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parsnips
If you’ve ever seen a root vegetable that you could have sworn was a carrot—except it was almost white—no doubt it was a parsnip. They are related to carrots (and are delicious paired with them) but, for some reason, terribly ignored. I think the flavors are more complex and intense. They’re sweet but herbal, perfectly fine raw but truly shine when roasted, mashed in butter with garlic and horseradish, or steamed. Turn them into a gratin or soup—or fries. Yes, parsnip fries.
Leaf & Kettle tea
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Tea
For years I enjoyed bopping into Halcyon, James Bowman’s little South Park tea shop. But he closed it earlier last year, and opened a new spot, Leaf & Kettle, at the Del Mar Highlands Town Center last August. He’s got a wide range of spectacular teas (try the bright orange rooiboos or deep-steamed sencha fukamushi), and now you can sit at a bar or table and taste them. He still has a terrific, irresistible collection of teaware—plus, tea-based spa products and even culinary tea seed oil. leafandkettle.com
Savory Spice Shop spices
Now Open
In one year, San Diego’s gained two spice shops. First Penzeys Spices moved into Hillcrest, and now Encinitas has Savory Spice Shop. Located in The Lumberyard on South Coast Highway, the shop has more than 400 herbs, spices, and blends. I found four types of saffron, a huge selection of chili powders, various vanillas, BBQ rubs—you name it. They even encourage customer blends. Get on the mailing list to learn when they hold classes for things such as mustard making. savoryspiceshop.com
Coffee nerd shop from Pasadena to open in East Village
Mmm. That morning coffee smell nice? Like warm, dark life juice? Have you started getting geeky about your coffees with Hario V60s pour-overs and cold brews? No? Well, it’s time. Yes? Well, today’s a good news day. Copa Vida—one of Pasadena’s top hangouts for coffee-and-tea nerds—is opening in the Diamond View Tower in East Village. The original opened in 2013 under owner Steve Chang, coffee czars Frank La and Sam Hong (ex of Café Dulce), plus tea specialist Do Kim. Their Pasadena outpost is a spacious, beautiful, modern space. Assuming the business model is the same, they’ll have three coffee bars in the space. First is a “Go” honor bar, where late-for-workers can get coffee on a Fetco or cold brew on tap for iced coffee—and pay on “their honor” to a basket so they don’t have to wait in line. They’ll also have an “Enjoy” barista bar with all sorts of fancy machines for tea and coffee. And then the “Experience” slow bar where they might do a full Tung Ting tea service or teach a class about the intricacies of the coffee arts. Their chef Erick Lee bakes bread daily from his own starter and serves a lunch menu with a croque madame (ham, caramelized onions, tomato, gruyere cheese, egg, béarnaise), various sandwiches (roasted veggie, smoked turkey melt) and salads (faro, kale, spinach). They’re currently hiring for the SD location. Resumes go to [email protected].
INCOMING: Copa Vida
Coffee nerd shop from Pasadena to open in East Village
Mmm. That morning coffee smell nice? Like warm, dark life juice? Have you started getting geeky about your coffees with Hario V60s pour-overs and cold brews? No? Well, it’s time. Yes? Well, today’s a good news day. Copa Vida—one of Pasadena’s top hangouts for coffee-and-tea nerds—is opening in the Diamond View Tower in East Village. The original opened in 2013 under owner Steve Chang, coffee czars Frank La and Sam Hong (ex of Café Dulce), plus tea specialist Do Kim. Their Pasadena outpost is a spacious, beautiful, modern space. Assuming the business model is the same, they’ll have three coffee bars in the space. First is a “Go” honor bar, where late-for-workers can get coffee on a Fetco or cold brew on tap for iced coffee—and pay on “their honor” to a basket so they don’t have to wait in line. They’ll also have an “Enjoy” barista bar with all sorts of fancy machines for tea and coffee. And then the “Experience” slow bar where they might do a full Tung Ting tea service or teach a class about the intricacies of the coffee arts. Their chef Erick Lee bakes bread daily from his own starter and serves a lunch menu with a croque madame (ham, caramelized onions, tomato, gruyere cheese, egg, béarnaise), various sandwiches (roasted veggie, smoked turkey melt) and salads (faro, kale, spinach). They’re currently hiring for the SD location. Resumes go to [email protected].
