A stop by Whole Foods market today prompted me to try some packaged raw food for lunch. Los Angeles's raw, vegan Leaf Restaurant is now packaging their food and delivering it via bio-diesel powered trucks to the greater Southern California area. It was hard to decide between the Rawsagna and the Bedouin Burrito Wrap. I opted for the wrap thinking it would be more filling. It was a raw hummus surrounded by collard greens and sliced into paper covered rounds, served with a garlicky tahini dipping sauce. When looking through the biodegradable container I foolishly thought the paper was some sort of tortilla (tough to make raw tortillas), luckily I did not eat it. I gave up on finishing my lunch after chewing through so many collard greens. Leaf is an apt name for this brand of food. I felt like a cow chewing cud just to get to the yummy filling. What I really wanted was some freshly baked bread to go with it! At least it was 100% organic and very fresh. Next time I'll try their approach to raw lasagna.
Yesterday I sampled Leaf's raw brownie. Tasted like coconut, not chocolate.