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Elizabeth Meltz
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Elizabeth Meltz has worked for the Batali/Bastianich Hospitality Group since September of 2006 when she joined the del Posto Restaurant team as a Chef di Partie. In 2007 she began managing the restaurant’s kitchen operations and in 2008 she became BBHG’s Director of Food Safety and Sustainability. Currently she is handling the company’s health and food safety program and green initiatives, including (among other responsibilities): managing the Green Restaurant Certification process for each of the 14 restaurants, overseeing the corporate No-bottled-water policy, advising the new business development team on new restaurant design with regard to green ideals and food safety compliance, and responding to media inquiries about the environmental strides the restaurant group is making. Formerly, Elizabeth has served as Food Editor and Managing Editor of the magazine La Cucina Italiana and worked as a line cook in Rome, Italy.

Blog Entries by Elizabeth Meltz

Earth Day Dishes At Batali-Bastianich Restaurants

Posted April 21, 2011 | 19:29:54 (EST)

We like to think "Green" is always in style at Mario Batali, Lidia and Joe Bastianich's B&B Hospitality Group, as well as at Eataly, but in honor of this year's Earth Day (Friday, April 22nd), sustainability will be interpreted in a myriad of ways. Each restaurant under the umbrella of...

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My First Trip to a Materials Recovery Facility, Wow! (PHOTOS)

Posted June 17, 2010 | 11:25:40 (EST)

Last June, I took a trip to Action Carting's 30,000 square foot brand new Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) located in the Bronx. It was an unseasonably muggy day and as I hiked the seemingly endless trek from the train to the address scribbled on a post it stuck to the...

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Bet on the Farm: Batali-Bastianich's Farmers' Market in Las Vegas (PHOTOS)

Posted May 26, 2010 | 09:57:24 (EST)

Mario Batali and Joseph Bastianich's B&B Ristorante, Carnevino, and Enoteca San Marco are extremely proud of their Bet on the Farm, the Farmer's Market in Las Vegas that takes place every Thursday from 11:00am to 1:00pm at the Batali Bastianich Hospitality Group's off -site storage facility. Over the last two...

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Meatless Mondays At Mario Batali's Restaurants

Posted May 10, 2010 | 13:36:41 (EST)

Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich are joining the Meatless Monday campaign!

On average, Americans consume 8 ounces of meat per day -- 45% more than the USDA recommends. Going meatless once a week can reduce your risk of chronic preventable conditions like cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity....

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Earth Day Dishes At Mario Batali's Restaurants (PHOTOS)

Posted April 20, 2010 | 13:45:11 (EST)

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Earth day, and each of our chefs has created a menu or dish, essentially an interpretation of what Earth Day means to them. To some that meant breaking down and cooking an entire Berkshire Pig and to another it meant a much more...

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What it Means to be Green at a Mario Batali Restaurant

Posted April 12, 2010 | 11:38:00 (EST)


Mario Batali photograph by Melanie Dunea



The restaurant industry accounts for 10% of the U.S. economy. Americans spend approximately forty-eight percent of their food budget on food consumed away from home ($1,078 per person annually), dining at over 945,000 restaurants.¹ The average restaurant produces 50,000...

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