THE GREY PLUME
Omaha
This entire space, and a lot of
the furniture, was built from
recycled materials. The bread
plates are even made from wine
bottles! thegreyplume.com
THE WOLF’S TAILOR
Denver
Chefs at this Japanese-Italian
spot butcher meat on-site and
use the entire animal, and they’re
planning to turn the bones into
charcoal for the restaurant’s
robata grill. thewolfstailor.com
RHODORA
Brooklyn
This natural wine bar is
challenging its vendors to
rethink usual practices: Bread
provider Marlow & Daughters
now delivers loaves daily via
bike instead of car.
rhodorabk.com
CATERPILLAR BUTTERFLY SOUP
ACTIVE: 15 min l TOTAL: 1 hr l MAKES: about 10 cups
1 pound assorted vegetable scraps
(such as carrot peels, onion peels,
mushroom stems, ginger skin, etc.)
½ pound herb stems, citrus peels and/or
other fruit peels
¾ to 1 pound creamy ingredients (such as
avocado, leftover cooked squash,
coconut milk or bean puree)
Kosher salt
Spices, soy sauce, fresh herbs, citrus juice
or chili sauce, to taste
SECOND NATURE
See how other restaurants
are getting creative
with sustainability.
Graffiti Earth’s team
built everything in its
Tribeca space from salvaged
materials, including this
bar lined with tin ceiling tiles.
Find your own by shopping
sites like vintagetimber.com.
Instead of typical placemats, the
restaurant sets the table with
day-old newspapers from the
upstairs Duane Street Hotel.
- Make the stock: Combine the vegetable scraps
and 16 cups water in a large pot over medium heat
(use water that has already been used to cook
vegetables, lentils or beans if you can!). Bring to a
gentle simmer and cook until the vegetable scraps
are very tender, 30 to 45 minutes, adding the
herb stems and/or fruit peels during the last
10 minutes of cooking. - Strain the stock through a fine-mesh sieve,
pressing on the solids with a rubber spatula.
Return the stock to the pot. - Add your creamy ingredients to the pot and puree
with an immersion blender until smooth. Season with
salt and any additional seasonings to taste.
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