This is part III in a series of video clips of our interview with Luci Schnitzer from Luci's Healthy Marketplace. Click here to see the other installments!
Luci's Healthy Marketplace
 1590 East Bethany Home
Road, Phoenix, AZ 85014
Hours
Mon-Thu.
6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday
6:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Sat. 7:00
a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Sun. 7:00
a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
the food
All food
sold or prepared at Luci’s Healthy Marketplace is free of preservatives. This is a comforting feeling for
everyone who is used to reading the labels on everything you buy. The owners of Luci’s manage the market
with the philosophy th... Continue reading ...
Sapna Cafe

Phoenix Location:1301 Grand Ave Phoenix, AZ 85007
Hours Mon-Thu. 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Fri-Sat.
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
the food
The food at Sapna has a very
homemade authentic taste. Ana Bo,
the ower and chef, is a lover of food and travel and as such, she has taken the
pains to learn international cooking from experts like the mothers in home kitchens and... Continue reading ...
Caffe Boa

Tempe Location:
398 S. Mill Ave. Tempe, Arizona 85281
Hours Sun Noon-10pm
Mon-Weds 11am-10pm
Thursday-Saturday 11am-11pm
Wine bar open later
the food
Caffe Boa’s menu contains
many organic ingredients including produce and cheese. In addition their wine list has several
organic and biodynamic wines. What
is biodynamic? Biodynamic
agriculture focu... Continue reading ...
Lulu’s Cupcakes

Scottsdale Location:
Lulu’s Cupcakes
7607 E. McDowell Rd.,
#108
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
Southeast Corner of
Miller and McDowell
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday
– Thursday
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday
– Saturday
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday
and Monday
Closed
the food
1. organic ingredients
Lulu’s uses all natural
ingredients, many of which ar... Continue reading ...
Fair Trade Cafe
Two Phoenix Locations
Original Location: W Side of Central N of Roosevelt
New Location: Phoenix Civic Park – W Side of Central N of Van Buren
7am—10pm M-Sat, 7am -7pm Sun

Photo: Interior at the Civic Space Park location.
What is Fair Trade? The Fair Trade system provides consumers
with the confidence that their food was produced under fair working ... Continue reading ...
Nature's Express
San Diego, CA, also in Yuma, AZ
2949 5th Avenue (at Quince) San Diego, CA 92103
Dining room open: 11am—8pm Daily
Drive-thru open: 11am—10pm Daily
A drive thru and eat in establishment with 100% plant based food – a vegetarian or vegan’s delight! I came upon this restaurant while in San Diego for a short business trip. I was walking around outside of my hotel, just north of downtown along beautiful Balboa Park looking for some lunch when I happened upon Nature’... Continue reading ...

I had the pleasure of eating at The Clerkenwell Kitchen on a recent trip to London. I heard about it because it is making a name for itself as one of the premier sustainable restaurants in London.
the food The focus at The Clerkenwell Kitchen is quality. And according to chef Laura Hearn, one of the owners, quality usually translates into sustainable practices. Chef Laura owns the restaurant along with Chef Emma Miles. Chef Hearn says you can taste the difference between an ethically harv... Continue reading ...
Chris Bianco's restaurants Pane Bianco and Pizzeria Bianco are well known establishments in Phoenix and beyond. We took a critical look at the restaurants independently and discussed the sustainability aspects of both with Chef Bianco. the food The food, as many of you already know is fantastic. Much of that is due to using great ingredients. We noticed that many of the items on the Pane Bianco menu are organic. But organic is not a focus at Pizzeria Bianco. Although eating at both resta... Continue reading ...
 Engrained is a new Aramark restaurant on the second floor of the Memorial Union at Arizona State University. When you walk in you're greeted by a friendly host that gives you instructions on how to order your food. You need instructions because it's not very obvious. The restaurant is organized in a cafeteria style where you can see the food being made and the different options you have - it's an experiential menu. They also have digital menus, eliminating the need for paper ones thereby ... Continue reading ...
the food:Essence Bakery is a champion of local food use. Chef Eugenia Theodosopoulos sources the majority her food through local farmers and ranchers, which is big! Organic ingredients make an appearance in both the breakfast and the lunch menus. Salads are an integral menu item both as main dish and a side and sandwich pairing, which keeps the nutritional value up and calories down. Lastly, any review of Essence Bakery would not be complete without mentioning the superb desserts, especia... Continue reading ...
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