100% bio 100% gourmand!

If you are fortunate enough to be exploring Lyon, from Presqu'île walk up the steep Montée de la Grande Côte (be sure to stop in the various galleries and studios to check out the local art) to the Croix-Rousse area. Venture along Rue Imbert-Colomés while pausing to open random doors to explore the traboules (hidden passageways and courtyards) along the street. Then be sure to stop in Toutes les couleurs, a 100% vegan, organic restaurant that offers the tastiest, freshest produce in Lyon.

I requested a raw salad and Agnes the chef presented me with the above - sweet fennel, figs, beet root with ginger, two types of sprouts, grapes, radish, onion, baby zucchini, red cabbage, two types of lettuce - it was absolutely divine. For dessert I had fresh strawberries with a raspberry coulis made with agave syrup (none of the desserts use sugar).

In a city renowned for its charcuterie, this restaurant is a true find!

Toutes les couleurs

26 rue Imbert Colomès

69001 Lyon (M° Croix-Paquet)

Prologue

Hi! Today is Day 1 of my embarkment upon the 30-Day Raw Challenge. Errr, let's cross out Challenge, and replace it with... Feast! Yes, the 30-Day Raw Feast! Why look at the next 30 days as a challenge?

Rawfoodtalk.com is a great discussion board for all interested in a vegan raw lifestyle, and I would not be able to undertake this journey without the support of this site, so thank you Alissa Cohen!

Now that props have been given, onto the good stuff. I will be recording my raw food journey here, so happy that you want to follow along. Feel free to join me on the raw journey!