Raw Food folks?

[turil.livejournal.com]

I just went raw (YAY!) and I'm frustrated by the lack of raw food options for both restaurants and stores in the area. I can't afford to take the train out to Beverly every time I want to eat out! And I'm wondering if anyone else knows of secret/independent restaurants and stores in the area that wouldn't be obvious that they have a good selection, or just one or two really good things, for a raw diet?

I know that the fresh made juices at Blue Shirt are raw (some of them anyway), and that's been useful and fun. And I just found raw nori (not roasted/toasted) at the Asian market in Union Square. (The Asian market in Porter didn't have it, surprisingly, and the Asian market in Central went out of business.) And I know about the Harvest Coop, Whole Foods, and Cambridge Naturals.

Anyone else raw here? Any other suggestions?

Comments

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

You rang? :)

I did go raw, but only for a little while: less than a month. I thought it was fabulous, but I just didn't have the patience to deal, and I was also in training full time and couldn't handle the detox stuff while doing so.

As I've often said, if I had someone to prep my food (or even prep with), I'd be highly inclined to give it another go.

I do wish we had a really good raw place nearby. OG was the first one I ever visited since it was right nearby, and I thought it was nice, but after visiting the ones in NYC and elsewhere, I confess OG excites me a lot less. Around here, I don't even know a well-priced reliable source of young coconuts, which I think I could live on exclusively for some time! :)

[turil.livejournal.com]

I did find young coconut meat frozen at Super 88.

I think Davis would be a perfect place to launch a mostly or all raw restaurant/deli/supplier... :-)

As for preparing food, I mostly just eat simple stuff. Not quite mono meals, but a few veggies and/or fruits at a time, with maybe a dip or spread, and lots of quick smoothies. I only occasionally make something from a recipe that requires lots of work to make.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Oh, I meant fresh, not frozen. (Frozen never even occurred to me, actually.)

I'm not sure Davis would be a great place for a place like that, but what do I know? I'm honestly confused as to how OG stays in business up where it is! But given the Boston area's general inability to support a reasonable number of vegetarian restaurants... which I just don't get, don't get at all. Friggin' Atlanta, GA has orders more veg options than we do. WTF?

The thing for me about raw is that even the simple stuff requires a fair bit of prep comparatively speaking, in part because leftovers don't keep nearly as long if they aren't cooked. If you want to come feed me, I'll happily go raw with you. :)