INCOMING: Copa Vida
Upon closing, a restaurateur gives an honest look at the tricky math behind local, sustainable food
Two days ago, we announced that Sea Rocket Bistro—a hardline local, sustainable seafood bistro in North Park—was closing its doors after five and a half years. It’s not alone. North Park’s local food trailblazer The Linkery recently shuttered. The owner of The Local Habit in Hillcrest sold his operation, too.
It’s raised a question: Just how hard is it to do a local, sustainable restaurant?
Fans of the Sea Rocket loved them for their principles as much as their food. Every restaurateur talks about being local and sustainable, but very few stick to their guns when they take a look at the real costs in doing so. Sea Rocket was militant about their ethics, which ultimately lead to their closing.
Partner Elena Rivellino gives a rare insiders look at how the numbers play out. This analysis doesn’t take into account the subjective quality of the finished product (some locals absolutely loved their grilled sardines and live local uni, others weren’t so impressed). Nor does it consider real estate (Sea Rocket is located in a sort of no-man’s land between North Park and South Park). But it does give a rare glimpse at the sheer costs of trying to be a progressive, local seafood restaurant.
Sea Rocket’s final meal will be served on Dec. 8. Consider the following the next time you complain about the menu price of local lobster.
Is sustainability a sustainable restaurant model?
Unfortunately ours wasn’t. Or at least we weren’t able to make it so. Places like Chez Panisse have worked for years. Who knows if it’s simply a market/demand recognition, real estate, being able to charge more and serve less volume of food, operating more hours than we did (which we tried, but couldn’t get going enough to make it worth continuing). It’s probably a combination of it all and maybe San Diego just can’t support that combination of a place quite yet. I feel our type of restaurant has been quite successful elsewhere. Hopefully it’s all just part of a natural evolutionary/devolutionary process.
Let’s talk operational costs—which I’m sure was a big factor in Sea Rocket closing.
The cost of doing business for a locally sourced, sustainable-only foods restaurant are SOO high. You do have to pay for quality, but we just felt that we couldn’t charge high-end, fine-dining prices in a casual neighborhood bistro in North Park, so we just didn’t get the markup we needed on a lot of our menu items. We wanted to be reasonably priced to best serve the area, which means we probably should have picked a different kind of food to serve, because seafood is notoriously expensive compared to any other food you could focus on. Maybe that explains why there are so many pizza/salad/sub/burger places.
Industry standard says, to be profitable, restaurants must keep their food costs (what they pay wholesale for food supplies) between 25-30%…
First you kind of have to have an understanding of markups, which can vary between businesses. For example, those with a full liquor license can sell their food cheaper because they have a way bigger markup on the alcohol, which is where they typically make their money—the food almost being a wash or convenience. Any restaurant owner with decent food will tell you that they wouldn’t have made it without the hard liquor advantage—or an incredibly high volume of business, which is hard to sustain.
You sell your live local uni for $18. How much should you have been charging to reach a sustainable profit margin?
We should be charging like $25 per urchin. But we only charge $18 because we’re pretty sure that nobody (except maybe international travelers from Japan) would ever buy them at that price! A long time ago we charged $13 (also not appropriately priced) but then the cost went up a year or two later and we didn’t want to just stop serving them, so we raised the price by $5 to compensate. This is actually why we did entirely stop serving certain things- like local spiny lobster when it’s in season.
You had to stop serving local lobster?
We have not served local spiny lobster in two years, which is very, very sad. The first year, we bought and served a lobster risotto all winter. It was our highest-priced entree, but people recognized the value and bought it happily. The next year, the price went up, so we made a lobster dip instead, which utilized less meat per order so that we could charge less and still sell it. The next year, the price was like $15-$18/lb WHOLESALE or something like that. (I forget the exact price.) For 1/4 of the lobster, we would have wanted/needed to charge like $20 for a plate. Who’s gonna pay $20 for a very small portion of lobster? That year, we got it just once in a while, usually getting a deal on those animals with broken claws and such, and only offered it as a special.
As we’ve heard before, local lobster is going to Asia, right?
All of the lobster gets sent to Asia where people will pay $20/lb or whatever. We as a business and diners have been priced and pushed out of the market for this seafood. It’s being shipped halfway around the world, adding to pollution, etc. while most of the west coast and other parts of this country import much cheaper, different lobster from places like Maine, or Mexico. Doesn’t make much sense, does it?
If you don’t meet the basic markup margins on food, is the restaurant necessarily doomed?
