Prana is a wellness food + beverage company with a mission to bring vibrant, plant-centric food + zero-proof beverages to our community. Everything we create is focused on enhancing the vitality and life energy of our customers.
We will be opening in our own space soon, where we will sell our veg-centric food, superfood smoothies and elevated mocktails (we call them elixirs because they are full of herbs and botanicals and very little sugar.) We will also be bringing our veg-centric grab + go food to retail spaces around Louisville. Stay tuned as we get Prana off the ground!
We will be opening in our own space soon, where we will sell our veg-centric food, superfood smoothies and elevated mocktails (we call them elixirs because they are full of herbs and botanicals and very little sugar.) We will also be bringing our veg-centric grab + go food to retail spaces around Louisville. Stay tuned as we get Prana off the ground!
About our founder.....
I became a prana junkie when I started to experience an incredible high out for walks under the huge green canopies of old trees in my neighborhood. The sun would shine through the leaves and I would breathe that in and feel so alive. And I began to understand why - absorbing energy from the sun is a natural high.
At the time, I also started experimenting with a more high nutrient diet. I fell deeply in love with the direct connection between the work of organic farmers and the quality of my own health and the health of the Earth. Farmers are prana brokers: mediators between the most obvious sources of energy - air, sun, water - and our food supply. And as person who not only loves to eats, but cooks for a living, I find that a most endearing relationship.
No one word better describes how we can connect more deeply to our selves and indeed, to all life, than the Sanskrit word prana. Like the Chinese chi, prana is the vital life energy that is present in all life. Everything we do either creates a stronger connection to this beautiful life energy. Or it creates a block to its healthy flow.
I am in love with many other practices that also give me a prana buzz: meditation, walks in the sun, sitting near the ocean or even the little creek in my neighborhood, laughing with friends.
But my favorite medium for infusing my life with high quality energy is, of course, food. Insanely fresh, chemical free, high nutrient fruits, vegetables and green leafy plants are the foundation of a prana rich lifestyle.
I shifted my thinking away from achieving some perfect diet towards choices that bring me closer to sources of life giving energy.
It’s a beautiful addiction.
At the time, I also started experimenting with a more high nutrient diet. I fell deeply in love with the direct connection between the work of organic farmers and the quality of my own health and the health of the Earth. Farmers are prana brokers: mediators between the most obvious sources of energy - air, sun, water - and our food supply. And as person who not only loves to eats, but cooks for a living, I find that a most endearing relationship.
No one word better describes how we can connect more deeply to our selves and indeed, to all life, than the Sanskrit word prana. Like the Chinese chi, prana is the vital life energy that is present in all life. Everything we do either creates a stronger connection to this beautiful life energy. Or it creates a block to its healthy flow.
I am in love with many other practices that also give me a prana buzz: meditation, walks in the sun, sitting near the ocean or even the little creek in my neighborhood, laughing with friends.
But my favorite medium for infusing my life with high quality energy is, of course, food. Insanely fresh, chemical free, high nutrient fruits, vegetables and green leafy plants are the foundation of a prana rich lifestyle.
I shifted my thinking away from achieving some perfect diet towards choices that bring me closer to sources of life giving energy.
It’s a beautiful addiction.
For over 20 years, Rhona Bowles Kamar has been creating healthy dishes at Ramsi’s Café on the World, her family’s restaurant in Louisville, KY. She also writes about food, teaches cooking classes and creates personalized menus for private clients. She is also co-owner of the family’s Raising Hope Organic Farm and is a huge advocate for organic farming. She is the mother of three children. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Kentucky and is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Prana is a culmination of all of her experiences - in life and her career.
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Today's Woman Most Admired Woman 2018, Food + Entertainment, page 34
We often assume the people who move to their own beat hit the cymbals and snares frantically. But Rhona Kamar's beat is slow and gentle, a trait she takes from her grandmother Ruby, who taught her to cook and instilled in her a love of hospitality.
Elephant Journal, Liberate Yourself from the Recipe
A former slave to the recipe, I do things my way now.To be freed from the recipe is sweet, the kind of liberation I had been looking for my whole life. But most of my life, I could not have done things my way because I didn’t have certain skills I needed. And I didn’t even know it.
Courier Journal, Weekend plunge into cooking yields meals for days
For adults and children new to cooking, chef Rhona Kamar covers the fundamentals of handling and roasting an entire bird (not poultry parts wrapped in plastic) before making a gravy, a stock and a soup from scratch.
Sizzle Magazine, Beverages Mirror Food Trends
“The idea is, someone not drinking alcohol can still have something coming to the table that’s fun,” says Kamar. “They can still have a sexy experience with garnishes and in the same [kind of] glass as an alcoholic drink.”
Style BluePrint, Faces: Rhona Bowles Kamar
Rhona Bowles Kamar has more jobs than I can count. With her husband Ramsi, she is the chef/owner of Ramsi’s Cafe on the World, and they also own and operate Raising Hope Organic Farm, located in east Jefferson County. She also is a writer and has three children.
The Daily Meal.com, Garlic Scape Confit Recipe
This garlic scape confit can be drizzled on salads, or do as I do — put some on your fried egg in the morning. Another option is to toss artichokes and lime zest with this garlicky dressing, or try serving it simply on some crispy bread.
StyleBluePrint: Truly Farm to Table
It seems as though Rhona and Ramsi Kamar are leading a dual life. Farmers out in Fisherville by day, restauranteurs by night at Ramsi’s Cafe on the World in the social epicenter of Louisville, Bardstown Road. But it’s not a dual life, rather, it is a complete arc. And it’s the purist form of arm to table: Grow the food that will sustain you. Feed your people through the soil that you till. It is a natural fit and the Kamars have completely assimilated into their new roles as farmers.
StyleBluePrint: Raw Dinner Party
Recently, I was invited to a raw dinner party hosted by Rhona Kamar, from Ramsi’s Cafe on the World and Raising Hope Farms. Rhona was a FACES of Louisville earlier this year and I wrote an article about Raising Hope Farm, as well. So if Rhona calls and wants to cook for me, I’m in.
GEAR UP LOUISVILLE, interview
Radio interview with Charlene Burke, discussing the upcoming Gear Up Louisville event.
Courier Journal, Ramsi's Takes Customers on a Worldwide Journey
It’s really easy to do, and it’s fun. It amazes me that more chefs don’t think that way. There are many ingredients that are allergen-free. We’re able to bring our guests exciting, new flavors, things that are relevant culturally and, at the same time, meet their dietary needs.