Today we’d like to introduce you to Michelle Racca.
Michelle, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
While attending college as an undergraduate at UCSD, I had the typical college student diet which mainly consisted of fast cheap junk food eating at random times and getting very little sleep. I knew I needed to make a lifestyle change. It was fate that I reconnected with family, Lily and David, who was a major influence in food education and proper nutrition with lifestyle changes.
Simultaneously in SD, I discovered acai bowls and fell in love. After working around the Convoy area, I had a great opportunity to introduce a healthier vegetarian option in the neighborhood with salads, smoothies, and acai bowls.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
From the start, we had support from our amazing friends and family. From our branding and logo design by Cris Bowles to our interior design by Kathleen Burlaza to art by ItsHollyMade, Elise Tieu, TkayTwo, and kylebykyle to website design and photography by Veejzilla and MomentsByJoey to Marketing and Media Management by Reeni Tib, we’ve been fortunate to collaborate with these talented individuals that helped create Cafe Stems to what it is today.
The biggest challenge was perfecting our unique dressings and making our signature acai bowls. Through lots of trial and error with the help of friends, we were able to present items that we stand behind 100% true to our mission.
Please tell us about Cafe Stems.
I am extremely proud of our company. Our interior design with our unique swings, we were able to create a cozy comforting atmosphere to enjoy our nutritious salads and acai bowls in. It’s perfect to catch up with friends and family, have study dates, and casual meet ups, even host events and celebrations. We strive for all our produce to be organic and with the most minimal amount of sugar possible. We take pride in providing a safe and happy atmosphere that leaves you feeling positive and productive and loved! We really care about every person and want everyone to feel like they are a part of our family. I am touched by the amount of positive feedback from Yelp. We are at 152 reviews with a perfect score of 5 stars!
Cafe Stems is a nutritious-food venue with a happy-healthy-home atmosphere. We are in the business of helping create healthy habits and not diet restrictions. Our mission is to help our customers with their pursuit to a healthier lifestyle. It starts with what we ingest in our bodies daily. Our menu consists of nutritious ingredients that will help our minds and bodies function more efficiently amidst our busy work/school/life schedules. We have a strong desire to share our knowledge and passion for a healthier way of eating. We hope you all will join us in our pursuit to a healthier way of life. We are dedicated to creating a haven away from your busy lives to offer nourishment and happiness.
Do you look back particularly fondly on any memories from childhood?
My favorite memory is with my younger sisters, Cherrie and Katrina, playing in our parent’s house with the random games we come up with to singing and dancing to the most popular songs.
Contact Info:
- Address: 4619 Convoy Street #A3
San Diego, CA 92111 - Website: www.cafestems.com
- Phone: 858-987-0496
- Email: hello@cafestems.com
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/cafestems
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/cafestems
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-stems-san-diego-2?osq=cafe+stems
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