Shedd aquarium pushes restaurants to reduce plastic use
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CHICAGO - Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium has launched a program encouraging restaurants to reduce the use of plastic.
To take part, restaurants have to commit to study their plastic use and seek alternatives when possible. For example, they could offer to-go plastic cutlery by request. The aquarium will provide training and tips.
Roughly 22 million pounds of plastic enter the Great Lakes each year, half of which enters Lake Michigan, according to estimates calculated by the Rochester Institute of Technology. The Shedd’s program is supported by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration program.
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Brady Williams, head chef at
Wine Spectator Grand Award winner Canlis, is leaving his position at the end of February to work toward opening his own restaurant. The news was announced on social media last month with the Canlis brother-owners, Mark and Brian, thanking Williams for his role at the famed Seattle destination.
The brothers say that over the course of his six-year tenure, Williams was central in helping shape their vision of fine dining paired with environmental and community values. Though they’re excited for the chef’s new journey, it’s bittersweet. “You are trying to replace a one-in-a-million type of chef,” co-owner Mark Canlis told
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Chicago-area grocery store employees are considered frontline essential workers who are now prioritized to receive COVID-19 vaccines. They join employee who work at food processing plants under Phase 1B of Illinois’ vaccination rollout that went into effect Monday. The previous phase focused on those 65 and older and health care workers, and those groups will continue to be prioritized.
This phase also includes food and agriculture employees who work with livestock, along with educators, public transit workers, first responders, and all Illinois residents age 65 or over. The city offers an online guide that details how eligible Chicagoans can find the vaccine, but also notes that it may take weeks to get an appointment. There’s also a handy user-generated document with an assortment of links for vaccine administration sites. Officials expect that Phase 1B will extend into March due to a limited supp