Restaurants celebrate Earth Day with eco-friendly food, drink and more [Video]

Monday is Earth Day, a date dedicated to promoting eco-friendly menus and operations. Sustainability is top of mind for many restaurants throughout the year, but April is designated as the month to make an extra push, and April 22 is the day when it all comes to a peak. Here’s a roundup of food and drink specials and events for Earth Day.

Salt & Straw ice cream launched its second Upcycled Foods Series this April in tandem with Earth Month. Head ice cream innovator Tyler Malek created five ice cream flavors through a partnership with five producers, all focusing on reusing or upcycling wasted ingredients, such as whey from yogurt making, imperfect potato chips and spent grain from beer brewing. Salt & Straw is scooping Chocolate Caramel Potato Chip Banana …