Itadaki Zen

139 Kings Cross Road
London
WC1X 9BJ
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0207 278 3573
info@itadaki.com
www.itadakizen.com

Itadaki means ‘to take the food life’; zen means ‘to fix, to mend’. The primary end of the Itadaki-zen cuisine is not merely an agreeable taste, but its healing qualities. Our Cuisine favors the use of organic ingredients and tries to employ only seasonable grown vegetables. Rice, root vegetables, seaweeds, soya beans and by-products, are recurrent ingredients in our cuisine because deemed to be essential for a sanitary and strong metabolism. “Slow food” characterizes the cuisine preparation, reflecting appreciation and care in the making of each dish. One goal is to reach a state in which the restaurant can self-produce its own vegetables following farming methods which are sustainable for the wider ecosystem (Itadaki-zen Agriculture http://agro-philosophy.com/english.html).

Itadaki-zen desires to be a cultural place made of sharing and personal experience. Artistic events are held periodically. The restaurant performs and sustains several social actions and tries to involve others to join them. It offers different promotions constantly (see the website).