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Restaurant EarthCare Standards

Our restaurants are deeply invested in Kimpton EarthCare®. We're setting a sustainable table for all our guests with wine, water and seafood. Take a look at the list just below, and you'll see that we have some of the most stringent standards in the restaurant business.

Food, Water and Wine

• In-house purified water available through a national partnership with Natura® which will include a Kimpton contribution from most restaurants, equal to five percent of each bottle sold, and an additional donation from Natura® to The Nature Conservancy
• 30 percent of wine lists will begin to feature eco-friendly selections, including organic, biodynamic and sustainable wines from small and large producers
• Only sustainable seafood selections are offered at restaurants, in accordance with Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program
• Organic wine served/including wines by the glass
• Organic coffee served in all restaurants and at all functions
• Quarterly menu specials featuring all organic and all sustainable foods

Paper

• Menus printed on EPA minimum post consumer recycled content paper
• Administrative offices print on post consumer recycled content copy paper (EPA minimum or greater)
• ToGo coffee cups—recycled content or eco-friendly materials
• ToGo paper bags—unbleached or made with recycled content

Water Management

• Restaurant line faucets use low flow aerators
• Restaurant dish rinse sprayers use low flow spray valves
• Use of microbe or enzyme cleaners (where available)

Energy

• Motion sensors installed in low occupancy storage areas
• Restaurant exit signs use LED lighting
• Kitchen and back of house lights use energy efficient bulbs
• Preferred purchasing policy to acquire energy efficient equipment

Waste Management

• Compost (where municipal services available)
• Involvement in food donation program (where available)
• Recycling of cardboard
• Recycling of paper
• Recycling of glass (where municipal services available)
• Recycling of cans (where municipal services available)
• Recycling of plastic (where municipal services available)
• Washable mugs and glasses used for employee beverages

Toxics

• To-go bags and "doggie bag" containers made from unbleached boxes
• To-go lunch napkins are unbleached brown napkins or made with recycled content
• Styrofoam to-go packaging and cups eliminated from all restaurants

Organic/Sustainable Foods & Beverages

• Quarterly menu specials featuring all organic and all sustainable foods
• Commitment toward sustainable seafood through Monterrey Bay Seafood Watch

Shop the Kimpton Style catalog for eco-friendly products like organic bedding and recycled glassware