True Food Kitchen

True Food Kitchen is a wellness-driven restaurant group founded on the anti-inflammatory principles of Dr. Andrew Weil, built around the belief that food should nourish the body as much as it satisfies the palate. What began as a niche concept has grown into a nationwide leader in the “food as medicine” movement, with locations across the country, including Palo Alto and Walnut Creek in Northern California.

True Food Kitchen is actively building toward a regenerative supply chain, not just marketing one. Their bison, quinoa, and rice already meet Regenerative Organic Certified standards, which set requirements for soil health, animal welfare, and farmworker fairness. They are partnering with growers to expand those standards across more of the menu. In 2024, as part of their TRUE Campaign, they removed seed oils from all locations nationwide and switched exclusively to avocado and olive oil.

True Food Kitchen applies a risk-based organic model, prioritizing certification for ingredients where pesticide and toxin exposure is highest.

True Food Kitchen is proof that integrity can scale. Removing seed oils across 40+ locations, sourcing regenerative bison and eggs, and publishing clear ingredient standards sets a benchmark that most restaurant groups, large or small, haven’t matched. It’s a place where eating for health doesn’t feel like a compromise, and where the sourcing decisions behind each dish are treated with the same care as the dish itself.