OUR PHILOSOPHY
SOUL (seasonal, organic, unprocessed, local) Food Salon inspires, empowers and educates our community on how we can all live a healthier life and help create a healthier world in the process.
OUR PROGRAM
SOUL Food Salon is a dynamic platform dedicated to sharing ideas, building confidence in living a vibrant life and gaining practical knowledge on healthy cooking. We began our journey by hosting monthly salons (small gatherings) featuring health and wellness experts, local chefs, live cooking demonstrations and nutrition culinarians. Through the years, our salon experiences have inspired us to push boundaries, expand our comfort zones and learn new things, always with the goal of learning ways to live healthier lives.
Our program is evolving to offer a recurring invitation to include a wide variety of plants in our diets. Consider this a tasty and fun-filled culinary exploration! I plan to share plant-rich recipes showcasing specific ingredients along with their many health benefits.
Food is not just fuel for our bodies; it’s an expression of love, shared experiences and community. With this in mind, I extend to you an invitation to:
Aim for 30 different plants each week
Connect with others
Cook with a friend
Cook with a family member
Learn and try new things with unfamiliar ingredients
Be creative in the kitchen
Use simple, fresh and seasonal ingredients
You will notice that we are encouraging you to incorporate 30 different plants each week. You may ask, why 30? And why should they be different? The number 30 comes from the American Gut Project. Researchers found that consuming this number of unique plant species each week was associated with greater gut microbial diversity, leading to better overall health and well-being. Some of the many benefits of greater gut microbial diversity include increased resilience in immune health, a strengthened gut barrier and better digestion and balancing of blood sugar levels.
Allow this to be a fun way to try a variety of new plants each week. Click here to download the 30 Plants PDF we have created. You simply enter your daily plant intake and total the number each day. A point is given for each different variety of plant you eat. For example, I enjoy the same granola with seasonal fruit for breakfast most mornings. My granola recipe has six different plants. However, I only get credit for those six plants once during the week. This encourages me to incorporate additional plants throughout the week to reach that magic number of 30.
I invite you to join me in this culinary exploration to cook and create delicious, flavorful, plant-rich meals, Jeanne
Who is behind SOUL Food Salon?
Jeanne Rosner is a medical doctor with a passion for teaching about better health, wellness and nutrition. For the past thirteen years she has been a nutrition educator at local middle and high schools in the Bay area. She teaches middle school and high school students the importance of eating food closest to the source, making good food choices and eating in a balanced and moderate way.
In 2011, Jeanne was involved in researching a list of nearly 80 “unacceptable ingredients” for the company Revolution Foods. This project opened her eyes to some of the dangers in our food supply. Revolution Foods feeds over one million freshly prepared, healthy meals per week to students across the country through their school lunch program. Their emphasis on eating food that is more whole and “real” and less processed is Jeanne's main message too.
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Click here to listen to Jeanne discuss Ikigai- Your Reason for Being- on the Lifetime Talks Podcast.
Click here to listen to Jeanne being interviewed by Lesley Jane Seymour- Reinvent Yourself Podcast.
A short video about Jeanne
"All of my life I have exercised regularly and I have tried to eat a healthy and well-balanced diet. I am a wife, a mother of 3 children, an avid fitness buff, and a voracious reader."
Culinary Medicine
The first culinary medicine class in 2017
I am beyond thrilled to share with you the culinary medicine curriculum created by Michelle Hauser, MD, Chef from Stanford University. Michelle teaches this inspiring and impactful class to MD and PA students at Stanford, providing them with a strong foundation in culinary medicine skills. These skills—understanding what constitutes a healthy diet and how to find, prepare and enjoy nutritious food—are essential to achieving lifelong health.
I have been involved with this class since its inception, and SOUL Food Salon even helped fund the first two quarters of classes in 2017. It has been an incredible journey—fun, educational and delicious. Over the past nine years, Michelle has helped educate countless future physicians and physician assistants.
A few years ago, Michelle and I dreamed of making this course accessible to everyone. That idea came to life when we filmed many hours of video in my kitchen over 12 days, followed by six months of dedicated editing. Now, this program is available for anyone interested in learning the principles of cooking and healthy eating.
Michelle teaching in the kitchen
Filming in my kitchen
Watch a brief introduction about the course here.
The curriculum is designed to help you embrace a whole-food, plant-predominant way of eating. Whether you are a seasoned home cook or just starting out in the kitchen, this program will inspire you to cook with confidence, creativity and joy. Our goal is to equip you with the knowledge and skills to make informed food choices that support your personal health goals—whether you follow a fully plant-based diet or include other foods. We invite you to explore the program, try the recipes and discover the steps that best fit your lifestyle and health journey.
Please join us on this flavorful and nourishing journey! Click here to get started and feel free to share with anyone who would enjoy learning new cooking techniques and tips for healthy eating.
