Green house: Amsterdam salad bar-cum-lab opens

Co-founder Nina Pierson was inspired by the proliferation of juice and salad bars in New York and London, and sought to bring a similar concept to Amsterdam, where there is a dearth of health food restaurants. SLA – which means lettuce in Dutch – sells organic, locally sourced, in-season produce. But beyond just providing Amsterdammers with green nourishment, the Lab section of the restaurant seeks to educate them about how to eat more healthily.

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