A Mighty State of Raw Culinary Confidence
Thrive’s Dojo of Deliciousness is proud to offer our community the most extensive raw foods training program in the Pacific Northwest. Designed to propel you into a mighty state of raw culinary confidence, we offer a guided, hands-on experience in the art of live food preparation in a small-group atmosphere, with a 4:1 student-to-teacher ratio.
In this program, you’ll be joining a group of students, passionate about enhancing mastery of raw food recipes, as well as their own health and vitality. All students will participate in a curriculum that takes you deep into the world of Thrive Cafe’s raw foods menu, as this is the training ground for all foods prepared in class.
This program is an especially unique opportunity to engage in Thrive’s community, a group of people committed to creating the healthiest food available in a restaurant setting. Our promise is that upon completion of this program, you will have had an unprecedented experience of community, and a brand new culinary skill-set for creating foods designed for health and vitality.
Please note, since our classes are held in the Thrive cafe, a food handler’s permit is required for all participants. You can get your permit online here.
IMPORTANT NOTES: During your course, you will be learning food preparation techniques, guided by a Thrive Instructor. Food prepared during class will be sold in Thrive’s café, either on the regular menu, or packed for sale in the store. The reason for this is to keep the cost of the class as low as possible to make it affordable for participants. If we were to include the cost of ingredients, the cost of the program would double. Tuition is non-refundable because our prices are based on having four students per day and we are not able to replace students once the program has started.
Have questions? email classes@generationthrive.com
Dr. Ruhoy received an M.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and received a Ph.D. in Environmental Science from the University of Nevada. Her most recent clinical endeavor includes residency training in neurology at the University of Washington. Dr. Ilene has worked with the EPA to correlate ecosystem health with human disease. Dr. Ruhoy's research focuses on the sources and implications for human exposure of pharmaceutical residues and other contaminants in the environment. She has written and lectured extensively on the ecological footprint of prescribed medications. Dr. Ruhoy's work also emphasizes green medicine. Dr. Ilene currently resides in Seattle with her husband and daughter.
What is left to say about a guy whose life motto comes from the lips of Willy Wonka himself? "If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it." There is no better phrase to explain this time in Deane's life right now. He considers his position at Thrive more of a gift and less of a job. Prior to moving to the Pacific Northwest (Aka: Paradise), you may have found Deane in a little corner of Southwestern Ontario molding young minds to reach their full potential, pedaling his way through farm country, or spending time with family. Other than his love of all things young, (i.e. children, children's books, coconuts) he also has a strong passion for all things green (i.e. plants, fresh cut grass, granny smith apples). He sees his future with Thrive in a very bright light and will soon be molding his love for the natural world into a master's degree in a few years time!
