Show your raw passion this Valentine's Day

Kerri Rush gets ready to load wheatgrass into a juicer while making wheatgrass shots during an Earth Day event in April 2008 in Valley Junction in West Des Moines. (Credit: Justin Hayworth/The Register)

Get creative this holiday with a dinner and roses alternative.

The "Raw Passion" Vegan Valentine's Day Brunch features three innovative female chefs who have teamed up to create a gourmet, four course prixe fixe vegan meal that is also raw - fresh and uncooked. The fare is free of dairy, gluten, refined sugar and preservatives.

Presenting the meal will be Sheree Clark, a holistic health and nutrition counselor with a company she calls Fork in the Road, Cyd Koehn, who owns Catering by Cyd and is also affiliated with the Hy-Vee Conference Center and Kerri Rush (pictured), a proprietor of the Fresh Café and Market who grows wheatgrass that is sold in many locations throughout the city.

Tickets for the event are $35 and reservations are required.

Be sure to take advantage of this special offer: all who register for the Raw Passion brunch before Feb. 10 will receive a coupon for $25 off a one hour massage by Kevin Thoren.

Here are the quick facts:

Raw Passion: A Vegan Valentine's Day Brunch

When: Sunday, Feb. 14. Three seatings at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m.

Where: Kirkwood Hotel, 400 Walnut St., in former Zen Sushi location.

Cost: $35 per person.

Booze: Wine and alcoholic beverages for purchase.

Reservations: They're required. Call 249-2992 or go to meetup.com/rawfooddsm

See more Valentine's restaurant specials and information here on Metromix.