by Lindsey Lewis
Eat In
Michael Kraus cares about your health, the planet’s—and helping you stay well-nourished right through that snoozy lunch meeting. The founder of Viva Fine Foods & Bakery has launched an environmentally and socially conscious company, One Planet Catering, that delivers wooden-boxed lunches straight to your office. All ingredients are local, organic, and unprocessed whenever possible. Plus, each delivery includes a quick fact about one of the ingredients. (Did you know the Incas considered quinoa a sacred food?) The company also has a zero-waste policy and donates five per cent of its total revenues to environmental and social causes. oneplanetcatering.com
Eat Out
New from the team behind SIP Resto-Lounge, the neighbouring Refinery shares SIP’s upscale style—but has decidedly earthier undertones. Crafted with sustainable building materials and outfitted with LED lights and energy-efficient equipment, the Refinery meets some of the highest standards in environmental design. Plus, staff can store their bikes in the on-site locker, and they receive a public transit subsidy. Chat with them about their MADD-approved ride home while sipping wine and diving into patés, cheeses, sharing platters, and Ocean Wise sustainable seafood dishes. 1115 Granville St., therefineryvancouver.com
Check Out
When it comes to sauces, vegans nearly always have to make their own from scratch. But soon you’ll see animal-friendly eaters herding to Whole Foods Market now that it’s carrying Dragünara Organic Sauces. These multi-taskers are great as part of a marinade, dressing, or dipping sauce, or as the only topping on the main dish. They contain no preservatives and no artificial colours, flavours, sweeteners, trans fats or hydrogenated oils. All ingredients are organic, and, tops on the list of vegan eaters, the condiments contain absolutely no egg, meat, fish, or dairy. wholefoodsmarket.com, dragunara.com
Lindsey Lewis lives online at zoomwords.blogspot.com and joyyoga.ca . She’s big on fast, health-friendly food and taking snack breaks on the bus (don’t tell TransLink).
