Biogas in the open kitchen at Yes Yes Yes
High cooking temperatures narrowed the choice to gas or wood
The Yes Yes Yes vegetarian restaurant in Punavuori, Helsinki, uses Finnish biogas throughout its kitchen. Gas is used in the open kitchen’s tandoor oven and Japanese Robata charcoal grill.
“The temperatures we use for cooking are high, so gas or wood are the only options suitable for our equipment. Burning wood was not possible because of the flue system, so biogas was a natural choice.”
Kenneth Granroth, Hawaii restaurants
Finnish biogas in the restaurant kitchen
The owners chose biogas because they already had experience of using it as a vehicle fuel.
Existing gas pipes in the property made installation easier. Pipes were extended to the open kitchen. Granroth emphasises the importance of learning how to use the gas equipment and shut-off valves.
The restaurant
Yes Yes Yes is on Iso Roobertinkatu in Helsinki. It has around 100 indoor seats and a terrace seating 50.
“Yes Yes Yes is the long-standing dream of Ville Relander, Richard McCormick and Alex Nieminen: a vegetarian restaurant inspired by their travels together to Los Angeles, Berlin and many other inspiring cities.”
Kenneth Granroth