Sunday, September 14, 2008
Raw Food Cafes Experience Healthy Delicious Food at Raw Food Cafes
Raw Food Cafes
by Emily Rutherford
Raw food cafes have increased in number over the past 10 years, as more people seek healthier diets and lifestyles. Raw food cafes serve no cooked foods. Instead, they serve an assortment of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and sprouted grains—including raw desserts, raw pizza, raw “lasagna” and more. Surprisingly, raw food tastes good—and best of all, it’s good for you. Currently there are 95 raw food cafes & restaurants worldwide—however, this number also includes a handful of vegetarian cafes that are partially raw (restaurants that serve both cooked and raw food selections).
Raw Food Cafe Food Preparation
Raw food cafes use several tools to prepare food for customers: a food processor, a high-powered blender, juicers, and variable-temperature dehydrators, among others. Absolutely no microwaves, ovens, or stoves are used. This is done to preserve the live enzymes presents in all raw food. Live enzymes are destroyed when food is cooked beyond 114 degrees Fahrenheit.
Popular Raw Food Cafes & Raw Food Chefs
The raw food trend has picked up steam in recent months, spawning “gourmet raw food chefs” and raw food cooking schools. Even classic chefs are visiting raw food restaurants to discover a cuisine that offers surprising diversity, flavor and texture. Some of the more well-known raw food cafes include Café Gratitude in San Francisco, which serves tasty raw food and strives to encourage abundant thinking and gratitude. Other well-known raw food cafes include Tree of Life Café in Arizona, Café La Vie in Santa Cruz, Go Raw Café in Las Vegas, and Karyn’s Fresh Corner Café in Chicago.
For a free list of raw food restaurants, be sure to request your copy of The Raw Food Restaurant Guide. The Raw Food Restaurant Guide includes up-to-date listings of raw food restaurants, plus where to buy organic produce when traveling. |
