Our favorite agar is made by a family in the snowy highlands of central Japan who puts the agar through a snow-drying process.  We source through this gem of a company,Natural Import

Miyoko's Butter- hands down the best tasting, best performing, and best in cleanest ingredients.  All Hail, Miyoko!

Santa Barbara Choclate - we finally found an organic, vegan, gluten-free, emulsifier-free chocolate supplier that uses organic coconut sugar in 2019!  Finally, a chocolate without cane sugar.

Equal Exchange - organic cocoa powder sourced by CONACADO co-operative in the Dominican Republic.

Vibrant Coffee Roasters - we no longer receive complaints about our coffee once we started sourcing from Ross NIckerson at the suggestion of a long-time guest.  Thank you, Ross for elevating our coffee offerings!

Let's Do Organic- unsweetened shredded coconut from Edward & Sons is our go-to shredded coconut supplier.  Always organic, gluten-free, vegan and unsweetened.  They make shredded coconut in different sizes, so if you like those large flakes often enjoyed on acai bowls, this is where we source ours.   We can also purchase organic coconut milks and creams without any gums from this great company.

We only use organic tofu in its whole form.  One of those forms is edamame!  The brand we order is by Cascadian Farm.  A great low carb, high protein option that goes in our Garden Pad Thai and Forbidden Burritos and Bowls.

Almond, brown rice, millet, buckwheat, quinoa, sorghum to name a few.  We do not know the individual suppliers of our flours that are supplied byNuts.comorAce Natural Foods. We've tried to find out so we could source directly, but it's top secret!  Both of these customers provide very efficient and timely deliveries.

Baldor Specialty Foodsis our go-to vendor for non-local produce.  They are on-time, reliable and great to work with - delivering 7 days a week.

Tierra Farm- is our place for all things whole nuts and nut butters!  Organic pine nuts, roasted almond butter, brazil nuts, cashews.  This peanut-free facility procures the best organic nuts.  

Ice cream could be my favorite food group.  We like to keep an inventory ofCoconut Blissflavors. Not only are these delicious pints 100% organic, vegan and gluten-free, but also contain minimal gums and less sugar than other ice cream brands.

Our talented pastry chef, Katie Dyer, makes fresh jams with an ever-changing list of fresh fruit rotating through our menu. Slow cooked over an induction burner with cold-pressed organic lemon juice and organic maple sugar, we're spoiled forever.

Rabbi Zev Schwarcz ofInternational Kosher Council, Center City, Philadelphia, generously offers to inspect our kitchen at no cost- and with the intention to provide more options for kosher guests. Click on the link to view our kosher certificate.

Wherever you see lemon juice listed as an ingredient, the lemon has been hand-pressed. Doesn't get any better!

We go through gallons of organic maple syrup and pounds of organic maple sugar weekly.  Wouldn't be possible without the great folks and farmers atLancaster Farm Fresh

From forbidden ramen, bamboo ramen, miso ramen to pad thai noodles, we love using Lotus Foods for our noodle bowls.

Even my Sicilian-American husband loves the pasta by Jovial Foods. From pastas, lasagna sheets, to manicotti, these brown rice pasta versions are simply the best.

Thanks toAce Natural Foods, we can source organic and gluten-free oats - not an easy feat!  We freshly grind these whole oats into oat flour, a primary flour in our cakes and baked goods. 

The creamiest, smoothest peanut butter we love is byOnce Again.They make a variety of nut butters.  Since Tierra Farm is a nut-free operation, we order our peanut butter through Once Again.

The secret to our popular waffles?  It's the organic quinoa flour!  This ingredient has been more difficult to source, but we stock up when possible fromAce Natural Foods.

Our extensive selection of beautiful teas are sourced from Rishi Tea:“Independently owned, direct trade importer of organic teas and botanicals. We are selectors, importers and makers.”

Our famous Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies useSoom Tahini.Soom is a revered tahini company in our region, but I don't know anyone else who uses their organictahinilike we do.  Pleading with other restauranteurs to also invest in their organic products, so they can make these available in larger barrels (so we don't need to keep buying retail packaging with all that extra waste)!

The best tofu I've ever had in this country is madein Allentown, PA.  Thank you,Fresh Tofu, Inc. We are loyal to using this amazing tasting tofu from day one.  (No chalky or strong aftertaste.)

Our go-to for Japanese products is Mitoku. They make the most wonderful, handcrafted, traditional organic products.  We love using this plum vinegar to elevate sauces and soups.

I remember learning how vanilla prices were driven up to $300/gallon a few years back.  The price of vanilla is still around $200-250 per gallon, due to supply and demand.  As the demand grows, the price will come down as more farmers will invest in growing vanilla.  We source from Singing Dog Vanilla. who are paying farmers beyond-fair-trade standards to keep the vanilla industry alive for years to come.

We invest in wind power throughAmerican Power & Gasto supply our electricity at 1706 Locust! 

I am not a fan of any gums, particularly xanthan gum, but understand its necessity for baking gluten-free bread-like products.  We use in the most minimal forms and only in our breads, bagels, donuts, or cinnamon rolls where yeast is required. We source ours from Ace Natural Foods.

Our house-made coconut yogurt is very special to us.  Made from hand-scooped organic Thai young coconut meat, this yogurt is thick and loosened with organic coconut milk, organic cold-pressed lemon juice and a hint of organic maple syrup.  Unlike other yogurts which are made with a milk base and thickened with additives and starches, our yogurt is rich, filling and full of nutrients without any fillers.  We order our fresh coconuts from Baldor Specialty Foods or Copra Coconuts who offer frozen organic coconut meat - to save you the hassle!

Who doesn't love zucchini noodles?!  It's my go-to noodle alternative when I want to eat light.  We grow this in our garden!