[caption id="attachment_2342" align="aligncenter" width="860"] Our Selfridges pop-up store, when I was heavily pregnant[/caption]   My famous cleanse is back! This is really really exciting news, if not for you then for me. Ha! :) We missed January this year because of all the reno's, which means I didn't do my usual detox either. That's definitely not the case for June! I'm all in, starting 13th June and inviting you to come along for the ride...   It's a done for you 1, 2 or 3 day cleanse, which is delivered to your door within the UK, and available for 3 weeks only.   [SO SORRY to my overseas friends that it's too hard to keep the cold-pressed products fresh during transit, but if you wanted to do the detox yourself at home, then check out my blog post where I pretty much reveal exactly what to do, at what time and with what ingredients, here>>]   I believe in the power of giving your insides a proper scrub and I know that simply drinking juice may flow through your body undigested. This means you won’t get all, if any, of the nutrients and minerals from it and be left feeling hungry and deprived. You need a carefully constructed detox plan with nourishing solid foods to support your whole body. Book yours now>>   I also believe that my Alkaline Cleanse is not just a cleanse, it is the ultimate body rebalancing system! Why? For starters, the full day's menu is not just about giving you lots of detox promoting ingredients to get your bowels moving. I carefully put every ingredients together from juices to sprouted seeds to probiotics, making sure that you get everything your body requires to thrive. Take a look... - Fibre to clean out your intestines - Probiotics to reduce bloating - Calcium to nourish you - Protein to re-build your system - Essential fats for ultimate digestion - Detoxifying spices to accelerate cleansing - Chlorophyll to increase your body’s pH level   My organic cold-pressed juices are the star warrior of your cleanse, but don't forget there is the alkalising raw soup, detox dust coated seeds, fibre wheatgrass crackers, veggie sticks and lemon tahini dip, OptiBac probiotics as well as the Neal’s Yard Remedies green complex powder. This cleanse is designed to clean and nourish at the same time. I even include pH strips to test how acid or alkaline you are, before, during and after the cleanse. And no matter which cleanse you go for- 1, 2 or 3 days- I will include a free cooler bag! Book yours now>>   Did you know: 1.‘Disease cannot develop, live or survive in an alkaline environment.  Every ache, itch and pain is telling you that your body is too acid’ 2. All ingredients we use are organic, raw, unprocessed, unpasteurized and cold-pressed.  We do not use sweeteners, gluten or nuts for this cleanse.  We do sprout and slowly dry alkalizing seeds below 47 degrees to release the enzyme inhibitors, but preserve nutrition and aid digestion. 3. The website www.tanyasliving.com where you can purchase your cleanse is the place where all activity will happen shortly after we reopen Tanya's cafe on 19th June. We're bringing together the best of www.betterraw.com and www.tanyascafe.com to pack out our new website with awesome info, 100's of raw food recipes and details on how you can work with me.

Today is all about yummy healthy foods for kids! I've had so so many requests to share what I feed Lake ever since she came along nearly 16 months ago, that I've had the brilliant idea of filming a whole day's worth of her food intake. So 'brilliant', that it took me an entire week to film it and then another week to paste it all together. (Mums and dads - I know you hear me!) But I did it and if you're into it, then prepare to see a monthly edition :) In this one short video, I cover everything from making seed milks from scratch to using supplements to three ingredient purees and raw porridges, as well as share my tips on how I keep her teeth clean of dehydrated fruits (it's not with a toothbrush). Enjoy watching and please let me know what you think! Happy Friday! P.S. There is already a post packed with three ingredient weaning recipes, here: http://betterraw.com/2016/08/healthy-baby-weaning-recipes-3-ingredients-less.html P.P.S. The Alkaline Cleanse returns in June! Check your inbox for all the details next week. Here's how to subscribe if you aren't already receiving my updates>>

We have a logo! Well, we already had a logo, but as you've read here in the previous post, we were after a refreshed look to match our awesome refreshed biz. From almost 1,000 comments across social media and this site, here's what's clear: -You are a passionate bunch -I am very lucky to have you as my support system -You are loyal to Tanya's brand -You are truly amazing and I love love love you! Thank you so much. I read every single comment and even made spreadsheets against the four presented options to include all of your thoughts and suggestions. Drummm rolllllll...... Here is the result!   As you can see, it's not too dissimilar to our original design, only I have grown up and this logo evolution represents my own journey perfectly :) The changes: -We brightened up the signature fuchsia colour, because you love the vibrancy of our brand. -We kept the 'tanya's' typeface, because you were very loyal to it (and I love it!). -We brought the letters of the typeface closer together, because you felt 'delicious, energising, living food' deserves to pop more on supermarket shelves. -We went for the gradient petals, because they feel 'warm, nurturing, angelic, inspiring and elegant' to you and to me too. -We pumped up the size of the flower to balance against the bolder 'tanya's' typeface. -We changed the tagline to 'Feed your soul', which truly represents what real, organic, wholesome, living food is capable of. This feels most true to my own nature too, because as a Russian, I loooooove to 'feed' and as a raw food coach, I get to witness how living food heals and nourishes the body, fuels with energy, enriches lives and makes you (and your soul) stupidly happy. -The complete logo remains in a circle, because you love the 'holistic' look and it gives us the freedom to use all that vibrant fruity photography as a backdrop (which you also love)! The changes side by side:     What do you think? Let me know in the comments below. Again, thank you so so much for sharing your thoughts on the previous post. I honestly appreciate it beyond words. Happy Thursday!   P.S. The Alkaline Cleanse returns in June! Check your inbox for all the details next week. Here's how to subscribe if you aren't already receiving my updates>>

