Splurged for dinner

Brian estimates that since he went down to once a month massages (as opposed to every week as he did before), plus not driving to/from work, plus not eating lunch out every day (something I agreed he should do if only for his mental health), we will probably save about $600 this month. Not bad! And combined with not eating out almost every night, that's a fair chunk of change.

So, we figured that we could probably "splurge" and have dinner out tonight on the way to rehearsal. Where did we go? Chipotle!

Chipotle is not my favorite place, but Brian likes it & I can find stuff to eat there, so I said ok. And I'm glad I did! I had
Forgotten how much they try to lessen their waste footprint.

Our food was serves in recycled and compostable paperboard bowls. The food is also non-GMO, no antibiotics, locally grown where possible, etc. I couldn't finish mine and so they gave me a to go lid made of aluminium foil.

The only complaint I have is that they still use plastic eating utensils, paper towels, and disposable cups with plastic lids and straws.

However, I used my own bamboo utensils and cloth napkin, plus we solved the drinking straw thing by having beer in glass bottles instead.

They separate out their glass bottles for recycling when you're finished, too. Not a bad little earth-conscious place. :-)

Here's a pic of my meal with my napkin and utensils.