It doesn’t always lead to losing money. You try to balance out your menu with other less expensive items that you can maybe charge a little more for than you need to—to make up for those other high-cost dishes. But overall, we had to compromise on too many items, and that’s only food cost we’re talking about.
What about labor costs?
They really add up, too. We ordered ingredients from lots of different sources day to day. We needed time to juggle lots of different orders and information and emails. We couldn’t consolidate trucking/shipping charges with one bigger company. Also, we made everything from scratch in-house—dressings, sauces, spice blends, and use creative culinary techniques like sous viding, smoking, curing, etc.
So restaurateurs wanting to buy local don’t have a single supplier/distributor—which would streamline and lessen costs?
Some consolidation of distribution costs for local goods is absolutely needed in order for this business model to work. Most places, farms and other vendors, etc. now charge a fuel surcharge every single time they bring something to you, no matter how much or heavy or expensive it is. That adds to your bottom line of ingredient cost, too.
What about the bar tab?
I also was not able to keep my beverage costs at the point we were always aiming for. If we had never discounted any of our drinks, I could probably have made that goal. But the specials we ran for both food and drink cut into what tiny margin we may have otherwise had. If we could have cut out all happy hour discounts altogether while still retaining those people who would come in during that time to take advantage of them—oh wait, yeah, that wouldn’t work.
Is there a way to cheat the system?
A lot of places offer cheap prices for cheap product—rather than an actual discount on your usual amazing product, which is what we did. If we didn’t offer discounts, people will go where there are discounts. If I had only served a few craft beers or organic, small-batch wines, and then balanced out my list with a bunch of cheaper, lower quality stuff, I probably could have made it work. But that’s not what we were about, and we weren’t willing to start chipping away at our entire concept one cost at a time, which would eventually have turned it into a completely different kind of place.
In summary…
If your food costs are high but everything else isn’t, or your beverage cost is high, but everything else isn’t, or your labor cost is high, but everything else isn’t, you could probably make it work. But take high food, beverage AND labor costs and roll it all into one business, and you have no profit. (Oh, and don’t forget to budget for all of your miscellaneous expenses!). Sometimes the math just doesn’t work and you need to move onto the next problem.
For all the positive memories (and there are plenty), visit Sea Rocket’s blog at http://www.searocketbistro.com/category/blog.
Unsustainable Sustainability
Gary Allard (www.garyallardphoto.com)
A customized memory-filled explosion gift box is a creative way to show someone you care
Finding a gift that feels truly personal can be surprisingly difficult. In a sea of generic options — flowers, gift cards, candles, and the like — Xplosion Box offers something more lasting: a customized keepsake built around the photos, messages, and memories that matter most.
Founded by Southern California entrepreneur Jay Vijay, Xplosion Box LLC creates fully customized explosion gift boxes that arrive professionally designed, printed, assembled, and ready to gift. Each box opens layer by layer to reveal personal photos, heartfelt messages, pull-out albums, origami-style photo pockets, and hidden notes, turning a simple gift into an emotional reveal.

The brand was built for people who want to give something meaningful without spending hours printing photos, cutting paper, folding cardstock, or assembling a DIY project. Customers simply choose a box, upload their favorite photos, add personal messages, and the Xplosion Box team transforms those details into a polished keepsake that feels thoughtful, personal, and beautifully made.
Xplosion Box offers personalized gift boxes for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, graduations, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Christmas, proposals, bridesmaid gifts, long-distance relationships, and thoughtful “just because” moments.

Customers can choose from flexible customization options starting at $27. The Mini Surprise Box includes 10 photos, three message cards, and one hidden secret note, while the Mega Surprise Box offers a fuller keepsake experience with 40 photos, three message cards, and one hidden secret note.
What sets Xplosion Box apart is its high level of customization combined with convenience. Filled with personal photos, custom text, decorative details, and layered surprises, each box gives customers the freedom to create a gift that feels one-of-a-kind — without having to make it themselves.
At its core, Xplosion Box helps people turn favorite photos, stories, and words into something tangible: a keepsake that can be opened, revisited, and remembered long after the occasion has passed. asion has passed.
Cupcakes Squared in UTC
I first met Robin Ross five years ago when she opened up Cupcakes Squared in Point Loma. The idea was simple: use fresh ingredients (nothing artificial and no trans-fats) to create longtime favorite and unique flavor combinations in a square-shaped cupcake—both regular and gluten free. The shape was key. After all, they’re easier to pack and transport and they lend themselves to forming large cakes. Brilliant!
