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Cali now offers sustainably-sourced meats, seafood, and plant-based options to pair with their California-inspired dishes

What’s New: Cali

Ciccio Restaurant Group’s Cali now offers yummy plant-based options for brunch, lunch and dinner

by TAMPA Magazines
February 25, 2020
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After 30 years in the restaurant business, family and employee-owned Ciccio Restaurant Group has been revolutionizing healthy food in Tampa. A variety of new plant-based options have been added to Cali’s colorful, Venice Beach-inspired menu of wraps, pizzas, tacos, and bowls created to be delicious with or without animal proteins. The Californian fare is accompanied by a wide variety of fresh-pressed juices, agua frescas, locally sourced loose leaf tea and superfood wellness lattes.

“With so many different diets and beliefs, we allow you to create your own balance,” says Cali founder Matt Lanza.

Big Italy bowl topped with plant-based almond ricotta, Adashah lentil bites, house-made tomato sauce, and locally sourced sourdough

The CRG team has put nearly as much thought into how their food is served as they do sourcing the food. The new menu features only sustainably sourced antibiotic and hormone-free meats, plus Sea Change-certified tuna. Cali is in the process of phasing out plastic to-go containers as part of their sustainability initiatives. The restaurant has also partnered with Aurora Dawn with Astrapto and hired sustainability coordinator Ali Cammissa to organize local beach clean-ups and reduce overall food waste at each location to improve the restaurant’s environmental footprint.

As part of their effort to give back to the planet and the local community, the managing partners of each of CRG’s four Cali locations have also personally selected local organizations to which they’ll donate 5% of the restaurant’s profits this year, resulting in $50,000 to $75,000 going right back into the Tampa Bay area.

Cali Lean and Clean bowl topped with sustainably caught salmon
Executive Chef Primo Amicucci seasoning Cali’s naturally fermented pizza crust made with wild yeast and crafted locally by Gulf Coast
Cali is partnering with Aurora Dawn with Astrapo on learning how to begin taking the next steps towards sustainability. Follow their Instagram for progress and new sustainability initiatives for the year.
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