Article: Raw food power at Grass Root in Tampa

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Raw food power at Grass Root in Tampa

 

By Laura Reiley, Times Food Critic

Thursday, May 22, 2008

 

TAMPA—Not just vegetarian, but 100 percent vegan. Not just vegan, but

much of the menu upholds the tenets of the raw food diet, where

nothing is heated above 110 to 120 degrees, which keeps beneficial

enzymes alive. Still, this funky outpost in a slightly sketchy

neighborhood is not at all about asceticism.

 

At Grass Root Organic Restaurant, diners can dive into platters of

" live spaghetti with treatballs, " raw sushi, exotic wraps and lush

miso " sipp " with sliced coconut noodles. Hardly the food of

deprivation and hippie delirium, dishes are colorful, flavorful and

satisfying, even for the unreconstructed carnivore.

 

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http://www.tampabay.com/features/food/restaurants/article516250.ece