The business has thrived and Ross has become a mainstay at numerous fundraisers. In fact, “C2” donates fresh-baked goods a few times a week to the Rescue Mission and Just Call Us Volunteers. Ross gets around. So, was it any surprise that the folks at Westfield’s UTC mall got in touch with her to invite Cupcakes Squared into their renovated food court?
Banana Split cupcake
Banana Split Kid-Friendly Two-Pack Squares
Kid-Friendly Two-Pack
Banana Split Kid-Friendly Two-Pack Squares
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Banana Split Kid-Friendly Two-Pack Squares
Ross moved in just a couple of weeks ago. You can find C2 at the foot of the food court’s secondary entrance. It’s a small space, perhaps 60 square feet. Certainly, no baking is done there, but every morning Ross brings in six varieties of cupcakes—both full size and minis—and her brownie-like squares. And, for those in the area who want to choose from her complete flavor repertoire, you can go online to see what’s available, call in your order at the Point Loma store, and pick them up at UTC.
Prices depend on the size of the cupcake, whether they’re regular or gluten free, and the packaging. The full size ranges from $4 for one ($4.25 for gluten free) to $7.75 for two or $15 for four. Minis go from $4 for a package of two, to $7.75 for a package of four, to $11.75 for a package of six.
I, of course, had to sample some of her new flavors and flavor combinations. Here are a few standouts:
All that’s missing here is the maraschino cherry, but you won’t miss it thanks to all the goodies packed into this small package. Inside the banana cake are pieces of fresh strawberries and pineapple, along with chocolate chips. Crowning it is smooth vanilla buttercream, dotted with chopped peanuts and chocolate sprinkles, and finished off with a salted caramel drizzle.
The afternoon I stopped by I was expecting my cousin, his wife, and their two little kids for a visit, so I wanted cupcakes they’d enjoy—and you know how picky little ones can be. Ross suggested her Kid-Friendly two-pack that holds her Smores and Vanilla flavors. The Smores is a warm graham cracker cake with chocolate chips and a hint of cinnamon. It’s topped with chocolate buttercream and a mini marshmallow. The Vanilla appears to be your straightforward vanilla cake, but there’s nothing straightforward about the flavor. Ross likes to call it her Hawaiian Vanilla cupcake because of the deeply rich Hawaiian vanilla that goes into it and the luxuriant vanilla buttercream sporting little vanilla “vermicelli” sprinkles from Callebaut. Both were a big hit with the kids. Oh, and the adults.
Robin may have a business built around cupcakes, but her squares—both regular and gluten free—are favorites of mine. They’re really a cross between a brownie and a cookie and she packs as many goodies in each of the six flavors as is possible—and still have the connective tissue that’s the dough. So your almond apricot will be bursting with nuts and chunks of dried apricot. The pistachio cherry is punched up with pistachios and tart dried cherries. Then there’s the black and white (chocolate chip), chocolate coconut almond, peanut chocolate, and what may be my favorite—cranberry white chocolate. It’s tart, it’s sweet, it’s chewy. Oy! The squares are $2 apiece and $10 for a package of six.
Cherries Jubilee!
We’re just entering what might be the most delectably bountiful time of the year as spring turns into summer and what I think of as happy produce comes into season. I mean the stuff that truly puts a smile on your face on a sultry day. The slice of ice cold watermelon with sweet juice that dribbles down your chin. Stone fruit that sings with sugar—and is especially wonderful in pies and cobblers. Corn on the cob that doesn’t even need to be cooked. Day-glo summer squash that I like to grate and make pancakes with. Tomatoes. No need to say anything about the joy of summer tomatoes.
This week my eye is on cherries, which, yes, are considered a stone fruit. I found four varieties of cherries this week at Specialty Produce. Now you may be used to seeing Bings and the Raniers I plucked today. But Specialty Produce’s Dana Chaldekas introduced me to three other varieties you’ve got to try. And, sure you can nosh on them raw, but consider any of them for an easy clafoutis, ice cream, sauces that are just as perfect over angel food cake or in a crepe as over pork, duck or chicken. Jam them, pie them, add them to fruit salad. Just enjoy them now! They’re all $7 a pound at Specialty Produce.
