Charles Koh
Bloomberg Green Festival is coming to Seattle from July 10-13. The festival is an assembly of influential climate and sustainability-focused figures coupled with four days worth of conversation, performances, screenings, art and more.
The inaugural festival will also feature an expansice Restaurant & Bar Series that will be held at some of Seattle’s hottest restaurants and bars, selected for their commitment to sustainability. Each of the experiences is created specifically for and available on that night only in celebration of the Green Festival. This series celebrates not just notable Chefs and craft bartenders, alongside their grower, maker, and producer partners, but also local cuisine types and, of course, regenerative sustainability in all its many facets.
The Green Restaurant & Bar Series experiences are bookable exclusively through the restaurants and bars. You can find more information and purchase tickets HERE.
- Dritftwood: Join us July 11th for cocktail hour featuring local bites and libations. A tasting menu with beverage pairing will follow, featuring six courses and gifts to take home to enjoy later. We are excited to showcase the freshest sustainable meat, seafood, and vegetables Washington State has to offer. Featuring partners from Highside Distillery, Little Big Farm, and Preservation Meat Collective, Northwest Bounty.
- Local Tide: “Meet the Locals,” a Dinner at Local Tide with the Puget Sound Restoration Fund. Seen in our name and the ingredients we highlight; locality is central to our way of being. Meet the Locals is a dinner series that extends this theme to our community, showcasing and partnering with those local to our home. Join us July 9th for a 5-course dinner experience by Chef Victor Steinbrueck, with pours from Imperfetta and words (plus more) from the Puget Sound Restoration Fund.
- Eight Row: Join us July 9th for a celebration of Central WA farming at Eight Row, featuring chef David Nichols and winemaker Michael Guittard of Descendant Cellars.
David will present a multi-course feast highlighting Washington State fare with Mexican and Central American flavors, and, in doing so, pay heartfelt homage to the people integral to the cultivation and harvest of the orchards of Central Washington.
- Off Alley: Join us July 12th for an omnivore tasting menu for this event, featuring our sustainability partner, Preservation Meat Collective, who will be present during the evening to talk about their efforts at encouraging sustainable initiatives with local protein farmers.
- COMMUNION and Candance: Join us July 12th for ROOTS: From the Cascades to the Diasporas – A Chef Shenarri & Chef Kristi Pop-up with Bloomberg Green Festival. We will explore the PNW Cascades’ bounties and the African Diaspora’s rich roots. We are delighted to be hosting Chef Shennari of the James Beard-nominated plant-based NYC restaurant Candance and Ubuntu in LA.
- The Kitchen (Pop Ups): The Kitchen will host two pop up dinners for the Bloomberg Green Festival Restaurant & Bar Series. On Tuesday July 9th, Chef James will present a Curative Cuisine: Sustainably Sourced menu. On Thursday July 11th, Chef Toru will present a menu centered around PNW sourced Japanese style Fermentation. Wines by Bainbridge Vineyards. Award winning sustainable wines from our certified organic estate. Proudly B Corp Certified Since 2018.
- Copine: We offer contemporary American cuisine and Northwest ingredients executed with classical French technique and attention to detail. For the Bloomberg Green Festival Copine will be assembling a specially curated bar bites menu highlighting local and sustainable producers. Available on both Thursday July 11th and Friday July 12th.
- TOMO: Brady Ishiwata Williams, owner and executive chef of Tomo, is partnering with longtime collaborators and friends from WSU Breadlab to offer an exclusive, one-night-only, four-course dinner. This event will feature dishes made with specialty grains, buckwheat, and beans grown in Washington’s most fertile valley, prepared with subtle Japanese influences.
- Vinnie’s Wine Shop & Cocktail Bar: Join us July 10th for a natural wine tasting led by our wine curator Angie Watkins. Includes charcuterie, hand picked cheese and pickled things, and a tasting of PNW focused natural wines.
- Rob Roy: Join us July 11th for a sustainable cocktail class. This class will focus on local ingredients and sustainable brands which we will be partnering with. Your ticket includes the class, two delicious cocktails, snacks, and a swag bag!
- Life on Mars: Join us July 12th for a night of delicious cocktails and sustainable plant based bites at Life On Mars! Whether you’re looking for a regular, low, or no alcohol option, we’ve got you covered. Seattle Made Pathfinder will guide us through a mindful imbibing experience, showcasing local ingredients and eco-friendly practices. Your ticket includes unlimited options to try all three cocktails, tasty plant-based bites and music curated by KEXP Radio Host and Podcaster Albina Cabrera that will focus on environmental preservation, music from indigenous artists, and activists from across Latin America, as well as a collection of Latin beats that spans the continent and the global diaspora.
