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RESTAURANT & SPA DESIGN

Our Business Development Team has designed, staffed and launched premiere food-service establishments throughout the world. We offer full-spectrum service to our clients, including:

		Kitchen Design and Equipment Allocation/Upfitting
		Kitchen Staff Acquisition, Training, and Scheduling
		Menu Design and Ingredient Acquisition/Sourcing
		Inventory Management
		Cost-Reduction Strategy Development
		Organic Wine & Spirit Consultation, including Staff Training & Inventory Sourcing (through our partner Organic Sip)

Whether your dream is to build a bustling bistro, an elegant Restaurant or a rejuvenating Spa Café, Vital Creations can help you bring the beauty of organic vegan and raw foods to your establishment. For more information, and detailed estimate, please Contact us about how we can help Develop Your Business Dream.

		Saf Restaurant 2006 (Ongoing): Partner, Executive Chef and Director of Food and Beverage; full restaurant development, design, system placement, personnel training, rotating seasonal menus. Ongoing PR and media events. SAF, Istanbul is the first restaurant launched out of a series of them throughout Europe in 2007. SAF - meaning Pure & Innocent in Turkish, also standing for Simple Authentic Food offers a innovative culinary concept, showcasing raw cuisine. At SAF, we are dedicated in using the purest plant based ingredients that emphasize local and seasonal availability to bring our guest a fully unique and authentic organic dining experience. SAF serves up both traditional and innovative organic purely vegetarian fare. View Saf's current Summer Menu. Visit Saf's website for more information.

		Present Moment Café 2006: Full restaurant consulting and designing of restaurant with kitchen layout, menu development, systems placement and thorough training of all kitchen staff. PMC is located in the heart of the nations oldest city, St, Augustine, an intersection of sunshine, beaches and simple living. Visit Present Moment Café's website for more information.

		The Cliffs Communities 2006: Consultant / Educator in developing and guiding the direction of wellness in all the clubs, and wellness centers; Implemented Raw and Living food items on all restaurant menus and offering on-going services with education of the Cliffs management, residents and public in the areas of basic vegan nutrition, science behind the preparation, and intensive training with the existing chefs and kitchen staff. Visit their website.

		Counter Restaurant and Wine Bar 2005: Menu and Culinary Consultant; re-design of existing menus, hiring and training of Chef in Raw Cuisine, and promotional and media events. Counter is one of the biggest vegetarian hot spots in the city, offering over 150 organic and sustainable wines and organic, herbal infused martinis. Roof top garden grows most of exotic herbs used in menu. Visit their website.

		The Farm Resort & Spa 2002: One of the chefs to collaborate on full restaurant set-up with following responsibilities: personal training of chefs; recipe, menu & kitchen development; public relations; event catering; private parties; creation of rotating cultural tasting menus and facilitating preparation seminars. Visit their website.