The doorways are open to Wilmette’s latest storefront.
Healthful meals store Chia Leah Clear Eats welcomed prospects for the primary time on Monday morning, Jan. 9, in West Edens plaza (3217 Lake Ave. #4C).
Proprietor Leah Bostrom and her workforce have been rehabbing the unit for the reason that summer time.
“It’s been a very long time coming. It feels thrilling now that we’re lastly in it,” Bostrom instructed The File. “We’re able to open the doorways and get extra individuals fed good meals.”
The brand new storefront presents all of the objects out there on the Chia Leah website — corresponding to the favored breakfast cookies and Clear Bites — in a grab-and-go format. However that’s not all. Bostrom stated the shop will supply weekly specials corresponding to Chia puddings, pies and a tea of the day. On Monday, roasted beet hummus and cherry chocolate mini pies have been out there.
Behind the entrance of the home is Chia Leah’s headquarters, together with a industrial kitchen to arrange objects for the shop and for the enterprise’s 40 retail shoppers.
Chia Leah was born in 2015 as an answer for Bostrom and her household.
Bostrom was in want of allergen-free, healthful snacks for her youngsters and an power and mental-health increase for her. Chia Leah, as a well being and life coach, then developed completely different recipes to assist her shoppers.
These recipes changed into Chia Leah Clean Eats, vegan and gluten-free snacks with pure elements, corresponding to — after all — chia seeds, dietary yeast, quinoa flakes, darkish chocolate and fruit (banana, orange, cherries, and so on.)
Round 2018, Bostrom bought her objects at farmers markets, after which by her on-line retailer, and finally at native outlets and grocery shops. At the moment, Chia Leah snack merchandise are in practically 40 Chicagoland shops (Central Station Espresso and Tea, Hometown Espresso and Juice, Sundown Meals, The Grand, and so on.) and one in Atlanta.
In her retailer, Bostrom hopes to spotlight different native manufacturers and meals startups, like she as soon as was.
“We have been at that time not so way back,” she stated. “I need to assist different manufacturers get on the market. It should hopefully be useful to them and clearly enjoyable for patrons to only attempt one thing new and continuously hold it recent. That’s actually essential to me.”
The West Edens location might be open 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday and eight a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturdays.
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