Simon Rogan’s one-MICHELIN-starred and MICHELIN Green Star recipient, Roganic continues its mission to raise awareness of the importance of sustainable practices and development within the hospitality industry. Together with friends from the local F&B industry, Roganic will launch Roganic & Friends of Sustainability, a series of sustainability events and collaborations throughout October including Climate Action Luncheon presented by Roganic x Whey x Ando x Grassroots Initiatives on Sunday, 3rdOctober, Zero Waste Cocktail Dinner with Rosewood Hong Kong by Darkside on Thursday, 21stOctober, and a finale dinner Celebration of Local Heroes on Thursday, 28th October to wrap up the month.
On Sunday, 3rd October, Roganic will host a special charity lunch with all ingredients – fruits, vegetables, and seafood – sourced within 160 kilometers of Hong Kong. Special guest chefs will include chef Agustin Balbi of 1 Michelin-starred restaurant Ando, chef Barry Quek of modern Singaporean restaurant Whey, and acclaimed plant-based chef Peggy Chan, owner of Grassroots Initiatives and leader of non-profit organization Zero Foodprint Asia.
All proceeds after food cost deductions will go towards Zero Foodprint Asia, which addresses greenhouse gas emissions through investments in carbon farming. Zero Foodprint Asia is an arm of Zero Foodprint licensed and managed by Grassroots Initiatives, designed to help restaurants take action against climate change by way of funding farmers to grow better food while drawing down carbon via regenerative agriculture. Since April 2020, ZFP Global and its restaurant partners have raised over USD600,000 granted across 36 farm projects which is estimate to remove 18,000+ metric tons of carbon from the atmosphere.
Priced at HK$1,880+10% per guest, the conscious lunch collaboration menu goes a step closer to net-zero carbon cooking. The full menu is as below:
Roganic x Ando x Whey x Grassroots Initiatives Present:
Climate Action Luncheon for Zero Foodprint Asia
HK$1,880 + 10% per guest
Pea and seaweed tartlet with wasabi
Yi-o rice cracker with fresh cheese, parsley and lemon
By Roganic
Medio mundo
Spiny lobster, Yuzu kosho, ponzu, salsa verde
By Ando
Soda bread
By Roganic
Local vegetables cooked over coals, roasted kale, salted egg yolk
By Roganic
Braised Yellow Ear Fungus – Yunnan Matsutake. Thick-Cut Mugwort Noodles
By Grassroots Initiatives
Prawns, Jackfruit, Pumpkin
By Whey
Three Yellow Chicken with sweetcorn and nasturtium
By Roganic
Sin Lola
Grouper, clams, yellow wine caldoso rice.
By Ando
Tepache Granite
Coconut Diplomat Cream, Tree Nut Brittle
By Grassroots Initiatives
Marigold ice cream, mulberries, ginger flower.
By Whey