| The Kitchen Café community bistro takes the | | | | our ingredients are sourced locally," says Adam |
| community part of their name very seriously. The | | | | Watts, a Kitchen chef. "We change our menu to |
| Boulder, Colorado restaurant provides a simple, rustic | | | | what's available." These local ingredients are fresher, |
| setting where friends, families, and neighbors can | | | | save hundreds of food miles, and compost created |
| gather to enjoy great tasting, unpretentious food | | | | from the scraps ends up back on the farmer's fields. |
| and a world-class beer and wine list. Meals can be | | | | "The quality is absolutely better," Adam says. "When |
| ordered family style any day of the week and | | | | you have to wash off the dirt, you know it's fresh." |
| weekday "community hours" feature shared plates | | | | Sustainable practices and a community oriented |
| and drink deals. Everything about this place invites | | | | atmosphere gives The Kitchen a lot of credibility |
| you to enjoy the atmosphere of togetherness. | | | | when they call themselves a "community bistro." The |
| But The Kitchen's commitment to community doesn't | | | | great thing about The Kitchen, however, is just how |
| end there. The restaurant is 100% wind powered. | | | | serious they really are about their Boulder |
| Almost 100% of leftover food and food scraps are | | | | neighborhood. They have partnered with local |
| either given to staff at the end of their shift, | | | | non-profit The Growe Foundation to help sponsor the |
| composted, or recycled. And the menu evolves with | | | | Garden To Table initiative, which educates local kids |
| the seasonal availability of mostly local herbs, greens, | | | | about the cycle of food, from planting seeds to |
| vegetables, and meat. | | | | harvest to the final product on the dinner table. |
| "Depending on the time of year, upwards of 70% of | | | | |