Kimpton Celebrates with Sweetgreen Fro-Yo

Posted on by Sacha Cohen

Tasty frozen confections and Green Seal certification. We’ll toast to that!

And you can too when Kimpton hotels celebrate their DC city-wide Green Seal Certification with free Sweetgreen frozen yogurt giveaways at all 11 hotels on May 13th and 14th.

All of the hotels have been awarded Green Seal certification at the Silver Level, which is part of Kimpton’s goal to soon become the first lifestyle boutique hotel company in the U.S. to attain 100 percent Green Seal certification at the Silver Level for its 50 hotels.

Fro-yo loving Washingtonians are invited to stop by one of the area hotels to enjoy a free cone of Sweetgreen frozen yogurt, which will be dispensed at a Sweetflow Mobile–-an environmentally-conscious frozen yogurt truck engineered to run without a generator.

The first 50 people on site when the truck makes its stop will receive a complimentary frozen yogurt cone with the choice of one of Sweetgreen’s signature toppings, including strawberries, granola, or organic chocolate chips.

Visitors can also get the “inside scoop” from Kimpton employees on the company’s more than 80 green products and practices, and enter to win a free overnight getaway at the hotel.

For more information on the Sweetflow Mobile’s exact times and locations, locals can visit the individual Facebook page of each hotel, including:

Washington DC:
Hotel George: 15 E Street, NW: facebook.com/TheHotelGeorge
Hotel Rouge: 1315 16th Street, NW: facebook.com/HotelRouge
Hotel Helix: 1430 Rhode Island Ave, NW: facebook.com/HotelHelix
Topaz Hotel: 1733 N Street, NW: facebook.com/TopazHotel
Hotel Madera: 1310 New Hampshire Ave, NW. facebook.com/HotelMadera
Hotel Monaco Washington DC: 700 F Street, NW facebook.com/MonacoDC
Hotel Palomar Washington DC:2121 P Street, NW; facebook.com/HotelPalomar.WashingtonDC

Virginia:
Lorien Hotel & Spa: 1600 King Street, Alexandria, VA. facebook.com/LorienHotelandSpa
Morrison House: 116 South Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA. facebook.com/MorrisonHouse
Hotel Monaco Alexandria: 480 King Street, Alexandria, VA. facebook.com/MonacoAlexandria
Hotel Palomar Arlington at Waterview: 1121 N. 19th Street, Arlington, VA. facebook.com/Palomar.Arlington

Green Seal certification is an important third-party validation of Kimpton’s more than 80 environmentally responsible operational practices under the company’s EarthCare program, and allows Kimpton to more effectively measure its nationwide reductions in waste, energy, and water consumption.

Roam If You Want To

Posted on by Sacha Cohen

Sometimes, it’s easy to take DC for granted, especially if you’ve lived here as long as I have. But there’s no better way to get a different perspective than with camera in hand. Here’s a little walking tour, complete with a map, of some of my favorite green spaces and places in and around Columbia Heights, U Street and Dupont Circle.

Meridian Hill Park
Meridian Hill Park

Take your own Urban Eco Trek!

Sweetgreen fro-yo courtesy of Sweetgreen
Sweetgreen fro-yo courtesy of Sweetgreen
Dupont Farmers Market
Dupont Farmers Market

On-the-Go Green Carts

Posted on by Sacha Cohen
Sweetflow taking a nap
Sweetflow taking a nap

We’ve been fans of On the Fly’s Smartkarts for some time, and now, they have company. The other evening we spotted SweetGreen’s adorable Sweetflow mobile parked outside of E Street Cinema (after the Food, Inc. premiere) serving up their addictive tangy frozen yogurt.

The environmentally friendly, custom-built vehicle doesn’t have a generator, so it runs on 8o% less gas than a traditional ice-cream truck.

Sweetflow yogurt is made with Stoneyfield Farms Plain fat-free organic yogurt and many of the toppings are organic or local. And just like at the standing Sweetgreen locations, all the spoons, cups and lids doled out at the mobile are 100% biodegradable.

Owner Nicolas Jammet was manning the cart with a pal, and suggested we follow them on Twitter to find out where they can be found around town. Starting in July, the truck will have a fixed schedule during weekdays

If you’re willing to venture further afield, the Local Sixfortyseven cart, which was recently featured in The Washington Post, offers a seasonal menu featuring locally sourced ingredients. Husband-and-wife team Derek and Amanda Luhowiak serve everything from buckwheat pancakes with blackberry-rosemary syrup to burgers made with organic, grass-fed beef and locally made cheese.

You can find Local Sixfortyseven parked at the Centreville farmers market on Fridays from 3:30 to 6:30 and at the Winchester farmers market on Sundays from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm. For more info, email them at luhowiak@hotmail.com.