Be Raw! Live Long! A Raw Food Review.
We Spa Girls from I.M. Spa, as a work retreat, just traveled to Dallas to relax at the spa and discover excellent raw food and we were not disappointed! Even though Dallas sadly only has one Raw Food restaurant (that I could find) the food there was beautiful and delicious, and the service was spectacular.
When I’m checking out a new raw food restaurant, what I’m looking for is something that I’m not already doing myself. What does this restaurant do that is different and awesome? It turns out that while Be Raw covers the the standard spaghetti and meatballs, the Pad Thai, and Taco Salad, this dish, the Coconut Kale Enchiladas, stole the show.
Not only is it beautifully presented, but it is so yummy and complex. Marinated Kale wrapped in coconut meat wraps, and drizzled with 2 types of raw cashew cheeses. And yes those are green and red picos on the side.
If you have never encountered coconut wraps before let me just tell you that they are not easy to prepare at all. To make them you have to use a cleaver to open a Thai coconut, scrape out the meat, whiz it up in a blender with your spices, and dehydrate them. It’s a process.
I felt very decadent eating such hard work.
And for dessert?
Be Raw has some amazing desserts and this one was fantastic. I have not yet ventured into the world of brownies with my raw food time in the kitchen, but this one certainly gives me something to aspire to.
What the other Spa Girls were having?
Chocolate Cashew Cheesecake! AAAAaaauuuuuuggghhhhh! To die for!
Our server was fabulous. Animated, enthusiastic, and educating everybody who had never been there before about what it means to eat raw. You can’t see his shirt completely, but it has a picture of a dinosaur on it with text that says Lacinato Kale (dinosaur kale). And in the teeth of the dinosaur he had colored in bits of green to show that the dinosaur had in fact been eating kale.
We all loved our food and Jessica and I were still stuffed when we arrived home 5 hours later. We also went to King Spa and Cosmic Cafe during this trip. Details yet to come! Fun Fun!
Wendy Finn is the mother of 4 boys, owner of I.M. Spa, a Raw Food Enthusiast and educator, a world traveler in pursuit of superior massage education, a Master Massage Therapist of 20 plus years, a gardener, and a nursing student. She’s passionate about touching people and sharing health.
Kaylin @ Enticing Healthy Eating
Nifty! I didn’t know there was someone who blogged about this lifestyle (other than myself) in the NWA area! I didn’t know about I.M. Spa before either…
Allow me to introduce myself: I’m Kaylin Gilkey–blogger over at Enticing Healthy Eating. I’m also on my way to become a certified Holistic Health Coach! I’m a student at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition right now, and trying to get more business with my holistic health coaching and nutrition consulting. Please message me sometime or visit my blog or coaching website! I’d love to chat sometime. 🙂
I have a business facebook page too called Kaylin’s Keys to Health. Hope to chat soon!
admin
Lovely site Kaylin. Thank you for reaching out. I love making those connections. So good to see you online. I’m sure we’ll bump into each other at some point.
Wendy
Kaylin @ Enticing Healthy Eating
Thank you for taking the time to visit and give feedback on my site! I appreciate it. I love making these connections as well–especially with someone like-minded in the healthy lifestyle mindset. 🙂
Sonya
Everything looks really good. I would love to try all of these dishes. Stopping by from the AR bloggers link-up.
admin
So cool that you are going green Sonya! Everything in Raw Food is gluten free, egg free, and dairy free. Makes it super easy. What a great story yours is about reducing inflammation. reducing inflammation. Thank you for reaching out!