When it comes to food, I’ve always loved cooking, eating, and sharing meals. As a classically trained chef, the kitchen has been my playground, and food has always been about joy, creativity, and connection. I don’t believed in restrictive dieting — eating, to me, is meant to be a pleasure. So when I first heard about raw food, I’ll admit — I was skeptical. Eating food without cooking it? It sounded so extreme and limiting. But then came my first taste of a raw cheesecake. It was creamy, indulge