Layers Superfood Bar, located on Channing Way, officially opened its doors to the Berkeley community on Oct. 4.For locals looking for a flavorful treat in a thoughtfully designed setting, Layers Superfood Bar offers a health-conscious choice, according to Pepe Sakulkerewatana, the Layers manager\u00a0<\/p>\n
Layers acquired its name from its layered approach to building a\u00e7a\u00ed bowls \u2014 often with RITZ crumble, a special smoothie base, fresh fruit, gluten-free house granola, chia pudding and coconut flakes or whip \u2014 to create a purposeful blend of ingredients. Uniquely, Layers curates superfood blends with a modern Mediterranean twist.<\/p>\n
\u201cLayers is one of my partner\u2019s dreams. She wants to bring a healthy and design conscious (space) to the Berkeley community,\u201d Sakulkerewatana said.<\/p>\n
Those crafting each a\u00e7a\u00ed bowl, Nanno Limprasat and Aun-aun Wattanavorakulchot, adhere to a \u201cno added sugar, no ice, no added water\u201d fresh, real ingredient guideline that makes for a thicker a\u00e7a\u00ed bowl.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to be very transparent with our customers and let them know we are not adding other stuff,\u201d Sakulkerewatana said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Along with the aesthetic and healthy design of Layers\u2019 a\u00e7a\u00ed bowls, Salkulkerewatana and Limprasat cultivate a hospitable atmosphere for their shop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Layers Superfood Bar is decorated with a minimalist, calm and modern interior with touches of greenery.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe try to make this space not only a restaurant, but a warm and welcome place,\u201d Salkulkerewatana said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Salkulkerewatana said the process of opening Layers Superfood Bar was\u00a0 challenging, especially when it came to creating the menu, \u201cWe underwent trial and error a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, he emphasized the community\u2019s warm support for the shop.<\/p>\n
Limprasat owned a previous a\u00e7a\u00ed business at a different location and spent a year developing her recipe before the opening of Layers, according to Salkulkerewatana.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Layers\u2019 menu consists of six uniquely layered a\u00e7a\u00ed bowls and seven smoothies, common fruits being banana, strawberry and mango, paired with more uncommon ingredients such as activated charcoal, blue spirulina and sea moss. Prices range from $8 to $14 depending on the size; as of now, they are handing out discounts in exchange for feedback.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the short term, we are trying to make it operate as efficient as possible,\u201d Sakulkerewatana said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Layers\u2019 long-term vision for the business is to potentially franchise, collaborate with other local businesses and expand its menu according to customers\u2019 wants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Layers Superfood Bar, located on Channing Way, officially opened its doors to the Berkeley community on Oct. 4.For…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58600,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[35793,35789,35788,5297,35792,143,145,144,35791,35790],"class_list":["post-58599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-aun-aun-wattanavorakulchot","tag-channing-way","tag-layers","tag-mediterranean","tag-nanno-limprasat","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news","tag-pepe-sakulkerewatana","tag-superfood-bar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}