It took the atmosphere of a country like Finland , which is very attentive to environmental issues, and the creativity of some Mediterranean chefs to create the world's first " Zero Waste " restaurant.
NOLLA ZERO WASTE RESTAURANT
The restaurant is called Nolla Restaurant (the word nolla means zero in Finnish), and was created by Albert Franch Sunyer, a Spaniard; Carlos Henriquez, a Portuguese; and Luca Balac, a Serbian. All three came from the two-Michelin-starred Chez Dominuque restaurant in Helsinki , which later closed, and all three didn't want to repeat the usual Michelin-starred experience. They were looking for something different, inspired by green. And so they invented this format, which is proving to be a huge success in the Finnish capital, so much so that it's already been imitated by other restaurants and even hotels.
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HOW DOES A ZERO WASTE RESTAURANT WORK?
But how does a zero-waste restaurant work? And what does this formula involve? Let's start with a fact: in restaurants, typically, a third of the food served to customers is thrown away. Furthermore, these establishments produce an enormous amount of waste, especially from the packaging of the products they purchase. At Nolla, the paradigm has been reversed. To avoid food waste, they have done two things. First, they have reduced the menu to two basic choices, with up to four or five courses. Second, by focusing on zero-kilometer supplies, the Nolla chefs have asked their suppliers to reduce all packaging to the bare minimum. And the appeal has worked. As for the leftover food , none is wasted: it is transformed into compost and sold to the farms from which the restaurateurs source the raw materials for their cuisine. Everything follows the principles of the circular economy, including energy, which comes exclusively from renewable sources.
The cover photo is taken from the FoodClub website.
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