Happy Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day!!

 

Check out some of these environmentally inspired recipes for celebrating Earth Day -- including the delicious Green Plantini

 

Ingredients:

• 2oz Vodka
• 1-1/2oz Apple Pucker
• Lime Wedge for Garnish

Directions:

• Mix all the ingredients (except for the lime wedge) in a chilled martini mixer filled halfway with ice. Shake vigorously.
• Strain liquid into a chilled martini mixer and garnish with fresh lime!

For more recipies visit:

• Festive Cocktail Recipes to Salute Planet Earth!
  Blue Sea Martini, Frozen Mai Thai, Green Plantini, Mudslide
• Food + Words: Burbon Golden Beet Cupcakes
• Tablespoon: Earth Day Cake with popcorn and pretzel trees
• Big Girls Small Kitchen: Green Pizza
• Joy of Kosher: Chilled Pea and Mint Soup



Reusable Bag Ordinance



Across the world, and especially in California, governments are encouraging the use of reusable shopping bags through the regulation of plastic bag bans, recycling mandates, taxes or fees. It is great that we are all transitioning into our reduce, reuse, and recycle communities; in fact, even I Bar Menlo Park will no longer be using any plastic bags for our Zaya Inc retail starting on June 6th, 2013.

At first, this may be an inconvenience, but here are San Mateo County's top five reasons to BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag!)

1. You Save 10₵ -- Each paper bag will cost you a minimum of 10₵ each!
2. No more annoying wasteful pile of non-biodegradable plastic bags cluttering your kitchen.
3. You get to sport a fashionable reusable bag that demonstrates your love for the environment; reusable shopping bags have become one of the newest fashion trends. Famous designers and popular brands are promoting their original shopping bags!
4. You will become very popular with bird watchers as fewer bags mean fewer entangled birds (the birds will really like you too!).
5. And last, but not least, you do your part in making our environment clean and sustainable!

Keep your eye out for those fashionable and reusable totes!

Want to get Reusable Bags for free???
     Reusable Bags Give-Away on Earth Day
     April 22, 2013
     The City of San Mateo will be producing a limited number of "BYOB (bring your own bag) San Mateo" reusable bags to help San Mateo residents transition to carrying their reusable bags when shopping. Supplies are limited. Bags will be distributed at the following public facilities:

Main Library	55 West 3rd Avenue	11:00am - 6:00pm
Hillsdale Library	205 W. Hillsdale Boulevard	1:00pm - 5:00pm
Marina Library	1530 Susan Court	2:00pm - 8:00pm
Beresford Community Center	2720 Alameda de las Pulgas	10:00am - 4:00pm
Senior Center	2645 Alameda de las Pulgas	10:00am - 4:00pm
Martin Luther King Community Center	725 Monte Diablo Avenue	10:00am - 4:00pm
City Hall	330 W. 20th Avenue	10:30am - 2:30pm

 

For more information about the Reusable Bag Ordinance visit:

• City of San Mateo Reusable Bag Ordinance Web page
• Top Five Reasons to BYOB
• City of San Mateo Reusable Bag Ordinance PDF
• County of San Mateo Reusable Bag Ordinance: Fact Sheet
• Polystyrene Ban: "Green" Vendor Listing
• Alameda County Reusable Bag Ordinance
• Alameda County FAQ for Shoppers
• Videos about the trouble with plastic bags

Facebook Guests of April 2013



Congratulations to the
I Bar Facebook Guests of the month
for April 2013!

 

Walnut Creek
Shanna St. Cyr

Menlo Park
Kim Nguyen

Emeryville
 Emeryville Hilton Garden Inn - 25% off threading, bring your Hilton ID or Business Card

 

 

Danville

Lisa Douzos

 

To our winners: please visit your I Bar location for a complimentary threading of your choice between now and  May 15th.
Once again, congratulations
and thank you for Liking us on Facebook!

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March 2013

Sarah David, Juliana Triadafilopoulos, Kendra Renae Collins-Conway
February 2013
Jenny Carion, Jo Anna Costa Hant, Audree Escanio
January 2013
Najeeba Palyal, Mary Flores-Bibbs, Taina Gomez