LEAF releases list of “Canada’s Greenest Restaurants”

The following is a press release from LEAF recognizing Canada's 24 Greenest Restaurants. UGSRP would like to congratulate the team and students of PJ's Restaurant at the School of Hospitality and Tourism at the University of Guelph for making such an impressive list! (June 4, 2012) Calgary, AB - Leaders in Environmentally Accountable Foodservice (LEAF), a third-party … Continue reading LEAF releases list of “Canada’s Greenest Restaurants”

Pillars of Sustainability – Addition of the Life Cycle Analysis

While analyzing the past HTM*3090 course curriculum for potential improvements, the three pillars of sustainability were consulted for inspiration. History Lesson: The three pillars of sustainability stem from the theory of sustainable development, which was said to be founded by Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland. Dr. Brundtland was the former Prime Minister of Norway, and during … Continue reading Pillars of Sustainability – Addition of the Life Cycle Analysis

Celebrating One Year of the Project

In order to take a moment and reflect back on the exciting year that has passed, Bruce McAdams treated the UGSRP team to The Ultimate Chef’s Table Experience at earl’s Kitchen & Bar in Burlington, ON (earls.ca). From the moment we stepped in the restaurant door, every detail was taken care of, which lead to … Continue reading Celebrating One Year of the Project

Sustainable Restaurant Project – One Year In

It was about a year ago that Bruce McAdams asked me if I was interested in participating in the development of a project on sustainability in food service. I'm not sure I knew what I was getting into - I'm not sure any of us did. One year on we've come a long way and … Continue reading Sustainable Restaurant Project – One Year In

Reusing Frying Oils for Bio Fuels: The Pathway to a More Sustainable Kitchen and Environment

While doing research for the project, I came across a website (www.ecolife.com) that helps individuals find more ways to be environmentally conscious in our daily lives. In the recycling section, I found that there are many ways to dispose of cooking oils, as its pathogens are very harmful to the environment, if poured down the … Continue reading Reusing Frying Oils for Bio Fuels: The Pathway to a More Sustainable Kitchen and Environment

Garden2Table

Garden2Table is a student run program that promotes food education to children in the greater Guelph community. Each year a team of students earn an academic credit by providing experiential learning opportunities for local school children. They also fundraise for an incredible project called the Guelph Center for Urban Organic Farming. (GCUOF) http://gcuof.wordpress.com/ Made up of four hospitality students and one … Continue reading Garden2Table

Packaging…Tomatoes?

I went shopping at quite the large and popular grocery chain and saw these lovely tomatoes with TONS of packaging. If you can't see clearly there are 2 tomatoes in a cardboard box entirely wrapped in plastic. They are from Ontario which threw me for a loop even more as to why they would need … Continue reading Packaging…Tomatoes?

My Chat with Alex Rechichi

Not too long ago I attended an inspirational talk named ,quite suitably, "Inspire" that consisted of 2 speakers that shared their stories with us students. Alex Rechichi was one of the speakers and really shared an inspiring and honest story about his rise to success in the food industry specifically being an entrepreneur starting his … Continue reading My Chat with Alex Rechichi

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Waste not want not!

I recently attended an event at the University of Guelph Library that was promoting their expansive Canadian cookbook collection. Thumbing through several of the 19th century journals on display I was quick to realize a theme that I couldn't recall in modern incarnations of cookbooks. Waste, and how to limit it was ever-present throughout the recipes and pages … Continue reading Waste not want not!