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Silo
LONDON
Dubbed the world ’ s first zero-waste restaurant , Hackney-based fine dining Silo may not have a Michelin star to its name ( yet ), but it has bagged the prestigious Green Star . Embracing a preindustrial food system , showcasing pure foods born from clean farming , Silo ’ s philosophy is based on respect – “ respect for the environment , respect for the way food is generated and respect for the nourishment we give to our bodies ”, says owner Douglas McMaster . This is reflected in its mainly plant-based menu and zero-waste ethos which extends to everything . On offer is a tasting menu to control what is ordered and make the most of all ingredients with meat prepared following a noseto-tail approach . Leftovers and scraps are composted , and the restaurant mills its own flour , churns its own butter and oat milk and brews its own fermented beer from live cultures . All produce is locally sourced , arrives in reusable containers and is served on crockery made from crushed wine bottles . Even the furniture is recycled with tabletops made from recycled food packaging and lamps made from Mycelium , the vegetative part of fungi . businesschief . com 109