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.
More Plants, More Flavor
After nearly 20 years as a pediatric anesthesiologist at Stanford, I found myself teaching nutrition and wellness classes to students at our local elementary school. That experience changed the direction of my life and eventually led me to leave medicine and become a nutrition educator.
What began in one elementary school has since grown to include teaching students in elementary, middle and high schools throughout the Bay Area. Along the way, I founded SOUL Food Salon to bring people together around nutrition, wellness and the joy of good food.
That journey has now come together in my first cookbook, More Plants, More Flavor: An Invitation to Cook, Gather and Enjoy Simple Plant Rich- Recipes. Filled with nearly 70 recipes, the book is an invitation to bring more plants into your everyday cooking while still enjoying the foods and flavors you love.
A peak inside... (hover over the bottom right hand corner of the image and the flip book will begin!)
Each recipe highlights the number of different plants it contains, encouraging readers to work toward 30 different plants each week. My hope is that the book inspires you to cook, experiment, gather around the table and discover just how delicious eating more plants can be.
There is also a bigger purpose behind the book. All profits from More Plants, More Flavor will be donated to World Central Kitchen, the nonprofit founded by chef José Andrés that provides fresh meals to people facing hunger and crisis around the world.
This cookbook brings together so many things I love: nutrition, teaching, cooking, gathering people around the table and finding ways to make a difference. I am so excited to finally share it with the SOUL Food Salon community and invite you to cook, gather and enjoy More Plants, More Flavor.
Click here to purchase your own copy of More Plants, More Flavor: An Invitation to Cook, Gather and Enjoy Simple Plant Rich- Recipes!
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.
"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.