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Clockwise from top left: Brooks, GG1, Sequoia, Ranier cherries | Photos by Caron Golden
These dark, glossy red cherries from Murray Family Farms in Bakersfield, have a pretty red flesh, not unlike the Bing. Sweet but not cloyingly so. They’re a hybrid of Burlat and Rainer varieties, great for eating out of hand, but terrific with savory ingredients like arugula, pine nuts, bacon, and tuna. They won’t last long, so get to them quickly once you get them home.
Sequoia cherries are a little brighter red and larger than the Brooks. Also from Murray Family Farms, they too have a light red flesh, but a complex sweet-tart flavor and they’re very juicy. Snacking is probably their best use, but pair them raw with burrata cheese, dark chocolate, berries, mint, and yogurt. They’re even good for jamming.
These deeply dark giant cherries, again from Murray Family Farms, are like none you’ve ever eaten. With just the right balance of sugar and acidity and plenty of juice, you probably won’t have any left over from addictively snacking to do any cooking with them. But if you can, these would make a beautiful jam or sauce—or clafoutis.
Rainiers may be the most distinctive of the cherry varieties due to their multi-colored skin of pink and red with a blush of gold. Also unlike the other varieties here, their flesh is yellow, sometimes with red streaks near the pit. These Rainiers are from Frog Hollow Farm in Brentwood, Calf. (not that Brentwood; there’s one in Northern California). They can be a little acidic, but when they are at peak ripeness, sweet and mellow. Add these stunners to a fruit or cheese plate of fresh chevre, burrata, or aged cheeses to show them off. Pit them and mix together with basil, cilantro, mint, or oregano, perhaps some fruity olive oil, and chopped chiles to create a sauce for grilled pork chops or chicken. They’re also perfect for baking in pies, cakes, and tarts.
It’s a Self-Care Summer. Because your best self is our favorite self.
If you’re anything like us, it can be easy to get so caught up in taking care of everyone else, that your own needs get lost in the ether. But while this may be a cliché, that doesn’t make it any less true: You can’t give your best self to other people unless you’re taking care of yourself.
Sometimes, that looks like stopping in for your regular acupuncture or chiropractic appointment. Other days, it means giving your body the fresh, organic fuel it needs to truly feel and function at its best. And some other times still, it involves leaving your responsibilities behind for a weekend to pamper yourself at an incredible resort and spa.
Only you can decide what your truly need. We’re just here to help you find the best ways to get it.

Island living meets desert luxury at the Tommy Bahama Miramonte Resort & Spa in Indian Wells. When you step onto the 11-acre property, you’ll be surrounded by sweeping view of the Santa Rosa Mountains with olive trees and fragrant citrus groves decorating the grounds. In other words, everything about this relaxed but refined resort is primed to help you let go of the stress from home and enjoy easy sun-soaked days and gorgeous starry nights.
The rooms blend calming, woven textures with Tommy Bahama’s signature tropical prints and feature private lanais, making it easy unwind the moment you walk in the door. If you book one of the four Villa Suites, you’ll be treated to exclusive Tommy Bahama furniture and unique personal touches to further that feeling of instant ease.
At the award-winning Spa Rosa, the expert team will help reset and recharge your body and mind using methods and rituals inspired by the desert. The 12,000-square-foot retreat includes outdoor soaking pools, eucalyptus steam rooms, and outdoor cabanas, as well as massages, facials, and body masks—all aimed at creating a day dedicated to you. We’re particularly partial to the Day Long Escape, an indulgent all-day affair of CDBs soaks, renewing scrubs, life changing massages, and transformative facials.
Following your treatment, continue the experience with a meal on the patio at Grapefruit Basil. We love the Hamachi Crudo, a light, citrus-forward dish featuring premium yellowtail, house-made ponzu, creamy avocado, and fresh seasonal garnishes.
Whether you’re strolling the gardens, relaxing beside its saltwater pools, or indulging in a restorative treatment, you’ll be able to escape in style and relax in luxury at the Tommy Bahama Miramonte Resort & Spa.

There’s no shortage of ways to stay active in San Diego—but if you really want to enjoy everything the city has to offer, you’ve got to make sure you’re giving your body its tune-ups. Enter: Healcove Chiropractic. The board-certified chiropractors and wellness professionals at Healcove are experts at addressing that stage where you’re not injured, exactly, but you’re not at 100%, either. Maybe you’re feeling a bit tense or stressed out. Or it could be that you’re not quite moving the way you want to. Sometimes, it’s just that the accumulation of days, weeks, or even years of daily strain is starting to take a toll. No matter what stage you find yourself at, the Healcove Chiropractic team can provide integrated, preventative care centered on long-term, science-backed approaches that ensure you can always stay active and live the life you want to live pain-free.
