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By Holly Ocasio Rizzo, Chronicle Staff Writer
May 5,
In the world according to Juliano, cooked food kills.
"Look at every other creature on the planet," the single-name chef says. "They don't even get cavities in their teeth. They're in absolute perfect shape, and they do not eat cooked foods. That, to me, is universal proof."
He drops another little piece of Thai coconut into a blender and presses a button. The problem with cooking, he says, is that it zaps the digestion-aiding enzymes in food; in compensating for the loss, the body focuses on digestion, diverting energy from making other enzymes that cleanse and heal.
The blender's whir fills Organica, the Inner Sunset restaurant formerly called Raw Experience that has brought him to the cusp of celebrity.
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