What does it mean to be a sustainable restaurant?
when we set out to create Lev Kitchen, our main goal was to use the concept as an exploration of what it means to be a sustaINABLE restaurant
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE OF THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY IS NOT SUSTAINABLE, OUR GOAL IS TO USE LEV KITCHEN AS A TEST…TO SEE WHAT CHANGES CAN BE MADE AND IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO CREATE A TRULY SUSTAINABLE RESTAURANT CONCEPT.
Science Based Menu Design
One of our primary goals as a restaurant is to ensure that the food we sell aligns with the Eat Lancet Commission’s Planatary Health Diet.
Created by a team of world leading scientists, the Eat Lancet Diet is the only scientifically based diet that addresses what is actually Sustainable for the Planet.
Whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes comprise a greater proportion of foods consumed. Animal Protein still constitutes an important part of the diet, but in significantly smaller portions.
We measure our results every quarter and will adjust our menu accordingly to ensure we are getting closer to the recommendations of the Eat Lancet’s Planatary Diet
our suppliers
OUR SOURCING PHILOSOPHY IS SIMPLE:
FIND THE BEST INGREDIENTS POSSIBLY, AND PURCHASE THEM DIRECTLY FROM THE SOURCE.
OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE WE ARE USING THE HIGHEST QUALITY, FRESHEST PRODUCTS THAT WE CAN FIND WHILE DEVELOPING CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PEOPLE THAT DEDICATE THEIR LIVES TO PRODUCING THEM
BELOW YOU CAN FIND A LIST OF OUR SUPPLIERS WHO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO DO WHAT WE DO
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Lively Run Dairy
Chevre, Feta & Other Goat Cheeses
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Plowbreak Farm
Certified Organic Diversified Vegetable Farm
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Stick & Stone Farm
Certified Organic Diversified Vegetable Farm
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High Ground Gardens
Small Scale, no-till culinary herb farm located in Ovid, N.Y
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Keepwell Vinegar
Handcrafted Vinegars
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Silver Queen Farm
Potatoes, Raspberries, Strawberries, Squash & a variety of other Vegetables
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Remembrance Farm
100-Acre Biodynamic Vegetable and Dairy Farm
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Windsong Farm
Lamb, Vegetables & Specialty Fruits
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Blackduck Cidery
Cider, Specialty Vinegars, Fruits/Speciality Berries
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Black Diamond Farm & Cider
Cider & Apples
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Farmer Ground Flour
Organic Flour & Grains
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Viva Acres
Lamb
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Bottomland Farm
Pasture Raised Meats, Fruits & Vegetables
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Perry City Orchard
Figs, Greens & Fruit Trees
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Liquid State Brewing Co.
Beer!
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Ithaca Honey Works
Honey!
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Eve's Cidery
Cider
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Wellspring Forest Farm
Gourmet Mushrooms
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South Hill Cider
Cider
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Bittner Singer Orchards
Tree Fruits (Cherries, Peaches, Nectarines, Plums)
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Redbyrd Orchard Cider
Cider, Kombucha, Lamb & Geese
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Finger Lakes Cider House
Cider
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Diaspora Co
Single Origin Spices
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Dirtbaby Farm
Herbs, Edible Flowers, Vegetables & Cut Flowers
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Personal Best Brewing
Beer
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Tonjes Farm Dairy
Halloumi Cheese from a 3rd generation Dairy Farm in Callicoon New York
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Burlap & Barrel
Single Origin Spices
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Fulkerson Winery
Juice!
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Fiddyment Farms
California Pistachios
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Old Dog Ranch
California Walnuts
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George Howell Coffee
Single Origin Coffee
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The Chile Guy
Dried Chiles
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Hebel & Co
Halva