– **History:**
– Founded by the San Francisco Zen Center in 1979
– Credited in The New York Times for establishing vegetarian food as a cuisine in America
– Legacy of female lead chefs: Deborah Madison, Annie Somerville, Denise St. Onge, Katie Reicher
– Utilizes fresh produce from the organic Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
– **Books:**
– “The Greens Cookbook” by Deborah Madison with Edward Espe Brown
– “Fields of Greens: New Vegetarian Recipes From The Celebrated Greens Restaurant: A Cookbook” by Annie Somerville
– ISBN for “The Greens Cookbook”: 0-7679-0823-6, 978-0-7679-0823-8
– ISBN for “Fields of Greens”: 978-0553091397, 0553091395
– **See also:**
– California Cuisine
– Chez Panisse
– Moosewood Restaurant
– Green Gulch Farm
– Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
– **References:**
– Maggie Crum (April 26, 1997). Veggie gold is still at Greens. Contra Costa Times
– Alan Liddle (September 29, 1986). Fresh seafood, produce mold 565 Clays success – San Francisco restaurant. Nations Restaurant News
– Peter Sinton (April 10, 1999). Staff of Life Not Enough For Tassajara. San Francisco Chronicle
– Eileen Hansen (August 29, 2004). Its good to be greens. San Francisco Chronicle
– Gregory Dicum (November 18, 2007). Expanding the Frontiers of the Vegetarian Plate. The New York Times
– **External links:**
– Wikimedia Commons has media related to Greens Restaurant, San Francisco
– About Greens Restaurant. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11
– Built by San Francisco Zen Center carpenters, incorporating 12 types of wood
– Viva! Health: What is Vegetarianism?
– Various authors and chefs related to vegetarianism and veganism
Greens Restaurant is a landmark vegetarian restaurant in the Fort Mason Center in the Marina District, San Francisco, California, overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge.
| Greens Restaurant | |
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 View out the window of Greens Restaurant | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1979 |
| Head chef | Katie Reicher |
| Food type | Vegetarian, Local/organic, California |
| Street address | Building A, 2 Marina Blvd |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | California |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 94123 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 37°48′23″N 122°25′56″W / 37.80645°N 122.43212°W |
| Website | greensrestaurant |