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A Blissful LIFE


Our mission is to share the Bliss experience

by nourishing our thriving community

with wholesome, energizing foods.

This is Living Wellness.



Bliss offers thoughtfully curated cuisine and events to

enrich, educate, and empower communities and individuals.

Our plant-based foods are organic, locally sourced,

and made with an Ayurvedic twist.


Evolution is on the horizon. Bliss Cafe as you know it is transforming.

Our brick & mortar restaurant in Downtown San Luis Obispo will halt daily food service operations on Sunday Feb 4, 2024. Our fresh food and flavors will continue to be accessible on Thursday evenings at Downtown SLO Farmers Market, on Friday mornings delivered to your door via Harvestly, and for Catering through our website: blisscafeslo.com/catering or email: connect@blisslivingwellness.com. This transition affords Bliss the flexibility and freedom to continue offering our energizing, nourishing foods to our esteemed community while simultaneously allowing us to expand into a Living Wellness brand that offers Cooking Classes, Recipe Books, Community Events, and Wellness Workshops & Coaching.

We acknowledge that for some of our loyal clientele - especially those visiting us daily - this may be heartfelt news. Thank you all for being part of a growing and thriving community. It will remain an honor to offer you wholesome foods and experiences at our local farmers market, catering, community events, and Harvestly delivery. Stay tuned as our living wellness offerings expand. Our service is to generate opportunities for a blissful future.

From our Family to Yours,

~ Follow Your Bliss ~

A Lifestyle

Bliss is an expression of who we are - it represents our commitment to nourishing our community with food that is organic, fresh, local, and always plant-based.

We offer food which uplifts, enlightens, and invigorates. Our inspiration is further fueled by a desire to support the expanding consciousness in our local and global communities: a new consciousness linking the importance of personal vibrancy and planetary resiliency!

Bliss upholds that food and belonging are our primary medicines. We believe in diet change for climate change. We practice and incentivize a lifestyle that uses less natural resource and generates less pollution and waste.

MILESTONES

The original Bliss Ship

The original Bliss Ship

Two Partners Meet
In 2011, David, a Cal Poly student, organizes & produces an awareness benefit concert for Haiti Relief Fund while Palaka, a local restaurant owner/chef, agrees to be a food vendor at the event. The event gets rained out, but a lifelong relationship forms.

Food Truck Adventures Turn into A Lifelong Dream
SLO County has a hearing to allow Bliss to be the first mobile food facility in SLO!

The 2013 Ribbon Cutting (David Fintel with scissors; Palaka Sauer on left)

The 2013 Ribbon Cutting (David Fintel with scissors; Palaka Sauer on left)

Vegan Community Staple 

In 2012, David and Palaka officially partner and find their first dining location in Downtown San Luis Obispo. Mayor Jan Marx attends our Grand Opening Celebration in The Network in 2013. Bliss produces the First Official Vegan Week in SLO in 2014. 

Family Business

In 2018, the Bliss ownership team expanded to include two high school math teachers, Dara & Kyle. Kyle, David’s brother, remained in the classroom and has been the company’s steadfast bookkeeper (and occasional dishwasher). Dara, after learning the business from the ground up, became the President and General Manager of Bliss.

Our Purpose

Our purpose and passion is to support the holistic wellness of our community through nourishing foods and intentional experiences!