This starts by providing truly individualized care. Every patient can expect a thorough 60-minute consultation session that includes a posture and movement screening. This allows the team to develop a completely personalized plan. That plan might include chiropractic care, acupuncture, or massage therapy, as well as functional fitness training, vibration and sound therapy, and Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization, a clinical rehabilitation method that retrains the body’s stabilization systems. Whatever the team recommends, you can be sure that it’s tailored to meeting your body’s needs today and the future.
There’s a reason that San Diego Magazine named Healcove the “Best Chiropractor in San Diego”—don’t wait until you’re struggling with an injury to find out why. Book an appointment today for holistic, integrated care that helps ground and heal your body before it reaches a crisis point.

West Coast wellness culture meets the community feel of Southern Appalachia at Juice Holler. Juice Holler’s menu consists of made-to-order smoothies and smoothie bowls, as well as grab-and-go cold-pressed juices, wellness shots, salads, and more. It operates from the blissfully simple premise that fueling up with food and drink that’s guilt-free and good your body should be simple, accessible, and, above all else, delicious. And if you haven’t yet made it out to the Encinitas café, which opened just this year, let us be the first to tell you: Juice Holler delivers on each and every of these fronts.
We love the Supercharger smoothie, a mood-lifting and body-fueling option made with banana, almond butter, blue spirulina, maca, grass-fed whey protein, raw cacao nibs, medjool dates, and coconut milk. We’re also partial to the Thrive Alive smoothie bowl, where avocado, mango, sea moss, spirulina, mint, coconut milk, and agave are mixed and topped with coconut, chia seeds, strawberry, mango, and chocolate drizzle. The wellness shots include the Detoxifier, a cleansing blend of kale, cucumber, lemon and spirulina, plus a shot specially designed to fight inflammation (named, fittingly, Anti-Inflammation). Probiotic overnight oats, lemon turmeric bars, and strawberry shortcake chia pudding are other standouts on the grab-and-go menu.
Much of the vibe feels beachy North County chic—think green tile with orange and pink accents, grounded with greenery and natural wood—but Juice Holler founder Kelly Sergott, a longtime Encinitas local, has also enfused the space with her Kentucky roots. In Appalachia, a holler is small valley between hills and mountains, where nature reigns, community is king, and nourishment comes right from the land. At Juice Holler, Sergott has created a holler for the busy modern times, using local ingredients to create a spot for people to come together and enjoy fresh, fast, feel-good fuel for their day.

We’ve all had that experience with a medical professional where we’ve felt rushed, ignored, or misunderstood—and ultimately, like we didn’t get the answers that we needed. But at Everwell, the holistic acupuncture practice located in Solana Beach, the care team wants to transform your understanding of what healthcare can look like.
Patients at Everwell experience care rooted in intentional listening and radical empathy—and trust us, those aren’t just corporate buzzwords. This place actually puts those ideas into practice. You will always be given the time you need to tell your story— initial in-take appointments are two hours long—and you can rest assured that your story will be believed. Every single question and concern will be addressed by a dedicated practitioner who wants to find the specific solutions that work best for you, and you’ll receive care that’s aimed at healing the body, mind, and spirit.
Everwell’s highly trained, doctorate-level practitioners blend evidence-based acupuncture with the practice of classical Chinese medicine. (If you’ve never tried acupuncture before or aren’t sure if the team will be a fit, we’d highly recommended Everwell’s complimentary 20-minute consultations.) Research shows that by stimulating specific points on the body, acupuncture activates a natural healing response in the body, helping to restore balance, regulate the nervous system, and improve overall wellbeing. This allows the practice to address an incredibly wide range of conditions from chronic pain and autoimmune disorders to digestive issues, from stress and burnout to headaches migraines, fertility and postpartum struggles, hormonal imbalances, sleep concerns and more.
At Everwell, you can expect to feel heard, trusted, respected, and cared for. This is a space that doesn’t want to be just another healthcare provider you visit; it wants to provide patients with dedicated partner who will be there for their entire health journey.