Metro Inc. donated $50 million worth of food in 2022, the equivalent of 9.9 million pounds of food or 9 million meals to food banks in Ontario and Quebec. In addition, Metro also made a financial contribution of $5.5 million to various causes.
click to enlarge Waiting for donuts at Glazed Over. The city of Beacon didn t quite know what to do when the first food truck arrived on its rapidly changing streets five years ago. The city was wary about granting permits in worries that it would lead to food trucks parked up and down Main Street. So the two young CIA grads who ran the Beacon Bite bought a vacant lot on Main Street and parked their truck on it. They planted a community garden on the lot and painted murals, including a smiling alien above the slogan KEEP BEACON WEIRD, a riff on the infamous slogan KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD.
The Athens Rooster interior. 44 2nd Street, Athens The activation of Athens adorable little waterfront downtown continues with the opening of chef Melissa Chmelar s The Athens Rooster, a breakfast and lunch spot dishing up hot coffee and from-scratch goodness. Chmelar, whose Murray Hill restaurant Spoon Table & Bar was among Manhattan s many COVID casualties, is an expert in elevated comfort food and in creating the type of neighborhood joint that regulars flock to. Breakfast kicks off with wholesome options like the Power Bowl, with steel-cut oatmeal, coconut flakes, flax and chia seeds, dried cranberries, and almonds ($6.50); indulgent picks like the breakfast panini with thick-cut bacon, scrambled eggs, housemade pimento cheese, and cheddar on a sesame roll ($5); or the hipster-friendly vegan avocado toast with turmeric-tahini-massaged kale, pickled red onion, and sesame seeds ($9). Lunch is all pizzas and paninis. For a pie, try the verdant Greene County with pesto, spinach, ricotta, and parmesan ($12) or the Mediterranean-inspired Athens with fresh greens, cherry tomatoes, kalamata olives, tahini, za atar, flax seeds, fresh mint, and basil ($12). On the sammy side of things, try a classic pulled pork Cubano ($9) or satisfy your inner child with the gourmet grilled cheese, a crispy, melty mess of cheddar, fontina, tomato, caramelized onions, and rosemary Dijonnaise ($7).