03/26/2025
In addition to a delicious 3-course Italian meal, diners at MAMA Oakland can enjoy local art on display. Awhile back, ReusableSF’s Laurie Caird was the artist behind the featured collection Digest: Lingering After a Meal 🍽️.
Artist statement (excerpt):
“Digest is dedicated to every person and resource involved in the curated experience of dining – those who farmed and harvested, chopped and simmered, selected the perfect glass; the seeds, the water, the earth. Painting the post-meal tablescape extends the invitation to mindfully absorb the experience – the company, the conversation, the sense memories – everything that made this meal one to savor long after the dishes have been washed.”
The collection includes 100 paintings of places she ate in 2023.
On our page, we constantly highlight the logistical, financial, and health benefits of reusable foodware because we know how impactful these factors are. But an often unmentioned benefit is that reusables also enhance presentation 🍽.
It’s been proven that if given a choice, customers prefer reusable food and beverage ware over single-use options. We would suggest that part of the reason is because reusables are a more pleasant and aesthetically pleasing experience.
When we look at beautiful art like this, it reminds us that reusables don’t just reduce waste, save businesses money, and help protect our environment—they also elevate the care and creativity put into the meals they’ll be (re)used for ❤️.
