SoulFull Cafe in Richmond
RICHMOND – A brand new restaurant in Richmond has opened with a novel mission to feed the physique and nourish the soul. SoulFull Cafe, positioned at 196 West Primary in Richmond, is a “wellness cafe” and serves greater than scrumptious, nutritious and made-from-scratch meals. Co-owner of the restaurant, Esterlee Molyneux, says it additionally serves up constructive affirmations.
“For instance, you may are available in and order the ‘I Am Superior Acai Bowl.’ If we begin saying ‘we’re superior’ that may assist with our psychological well being,” Molyneux exclaims. “Now we have messaging throughout our retailer: ‘You’re worthy. You’re cherished. You’re sufficient.’ Each week we offer a Wellness Card, it’s a 3×3 card that has one little phrase that we’re targeted on that week.”
The flip facet of the cardboard contains a constructive quote, an affirmation or psychological well being tip. On the finish of the 12 months the restaurant could have distributed 52 completely different well being ideas. As well as, the restaurant will host psychological wellness workshops or make them out there with a catered lunch.
Molyneux just lately retired after greater than 25 years of working in psychological well being and is uniquely certified to construct a restaurant round themes of psychological wellness. Her enterprise accomplice, Tracy Pharis, is an insurance coverage agent by commerce however has been engaged on perfecting recipe and menu gadgets for years. Menu gadgets on the restaurant embrace acai bowls, avocado toast, specialty breads, soups, smoothies, salads and sandwiches. Many choices are gluten-free, vegan and/or vegetarian.
“I’ve at all times felt strongly about feeding my household wholesome choices and I’m thrilled to share these tried and examined recipes with our neighborhood,” Pharis says. “I need folks to go away our cafe feeling empowered each bodily and mentally.”
“We consider that we do numerous detrimental self-talk that brings ourselves down,” Pharis provides. “We would like folks to stroll in our doorways and really feel like they’re superior.”
“All of them have constructive phrases in them,” Molyneux provides. “You may order an ‘I Am Daring Smoothie’ or a ‘Terrific Turkey Salad’, ‘Luminous Lemon Poppy Seed Bread’ to seek out methods to uplift ourselves.
“An unintended consequence is when our employees members who, after they convey meals out to our wonderful prospects, will say ‘Mike ordered an I Am Superior Acai Bowl’ or ‘I Am Terrific Acai Bowl.’ Then our employees members are saying constructive issues about themselves whereas the patrons use the terminology as properly. It has turn out to be a very stunning idea in a brief period of time.”
The restaurant is holding a grand opening occasion on July 1st and 2nd, and the 2 days will probably be stuffed with scrumptious meals, psychological wellness ideas, giveaways, dwell music and deep reductions on menu gadgets and within the present store.
“We’re open from 7 within the morning till 8 at evening. We could have dwell music right here on Friday night, now we have door busters, giveaways, balloon formations from different enterprise homeowners, and are simply in search of a spot for folks to attach and to get deep reductions on meals and to strive us out. Nourish your soul by feeding your physique.”
The constructing the restaurant occupies is over 100 years previous and was as soon as a prepare station. Years later it was transformed right into a laundromat which was as soon as owned by Pharis’s great-grandfather. In numerous completely different varieties the constructing has been a gathering place. The cafe is positioned close to a brand new Lee’s Market grocery at the moment underneath development and Molyneux is happy to convey extra eating choices to residents on the north facet of Cache Valley.
The SoulFull Cafe has dine-in seating, outside seating, a drive-thru and on-line ordering choices. For extra info, go to SoulFullCafeUtah.com, Instagram @SoulFullCafeUtah or name at 435-213-9366.
