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A trend is emerging among upscale restauranteurs who are serving filtered tap water to their customers rather than offering bottled water. According to an article in the New York Times the practice is already underway at Incanto, a restaurant in San Francisco, and at Poggio in Sausalito. Chez Panisse in Berkeley banned bottled water last year and now serves house-made sparkling water. Soon the owners of Del Posto in New York will be joining the trend.

The Incanto web site explains, "Serving our local water in reusable carafes makes more sense for the environment than manufacturing thousands of single-use glass bottles for someone to use once and throw away."

If you'd like to read the article in the New York Times on the topic go to: Fighting the Tide, a Few Restaurants Tilt to Tap Water

To read a previous post on why a glass of water is the healthy beverage choice go to: A Glass of Water Is Best