Are You Fulfilled?

I am. And it's all because of a salad.

This is no joke.This was our bill for the food and drink that Shane, Nathalie and I had the other night at Cafe Gratitude in San Francisco.

"I Am Fulfilled" refers to the live, raw salad that Nat and I ate. Shane had a pizza called the "Open Hearted" which bore little resemblance to any pizza i've ever seen since it was a mound of sprouts and grass clippings . "I Am Surrendering" refers to our brownie-like dessert that I know wasn't a "real" brownie. It was a brown impostor. The I am Loved, Inspired and Blessed were drinks but i can't recall what they were.

Shane forwarded on to me the following review of Cafe Gratitude from a food blog that a friend of his writes at "Becks and Posh" becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2005/06/cafe-gratitude-harriso...

It sums up the place nicley. As Shane said after reading this, "I am Amused".

"Matthew Engelhart is a millionaire who started training in the being of abundance in 1984. Yes - he is the kind of guy who made his fortune selling workshops. Twenty years down the line Matthew, who apparently keeps his attention on all there is to be grateful for, has opened an organic, vegan, raw, mostly live foods restaurant at 2400 Harrison Street, where his wife, Terces, has the auspicious title of chef 'Genius'.

If you are confused, don't worry so are we. We are Overjoyed to have already survived a dinner at Cafe Gratitude and We are Thankful we escaped unscathed to tell the tale. We are Alive! If we had actually read a little more carefully through the funky website before choosing this place as our G destination, maybe we would have given Gratitude a miss. But that would have also meant missing out on some interesting food and a unique experience. We are Accepting.

The menu is long and unusual. Every item has a hippyish name. If you want an $3, 8oz Watermelon, lemon and mint juice, you can't simply ask for it that easily. You must say I am Wonderful. Well, we secretly like to think of ourselves as wonderful, we can't deny it, but this drink was not nearly as tasty or tangy as I am Effervescent made from Café Gingerale, apples, ginger and naturally sparkling water, also $3. I am Berry Sweet was even more delicious although the blend of Fresh Strawberries with almond milk, dates, and vanilla bean for $6.50 might have made a better dessert than apperitif."

I'd go back just to laugh at the silly names again and I'd also sneak in some meat.