article_snippet: Those and two dozen other dishes using scraps and usually ignored bits comprise the menu at chef Dan Barber's WastEDny, a pop-up project at one of his Blue Hill restaurants in New York New York intended to shed light on the many tragedies of food waste.
article_snippet: Grub's up: In this Thursday, March 19, 2015 photo, a waiter serves a couple at WastED in New York - the menu includes dishes using scraps and other ignored bits .
article_snippet: Diners haven't been put off by the idea of 'dumpster dining' and there is currently a waitlist for WastEDny.
article_snippet: Using such waste, of course, has been part of rustic cuisines around the world for centuries.
article_snippet: Fine-dining restaurants are just a fraction in the food waste equation, however.
article_snippet: Barber WastEDny, a pop-up project at one of Barber Blue Hill restaurants in New York, is intended to shed light on the many tragedies of food waste .
article_snippet: overall is a good example of customer preference driving waste, Bill Telepan of the Upper West Side restaurant
article_snippet: A rainbow of color: Ingredients used in the dishes at WastED are laid out in the kitchen .
article_snippet: Baldor - as a middleman - has made strides in re-purposing his own food waste, using natural enzymes to dehydrate byproduct before it hits landfills.
article_snippet: WastEDny is also a major contributor to City Harvest, which feeds the hungry in New York City using rescued food. '
highlights_snippet: a pop-up project at one of his Blue Hill restaurants in New York is intended to shed light on the many tragedies of food waste .
  