Antelope heart and spirulina pie: San Francisco has a chic dog cafe where pets are fed better than people - ForumDaily
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Antelope heart and spirulina pie: San Francisco has a chic dog cafe where pets are better fed than humans

How much do you love your dog? More and more people google "Is my dog ​​happy?" than "Is my child happy?", according to Psychology Today. And in San Francisco, California, studies have shown that there are more dogs than children. So, naturally, it would be wise to create suitable food options for these four-legged friends. So thought the creator of the restaurant for dogs. In the pet menu, he offers various dishes, pies and even mushroom soup. The edition told in more detail Business Insider.

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Rahmi Massarweh, a French-trained chef, opened the Dogue dog cafe with his wife, Alejandra. Menu prices range from $2,50 to $95, which is quite expensive. Many social media users say that for dog treats, this is very expensive. But prices have not yet stopped anyone from wanting to pamper their pets.

When Massarweh retired from the demanding culinary world in 2015 — one of the toughest choices of his life — he left a successful career as a chef to dedicate his life to his wife and family.

“My relatives were kind enough to let us stay in their little basement and made us an offer to start dog walking just to earn some money,” Massarweh said.

Then he continued to feed his mastiff with fresh food. Wherever he went with the Grizzly, everywhere he received compliments about the health and behavior of his dog. Massarweh thought and, together with his wife, opened a kindergarten for dogs.

“During his tenure, we started getting more inquiries about our pet food,” he says. “I will never forget the very first customer who asked us to cook food for his dog.”

The dog was a 12-year-old golden retriever who was diagnosed with cancer and had only two months to live. Massarveh's wife insisted that he cook food for the sick dog.

“At first, I wasn’t thrilled about cooking, because I had just left a career in the restaurant industry,” Massarveh said.

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But one week passed, then two weeks, two more years, and the golden retriever was still alive. In 2015, the couple began offering small batches of handmade dishes to their customers.

“The only change was adding fresh food to the sick dog’s diet,” Massarweh said.

Mastiff and French cuisine

Dogue, located at 988 Valencia Street, is located right on the border of two culturally rich areas of San Francisco: Dolores Heights and Mission District. The cafe offers pastries and desserts for dogs, cured meats, a gourmet tasting menu, and various products for four-legged pets.

The name Dogue pays tribute to the owner's love of Mastiffs and his roots in French cuisine. The name of the cafe comes from the French word "mastiff".

“Our very first dog was an English mastiff,” the chef explained. “This is a tribute to my roots in classic French cuisine and our Mastiff.”

Europe also inspired him

Massarweh said he was inspired by his travels in Europe when designing his café and menu.

“France, Italy, Spain, Madrid, Barcelona – all these places have a unique and rich history that was extremely inspiring from a culinary, visual and aesthetic point of view,” the cafe owner explained.

Don't expect to find carbs at this establishment.

Massarweh and his wife fed their mastiff a diet of whole protein and fat, supplemented with fruits, vegetables and some dairy products.

“We decided to move away from a carbohydrate-rich diet and the benefits have been huge,” Massarweh said. “Being able to have a 12-year-old mastiff that still behaves like a very young dog is the biggest benefit I have ever seen.”

Dogue's mission is to provide fresh food to as many dogs as possible.

“I don't want the idea of ​​a food presentation to be the center of attention. The main thing is the food itself,” says Massarweh.

Most recently, Dogue offered a seven-course tasting menu and a few treats for people to enjoy.

Basic homemade Dogue recipes that can be adjusted based on your dog's breed, age, weight, activity level, body condition, allergies or food intolerance.

“All these little subtleties and nuances vary from dog to dog,” Massarveh said.

The cafe offers dogs organic pumpkin, chicken and chaga mushroom soup, flan and chicken skin, waffles, caprese salad, steak tartare and wild antelope heart.

The whipped cream dessert for dogs featured at this establishment is called "dogguccino". It is made from activated coconut charcoal added to organic cream.

“We serve it in a small espresso cup with a small coconut shortbread,” he said.

Cooking for life

Rahmi Massarweh worked in the San Francisco culinary industry for 11 years before starting his own business.

He has been on the culinary scene for most of his life, coming of age at the family restaurant and his father working as assistant general manager of Il Fornaio Italian restaurant in Levy Square in San Francisco.

“My first work experience was working in family cafes and restaurants as a child long before I became a chef,” said Massarveh.

Dogue is open from 13:30 to 19:00 from Monday to Saturday. On Sundays from 11:00 to 19:00, the Dogue Bone Appetit event is held - the cafe offers a tasting menu of up to seven courses.

Every morning, Masarveh makes pastries by hand.

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“I do everything by hand,” he said. “It takes me two days to prepare our pastries, I cook everything individually, decorating by hand.”

Even cats and humans can eat pastries

According to the chef, he has tasted all the treats himself, but some of the ingredients are raw and most of them are not flavored to suit the dog's preferences.

“Yesterday, a guest came to us, who has some followers on social networks, she bought a cake and ate it,” Rahmi said. - I don't recommend it. Remember: we don't add salt and sugar."

The cafe has a Red Rose cake, which is made from the heart of a wild antelope.

The blue sphere of spirulina is made from stewed antelope shoulder. Baked goods get their blue color from spirulina, a blue-green algae known to be highly nutritious and a source of protein, vitamins and minerals.

"Gold Paste" is a dog cake with moon tea and gold paste.

“There is also a version of the cake that is incredibly healthy for our pets,” the chef said. “You can hide the right medicine there and disguise it.”

Petit Gateau, which means "little pie" in French, is made from shredded chicken.

Wild antelope, venison, chicken, turkey, duck and guinea fowl

For four-legged meat and protein lovers, Dogue offers cured delicacies. Dogs can choose from a variety of species such as wild antelope, venison, chicken, turkey, duck, and guinea fowl.

The ideal dog food pyramid should balance the various proteins, bones, fats, fruits, and vegetables.

“We are trying to mimic the wild dog’s natural diet as closely as possible,” the chef explained.

While Dogue's core clientele resides in the San Francisco Bay Area, the canine culinary specialist said he's mulling the idea of ​​expanding.

“I received hundreds of emails from people all over the world saying how interested they are,” Massarweh is delighted.

And although many dogs have already celebrated their birthdays in the cafe, so far there has not been a single dog wedding here. But the owners are not upset and continue to pamper their pets.

“We're going to offer a Thanksgiving-inspired menu,” Massarweh shared his plans. “In my opinion, we should be able to enjoy our holidays with our pets and allow them to experience the same things that we do.”

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