourselves, who patronize those restaurants (or wineries, like Tinhorn Creek and Yealands) who walk the talk.
Green Table founder and executive director André LaRivière, Kyle Bastien photo
Green Table is a well conceived and increasingly effective project that’s been working hard behind the scenes—launched by André Larivière in 2007—to help restaurants and culinary institutions to become fully engaged and environmentally responsible at every level.
The WHERE Vancouver Green Table Award (in which we’re involved) has recognised some of the most potent Green Table supporters over the past five years, and this excerpt from a current issue includes many of them.
Now there’s Green Table 2.0, spreading out from BC across the country. It brings the entire program on line and effectively streamlines the path to Green Table Network approval.
Rocky Mountain Flatbread's Suzanne Fielden, Tim Pawsey photo
Our column in the current Vancouver Courier highlights a trio of worthy spots, although we’d have to say, when we dropped by Rocky Mountain Flatbread we were again reminded as to just how truly committed the Fieldens are—and always have been. They were there at the beginning of Green Table; and remain, with their community outreach programs and school initiatives, the most proactive of any restaurant that we can identify locally.
Look for the GTN seal of approval
If you’re a restaurateur you’ll want to check out Green Table Network asap, and start using its programs to gain your GTN seal of approval. And if you’re a concerned consumer, you can also check the site to see who’s for real. And start looking for the GTN as a signal where to best spend your hard earned dining dollar.
And, come to think of it, if you’re serious about Earth Day, why would you dine anywhere else?
Rocky Mountain Flatbread's namesake lunch special, Tim Pawsey photo
