tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post6146231463857639274..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Is eating out more eco-friendly?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-22790018268860228972011-06-08T17:11:53.228-07:002011-06-08T17:11:53.228-07:00Deanna, did you know that according the web site, ...Deanna, did you know that according the web site, Austin Cantina is: "CLOSED. Austin Cantina was not able to survive the economic downturn.<br /><br />The Restaurant is closed and vacating the space at 5809 24th Av, Seattle."Amy in Tacomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05464967059185739727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-35551335064459305632008-03-27T22:04:00.000-07:002008-03-27T22:04:00.000-07:00I think it is not more eco-friendly if it leads to...I think it is not more eco-friendly if it leads to one being uninterested in or not knowing how to cook. Cooking is fun! Beyond that, getting into the kitchen and experimenting with making my own yogurt, cheese and bread has led to me seeking out local vendors for veggies, milk and meat. <BR/>We should be getting back in touch with every aspect of the food we eat, not farming it all out to even Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08849148217473381311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-15379460736575821212008-03-25T18:16:00.000-07:002008-03-25T18:16:00.000-07:00I think that some restaurants are eco friendly but...I think that some restaurants are eco friendly but they are more likely to be small local ones that would purchase their produce, meat etc from local economy versus a large chain that probably has all their food shipped in from goodness knows where. <BR/><BR/>N.<BR/><BR/>http://badhuman.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-78967396578055798712008-03-25T17:36:00.000-07:002008-03-25T17:36:00.000-07:00this just reminds me of how happy I was to find ou...this just reminds me of how happy I was to find out that dishwashers use less water than I do washing dishes by hand :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-25043905313339096442008-03-25T07:25:00.000-07:002008-03-25T07:25:00.000-07:00Wow! Thank you for finally taking the opposite sid...Wow! Thank you for finally taking the opposite side in this discussion and showing their are even other values of eating out than simply supporting local business.Akkirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448133755067849396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-84333110245510118122008-03-25T06:54:00.000-07:002008-03-25T06:54:00.000-07:00Anonymous, we had a house on the market for 7 MONT...Anonymous, we had a house on the market for 7 MONTHS. No way could we afford to eat out that whole time. Just clean up as you go and wash/dry the dishes immediately after meals. Make sure your realtor knows to give you a call before bringing someone over. That 15-30 minutes gave me time to get everything picked up and showroom ready (and we were in a large house at the time).Chilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406176434011890590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-12457461566898084252008-03-24T22:27:00.000-07:002008-03-24T22:27:00.000-07:00It's getting expensive. I've been eating every me...It's getting expensive. I've been eating every meal out for the past couple of weeks because I'm selling the house and do not wish to dirty the kitchen. <BR/><BR/>May be time to try the raw food diet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-44364270448294940392008-03-24T22:17:00.000-07:002008-03-24T22:17:00.000-07:00Another way to make home cooking less energy-inten...Another way to make home cooking less energy-intensive might be to make it all at once, no? Fire up the oven once on Sunday afternoon and make your lasagna, bread, etc, for the whole week while some soup simmers on the radiated heat. Or make a big pot of soup to last 3 days. I'm told microwaves use little energy for reheating (but that's probably debatable, just like anything else). You only needAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-56376557878808675452008-03-24T17:28:00.000-07:002008-03-24T17:28:00.000-07:00Oh, say it isn't so. I want to believe that a simp...Oh, say it isn't so. I want to believe that a simple meal prepared with local food at home is as good as it gets. Well, there goes my dogmatism (again). Fortunately, we do have some eco-friendly restaurants here in Gainesville, althought maybe not quite on the same par as those in Seattle. This was interesting. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-5293402117750001952008-03-24T16:34:00.000-07:002008-03-24T16:34:00.000-07:00While I was reading this I was going to suggest th...While I was reading this I was going to suggest that we all eat at composting Cupcake Royal...but I have missed this new restaurant opening! Better get in before those new condos fill up and there are still seats available.Miss Subhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807393272869913743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-22456997324045506132008-03-24T12:25:00.000-07:002008-03-24T12:25:00.000-07:00At last! I am JUSTIFIED in my kitchen gadget addic...At last! I am JUSTIFIED in my kitchen gadget addiction! Using a broiler oven takes less energy than warming an oven, using a toater oven will do the same. I love my Showtime rotisserie - For my birthday we had roast beef- I cooked three roast beefs at one time and it only took 75 minutes, with no pre heating! And when I get my SOlar oven_ No stopping me babe!Robj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-88969424401991110202008-03-24T09:25:00.000-07:002008-03-24T09:25:00.000-07:00You know I was JUST thinking about this over the w...You know I was JUST thinking about this over the weekend! I think like others have mentioned, that it's important to patronize restaurants that are committed to local, organic food. But obviously it isn't feasible for most people to eat out more than once in a while. It's just when you do splurge and eat out once in a while, you should do so guilt free! (Provided you are going to a restaurant ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-18179073809928908172008-03-24T09:05:00.000-07:002008-03-24T09:05:00.000-07:00Interesting post. I guess it depends on the resta...Interesting post. I guess it depends on the restaurant, where it is located and how you get there. I will say that we frequent a favorite <A HREF="http://www.millenniumrestaurant.com/index.html" REL="nofollow"> eatery </A> that specializes in locally grown, vegan deliciousness. I think it important to support places like that, to encourage other restaurants to serve more responsible food plus Green Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133847111288382381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-39838300533356895442008-03-24T08:55:00.000-07:002008-03-24T08:55:00.000-07:00Having worked in the restaurant industry for many ...Having worked in the restaurant industry for many years, I would be VERY skeptical that restaurant dining is more eco-friendly than eating in. Granted, I didn't work in the eco-friendly type of places you mention, but the amount of waste in your average restaurant is unholy. Nothing can be served that is not perfectly attractive and at the optimum temperature; food which is poorly cooked or Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13496937935600198976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-49747240359389366932008-03-24T08:36:00.000-07:002008-03-24T08:36:00.000-07:00I was going to bring up the same point Jay already...I was going to bring up the same point Jay already did. I'd love to move to a co-housing situation. It seems to make so much sense.