Article: Online, a Community Gathers to Concoct A Neighborhood Eatery

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Online, a Community Gathers to Concoct A Neighborhood Eatery

 

By Jane Black, Washington Post Staff Writer

Sunday, July 27, 2008; Page A01

 

When Sharon Greenspan went on a cross-country trip last year, she made

sure to take photos of the restaurants she liked and to keep the

menus. It was the easiest way to remember that " lasagna " of zucchini,

spinach and pine nuts she ate in Asheville and the creamy coconut

shake she tasted in Sedona. Greenspan thinks both would be great for

Elements, a new restaurant she is helping to open in Washington.

 

The 44-year-old North Bethesda resident desperately wants a restaurant

here that caters to the raw food diet, which prescribes only fruit,

vegetables, nuts, seeds and sprouts, none of which have been heated

above 112 degrees Fahrenheit. Over the past year, she has dedicated as

many as 10 hours each month to attending meetings, sharing her ideas

on a community Web site and creating raw food treats such as oat-hemp

balls to persuade others of the virtues of raw food.

 

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