May 28, 2019 Bill O’Toole Be thankful for oysters. In addition to being delicious, the mollusks play a critical role in maintaining our nation’s coastlines. Not only do they filter sediment and other pollutants out of the water, their reefs also serve as a home for crabs, fish and other coastal sea creatures. For decades, […]
May 23, 2019 Lynne Hayes Looking to go green? Try recycling… oysters. Oyster Recovery Partnership is expanding its oyster shell recycling program in Pittsburgh to help replenish the oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay. “Working with Sustainable Pittsburgh and the local restaurants here, we collect the shell,” Executive Director Stephan Abel told Lynne Hayes-Freeland on […]
May 24, 2019 Kathleen Davis Pittsburgh has become the first city outside the Chesapeake Bay region to recycle used oyster shells through the non-profit Oyster Recovery Partnership. The shells are used to rebuild oyster reefs in the bay. Six Pittsburgh restaurants — Eleven, Merchant Oyster Co., Muddy Waters Oyster Bar, Off the Hook, Spirit & […]
May 22, 2019 Rebecca Sodergren Six Pittsburgh restaurants are part of an effort to return oyster shells to the Chesapeake Bay to combat poor water quality and declining habitats. Along with Sustainable Pittsburgh, Chef Jessica Lewis of Spirits & Tales atop the Oaklander Hotel has spearheaded the effort to get Pittsburgh restaurants involved. Spirits & […]
Designation Level: Platinum Since 2008, Dinette has been serving gourmet thin-crust pizzas, wines, and other Mediterranean-style salads and small plates in East Liberty. In 2015, Dinette became the first restaurant to earn the Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurant designation, and in 2017, earned the Platinum level designation, establishing the highest achievement within the program. In the words […]
Designation Level: Platinum It’s fitting that Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, a trailblazer for constructing living buildings and fostering sustainable practices, has an accompanying restaurant that operates with the same sustainable values. Named one of the Best Museum Restaurants in the United States by Food & Wine magazine, Cafe Phipps serves a wide variety of […]
