Spring Bloom and Time For Action: Grassroots Pantry Dedicates March to the World with Earth Hour Dinner by Candlelight, Easter Specials and Documentary Nights Galore!
Spring is our time of power at Grassroots Pantry, purveyors of delightful plant-based cooking, rustic hospitality and innovative cuisine. We try to be more than a restaurant at Grassroots, and everything we do comes with a hope that we can help make our world a better place. With that in mind, we’ve dedicated the month of March to raising awareness for the state of our earth. And what better way to spread the word than with food, glorious food? It’s the best way into our hearts, and right now Mother Nature needs a helping hand more than ever before!
Grassroots’ Annual Earth Hour Night Returns with Dinner by Candlelight!
We often use candles to set the mood, but seldom do we truly have to rely on them. There’s no better time to remind us of our dependency on electricity than Earth Hour! As eco-minded souls shut the lights for an hour, Grassroots Pantry takes it a step further and drops the electrics for an entire evening of service on March 19! What a picturesque and timeless scene it promises to be with flickering candlelight and warm smiles all around a delightful meal. Acoustic guitarists (of worth) are welcome to play a tune.
How will we cook without electricity? How will we leave the tiniest carbon footprint possible while providing a delectable evening of service? Good questions, and that’s why the Grassroots Pantry Earth Hour 3-course Dinner will be all about RAW. We’ll begin our delectable raw adventure early at 5:30pm for proactive dinner-seekers, and extend our service through the evening!
Starting off with a cocktail that sounds as gorgeous as it tastes is the organic Blue Blue Moon, featuring Crop cucumber vodka, chai spice, muddled cucumber and blue juice (purple cabbage) in a refreshingly balanced opening act. We’ll also be serving Dehydrated Nibbles, a fabulously deconstructed Raw “BLT” Salad, the tingling Bell Pepper Cashew Alfredo and the sublime sweet treat of Cookies and Coconut Kefir Cream!
The Earth Hour 3-course Raw Dinner is priced at $550 (+10%) per person, with Raw Truffles and Macarons as petit fours to finish and help you linger lovingly by eco-friendly candlelight.
Grassroots Pantry Presents Cooked by Michael Pollan – a Delicious 3-part Documentary Screening:
Movie night is a bit of a tradition at the old Grassroots, and we’re bringing it back in fine style. With Michael Pollan’s Cooked, a four-part documentary that calls for people to rediscover the passion for culinary practices at home, we have a fine muse to help remind our guests of an important message: taking control of your health through time in the kitchen is the best thing you could do for your well-being. Only through personal responsibility and doing it ourselves will we learn to respect food sourcing and responsible practices. It’s exactly what Grassroots Pantry was created to inspire.
For each of the three screenings, we’ll provide a package of delightful, unlimited screening bites and snacks! This includes the crisp and delectably comforting Brown Rice Arancini, the can’t-stop Hedgehog Mushroom Popcorn with barbecue sauce and the gorgeous Granola Clusters, along with a refreshing complimentary beverage and the screening itself for $250 per person. Each session will also feature a member of the green industry curating the event with our own Peggy Chan leading a discussion after viewing.
Session One: Dinner and a Movie on April 2nd!
Screening for chapter one of Cooked will be held on the evening of Saturday, April 2nd! Come for dinner at Grassroots and stay for a discounted ticket to the screening, starting around 9:30pm.
Session Two: Weekday Happy Hour on April 13th!
Chapter two will be screened on the evening of Wednesday, April 13th! Drop by Grassroots for a mingle and a drink (or two) before continuing this thought-provoking personal journey with Michael Pollan.
Session Three: The Double-header on April 22nd!
Finales are always better when they’re twice as long (and on a Friday), and Grassroots duly delivers! Chapters three AND four of Cooked will be screened as a back-to-back double feature on the evening of Friday, April 22nd!
Advanced Package Deal:
Buy your tickets in bulk, friends! You’ll get a great discount if you purchase a package deal for all three screenings of Cooked for just $650!
Easter Weekend Brunch Specials:
Despite the whole bunny-and-chocolate thing, we also enjoy the simple pleasures of a relaxing Easter weekend and that’s why we’ve created a couple of Easter Brunch Specials! After all, Grassroots Pantry was designed with ultimate homespun comfort in mind, and Easter is a fine time to be comfortable over an idyllic, lingering lunch.
The Smoked Carrot, Fennel and Dill Salad ($98) is the definition of skilled pairing for herb and vegetable alike, with smoked cured carrot, shaved fennel and radish, dill and arugula all combining to lift one another to a higher place, dressed with lemon garlic olive oil and served with toasted sourdough. Cocotte ($90) combines a farmhouse-inspired baked medley of free-range eggs, artichoke, mixed mushrooms, asparagus and zucchini cream in a beautifully comforting dish with sourdough soldiers, aquaponic green salad and lemon garlic olive oil. The Deviled Eggs ($68) are an all-time breakfast classic – Grassroots-style – featuring free-range eggs, a silky cashew hollandaise, smoked paprika almond croutons and chervil. And finally, a dessert for sore eyes in the form of the moist and heavenly Carrot Walnut Cake with Lemon Ricotta Cashew Frosting ($78).
Spring and the month of March is dedicated to planet earth, the only home we’ve ever known. Come to Grassroots Pantry and enjoy with us a time of awareness and honouring Mother Nature, always with great homespun food as our greatest muse.
Grassroots Pantry
108 Hollywood Road, G/F, Shop D, Central
(852) 2873-3353
www.grassrootspantry.com
About Grassroots Pantry
Grassroots Pantry is a homespun restaurant and workshop with a simple core philosophy: to create food that heals with the highest culinary standards and using the freshest, most nutrient-dense of sustainable, plant-based ingredients. Founded by chef/owner Peggy Chan in 2012, Grassroots Pantry started as a cosy destination restaurant in the heart of Sai Ying Pun. As our following grew, so did our reputation as a passionate supporter of deliciously healthy cuisine, eco-conscious practices and catering for special dietary needs.
