• Michelin Green Star recipient Roganic join forces with the most innovative hospitality leaders to showcase sustainable practices with chef collaborations and exclusive events

    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