Comments(1) I added, and unfortunately subtracted, some new locations to the vegan-friendly-business map on my blog. Check it out here.
Additions:
Rainbow Natural Foods
Arden’s Garden (fresh juices and smoothies, all natural) All 5 Locations!
Dynamic Dish (once vegetarian restaurant, now kinda unsure but they have veg options)
Subtractions:
Zennubian 7 - closed without notice
Comments(6) Sooo…
I walked into Arden’s Garden, a local fresh juice/smoothie chain here in Atlanta, the other day while I was out running errands. Not only am I addicted to their juices and smoothies, but they also carry raw desserts and snacks, one of which I am particularly fond. Nori Bites. Yes, I know, double entendre. They’re actually quite delicious. Several different kinds of nuts ground into a powder, blended with water, spread on a sheet of nori, topped with another sheet of nori and dehydrated.
To make a short story exceptionally long…I order Nori Bites to go along with my smoothie. While employee number one made my smoothie, a guy, employee number two rang up my order and commented on the Nori Bites and the fact that she had always wanted to try them. I took the opportunity to open my package of Nori Bites and offer her one. She looked over her shoulder, to make sure employee number one wasn’t looking, hesitated again, then decided to dive in.
Her eyes lit up with surprise, as employee number one walked over and handed me the smoothie,
‘they taste like food!’
I looked at her kinda half cocked, and started to laugh.
‘You know, like food…food on a plate!’
At which point I really started to laugh…employee number one didnt find the exchange very amusing, as he interrupted, and said ‘have a nice day, sir.’
Raw food, its taste’s just like food on a plate…
Comments(2) Thanks to the raw community at GITMR.com we’ve managed to take our first steps toward what we hope will become a regular event: a raw meetup for us Atlantans. We’re going to take it easy this first time, and let someone else do the work for us, namely, Loving It Live restaurant in East Point. This is a little self serving, i must admit, for I have yet to dine at Loving It Live and really can’t wait much longer. So…I’m dragging everyone with me.
Everyone and anyone is invited to join us, Friday February 29th, 7:30pm at Loving it Live.
Comments(3) Just like everyone else, there are times when I am just too busy, or lazy, to prepare a meal for myself. Or, more accurate perhaps, I simply enjoy having someone else do the work for me from time to time. Beyond that, i really enjoy experiencing the creativity of others. It’s inspiring.
When I’m between trips to the farmers market, or simply feeling lazy, i call Living Food Delights, a mere 2.5 miles from my house. If I time it right I can call in my order, get in my car and drive to Living Food Delights, and walk in the front door before they have hung up the phone.
Great people and great food, in a non-descript storefront in Grant Park. I only have two complaints, there hours are short, the close at 8, but my attempts to call in an order at 7:30 in the past have been met with grunting and mumbling sounds until i have offered to call back another day, and they only make 4 of each entree each day, so if you try to catch them later in the day your options can be severely limited, as in you have 2 options out of the usual 10. Neither of those are reasons to stay away, and they aren’t really complaints to be honest, they’re observations. I understand limiting the amount of orders, its far to expensive to throw it away and the end of the day, and I trust they know their business far better than I do.
To get a taste of what their wares, take a tour of my most recent visit:
(You can see detailed notes on the flickr version of this picture.)
What you see here is the three course dinner, $17.50.
Choice of entree:
Choice of side dish:
I have found that almost never have the cracked wheat, but always have a more interesting special side dish.
Choice of green/salad:
It’s truly a delight to have someone else prepare such a delicious living food meal for me. If you’re in the are definitely pay them a visit.
Comments(0) I spent a good portion of my day being productive, I added an interactive map of local raw and vegan business’s to the blog. I would really appreciate feedback, especially businesses that need to be added to the map, leave any suggestions you may have as a comment or feel free to email me directly. My goal is to make the map a comprehensive representation of the raw/vegan community in Atlanta. Thanks for your help!
Comments(0) I had the pleasure of meeting Dulce Vegan at the East Atlanta Farmers Market this past Thursday (9/20/07). Dulce Vegan makes delicious vegan desserts available at Inman Perk coffee shop (280 Elizabeth St./ Atlanta, GA 30307), the East Atlanta Farmers Market, or ordered directly from the source. I can attest to the deliciousness of the cupcakes if nothing else:
