Three Michelin Stars | Michelin Green Star | Plastic Free Certified| San Francisco, CA
Atelier Crenn, Chef Dominique Crenn’s flagship restaurant, combines fine dining with a strong commitment to sustainability. Its approach includes responsible sourcing, waste reduction, supplier engagement, and menu choices designed to reduce environmental impact.
The Sustainability Print:
100% Plastic-Free:
The restaurant has successfully removed all single-use plastics from its entire supply chain and operations.
Bleu Belle Farm Partnership & Responsible Sourcing:
Most of the restaurant’s produce is grown on their private biodynamic farm in Sonoma, ensuring a hyper-local, ethical source for every dish.
Waste Reduction & Circularity:
Every kitchen scrap is returned to Bleu Belle Farm to be transformed into nutrient-rich compost, feeding the soil that grows the next season’s harvest.
Responsible Menu Choices:
In a bold move for the industry, the restaurant removed all land-based meat from its menu in 2018 to reduce its carbon footprint and protest factory farming.
Supplier Engagement:
The team works directly with all vendors to eliminate plastic packaging at the source, serving as ambassadors for a plastic-free future.
Carbon & Climate Action:
While prioritizing local purveyors like the San Martin Milk Company (80.7 miles away), the restaurant occasionally sources from farther afield for unparalleled quality—such as butter from Animal Farm Creamery in Vermont (3,000+ miles away).
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Insights
Atelier Crenn continues to blaze a trail. Its bold move to eliminate meat and its plastic-free status raise the standard for environmental leadership, even as it deftly manages the challenges of sourcing the finest ingredients from far and wide.
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