Vancouver Sun - Floating plastic restaurant highlights fisheries crisis
It’s called the Plastic Dining Room and it’s a floating restaurant docked at the False Creek Yacht Club. Opening July 21, it floats on 1,700 plastic two-litre bottles and will seat 12 people nightly for just 60 days. And if you’re thinking the food’s going to be mediocre, think again. The multi-course meal will be cooked and donated by the award-winning C restaurant. Wines are included. In fact, almost everything is donated, recycled, reclaimed or done on a volunteer basis… Read full article »
Tasting Table - Road Food 2011
Forget the booze cruise: Vancouver native Shannon Ronalds has completely upended sea-bound dining with his floating restaurant, the School of Fish Foundation. Constructed out of recycled materials (including a floor made from plastic bottles), the dining room was built to help educate about sustainable seafood… Read full article »
Plataforma Arquitectura - Comedor Flotante
Este comedor flotante fue diseñado para un evento de caridad realizado por la School of Fish Foundation en Vancouver durante el verano. Lo más asombroso de este espacio semi-carrado es que se encuentra flotando sobre 1,700 botellas de plástico. El objetivo consiste en plantear una solución plasmada en arquitectura para los miles de residuos plásticos que dan vuelta por los océanos… Read full article »
Seafood Business Magazine - Behind the Line: Hope Floats
Shannon Ronalds is a man with a dream for the future of the seafood industry: to keep it alive. The Vancouver, British Columbia resident has been troubled that more chefs worldwide aren’t open to learning about sustainable seafood choices… Read full article »