Getting the year off to a suitably sustainable start, Mexican-inspired restaurant group Wahaca is giving customers the chance to try a selection of its most planet-friendly street food on the house, and raising a booze-free glass to 2023 with Wahaca’s first ever non-alcoholic margarita, making a timely debut for Dry January.
Breaking new ground in 2022 as the first British restaurant group to introduce carbon ratings to its menus, Wahaca has made a New Year’s resolution to show people that moving towards a more planet-friendly diet isn’t as big a leap as they might think it would be. As such, the restaurant group is inviting everyone to try free plant-powered, low carbon dishes throughout January. Make a mouth-watering choice of Ancho mushroom tacos, Zesty bean & feta tostadas or Crispy cauliflower bites, with vegan versions of each dish (except cauliflower bites) available. These plant-powered dishes are from Wahaca’s street food menu, 50% of which is now meat-free – and each of them has a ‘low impact’ carbon rating. And they’ve been created with sustainability firmly in mind, using some of the freshest and most responsibly-sourced ingredients available. Visitors can claim their free dish when they sign up for a voucher from wahaca.co.uk/eat-free-planet-friendly/.
Made a resolution to drink less this year? Wahaca’s first ever Non-Alc Margarita (£5.95) is just the ticket for Dry January – an irresistible alcohol-free version of the classic Mexican cocktail. Pentire Adrift botanical non-alcoholic spirit is shaken with agave and fresh lime and served on the rocks with a chilli salt rim, garnished with a slice of jalapeño. It’s just as vibrant and deliciously indulgent as a classic margarita but without a drop of alcohol. Beer fans wanting to go booze-free can wash down their tacos with a Lucky Saint (£4.95) – a refreshing, alcohol-removed Bavarian lager with a citrus hop finish.
Wahaca’s co-founder Thomasina Miers commented: “The start of the year is traditionally a time for cutting back – but this shouldn’t mean that there’s any reason to miss out. We want to inspire customers to try new things and enjoy food that’s both delicious and planet-friendly – we hope that our complimentary low-carbon dishes will do exactly that!”
Wahaca was born in 2007 from a love of fresh, honest Mexican Market food. First inspired by Thomasina Miers’ travels to the country and her stint living in Mexico City, she and co-founder Mark Selby later set about recreating Mexico’s vibrant flavours and social dining culture at home in the UK with fresh and exciting dishes made for sharing, as per the gregarious style of Mexican eating. In 2016, Wahaca was the first UK restaurant to be certified as carbon neutral, and in keeping with its passion for sustainability, all ingredients are sourced as locally as possible, or grown and transported with care for the environment.
