Day 26 (30-Day Green Smoothie Challenge)

Leaving R. Thomas......Nina and Mommy

Raw Apple Pie...........YUM!

Nina and Mommy....I had just finished eating my RAWmazing seaweed salad.

Nina and Daddy's faces are hilarious, well, that's what happens when you're at R. Thomas.

If there is any one restaurant in all of Atlanta which deserves a million and more applauds, it is R. Thomas at 1812 Peachtree Road, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30309. They have captured the magic of downtown and all of its hustling and bustling and transformed it into the most spiritual, healthy and, without a doubt, a quintessential conscious eater's paradise.

My very first visit to R.Thomas was over eight years ago when I first met my Rick. He would spoil me and treat me like a queen, because that's how you feel when you're dinning at a health conscious place like R. Thomas. It was was just ten minutes walk from our apartment in Buckhead and we lived for their peanut sauce and quinoa. It was also when I met and chatted with the very talented India Arie, I was about four months pregnant with our first daughter then. It is always a very fulfilling and transforming experience at R.Thomas and yesterday night was no different.

After our discouraging hunt for a raw food eatery we decided to go to R. Thomas where I'd decided I'd manage a salad and then Rick and Nina can eat their delicious vegan delights. As we drove, the beautiful sights of the city and many familiar sights caught my heart and reminded me of when I first met my love. The more we reminisced on our drive there, the more excited I became. R. Thomas with its hippy, cheerful look sprung into sight. We were greeted warmly and seated at a comfortable spot right by the door. No matter how many times Nina goes there, she still is in awe about the dream catchers, the wind chimes and colorful decors hanging from the
ceiling and walls. "Look, mommy, look. Is that a real diamond?" Her childlike wonder always brings out the child in us all and we followed her eyes and fingers across the busy room. I slowly opened up my menu, started scanning through the items and let out a very happy shrill. R.THOMAS HAS RAW FOOD! Okay, pardon me if i may seem a little to excited, but I don't remember years ago seeing any of that on their menu and the more I thought about it, I realized back then I was a only a vegan and didn't have a clue what raw food was all about and so I wouldn't have been looking for it.

R.Thomas is by far my favorite restaurant in Atlanta because they not only serve organic meals, they cater to carnivores (meat eaters), herbivores (vegans and raw foodists) and everyone in between (including vegetarians). Now, I think all restaurants should follow their example. In fact it should be a law to serve only organic food and also to cater to all three groups of eaters (lol) okay I know i am just blowing steam here but seriously, HOW IMPRESSIVE IS THAT? I felt at home right there in the middle of everyone eating whatever they think is good for them.

James, our fantastic waiter was ever so patient and very knowledgeable. I drank water, and Nina got a strawberry/banana shake. We all had a Raw cashew cheese appetizer served with cucumbers, celery and pear slices--which, by the way, was hmm, hmm good. For main course I got a Raw veggie dinner #1: Walnut sunflower loaf topped with chipolte sauce, broccoli cauliflower medley, raw veggie kraut, collard kale salad(which was DELISH) and served with sweet potato chips, guacamole and flax chips(the best I have tasted). OMG! okay, I also got a raw seaweed salad (don't judge, I was very hungry--all of a sudden, lol) and for desert i got a slice of their raw apple pie.....wwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Oh, i forgot to say how much I loved, loved, loved the seaweed salad, it was perfecto! The pie was great (had to bring it home, I was done for the night). The amazing thing about all of this was how i felt after I'd eaten. Usually, on a SAD diet, you'd feel like you were carrying tons of dead weight in your belly, tired and ready for bed but I felt full yes, but not Oh-my-God-I-just-gained-ten-pounds full, I felt satisfied and revived. It was a 100% score card for me. here's their website to read more about this amazing restaurant at

http://www.rthomasdeluxegrill.com/

and their phone number is 404-872-2942. Rick and Nina both got what they wanted and we all left happy. It was money well spent and I will be going back many more times and that's for sure.

Stay Blessed!

~B.