Our Story

About Harvest Beat

Harvest Beat is a family-run gourmet vegan restaurant in Seattle, founded in 2017 with a vision of enhancing the dining experience for our community through nourishing plant-based cuisine.

Seasonal and Ever-Evolving Menu

Reflecting the natural rhythm of the seasons, our menu changes regularly and features a thoughtfully crafted selection of 5-course meals. Embracing a farm-to-table approach, we carefully curate our menu to highlight the bounties of the Pacific Northwest . Our talented chefs ensure guests experience exquisite flavors unique to the region from locally farmed and foraged ingredients, showcasing gourmet whole food cuisine in an unforgettable meal.

Our Philosophy

At Harvest Beat, we believe that food has the power to heal, nourish, and bring people together. Our philosophy is reflected in our evening seating of all guests together, followed by a presentation of the menu and local ingredients by our prized chefs. With wine or non-alcoholic drink pairings, each course is served in tandem throughout the dining room, to creating a distinctly unique and intimate dining experience for our guests.

Guided by our passion for sustainability and ethical consumption, we strive to create a space where delectable vegan dishes extends to a conscious, educated and empowered community making eco-friendly choices that benefit both their wellbeing and the planet.

Jan & Aaron

Harvest Beat is a family, welcome! Founded by life partners Jan and Aaron, who have run realized their restaurant along with close friends, treasured colleagues and their two daughters, their work is driven by deep intentionality and a desire to offer healing in community by following the beat and rhythm of harvest.

Jan’s Cookbook

On a retreat focused on life dreams, Jan had the realization that she needed to make a cookbook of the Harvest Beat recipes! With a deeply personal approach to discussing healing through food and community, Jan’s current video cookbook recipes (with a print version to follow) are mixed with touching vignettes of Jan’s journey with cancer.

The recipe videos include:

  • Red pepper hummus & pumpkin seed pesto

  • Creamy cauliflower & leek soup

  • Raw key lime avocado pie

  • Oma’s peanut butter chocolate cookies

  • Mung Bean crepe w/ cashew cheese filling

  • Creamy hemp seed blackberry salad dressing

  • Gluten free seeded crackers

View Jan’s recipe videos HERE.