Meatless Marvels: The Ventura Vegan Challenge encourages plant-based innovation | Dining

The Ventura Vegan Challenge is in full swing, with several local restaurants offering specialty menu items made entir…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Dining #cuisine #diningout #eateries #meat-free #meatless #plantbased #Restaurants #VeganChefChallenge #Ventura #venturachefchallenge
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2479897/meatless-marvels-the-ventura-vegan-challenge-encourages-plant-based-innovation-dining/

City Council Unanimously Votes for Dept. of Tourism to Waive Dine LA Participation Fees

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday instructed the Department of Tourism to waive participation fees for restaurants in the Dine LA program. In a unanimous vote, the council approved …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Dining #Asks #Council #Dept. #dine #eateries #Fees #tourism #Waive
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2366338/city-council-unanimously-votes-for-dept-of-tourism-to-waive-dine-la-participation-fees/

Make Church Street a Clean Air Zone
Low emissions zones are a very quick way to bring down pollution ( NO2 ,PM2.5) and avoid cognitive decline and cancers from combustion traffic.

"Higher emissions from industry and residential combustion, as well as biofuel, coal, and oil and natural gas combustion, were associated with worse language scores."
https://academic.oup.com/biomedgerontology/article/80/5/glaf060/8082041?login=false

Clean air zones
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/driving-in-a-clean-air-zone
#FossilFuels #vehicles #combustion #cars #traffic #polllution #contaminants #regulation #LEZ #ULEZ #cognition #cancer #Bellingen #ChurchStreet #cafes #alfreco #eateries #CleanAir #PublicHealth #health #harm

#Administrative #LetterOfTheWeek
Forum: Help maintain F&B #standards by patronising #eateries w good #hygiene practices
"SFA will also be introducing a new #FoodSafety & Security Bill to strengthen #SFA’s #legislative powers to better protect #consumers & ensure a supply of safe #food for #Singapore."

But please shed light on how SFA achieves results from this? >> "SFA leverages #dataanalysis to identify premises of higher #regulatory concern"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-help-maintain-fb-standards-by-patronising-eateries-with-good-hygiene-practices

Environmentally sustainable plant-based dishes in restaurants and cafes?

"Occasionally ordering a plant-based meal instead of a meat dish can greatly reduce the environmental footprint of the global food system. Animal agriculture accounts for 56% of food-related greenhouse gas emissions but produces only 18% of calories and 37% of protein."

"This means a family of four ordering plant-based meat burgers instead of beef patties saves carbon emissions equal to driving from Brisbane to the Gold Coast."

Check out the meat heavy menus in your local eatery in NSW!
Ways restaurants can promote plant-based meat dishes.
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https://theconversation.com/what-kind-of-diner-are-you-6-types-of-diners-who-avoid-plant-based-meat-dishes-226234
#meat #climate #restaurants #cafes #eateries #food #NSW #consuming #livestock #ClimateBreakdown #GHG

Thanks to @aligyie I was able to update the #Heidelberg and #Mannheim #travelguides on #cafes and #eateries: https://www.organictraveller.de/organictraveller-heidelberg-cafes-eateries and https://www.organictraveller.de/organictraveller-mannheim-restaurants-and-cafes

#organictraveller

#TasteofPride #celebrates #LGBTQ and #allied #restaurants

Weeklong #event will feature #local #eateries and #bars

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #WashingtonDC #NightLife #Representation #Culture

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/09/28/taste-of-pride-dc-2023/

Is it okay to kiss your pet? What diseases can pets carry?

"Dogs and cats are major reservoirs of zoonotic infections ..."

"Kissing pets has also been linked to occasional zoonotic infections in pet owners."

"Pet ownership is at an all-time high, with a recent survey finding 69% of Australian households have at least one pet."

Australians spend an estimated A$33 billion every year on their pets.

https://theconversation.com/is-it-okay-to-kiss-your-pet-the-risk-of-animal-borne-diseases-is-small-but-real-210898

Bellingen residents choose to own an abundance of dogs and cats in the middle of a native wildlife hotspot. Pedestrians and staff of eateries regularly fumble on dog snouts. Dogs inside eateries often slobber over tables, but no one cares...

#Bellingen #eateries #cafes #pathogens #hygiene #zoonosis #pets #dogs #cats #biodiversity