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103167694603570050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-83395309292668357512008-03-24T08:24:00.000-07:002008-03-24T08:24:00.000-07:00Ah, if only we all lived in Seattle.Yeah ... this ...<I>Ah, if only we all lived in Seattle.</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah ... this won't be coming to North Texas any time soon. <BR/><BR/>Cute distraction there, Greenpa - Support ME! Support ME! Heh.<BR/><BR/>Residential cooking uses so little energy (especially microwaving)that, IMO, there's NO WAY that eating out would use less if you include the energy involved in transportation of y'all, the food Oldnovicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17714134603537886606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-25602361535969294632008-03-24T07:30:00.000-07:002008-03-24T07:30:00.000-07:00What we have here is the slippery path to... (gasp...What we have here is the slippery path to... (gasp!) "situational ethics". It would be lovely to have clean cut dogmas that are always correct. The irritating reality is that in Case A; Factor 10 outweighs Factor 12, so the "correct" answer is Yes. But in Case B- it may be the other way round.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully we can cope. Another reason to eat out sometimes is <A HREF="http://Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-2803644926053692352008-03-24T07:10:00.000-07:002008-03-24T07:10:00.000-07:00Interesting. It makes a LOT of sense... especiall...Interesting. It makes a LOT of sense... especially having WORKED in restaurants for a number of years.<BR/><BR/>However, in general, my wish to have "NoWaste" draws me to eat in 95% of the time. Food eaten out is virtually always laden with fat... even things like spaghetti with red sauce, which at my house would be fat free have 15 grams of fat at a restaurant (actual restaurant example).<BR/>Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377889829748572675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-25245723713992833262008-03-24T06:56:00.000-07:002008-03-24T06:56:00.000-07:00Interesting post -- I love to cook and used to arg...Interesting post -- I love to cook and used to argue about this when I was a young whippersnapper with a coworker who ate out for every single meal. In reality, I'm pretty light green so I think unless I challenge myself more and more not to waste food, to reuse all of my leftovers, to source responsibly, then an eco-conscious restaurant probably kicks my butt. However, it wouldn't be feasible JessTrevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000531822628182708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-47731745480860597852008-03-24T06:55:00.000-07:002008-03-24T06:55:00.000-07:00Okay, I'm totally going out to dinner here tonight...Okay, I'm totally going out to dinner here tonight: http://christophers.biz/<BR/><BR/>Mmm...Vegetarian chili and their homemade veggie burgers. Plus, fair trade coffee!Ashley // Our Little Apartmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13452050735921065657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-30100436949257301472008-03-24T06:46:00.000-07:002008-03-24T06:46:00.000-07:00I think this is one of those "how do you draw the ...I think this is one of those "how do you draw the circle" questions. For example, my solar oven is a heck of a lot more energy efficient than my local restaurant's propane (we don't have gas lines out this way). Are you driving to the restaurant? Working more hours to pay your credit card bill? Doing what?<BR/><BR/>The reality is that there probably isn't a single one-size answer. And yes, jewishfarmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17547121621115074866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-79699203117814337742008-03-24T06:01:00.000-07:002008-03-24T06:01:00.000-07:00I think it's important to support locally owned re...I think it's important to support locally owned restaurants, particularly those that use local, organic food and have a commitment to sustainability. Even if you have to drive to get there, do it anyway -- there are many benefits that offset the environmental cost of driving to these types of restaurants. Not only are you are supporting local farmers and organic production, you are helping to DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16638079335012155807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-22289289818948838852008-03-24T05:24:00.000-07:002008-03-24T05:24:00.000-07:00The most eco-friendly way to cook is to combine a ...The most eco-friendly way to cook is to combine a restaurant and a private residence and cook communal meals in a co-housing environment. Cohousing complexes use as little as half of the energy of individual homes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-68271390402848153962008-03-24T04:43:00.000-07:002008-03-24T04:43:00.000-07:00Good point Kim. you do have to go to the grocery,...Good point Kim. you do have to go to the grocery, co-op, market whatever, but you can make one trip for a lotta days. But as you say otherwise it makes sense- but it sure isn't frugal. Now to find such a joint here.<BR/>Ah, if only we all lived in Seattle.equa yona(Big Bear)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09077234314632732773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-16875722708207262672008-03-24T00:47:00.000-07:002008-03-24T00:47:00.000-07:00what about when factoring in transportation costs?...what about when factoring in transportation costs? If you walk, or bike to the restaurant, obviously the impact is nil...but...<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, I totally buy it.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877639327788299519noreply@blogger.com