2011 Participants
Participants are those restaurants or caterers that make the initiative to purchase local food from regional food producers or through the Farm to Restaurant Delivers system. Please support these establishments that are making that extra effort to bring you high quality, tastier and healthier fare to their menus.
Amavi Restaurant
221 Shelby St. Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: 988-2355
Website: www.amavirestaurant.com
Hours: Sun-Thurs 5:30-9:30; Sat 5:30-10; Sun brunch 11am-3pm
Why is Amavi a Farm to Restaurant participant?
Chef Megan Tucker has been purchasing local food through many avenues: Farmers Market, Direct from Farmer, Farm to Restaurant Delivers, La Montanita Co-op and others.
Why is purchasing local important?
Top 4 reasons Amavi purchases local food:What does she buy and from whom?
- local companies and families benefit directly.
- I know where the food comes from and the people who grow it.
- The food is fresher and of better quality.
- In buying local, we are not supporting agri-buisness that produce GMOs & have unsafe working environments.
She purchases through the Farm to Restaurant Delivers system as well as, lamb shoulder & t-bone steaks from Talus Wind Ranch, chicken & chicken liver from Pollo Real, tomatoes, cucumbers & chard from Tomato Girl Heirlooms.
What is the average annual percentage spent on local foods for Amavi?
41-60% Wow!!!!!
Ask the Staff!
She prints their menus daily and has a pre-service meeting where she talks about new menu items. She even keeps a binder for the staff with information about the farms.
