{"id":2640,"date":"2011-11-10T08:52:57","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T16:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/?p=2640"},"modified":"2011-11-10T08:53:42","modified_gmt":"2011-11-10T16:53:42","slug":"restaurateur-interview-series-kelly-and-erinn-from-kindfood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/restaurateur-interview-series-kelly-and-erinn-from-kindfood\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurateur Interview Series: Kelly and Erinn from Kindfood"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2646\" title=\"InterviewBannerKindFood\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/InterviewBannerKindFood.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/InterviewBannerKindFood.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/InterviewBannerKindFood-300x90.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/reviews.php?id=21598\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Kindfood Gluten-free and Vegan Organic Bakery &amp; Cafe<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>399 John Street (at Lakeshore)<br \/>\nBurlington,\u00a0Ontario\u00a0L7R 2K3<br \/>\n905-637-2700<\/p>\n<p><strong>Owner:<\/strong> Kelly Childs: Co-Proprietor and Head Baker &amp; Chef<br \/>\n<strong>Co- Founders:<\/strong>\u00a0Kelly Childs and Erinn Weatherbie (daughter)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2642\" title=\"kindfoodstorefront\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kindfoodstorefront.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kindfoodstorefront.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kindfoodstorefront-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kindfoodstorefront-768x379.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Is this your first restaurant?<\/strong>\u00a0Yes, it\u2019s quite an eye-opener, but my husband Ken has been in the business his whole life, so I get a lot of coaching, inspiration and support.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What have been your greatest professional success and your biggest setback?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Kindfood is my greatest personal success, next to having my daughter and marrying the man of my dreams. Kindfood is a complete culmination of everything I believe in, and live to my core. The name in itself is a truism. Your daily ritual of decisions can alter the world around you, and if used and created with mindfulness you can make a pretty huge impact. If your decisions are made with kindness first, you begin to be the solution, and everything I believe you do in life has an elastic band attached. So let\u2019s say, you are \u201ckind\u201d to those around you, how does that impact your world, how is that kindness returned, and how does that open your world? As an example, if you decide to eat healthier at no cost to another living being, what altruistic and environmental repercussions occur? Kindfood is just that, kind to your body, kind to animals and kind to the environment. The world needs more of this, and Kindfood is transcending the status quo, which, in actual fact, is not sustainable.<\/p>\n<p>To date, the only set-back is not really a set-back, it\u2019s not having enough time to build certain aspects of the business as quickly as I like, so it\u2019s more of a dilemma. Our vegan, gluten-free baked goods are in the crazy demand and it is also one of the biggest new food trends, along with eating whole food, plant-based foods\/cuisine, i.e. Vegan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2648\" title=\"kindfoodbuddhabowl\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kindfoodbuddhabowl.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kindfoodbuddhabowl.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kindfoodbuddhabowl-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kindfoodbuddhabowl-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your favourite dish on the menu?<\/strong><br \/>\nOooh, that\u2019s a hard one. That depends on my mood and the time of day. For breakfast, it\u2019s either one of our Organic green smoothies or green juices, along with a pumpkin seed muffin or our amazing World Peace Cookie, with 6 grams of protein and 3 grams of fiber. If it\u2019s lunch or dinner, wow, our Vegan Caesar is to absolutely die for. I challenge anyone to a \u2018Caesar\u2019 challenge! Ours really rocks! Our tempeh burgers with our secret marinade are over-the-top too, and our bowls are made with organic brown rice and they really hit the spot. So, what are my favorites?? Just about everything! However, our baked goods really shake this planet! Seriously. We have had blind taste tests against the best of Toronto\u2019s conventional bakeries, vegan and\/or gluten-free bakeries and we win hands down every time. We also have customers and travelers who are patrons of New York\u2019s, and L.A.\u2019s best vegan and gluten-free bakeries and they say our products are superior. Yes, you could say that I\u2019m a little proud.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the most popular appetizer on the menu?<\/strong><br \/>\nWe create some amazing daily specials as appetizers that we incorporate into the menu, but our soups are made organic and fresh daily and are hearty and very popular.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2644 aligncenter\" title=\"kindfoodblta\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kindfoodblta.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kindfoodblta.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kindfoodblta-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kindfoodblta-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Most popular entr\u00e9e?<br \/>\n<\/strong>We have an incredible sandwich called the B.L.A.T (Bac-un, lettuce, tomato, avocado, with our house made mayo on gluten-free bread). We also have the Rueben Sandwich and Buddha Bowl that all sell incredibly well, and almost equally.