2008 Woodie Awards
Holistic restaurant extends hours
Ann Pedersen
Issue date: 9/19/07 Section: Culture
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Up until now, 3 Foods Café in Arcata has been open primarily during late afternoons and evenings. The café decided to extend their hours due to an expanding patronage. The café will now be open for lunch Monday through Saturday.
"The new hours have been great," said Heather Baluka, one of the 3 Foods Café's co-owners. "We've had a good reception. It's just a lot of people don't know about it."
First-time patrons, Sandy and Larry Kerr, said they liked it very much and have every intention of returning.
"It's unique," said Sandy. "The quality is excellent, the prices are good, and it's got great ambiance. And it's not an HSU hangout place… yet."
Co-owner Naomi Beck said that the rather unique name for the café came from a book she read, entitled The Theory of Conscious Harmony by Rodney Collin. She said she was impressed by the author's metaphysical relationships between food and the world.
Beck is one of six co-owners of 3 Foods Café. She said they all pitch in to make the place what it is.
Baluka said that their co-op system works really well.
"We all have our responsibilities and duties," said Baluka. "And we know what needs to be done." But she said that even they, the co-owners, need a break from time to time. For this reason the café will be closed on Sundays.
Baluka said when she and her fellow co-owners decided to use the space on J Street, which used to be an old Vinatura Winery warehouse, nearly everything had to be updated.
"[We added] electricity, plumbing, and walls," Baluka said. "The building's been around since the '40s or '50s. We changed everything [when we moved in]."
Baluka said that one of the first things patrons seem to notice and comment on as they enter the cafe is the wall of old growth redwood. The wall is made entirely of two-by-six redwood planks, and has been up for years.
The old redwood wall runs along the same vein of interior designing as the rest of the café, which consists of a vaulted ceiling with several skylights, earth tone fabric wall hangings, and a myriad of cast iron artwork.
In addition to the indoor seating, the cafe also offers an outdoor patio for those patrons less inclined to eat or lounge indoors.
Front House Manager and co-owner, Jessica Lovelady recommends that people make reservations prior to coming to the cafe. She said that her top three favorite dishes are The Yellow Submarine, Beelzebub's Delight, and the Satchamo.
"We are a fairly small place," Lovelady said. "We don't want to turn people away."
Ann Pedersen can be contacted at acp31@humboldt.edu
Further Information
3 Foods Cafe is a restaurant hailing from 835 J Street, directly behind the North Coast Co-op in Arcata.
The cafe has finger foods priced from $3 to $11 and entrees from $9 to $19.
Their new store hours are 11-11 p.m. Monday- Friday and 11-9 p.m. on Saturday.
For more information on 3 Foods Cafe visit their website at www.cafeattheendoftheuniverse.comand to make reservations call 822-WISH.
"The new hours have been great," said Heather Baluka, one of the 3 Foods Café's co-owners. "We've had a good reception. It's just a lot of people don't know about it."
First-time patrons, Sandy and Larry Kerr, said they liked it very much and have every intention of returning.
"It's unique," said Sandy. "The quality is excellent, the prices are good, and it's got great ambiance. And it's not an HSU hangout place… yet."
Co-owner Naomi Beck said that the rather unique name for the café came from a book she read, entitled The Theory of Conscious Harmony by Rodney Collin. She said she was impressed by the author's metaphysical relationships between food and the world.
Beck is one of six co-owners of 3 Foods Café. She said they all pitch in to make the place what it is.
Baluka said that their co-op system works really well.
"We all have our responsibilities and duties," said Baluka. "And we know what needs to be done." But she said that even they, the co-owners, need a break from time to time. For this reason the café will be closed on Sundays.
Baluka said when she and her fellow co-owners decided to use the space on J Street, which used to be an old Vinatura Winery warehouse, nearly everything had to be updated.
"[We added] electricity, plumbing, and walls," Baluka said. "The building's been around since the '40s or '50s. We changed everything [when we moved in]."
Baluka said that one of the first things patrons seem to notice and comment on as they enter the cafe is the wall of old growth redwood. The wall is made entirely of two-by-six redwood planks, and has been up for years.
The old redwood wall runs along the same vein of interior designing as the rest of the café, which consists of a vaulted ceiling with several skylights, earth tone fabric wall hangings, and a myriad of cast iron artwork.
In addition to the indoor seating, the cafe also offers an outdoor patio for those patrons less inclined to eat or lounge indoors.
Front House Manager and co-owner, Jessica Lovelady recommends that people make reservations prior to coming to the cafe. She said that her top three favorite dishes are The Yellow Submarine, Beelzebub's Delight, and the Satchamo.
"We are a fairly small place," Lovelady said. "We don't want to turn people away."
Ann Pedersen can be contacted at acp31@humboldt.edu
Further Information
3 Foods Cafe is a restaurant hailing from 835 J Street, directly behind the North Coast Co-op in Arcata.
The cafe has finger foods priced from $3 to $11 and entrees from $9 to $19.
Their new store hours are 11-11 p.m. Monday- Friday and 11-9 p.m. on Saturday.
For more information on 3 Foods Cafe visit their website at www.cafeattheendoftheuniverse.comand to make reservations call 822-WISH.
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