Sample the headlines: “Mettā’s Passionate Pyromania” (New Yorker); “At this restaurant they purposely burn everything” (New York Post); “Mettā is setting fire to Fort Greene” (Brooklyn Magazine). But there’s an even hotter take to be made: Mettā’s true uniqueness is its burning commitment to community and sustainability. Morrell and co-owner Henry Rich were generous enough to respond to a few questions about the spirit of sustainability at Mettā. What inspired the move to carbon neutrality, and what’s the importance of being sustainable and carbon neutral in the industry today? We have a zero-waste bar program, whereby the kitchen and bar work together to use scraps and byproducts.

Source: Forbes June 03, 2018 17:08 UTC