Topic: Raw Aura restaurant

From Drug Addiction to Veganism: Raw Chef Douglas McNish Dishes on Food, Recovery, and The Secret

Aside from contributing great raw and vegan recipes to Blisstree, chef Doug McNish has a lot on his plate (no pun intended): He’s traveling to Hawaii to give raw cooking demonstrations; he’s working on his first book; and he’ll be flying to Hawaii next month to talk about raw and vegan foods. But he hasn’t always been a picture of health and success — just a few years ago, he weighed 270 pounds and was struggling with a drug addiction that forced him to give up his job and start all over again.

On March 6, he’ll be speaking at the F-You: Forgiveness Project in Toronto, Canada; we talked to Doug to learn more about his powerful personal backstory: More »

Original Summer Caesar Salad Recipe From Raw Chef Douglas McNish

We’re serving up more Douglas McNish. He’s head chef at Toronto’s Raw Aura organic and raw food restaurant, who made his Blisstree debut sharing his original recipe for carrot and parsnip “fettuccine.” Then it was peppercorn-crusted tempeh steaks, massaged kale … More »

Summer Food: Cool Raw Recipe From Our Hot Vegan Chef

Get ready for more Douglas McNish. He’s head chef at Toronto’s Raw Aura organic and raw food restaurant, who made his Blisstree debut sharing his original recipe for carrot and parsnip “fettuccine.” Then it was peppercorn-crusted tempeh steaks, massaged kale … More »

Gluten-Free Gluttony: Our Raw Chef Returns With a New Original Recipe

Douglas McNish returns! He’s head chef at Toronto’s Raw Aura organic and raw food restaurant, who made his Blisstree debut sharing his original recipe for carrot and parsnip “fettuccine.” Then peppercorn-crusted tempeh steaks, massaged kale salad, quinoa pomegranate pilaf, quinoa … More »

Original Raw Pizza Sauce and Vegan Cheese Recipes: Our Super-Cute Chef Returns!

Meet Douglas McNish, head chef of Toronto’s Raw Aura organic and raw food restaurant, who made his Blisstree debut sharing his original recipe for carrot and parsnip “fettuccine.” Then peppercorn-crusted tempeh steaks, massaged kale salad, quinoa pomegranate pilaf, and quinoa … More »

Raw Food: Our Adorable Chef Returns With an Original Pizza Crust Recipe

He’s back! Douglas McNish, head chef of Toronto’s Raw Aura organic and raw food restaurant, made his Blisstree debut sharing his original recipe for carrot and parsnip “fettuccine.” Then peppercorn-crusted tempeh steaks, massaged kale salad, and quinoa pomegranate pilaf. Last … More »

Vegan Food: Another Original Recipe From Our Super-Cute Chef

Remember Douglas McNish, head chef of Toronto’s Raw Aura organic and raw food restaurant? He made his Blisstree debut sharing his original recipe for carrot and parsnip “fettuccine”. Then peppercorn-crusted tempeh steaks, and massaged kale salad. And last time it … More »

Vegan Food: Our Super-Cute (and Raw) Chef Is Back!

Remember Douglas McNish, head chef of Toronto’s Raw Aura organic and raw food restaurant? He made his Blisstree debut last week sharing his original recipe for carrot and parsnip “fettuccine”. Doug also teaches food workshops and gives cooking demos. He … More »

Vegan Food: Our Super-Cute (And Raw) Chef Is Ready to Serve You

Meet Douglas McNish, head chef of Toronto’s Raw Aura organic and raw food restaurant. Doug also teaches food workshops and gives cooking demos. Oh, and he’s hot. Sadly, Blisstree can’t always go to Canada to see Doug (how we wish … More »