Really. I had lunch at Bonobo’s, a raw food lunch spot, on 23rd Street east of Broadway in Manhattan, that is named for the Bonobo ape.

Bonobo apes are the closest to humans of all the great apes, They  live in Africa and are an endangered species. They are very healthy and live long lives, dying from old age, accidents or predator. Their diet is predominantly raw, wild and plant based: fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. I had tahini pate with beans, nuts, seeds, carrots, and cabbage, rolled into five small nori rolls. It was delicious and I felt good all day.

All food is served in the most healthful delicious and nutritious manner with live enzymes intact as Mother Nature intended.  All vitamins, minerals and other food components are not changed by heat. We always try to serve tastier and more healthful Organic and naturally grown foods from earth-friendly natural mineral rich soil. Our food is free from toxic chemicals. We support local farmers.  Appropriate nuts and seeds are soaked or sprouted to aid digestion and increase nutritional value. We do not add any processed cooked fats, salt or sugar to any of our food. We use natural healthful sweeteners.  Our "salt" is used sparingly and is Celtic Sea Salt or specially filtered Sea Water with live ionic full spectrum minerals from whence we came.  There is no cholesterol nor harmful heated fat in any of our food.  All fat in our foods has been put there by Nature and is needed by our bodies. Bonobo’s food has an abundance of fully assimilable nutritional components such as protein and calcium.  Everything is harmonious with our bodies. Since most food choices are made from social habit, we suggest being adventurous and trying new things.