{"id":343057,"date":"2021-04-28T06:06:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T20:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=343057"},"modified":"2021-04-28T06:06:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T20:06:30","slug":"2d-to-go-and-2d-canvass-in-san-jose-soon-to-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2d-to-go-and-2d-canvass-in-san-jose-soon-to-open\/","title":{"rendered":"2D To Go and 2D Canvass in San Jose to open soon"},"content":{"rendered":"
Business owner Meena Benavente with her children pose inside 2D To Go and 2D Canvass located in San Jose. The soon-to-open shop aims to promote good health and wellbeing. (Bea Cabrera)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Combining healthy food options and inspiring creativity are what cousins and now business partners Meena Benavente and Miki Kim had in mind in coming up with their first business venture that aims to help promote a healthy lifestyle on Saipan. Opening on May 1 and located in San Jose beside Atkins Kroll, 2D To Go and 2D Canvass belong in one umbrella and it is all about looking after our health and overall wellbeing.<\/p>\n

\u201c2D To Go is a healthy meal grab available at breakfast and lunch open from 6:30am to 2:30pm. There are many breakfast options on island but not a lot of places that provide healthy options and that is what we want to provide for the community\u2026 I believe in the saying \u2018a healthy gut means a healthy mind\u2019 and that is why our meals will focus on fiber among other nutritious sources. We see a lot of starched based and processed food being offered around so we would like to help people have healthy options from the 2D to Go,\u201d Benavente said<\/p>\n

\u201c2D Canvass is an opportunity for children, teens and adults to play, learn, distress, and use the moment to put worries away by focusing on the painting\u2026 For children, we will offer Saturday morning events that includes painting, planting etc. that will help them with hands-on learning\u2026 for adults, we are open Tuesday and Thursday from 6 pm to 8 pm where they can paint, relax after a hard day\u2019s work and make their creativity shine. We also accommodate private parties and occasions\u2026 we are authorized with alcohol license for those who will request alcoholic beverages,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

2D To Go and 2D Canvass is located in San Jose beside Atkins Kroll. (Bea Cabrera)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to Kim, who graduated from Northern Mariana College, this collaboration is a dream come true. \u201cNow, I am my own boss\u2026 aside from providing a healthy lifestyle for the community, I hope I will be able to empower other women to follow their dreams and know that \u2018hey you can do this too,\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs business partners, there were a lot of ups and downs but in the end, it brought us closer and learned that we are able to come into an understanding where we are both happy\u2026 we are glad we were able to overcome challenges,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Benavente, who is an educator and known for making art with messages of hope on tin roofs after Super Typhoon Yutu, knows what kind of environment and d\u00e9cor will promote serenity and calm in the shop. \u201c2D To Go and 2D Canvass offers a calm and soothing environment for guests\u2026the walls in the shop are painted black and white so when guests come here the environment promote calm and not overwhelming\u2026 Artwork about our island community by me are displayed because based on scientific research, nature or everything around you has a lot of healing power which is why everything here in the shop is based on what we see in our community,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ultimate vision that I have always wanted from years back since Super Typhoon Yutu is to provide a place where you can walk in and taken cared of from head to toe. With paint sessions and healthy food, it\u2019s a really great start,\u201d she added<\/p>\n

2D To Go and 2D Canvass is located at 2\/F Saipan Dreams Commercial Building along Msgr. De Leon Guerrero Road in San Jose. Operating hours will be from Monday to Saturday, 6:30am-2:30pm. For more information, call (670) 234-2323 or visit their FaceBook page @2D.togo and Instagam: @2d.togo @the.2d.canvass and email: 2d.togo@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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