Two Top 10s in One Week for Founding Farmers

Wow! The year is only two weeks old and already it’s gotten off to an amazing start for Founding Farmers. This week, we’re proud to say, we’ve made two top 10 lists in the foodie blogosphere — and for different reasons. First, Food Republic put us on its “Power Ranking” list of 10 sustainable restaurants, noting just a few of our many eco-friendly design features. Then, Gourmet magazine and BlogHer named us among the 10 healthiest restaurants in the nation, with blogger Jessica of JessRuns mentioning our commitment to local and family farm ingredients.

We’re looking forward to the time when we can get on the road ourselves and trying out the other dining spots named in these two lists — they all sound amazing. Congratulations to everyone for their successful focus on sustainable food service, from ingredient sourcing to restaurant design.

Gourmet/BlogHer — Road Trip: Top 10 Healthy Restaurants

Food Republic — Power Ranking: 10 Sustainable Restaurants

OpenTable’s The Cultivated Plate Spotlights Chef Nappo

OpenTable Chief Dining Officer, Caroline Potter, spotlights Founding Farmers and Chef Al’s trip to the local farmers market. Her Q&A with Chef Al highlights the challenges and rewards of operating a successful restaurant that sources its ingredients regionally whenever possible. The Founding Farmers team goes the extra mile to serve delicious food while maintaining a socially and environmentally responsible mission.

Green From Inside Out

A Washington DC-area restaurant goes green from the food on the table to the design on the building.

See video here: http://usnews.feedroom.com/

Founding Farmers is LEED Gold!

FF GM Christian Holmes, Project Mgr Lara Hardcastle, Marc Heisterkamp and VSAG's Dan Simons

On April 22nd, Founding Farmers and VSAG celebrated the official award and certification of the restaurant as LEED® Gold by the U.S. Green Building Council. (USGBC).   With this award, Founding Farmers is the first USGBC certified restaurant of any type in the District of Columbia, and the first full-service, upscale-casual LEED Gold restaurant in the entire United States. Read full article »