SPIZE Cafe is eco-friendly AND delicious
SPIZE Cafe in downtown Raleigh is open for business. Entrepeneur Meechai Kowae and his manager Jacq Rode have put together a menu of flavorful Thai soups, noodle dishes, wraps and baguettes. These folks are dedicated to green business practices, and it shows in every aspect of the restaurant, from the recycled aluminum chairs and repurposed salvaged marble tabletops, to the bamboo takeout containers and corn-based dinnerware, and of course the menus and business cards.
Clearly green printing is only part of this restaurant’s approach to sustainability. The menus were printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper using soy inks and water-based chemistry. The rich brown background color highlights tiny colorful thumbnail images of menu items. The menus look great, but they hardly do justice to the wonderful, authentic food.
SPIZE opened to service the lunch crowd in downtown Raleigh, NC, but now has expanded dinner hours. The cafe, located at 121 Fayetteville St., is open Mon- Fri 11am – 2.30pm, and Wed-Sat 5pm – 9.30pm. New on the menu is a selection of Asian beers and organic wines.
Check out the menu at the cafe’s website. You can check them out on facebook too.
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