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Who’s scruffy looking?
I was 5 hours away from a full day of juice fasting when the celebrations on Endor ended. After Episodes IV, V and VI, Darth Vader’s pyre alight and stormtrooper helmets now percussion instruments, the Star Wars Juice Fasting Marathon was over. We had come so far. But the morning’s enthusiasm had waned mid-day. Christmas crafting [...]
Raw, Day 5
After an uneventful day 4, highlighted only by our gradually diminished appetites and growing weariness of food choices, Day 5 was here. Wok Man and I had an evening out at Quintessence to congratulate ourselves on our milestone. Having lost the taste for our alfalfa and beet patties, the evening found us ravenously hungry. We had completed [...]
Raw, Day 3
Day 3 with no cooked food… (I accidentally typed “cookie” at first- Freudian type?)… besides some evening pangs, I got this. Wok Man, who challenged my will with the offer of a dinner out at an Indian restaurant if we both caved, has got it too. And much to my surprise! The man who had [...]
Raw, Day 2
It’s day two and time to step it up a notch. Having a craving for a non-wet nourishing goody en route to class, I treated myself to a package of Raweo! by Blessings Alive & Radiant Food. At $8.69 a bag, they were a When In Rome-ism, a sign of my commitment for this raw [...]
Raw, Day 1
Day 1 of my raw week went well. I was impressed with how satiated I was and how energetic I felt all day. A breakfast of ground almonds, sunflower seeds and pepitas will do that, I guess. But once evening rolled around, however, I was craving bread, pretzels, pancakes and, strangely, Alphabits cereal. Hmmm. Wok [...]
Crossing Things Off the To-Do List
_________________________________________ Book II of my Thailand travels is now published on Blurb! This second installment of my words and photographs was a long time in the making. Sorting through 586 MB of photos and proofing 17,559 words was a huge task. The book, showing all of my March 2008 travels in Northern, Northeastern and Southern [...]
Boston Vegetarian Food Festival
The name of the game at the Boston Vegetarian Food Festival was cupcakes and cheese. Despite the constant stream of attendees and cramped space for exhibits and speakers, the event was vegan foodie heaven! With two floors of generous exhibitors, many household vegan celebrities, and their delicious samples, the hustle and bustle was well worth [...]
Vegan Mofo #5: Pure Food and Wine
Although I proclaimed after my last visit to Pure Food and Wine that I’d not soon find justification to paying more than my weekly grocery allowance for a singular meal, you have to treat yourself sometimes. My upcoming birthday, CandyPenny‘s recently past birthday, Foodsparrow‘s return from a brief blogging hiatus, Tim X‘s NC-14 Literary Deathmatch successes, as well [...]
Out ‘N About Uptown
I work around the block from New York eat-stitution Zabar’s. When luck leaves me with 10 minutes to spare before punch-in, I head to 91st street to loiter around the delivery trucks huffing the fresh baked bread ready to be shipped all over the city at Eli’s Vinegar Factory. Photographed is the 800-pound pink gorilla [...]
Vegan Arizona Report
Green 2240 N Scottsdale Rd # 8 Tempe, AZ 85281 (480) 941-9003 This adorable 100% vegan cafe seemed to congregate hipsters from Arizona’s woodwork (different hipsters, ones that smile at you) and rightfully so! Their “new American vegetarian” menu was jam-packed with options ranging from soup/sandwich-y to Asian-infused bowls to frozen treats and sweets. The [...]
Ogling Google’s Cafeteria
Today I took my class on a trip to Google headquarters in New York City. I was way more excited about this than they were. In my book, they are the holy grail of employers and I’d gladly take a janitorial job to gain daily access to their cafeteria. Sure, employment with Google comes with [...]
Pure Food and, Karen- Stop Whining
Celebrating a very special period in my life, I was treated to a triple-digit all-raw dinner at Pure Food & Wine. Being perpetually broke and an avid thrifter, I am normally critical of such lofty expenditures, even food expenditures. Despite the hefty crew of NYC happy hour socialites toasting pitchers of organic alcoholic concoctions, PFW [...]
