Starchefs ICC 2012 “The Human Cost of Food” ICW and Taranta
By Alex Galimberti, Taranta’s Beverages Director and Chef Instructor For over a year Taranta has been dedicated to learning and supporting what we consider to be a most important element to creating a sustainable food system: ensuring good work conditions for our nation’s farmworkers.…
Hop Harvesting at Blue Heron Farm
This past Monday Beverage Director Alex Galimberti and General Manager Chris Titus from Taranta Restaurant joined Rob Lucente, co-owner of Peak Organic Brewery for a hop harvesting trip to Blue Heron Farm in Lincoln, MA. …
Installation of Powerhouse Dynamics e-monitor
After seeing a dramatic fluctuation on my electric bill from season to season I decided to seek ways to better manage that energy consumption.…
Sustainable Seafood, Local Fisherman, Traceability and QR
Exactly year ago I planned a presentation for the New England Food Service Show and the Boston Seafood Show, I was playing around with QR Codes to the point of making them edible, using branding irons to stamp them in a flour tortilla, printing chocolates and developing a silk screen with the use of Squid ink to place a QR code , the first attempt was a success, I was able to pinpoint a specific URL with the recipe of a Lobster Causa, the first dish was the Causa QR, a fantasy of connecting a diner with the source of what they were actually eating.…
Cooltrol Installed on Walk In Cooler and Freezer
About 3 months ago we were offered a rebate program from NSTAR through National Resources Management, the rebate was for about 70% of the cost of the project and an offer to finance the 30% at no interest.…
Taranta will consume 100% Renewable energy starting Dec 2011
Through a matching program we are pleased to announce that 100% of the energy we will be using from December 2011 on will be Renewable from NewMix Wind Source and provided by Constellation Energy.…
Morgan Linen Service – Importance of using a “LaundryESP” certified service
For a while we have been using Morgan Linen Service as our laundry service for the restaurant. Our decision to change companies is part of the process of greening our restaurant also from the upstream side.…
Energy-Efficiency Seminar: Energize Your Restaurant Profits By Saving Energy
Yesterday Taranta hosted one of many seminars that The Educational Foundation of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association offers. The seminar was geared to restaurant owners that were interested on saving energy and benefiting form various rebate programs available for small Business.…
Taranta Receives the 2010 MassRecycle Award
Every year MassRecycle recognizes a select group of individuals, businesses, municipalities and organizations for their leadership and innovation in promoting recycling and waste reduction by presenting them with the “Green Binnie’ Recycling Award.…
A Recycling and Composting day with Taranta’s Staff
Last Monday we did our first field trip with our Staff to the place we send our recyclable products, food waste and biodegradables. …