Cafe Gratitude

Neighborhood Tour: Revolutionary Rose Avenue

mattea — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:22:21 +0000

by Erin Harris You may think that Venice's Rose Avenue is just the latest example of glam-hippie-style gentrification ... and you'd be right. Much like Abbot Kinney before it, the formerly gritty street leading to the beach is undergoing a transformation; it's now home to destination eateries like Superba Snack Bar and Café Gratitude, a renowned wine shop, one of those fancy flagship Whole Foods stores, and the kind of boutique shops that invite you to linger. But there's a little more going on over there. You see, some well heeled bohemians know that there's more to life than just biodynamic wines and handmade feather earrings; at least that's what I discovered when I poked my nose behind the rustic storefront of Matt Winter's interior design studio at 542 Rose Avenue and discovered a garden planting in progress. Volunteer Finian Makepeace filled me in on the Venice Victory Gardens project, a local "biological farming" effort to restore carbon to the planet's topsoil, thereby growing healthier crops. The garden I stumbled upon is a bit of a practice run for the organization: its yield will supply nearby restaurants like Café Gratitude and Oscar's Cerveteca, meanwhile generating publicity for the cause as they prepare to expand to larger garden spaces. Read the full article here!

Be Love Farm Dinners

mattea — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:45:11 +0000

Reserve your seat HERE!

Sacred Commerce Workshop

marta — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 16:30:13 +0000

What if awakening was the context at your workplace? What if management meant being accountable for the spiritual emergence of one’s staff as well as the well being of one’s company? What if conflicts in your work community were acknowledged as a chance to heal collective wounds? What if the mission of your business was to usher in a sustainable, spiritually fulfilling society? Sacred commerce is the practice of having the Eternal present in a commercial environment; it is creating money a sacrament and the exchange of goods and services as a holy opportunity. Matthew and Terces Engelhart, are the owners of Café Gratitude LLC, a school of transformation in the setting of an organic vegan restaurant chain in the Bay area. With humor, passion, and authenticity the Engelharts will train participants to (re)create a company that appreciates in value as the work force collectively practices keeping its attention on Source and supply. Regardless of your position at work this course will endow you with the tools to embark on the path of the “realized profit”. In Berkeley at,June 1st-2nd Register HERE

Rudramandir Center 830 Bancroft Way Berkeley, California 94710

rudramandir.com for ride sharing click HERE

Mother’s Day Special!

mattea — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:48:44 +0000

Sunday, May 12th Mother’s Day Special!

mattea — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:04:11 +0000

SBC Industry Achievement Award, Ryland Engelhart

mattea — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:48:02 +0000

Euphoria Loves RAWvolution Saved With The Help of Cafe Gratitude

mattea — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:38:14 +0000

And here we thought all that "I am Open-Hearted" and "I am Magical" jive at Cafe Gratitude was just a way to sell uncooked enchiladas to young, urban, and professional yoga devotees. It turns out the crunchy cult chain of raw food restaurants really puts its money where its mouth is when it comes time to being kind to others. Despite being a prime competitor of Santa Monica's Euphoria loves Rawvolution cafe, Cafe Gratittude was one of the instrumental backers of a local movement to save the raw vegan gourmet restaurant on Main Street after its landlord threatened to replace it with a corporate coffee chain. After owners sounded a cry for help this past winter, neighbors and fans started an Indiegogo campaign to raise $30,000 for owners Janabai Amsden and chef Matt Amsden to keep RAWvolution on the street, with Gratitude showing early support through Facebook and Twitter. The hippe-dippy San Francisco import also donated profits from its best-selling item to aid RAWvolution's cause. According to a press release via PR Wire, RAWvolution's fans racked up the money necessary to keep the restaurant afloat, leading to Gratitude donating its saved funds to Rose Avenue's Bread and Roses food program for the homeless instead. Suddenly, "we feel all warm and cuddly."

Conscious Choosing

mattea — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 02:12:43 +0000

“If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, 'Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.” MLK What are you Grateful for?

The Eagle’s Vision: Unify Your Heart with Mother Earth!

mattea — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:25:08 +0000

In this amazing 7-week teleseminar, Roberto A. Restrepo and Nelson Caraballo will share with us the cosmovision of the original peoples of North and South America; these sacred, ancient teachings are known collectively as "The Eagle's Vision". And for the first time in the history, traditional authorities from La Sierra Nevada Mountains of Santa Marta, Colombia will be joining us to open the pathway of IKWASHENDUNA - The Universal Unification for the Safeguarding of Mother Earth. Through this course you will be able to reconnect with the Sacred and unify your heart with Mother Earth in a most profound way. This reconnection will support you in aligning your consciousness with this time-space of the Fifth Sun, a period of infinite transformation and opportunities to be of service to the Earth!

This is The Eagle's Vision.

To learn more and register for the course, click on the link below!

http://centerforsacredstudies.org/events/special-teleseminar-the-eagles-vision

Cafe Attitude

cary — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:24:38 +0000