Comments on: Visiting Sustainable Paradise: Berkeley

By: Hannah Lee

Hannah Lee — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:01:20 +0000

I seem to remember (cooked) chickpeas, but it’s been awhile, so someone local has to answer this last comment.

By: shaul judelman

shaul judelman — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:35:06 +0000

doesn’t the beit midrash still have the only RAW kiddush in the world?? now that’s somethin!

By: Milton Alter MD PhD

Milton Alter MD PhD — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:04:54 +0000

My street reivals Berkley,compost and all

By: Tamar

Tamar — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:44:28 +0000

Netivot Shalom, the Conservative shul in Berkeley, is committed to having kiddushes that are 95% plus compostable (though we don’t have rules about what food must be organic/sustainable/local/etc). We don’t put anything out that isn’t compostable, except for (sometimes) individual plastic kiddush cups. It’s really fabulous! Yesterday my 2 year old had a juice box he finished and asked me “Ima, I put this in the trash? Or in the compost?” I love living in Berkeley!

For Eric — if you can get to wine country, try the gourmet and vegetarian restaurant Ubuntu in Napa. But really, there are so many restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area that are very serious about being eco-conscious and delicious, that it’s hard to even start listing them. Enjoy your trip!

By: Hannah Lee

Hannah Lee — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:03:12 +0000

The Berkeley Bowl has the largest fruit and produce section of any supermarket I’ve visited. An unusual gustatory experience is Cafe Gratitude, a raw-food eatery in the Mission District. It’s a cheerful spiritual place that gives its menu items laudatory labels, such as “I am Humble,” “I am Calm,” and “I am Triumphant.” They don’t even serve soy products. There was a card game placed in wicker baskets on each table that exhorted the diners to consider and express gratitude for the blessings of our world. And our energetic and friendly waitress (vegan although the staff policy does not exclude meat eaters) even attempted to elicit our votes and thoughts on what do we most appreciate about our fathers (it being Father’s Day). None of the food was anything we needed to eat again, but it was mind-opening to try foods that were not cooked, and not just limited to green salads.

By: Lev

Lev — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:35:36 +0000

In Berkeley, I’d say that you have to hit up Cheeseboard Pizza, on Shattuck, north of downtown. They only make a few types a day with the freshest ingredients, and it’s a co-op.

Also, go shop at the Berkeley Bowl market place.

By: Eric Schulmiller

Eric Schulmiller — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:51:50 +0000

I’m leaving for the Bay Area for two weeks – the first is for a cantorial conference in San Francisco, and then we’ll be extending for a family vacation, too.

Any eco-foody “must see/eat’s” (besides Chez Panisse) that fellow jcarroters can recommend?