My name is Zev Padway. Three and a half years ago I started Elements Cafe in the mystical city of Tzfat, Israel.  I wanted to create a place where people with all kinds of food sensitivities would have a place to eat and be nourished.  So I created one of the only 100% Gluten Free dairy free, mostly Vegan restaurants in the country.  Basically everyone said I was crazy and I wouldn’t last six months.  Elements Cafe has been rated the #1 Restaurant in the city by Trip Advisor for two years now. We are also listed in Lonely Planet as number 1 as well as Happy Cow and the Restaurant Guru website. Besides healing food we also host weekly lunch and learns as well as other classes that nourish the soul as well.

Last week our neighbours, whose building is connected to ours, moved out and the owner offered it to me.  Sadly their building has been seriously neglected for probably over forty years. I realised I would be crazy to take it on because I am already doing everything I can at Elements.  Yet I also realised that I would be crazy not to take on this opportunity. Every day I meet people from all over the world that tell me they come to Tzfat to come to Elements Cafe.  I am both honoured and humbled.  They feel nourished for the first time at Elements and beg me to come to their city and open such a place.

The reality is that everything I do anyone can do in their own kitchen.  It has been a dream of mine to be able to teach all that I have learned over the years on the basics of creating live and nourishing food for the body and soul.

Thank God it is happening but I want to take the next step and create a place for people to come for a night, or a week and detox, cleanse and learn how to empower themselves in their own healing.