Raw Food Chefs Embrace Both Rustic and Modern Techniques

Raw cooking sounds like a contradiction in terms—and in a way it is, but not how you might assume. This vegetarian, if not vegan, movement is both back-to-the-roots and ultra-modernist. Emphasizing über-fresh produce, clever and creative reimaginations of classic dishes (ahem, simple salads don’t count) and plenty of technical wizardry, raw cuisine manages to deftly straddle the dining experiences of yesteryear and tomorrow.

Though...