True Food Kitchen – Scottsdale Arizona

About True Food Kitchen

Founded in Phoenix in 2008, True Food Kitchen is a restaurant and lifestyle brand inspired by the philosophy that food should make you feel better, not worse, and that great-tasting food and thoughtfully crafted beverages can serve as the foundation for a life well-lived. The brand is driven by a passionate collective of accomplished chefs, visionary restaurateurs, and a renowned doctor of integrative medicine who believe delicious dining and conscious nutrition can go hand-in-hand without sacrificing flavor, creativity or indulgence. True Food Kitchen emphasizes wholesome, simple ingredients with thoughtful preparations to highlight the natural health benefits and flavors of each ingredient. From nutrient-dense staples and carefully sourced proteins to little-known superfoods, True Food Kitchen is committed to sourcing the most responsible, creative, and freshest in-season ingredients. The brand has 45 restaurants in 17 states, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

SOURCE True Food Kitchen

True Food Kitchen, the award-winning, chef-led, seasonally-driven restaurant brand, announces today the brand's unwavering commitment to delivering the highest ingredient standards--beginning with eliminating seed oils from their cooking.

Founded 15 years ago by Dr. Andrew Weil on the idea that great tasting and nutritious food and thoughtfully crafted beverages can serve as the foundation for a life well lived, True Food Kitchen serves craveable, consciously sourced, chef-inspired dishes across its 45 restaurants nationwide.

"We've learned a lot about the health risks of oils extracted from seeds (corn, sunflower, safflower, canola, peanut, etc.). Especially when heated, they may promote inflammation and increase risks of certain health concerns," said True Food Kitchen's Co-Founder, Dr. Andrew Weil. "Oils derived from fruits, such as olives and avocados, are much better for cooking and I recommend them as replacements for seed oils in the kitchen. I am proud True Food Kitchen continues to evolve their approach as we learn more."

As part of their ongoing menu innovation, the True Food culinary and sourcing teams will continue to evolve ingredient standards with plans for additional updates to their menu offerings in the first quarter of 2024, and throughout the year.

"We're proud to be a leader in the industry with our full transition to cooking exclusively with olive and avocado oils. Cooking amazing food starts with using the best ingredients possible. This is just one piece of our updated ingredient standards, we look forward to sharing more in early 2024." said John Williams, CEO of True Food Kitchen. "We are on a mission to make it easier for more people to eat more real food, and so we are focused on using whole or minimally processed ingredients in everything that we make."

In addition to ingredient updates, True Food Kitchen launched three major menu rollouts this quarter—a completely revamped brunch, a brand-new happy hour program, and a festive new menu to celebrate the holidays. The brand will continue to focus on new opportunities and dishes to delight guests while upholding their ingredient and sourcing standards. For more information about True Food Kitchen's menu and restaurants, please visit www.truefoodkitchen.com.

OUR TRUE INGREDIENT STANDARDS

We believe in the power of whole, real food. We partner with each of our growers, ranchers and producers so that every ingredient meets our TRUE standards. That means better food for you, your family, and the planet. We do the hard work so you don’t have to.

Organic that Matters

Be smart about what needs to be organic. We demand organic certification on items where there is more risk of ingesting an unhealthy amount of toxins (The Dirty Dozen and beyond).

See Ya, Seed Oil

We only cook with olive oil and avocado oil, and are striving to reduce and eliminate seed oils across our whole menu.

Cut The Bad, Amp Up The Good

We believe in the power of whole, minimally processed foods. That means no food coloring, artificial sweeteners or colors, high fructose corn syrup, unpronounceable preservatives, or nitrates. We’re always looking for ways to add more veggies and nutrient dense ingredients into our meals.

Future-Forward Farming

We are leading the way in seeking regenerative organic ingredients which meet the highest standards in the world for soil health, animal welfare, and farmworker fairness. Today, our bison, quinoa and rice meet this standard and we are actively partnering with our growers to convert more acres.

Healthy For Pasture, Plate And Planet

All our animal proteins are antibiotic and hormone free. We look for the highest standard of animal proteins we can get our hands on and demand 3rd party certifications. Our beef is all organic and grass-fed. Our eggs are pasture-raised. Our bison is regenerative organic.

True Food Kitchen Continues Commitment to Ingredient Standards by Exclusively Using Avocado & Olive Oil

Delicious by chefs, nutritious by science.

True Food Kitchen is the only restaurant fundamentally based on science which ensures all of its craveable dishes and drinks work to increase the longevity of our people and planet.

Real Food For Real Life

We believe in food that works for you, to nourish you as healthfully as possible…without sacrificing flavor. Based on the anti-inflammatory food pyramid, the brainchild of our founder Dr. Andrew Weil, renowned doctor of integrative medicine, every single ingredient on our menu is carefully selected and hand-crafted into signature dishes that make eating well effortless, energizing and most importantly, full of flavour.

Where “good for you” means good for your taste buds too.

We’re known for our philosophy. We’re loved for our food. Whether it’s the umami on our signature grass-fed burger, a well-massaged kale salad with a tart and lemony dressing, the hearty comfort of a bowl of beloved grains or a rustic handmade pizza piled high with a rainbow of the season’s best bounty, we believe that good food evokes a good mood. And you should have both in abundance.

Super foods to comfort foods.

Each one of our restaurants has its own chef-led culinary team who take ingredients, spices and one-of-a-kind finds to bold new heights with an eye for peak-season freshness, bright flavours and combinations, and an always creative take on your classic favourites.

Eat like your life depends on it.

At our table, we believe you should eat with passion. We believe the choices you make should sustain your appetite, your health and your planet. We believe in approaching food – both making it and eating it – with genuine curiosity and a healthy dose of creativity. And we do it all with a firm commitment to one thing. Staying TRUE to every word. And we believe that’s something to feel good about. Grab a seat.