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News Nearby: Raw Vegan Café to Open in Clayton

One of the new owners prepared food for 'high-profile people' on movie sets in California.

A new raw vegan café is set to open in Clayton’s DeMun neighborhood this spring. The Clayton Board of Aldermen approved the opening of Seedz Café, at 6344 S. Rosebury Avenue, at the Feb. 26 meeting. The owners, Montgomery Gralnick and Cara Schloss, originally from St. Louis, are coming from California. Gralnick said he prepared food for high-profile people who were very specific about the nutritional content of their diet. It was part of the work he did on movie sets, which he was involved in on the West Coast. “As life would have it, it has brought us back to the area, bearing, hopefully gifts of nutrition and wellness,” Gralnick said. He said they’ll serve juices and something new to St. Louis. “I’ll say smoothies, but we’re going to …

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Meet the U City Woman Who Opened a Vegetarian Deli

A local foodie decided there weren't enough healthy restaurants for vegetarians—so she opened her own.

Natasha Kwan decided to go vegetarian when she was just nine years old. She made the decision after spending the night with a friend whose family raised dairy cows. “I came home and said I’m never eating meat again. They flipped out. My mom didn’t know what to do with me,” Kwan said. Growing up in the country as the sole vegetarian in a meat-eating family wasn’t easy. She said she ate a lot potatoes and lentils—and put on too much weight. Her childhood of unhealthy vegetarian cuisine colors Kwan’s business—Frida’s Deli, on 622 North and South Road in University City. Her deli is full of healthy vegetarian choices with recipes not only prepared fresh and in house, but without sugar. She uses raw agave nectar, maple syrup and stevia, which …

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