Eric and I first visited Fresh Restaurants in Toronto way back in 2009, when Oh She Glows was just a year old, and I was beginning my own journey to plant-based eating. To say this is a full circle moment would be an understatement! Ruth has always been an inspiration to me, and I hope you enjoy reading about her life, routines, and best business advice in today’s Glow Getter feature!
Ruth opened her first vegan juice bar pop-up in Toronto 27 years ago (wowza!), emerging as one of the first Canadian entrepreneurs focused on making plant-based eating accessible and delicious. Now, Fresh Restaurants has expanded to four locations in Toronto (with another set to open this summer), plus two more in Mexico City and Moscow.
In addition to her work as a business owner and entrepreneur, Ruth has authored five plant-based cookbooks geared toward helping home cooks incorporate fresh, healthy ingredients into their daily meal plan. I love the way Ruth’s vibrant and colourful style pulls through in both the design of her restaurants and in her cooking. Her latest cookbook, Super Fresh, is a feast for the eyes. I don’t know about you, but I’m so much more inspired to eat healthy when I’m looking down at a rainbow on my plate!
Photo by Kyla Zanardi for Super Fresh cookbook by Jennifer Houston and Ruth Tal
Okay, let’s turn it over to Ruth and find out a bit more about her routines, go-to foods, and advice…
Photo by Kyla Zanardi for Super Fresh cookbook by Jennifer Houston and Ruth Tal
As always, let’s cap things off with Ruth’s best tip for fellow entrepreneurs…
Love it. Thank you so much, Ruth!
On a different note, I want to thank you all so much for your support of our app’s nomination in The Webby Awards!! It was a huge honour just to be nominated, and your enthusiasm means so much to us. We didn’t end up taking home an award, but I’m super proud of our team and what we’ve created. We’re so excited to continue growing and improving the OSG app in the future, and as always we love hearing your feedback along the way. As a token of our appreciation, we’ve made a donation to isthmus, which will provide a local child with food on the weekends for an entire school year.
Thanks Angela for everything you do, you are in inspiration. I still think your app is best.
I enjoyed this post and always like to learn about new peeps (to me anyway). I’m in the market for a new cookbook (have both of yours already) so this peaked my interest.
We need a Fresh restaurant in Burlington. It would be nice to have more options out here.
Hey Terri, Thank you so much for the kind words about the app…I appreciate it SO much! :) I totally agree about a Fresh out this way…I would love that too. I already tried to Ubereats Fresh to my house and they don’t deliver this far, haha!
Can’t wait to get a Fresh here in L.A.! Angela, love the donation to Isthmus – what a wonderful charity.
I really love what the charity does too, Connie. :) Such an amazing initiative!
I would be so excited for you if you got a Fresh in LA!
Awesome APP and love your post. i’v tried your recipe “Vitamine glow warm squash salad..
YUMMY!!! & DELICIOUS!!
http://ohsheglows.com/
Thank you so much!
“My boundless capacity to love.”
Absolutely love that answer.
Appreciate the interview.