Today we’d like to introduce you to Sabra Seligman.
So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
I started studying nutrition in the year 2000. I then, studied alternative medicine and international spa management, how to build wellness projects at a 5 star level. Once I arrived to Miami in 2012, I became a vegan and raw food chef under the tutelage of Mark Reinfeld, I studied superfood nutrition and living foods and have been in the field for 18 years.
Manna is a passion project of giving people the most nutrient dense food ever with a focus on healing foods and with a common thread to include superfoods in all of my recipes. Manna is a wellness project for me, I don’t consider myself a restaurateur although, we have been blessed to win Best Vegan Restaurant of Miami Gold 2016 for Miami Times and have all been awarded 5 stars in 2017 from Time magazine. My focus is food education and dismistifying what plant based foods are with a ton of flavor. Our menu is unique and very well thought out, most of my clients are in fact not vegan.
I also do corporate coaching and cooking workshops monthly at MANNA and I am available for one on one consultations well. I am passionate about health and wellness and teaching others how to live there best life ever through mind body medicine and plant based foods.
Has it been a smooth road?
Convincing myself to open a restaurant, I debated it a lot because it’s not my background but my passion to share this with other and to offer a healthy option in Miami was far beyond, and so I opened up Manna.
Having people understand that our vegan food is tasty, but once they try it they became fans of #mannafans. Many have bad experiences at other places and can’t believe you can get so much flavor from eating plants, it’s a surprise and a challenge to explain what a raw falafel is but it’s totally worth it and Miami is catching up.
So let’s switch gears a bit and go into the MANNA LIFE FOOD story. Tell us more about the business.
Manna refers to food from heaven or divine spiritual nourishment. Life food relates to the life-giving energy of the food we serve you! Manna, like Prana and Chi, is the life force that connects all living things. Just as Manna is the energy that fuels the world and connects all living things, Manna Life Food is the miracle food, which fuels the body.
At Manna Life Food, we create food that respects the body and provides wholesome nourishment. We are passionate about real food and believe it is a vital component and a fundamental part of a complete wellness lifestyle. Our foods are designed to cleanse, nourish and energize the body. We use the purest plant-based ingredients nature gives us, including a variety of fresh produce and organic superfoods from around the world, to create a unique, nutrient-dense, tasty culinary experience!
We strive to empower our community to become the most healthy version of themselves. Food is a core foundation to vibrant health. Every time we eat or drink, we are either feeding dis-ease or preventing it. We believe eating a plant-based diet is an investment in our overall health, as well as, a way to create a long term spiralizing effect towards the general wellbeing of humanity and the planet.
How do you think the industry will change over the next decade?
Everything is going vegan, from food, to clothes to main industry brands, more people are eco-conscious and health conscious than ever. Times are changing fast, big shifts happening in the food space, big investors and many people voicing there concerns about diet and animal rights.
Pricing:
- superfood arepas are $9-10
- smoothies are $9-12
- life bowls are $10-12
Contact Info:
- Address: 80 NE 2nd Ave. Miami, FL 33132
- Website: WWW.MANNALIFEFOOD.COM
- Phone: 786-717-5060
- Email: [email protected]
- Instagram: @MANNALIFEFOOD
- Facebook: MANNA LIFE FOOD
- Twitter: MANNA LIFE FOOD
- Yelp: MANNA LIFE FOOD
- Other: @sabra.shares- personal page
Image Credit:
@ALFONSODURAN.WORK- Alfonso Duran, Kate Oakley @ADORNEDPHOTOGRAPHY
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