Ever since Dune opened in Atwater Village in early 2015, the small eatery has been a destination for some of the city's best falafel sandwiches and hummus plates. Prices aren't too steep (the average price is around $10), but for most of us, it's not an every-day splurge.
Enter Dune's new community sandwich program, which is both a waste-saver and friendlier on our wallets. The program launched yesterday, and offers sandwiches made from day-old organic ciabatta bread and other leftover ingredients on hand that day. Diners are encouraged to pay what they want for the sammies—to enjoy for yourself, to share, to give to someone in need. Yesterday's sandwich happened to feature pepper jack, turkey, arugula, Dijon and mayo.
It's just one clever idea to combat a fraction of the waste that restaurants have to manage each day. Though Dune's solution is a fairly straightforward one, other cities have made a statement on a larger scale: San Francisco's Salvage Supper Club threw dinner parties in dumpsters as a way to bring attention to food waste.
Dune's community sandwiches will be available each day until they run out. Considering most of us have stale bread sitting in our cupboards at home anyway, day-old slices combined with Dune's already exceptional ingredients seems like a pretty sweet purchase.
Will you be participating in Dune's community sandwich program? Let us know in the comments below!