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Thank you for your feedback! We're glad you found our food presentation outstanding, as our team puts great care into every dish. We're sorry you left disappointed. Looking at your photos, you and your friend had two starters and one appetizer, which are obviously smaller. Our menu is designed as a three-course dining experience. The only main course in your pictures appears adequately sized - I can also see you chose bread for just one person. Regarding portion sizes, we recommend trying our main courses next time. Maybe if you both had main courses you wouldn't have had to go to a food hall instead. We did have more food in our fridges, which I personally spent the whole day preparing from scratch by hand. We appreciate you mentioning protein. There's a common misconception that protein only comes from meat or alternatives. Our menus are packed with protein. We showcase plant-based protein sources in their natural form. Your dishes contained several protein sources! The fig dish contains cupuaçu pâté and chayote. The 'Assado Vegano' you had is one of my best creations. It features five of the most nutritious roots (maca, yam, dasheen, okinawa and cassava) plus cannellini bean puree - excellent protein sources with several essential micronutrients. Even the broccoli in the dish and the organic bread with lentil butter. All demonstrably good sources of protein and essential vitamins. We're passionate about proving one doesn't need processed fake meats for substantial, delicious meals. And investing in ultra-processed junk that's mostly common in food halls isn't the solution for the environment, besides being terrible for your health. We're committed to full sustainability - using organic and foraged ingredients while avoiding quinoa, avocado, and soy that cause deforestation in Peru, Mexico, and Brazil (my home country). We offer a real, sustainable alternative to the status quo. Beyond protein, we focus on essential micronutrients missing from ultra-processed vegan junk foods. Your ceviche contained kaong (rich in potassium, phosphorus, calcium, iron) and açaí palm-hearts (excellent source of manganese, copper, iron, potassium, vitamins B9 and B6, zinc). As the chef, I work from 8am to midnight and personally cooked your food. I'm happy to visit tables explaining our ingredients' nutrient profiles as I often do, specially when the customers are nice and cordial. I'm proud of our work, even if often unappreciated.


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