MMM! Meatless Mondays this May

The Alliance for a Greener South Loop invites you to go meatless on May 6, 13, 20, and 27 as an easy way  to be kind to our environment. Where? When? How? … will YOU go meatless this month?

Want to eat with friends AND support our local South Loop restaurants?
A number of South Loop restaurants are offering discounts or special menus/menu items for meatless diners on Mondays in May. This year the Alliance is trying a meatless meet-up approach to make it more fun, and tasty.

The following dates and restaurants are when/where South Loopers are invited to go meatless, together, for dinner. Discounts apply to all meatless meals on Mondays in May. Special menus may apply to that date only.

Please mention when making reservations or ordering that you are there for a Meatless Monday meal.
May 6, Amarit Thai: 10% discount (600 S. Dearborn)
May 13, Tapas Valencia: 10% discount (1530 S. State) Reservations requested.
May 20, Brasserie by LM: special menus every Monday (800 S. Michigan)
May 27, Zapatista: special menu (1307 S. Wabash) Reservations requested for larger parties.
Also participating:
Cafecito: 10% discount (26 E. Congress)
Hackney’s-Printers’ Row: Special menu items on Mondays in May (733 S. Dearborn)
Flaco’s Tacos- Printers’ Row: Special menu items on Mondays in May (725 S. Dearborn)

Like to cook and eat in?
Email (info@greenersouthloop.com) us a recipe of one of your favorite meatless dishes and we’ll send you a poster like those in the windows of our participating MMM! restaurants, and we’ll share your recipe on our blog. Make this more fun by tagging photos of your veggie meals with #mmmSouthLoop, and we’ll post those photos on Facebook. (New to social media? “Tagging” is when you put the photo on Twitter or Instagram and you put #mmmSouthLoop in the text. Then we can search for mmmSouthLoop to find the photo without you having to send it to us.). Fine print: one poster per person, while supplies last.

You could win this poster!

Visit the Alliance Web site to get a current list of participating restaurants and to learn more about how eating less meat is great for the environment/

Get ready for “Meatless Mondays in May—Mmmm!”

Alliance for a Greener South Loop is hosting a “Meatless Mondays in May” community kick-off event on Saturday March 24, 2012, 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. at South Loop Community Church, 1347 S. State St. Attendees will have an opportunity to sample meat-free fare from local restaurants.

In addition to sampling meatless menu items from participating South Loop restaurants, participants will:

• Hear performances by the Jones College Prep High School jazz band and the South Loop Elementary School choir
• Learn about the environmental benefits of eating less meat and how to get involved in this earth-friendly campaign.
• Win great, green raffle prizes, such as I-Go Car Sharing certificate, Kill-a-Watt Energy Meter, CTA One-Day Transit Cards, Bicycle Helmet, Bicycle Air Pump, Bicycle Lights, Herb Garden Starter Kits, and more!

RSVP is required (info@greenersouthloop.com) and participants are asked to bring a food donation for the church’s food pantry.

Invited guests include Alderman Robert Fioretti and Alderman Pat Dowell.

The Alliance for a Greener South Loop works to make the South Loop a greener place to live, work, and play.  We engage South Loop individuals, businesses, buildings, institutions, and city agencies so that we all “tread more lightly on the earth.”