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April 2009 |
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Cooking Little is a kitchen shopping and tips blog for urban dwellers and anyone who cooks in a small kitchen. Beyond the kitchen, we feature diversions such as culinary travel spots, classes and tasting events. |
 You are doing your thing to green your kitchen. More local food, less packaging, reducing water and energy use and you are rethinking everything from housewares and appliances to paper towels. Keep the good thing going when you dine out. The Green Restaurant Association certifies restaurants, coffee shops and even dining halls that are changing their habits step by step. Check out their certified green restaurant directory to find an eco spot to eat this Earth Day or any day you are not cooking in your own getting-greener kitchen. If you are skeptic or just plain curious, the directory lists how many steps each restaurants has completed. To keep the certification, each year additional sustainable practices must be implemented. Nope, there's no green washing here. Learn more AT DINEGREEN.COM Eco
 A Benefit for the Grand Street Settlement May 7th at the Puck Building it will be a LES neighborhood thing, but folks from all neighborhood acronyms are welcome...UES, DUMBO, MEPA, UWS. If you haven't been to the Lower East Side lately, the 9th annual Taste of the LES will be a tour of over thirty five local restaurants in one venue. The evening benefits the Grand Street Settlement and will help fund their programs that serve low income people of all ages living in the neighborhood. This historic section of Manhattan wasonce the first stop for many immigrants before they moved to other neighborhoods, upstate or to other parts of the country. Since 1916, this organization has established a sense of community and has adapted to reflect the needs of the cultural mix of it's neighbors. For the past nine years, as more restaurants have found their way back to the LES, they have helped make the party by serving up signature dishes and cocktails at this annual event. Restaurants that reestablished the neighborhood scene such as WD-50, The Stanton Standard and Oliva will be joined by newcomers Porchetta and Sorrella. Old school nosh purveyor, Velseka, will be side by side with Think Coffee, the Tiny Giant Sandwich Shop and many more. Thursday, May 7th, 2009 Time: 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Location: The Puck Building, 293 Lafayette Street (at Houston) $150 for individual tickets AT TICKETWEB |
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