My friend, I'd loooove your trusty opinion! 🙋 You already know we are remodelling, but you may not know we are rebranding simultaneously too... My beloved raw food restaurant in Chelsea, London will focus on a retail offering, my workshops and nutritional mentoring for new'ish mums. My plant-based cakes, juices, salads, coconut jerky, etc are going to be stocked all across London shops, cafes and fitness centres, so naturally we felt the need to update our current logo (pic 1) to reflect the warm, nourishing, energising, positive and loving natural brand that we've been nurturing for years. Please could you share in the comments below which one of the pics (2, 3 or 4) sings to you and why. Thank you so so so much, I value your thoughts more than anything!   P.S. A little more about our brief for the rebrand is below...

  I'm coming to you, because this exercise is 'a bit too close to home for me' and since I've witnessed the evolution process with a hundred examples by now, I'm hoping that you can help me make a decision! About current logo: My dear friend in NZ designed it and I love it that someone who knows me well is behind this interpretation of my living food. (It's a flower of life with a seed, that stems from the middle, plus this very seed is used as the apostrophe in 'tanya's'.) She had no brief and no time to pull something together when we were opening the cafe, and I have enjoyed this stamp for almost three years now. It is time to ditch the 'Experience Raw' tagline, because although my food is plant-based, it is not exclusively raw. Also as we are testing out our packaging for different stores, everyone agrees that the current intricate logo design gets lost on shelves. About the new business model: Tanya's is no longer just going to be a restaurant. In fact, there will be no restaurant. MY Chelsea hotel will be an outlet for our products, as will the likes of Planet Organic, Whole Foods, etc. The products like your favourite PB Choc Cheezecake, Matcha Mylkshake, Coconut Jerky and Raw Lasagna will be made off-site and delivered daily to our various stockists, then anyone who visits our star location in Chelsea, will be able to grab their treats and either take them away or pick a seat in the beautiful remodelled hotel lounge, which was the original Tanya's conservatory and terrace. (Think PRET A MANGER, just more fancy, more exclusive, healthier and fully organic.) BetterRaw.com and TanyasCafe.com will also be consolidated into one website, which will offer whole cakes to order, mentoring packages, my books, cleanses and more raw food classes. The brief for new logo: A strong and proud mark that would distinguish my products from the competitors, yet still have the feminine touch of beauty and elegance. It was also important to me that it feels positive, exciting, energetic and friendly. I personally have a unique multi-cultural upbringing, since I was born in Russia, grew up in New Zealand with my Russian parents and sister, got a Kiwi accent, married a Kiwi and now along our our baby girl we are both British citizens, enjoying life in glorious London. I was named after my grandma Tanya, who was an amazing cook (all women in my family were/are), so really this brand is named after my grandma (just cooler hopefully, more luxury most certainly and although still hearty- way waaay healthier), so it has to feeeel authentic and established too. I don't ask for much, do I? :))

Oops, a little bit of a late post for a Friday night, but I just discovered iMovie! (Sort of like that saying ‘if you want to waste 2 hours, go on your laptop for 5 minutes’:))

I immediately had a moment of inspiration!

This turned into hours of scrolling my phone for video footage of Tanya’s 2.0 under construction (while baby slept today), which turned into hours of working out iMovie (while making baby’s meals), which then turned into hours of pasting the clips and pics together (while feeding baby those snacks- so many, she couldn’t believe her luck today!), which turned into hours of making it all flow with music (after putting her to bed)…

And now, it’s 11:11pm.

Not even kidding- the time on my phone as I type this!!!

Anyway, I really wanted to update you on how the remodel is going. And here is that video that just went up on YouTube now>>

 

 

If you wish to: 1) complement me on my iMovie editing skills, leave a comment on there, or 2) get expert advice on using iMovie, just ask the question in the comments.

When you see the last image in the video, try to imagine that the coverings are off the floor to reveal the most gorgeous wood, the sheeting is peeled away from the bar to reveal a brass design and everything is dusted and polished.

Or just come to our workshop tomorrow and see it all for yourself! You will be the very very first to get a proper sneak peek.

The retail space is still weeks from being ready to open, but our guest from Australia is so special, we had to make the conservatory available especially for his workshop. Pana (THE Pana of Pana Chocolate) is in London to launch his incredible book and we have 2 spots left on tomorrow’s class, happening 3-5pm).

Read more details on the blog, here>> or go straight to EventBrite to book your spot, here>>
Happy Weekend!