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2643\" title=\"kindfoodcupcakes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kindfoodcupcakes-799x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kindfoodcupcakes-799x1024.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kindfoodcupcakes-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kindfoodcupcakes-768x984.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kindfoodcupcakes.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/>Most popular dessert?<\/strong><br \/>\nAll of our baked goods are popular. However, the cupcakes have made it pretty much around the globe (in terms of social media and people just sharing their experiences). We have people from Australia and Thailand, Bolivia, Germany, Italy all wanting us to find a way to have them shipped, it\u2019s so crazy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How often do you change your menu items? Do you have daily or weekly specials? How do you choose those specials?<br \/>\n<\/strong>We don\u2019t change our menu too often because people would be very upset if their favorites disappeared off the menu. We have pretty much let our customers decide what was going to be our staple items based on popularity. We have daily features, as well as have daily bakery features, so it\u2019s never the same.<\/p>\n<p>All our ingredients are organic. People are really starting to understand that organic means \u201cno GMO\u2019s, chemicals or toxins\u201d in or on your food. You are what you eat, so be wise in the most important purchases you make in your life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have gluten-free, soy-free, and sugar-free options on your menu?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Gluten-free:<\/em>\u00a0We are a 100% Gluten-free bakery and caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><em>Soy-free:<\/em>\u00a0All our baked goods are soy-free. We have a few items on our caf\u00e9 menu that have soy ingredients. (Mayo, Tempeh, Miso, Tofu and Tamari)<\/p>\n<p><em>Sugar-free:<\/em>\u00a0We never use refined sugar in anything. As sweeteners, we will use dates, raisins, banana, other fruit purees, maple syrup, agave, raw evaporated cane juice, apple sauce, Our muffins are always sugar-free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you use eco-friendly packaging? What else do you do to reduce your environmental impact?<\/strong><br \/>\nKindfood, is about being \u201ckind\u201d to the environment as one of our three-pillars, so being a 100% plant-based whole food bakery and caf\u00e9 brings us close to being \u201cgreen\u201d, but you have to follow through with plant-based packaging, post-consumer recyclable items and print materials. We make purchasing decisions based on how far our products have to travel and how they are packaged. We share our passion with our staff and customers, and they in turn make changes in their habits. It\u2019s why we love what we do. We get to make a difference.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-2645\" title=\"kindgoodgals\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kindgoodgals-670x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"454\" \/>If you could eat at any vegan restaurant in the world where would it be?<\/strong><br \/>\nCandle 79 in NYC is my favorite vegan restaurant. We love the owners, Bart and Joy and the GM, Benay, not to mention the Incredible Wonder Chef Angel. In L.A., it would have to be Real Food Daily. Ann Gentry does such an amazing job there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have any advice for those wanting to start a vegetarian\/vegan restaurant?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Buy a Kindfood franchise and make your life easier!! On the other hand, the restaurant business is hard. As my husband says, \u201cyou paint a picture one brush stroke at a time, and if you don\u2019t have that picture in your head, you\u2019ll paint a mess, and that is what the restaurant business is; hundreds of moving parts and brush strokes\u201d. Passion is wanting to paint that picture in your head, but you need to go in with a lot of research and advice. Location is key (location location location), so is design, layout, atmosphere, budgets, cash-flow, accountability, staffing, training, lighting, menu design, parking, curb appeal, the smile on everyone\u2019s face, etc etc etc. I\u2019m just lucky I have my \u2018in-house\u2019 consultant with me to support me.<\/p>\n<p>Be true to yourself and commit to your plan. You can\u2019t afford to do it mediocre- there\u2019s too many mediocre eating establishments out there. Be passionate and the rest will follow.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thanks Kelly and Erinn for sharing with HappyCow! I can&#8217;t wait to come and visit you at Kindfood! If you are a restaurant that would like to be featured in our Interview Series please let us know!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kindfood Gluten-free and Vegan Organic Bakery &amp; Cafe 399 John Street (at Lakeshore) Burlington,\u00a0Ontario\u00a0L7R 2K3 905-637-2700 Owner: Kelly Childs: Co-Proprietor and Head Baker &amp; Chef Co- Founders:\u00a0Kelly Childs and Erinn Weatherbie (daughter) Is this your first restaurant?\u00a0Yes, it\u2019s quite an eye-opener, but my husband Ken has been in the business his whole life, so I get a lot of coaching, inspiration and support. What have been your greatest professional success and your biggest setback? Kindfood is my greatest personal success, next to having my daughter and marrying the man of my dreams. Kindfood is a complete culmination of everything I believe in, and live to my core. The name in itself is a truism. 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