Staying healthy sometimes can be a challenge. Aside from taking common sense precautions, there is a lot we can do to keep ourselves healthy with food–colorful foods, that is. The darker and more colorful fruits and vegetables are healthier with more anti-oxidants and immune building micro-nutrients. For example: red and yellow beets, carrots, radishes… Continue reading Harvest Vegetable Salad
The last segment of our San Diego to Detroit veg restaurant tour took us to the town of Downers Grove, a southern suburb of Chicago, where our destination,The Borrowed Earth Cafe, awaited. This turned out to be a little gem–an oasis of delicious raw cuisine, with all the food prepared on-site and served with an… Continue reading State of the Veg Union Pt 5 –The Borrowed Earth Cafe
State of the Veg Union Part 3 with Anasazi Bean Enchilada Recipe Day three of our veg restaurant tour from San Diego to Detroit began in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico, the oldest capital in the United States. It was Memorial Day and this unique city of all adobe-style buildings was full of tourists, musicians… Continue reading Santa Fe to Boulder
I planned my current book tour in Michigan to span most of the summer, so my wife, Sara, and I made the decision to drive from San Diego to Detroit–stopping in veg restaurants the entire distance. Every chef fantasizes about doing this, but most of us don’t get the opportunity because we’re so busy. Because… Continue reading State of the Veg Union, Arizona Part One
Amber Poupore was one the most exceptional employees I had at Inn Season Cafe, wanting to learn everything about the restaurant business. She started as a dishwasher and viewed it as the beginning of a learning process. She was a natural and soon had mastered every possible job in the restaurant, never shying away from… Continue reading The Cacao Tree Cafe
The first week of December was another whirlwind trip to Michigan for events, book signings and talks. It has been three years since my feet felt the cold pavement of a Detroit winter. I bit my lip and braced for the cold as I dashed into the Cacao Tree Cafe where I found warmth, refuge… Continue reading Holiday Spirit is Alive in Michigan
This post was originally published in November, 2009. The video is new. At the Hillcrest Market, Barry Koral shares his booth with a seasoned organic farmer named Dennis Stowell of Tom King Farms. He is dedicated, understated and the salt of the earth–the kind of guy you can trust your food to. As I walked… Continue reading How to Prepare a Pomegranate
In 1981, I visited a 300 acre organic farm in Southern Michigan which housed the Creative Health Institute. It was there that I was exposed to the early years of Live Foods as directed by the late matriarch of the movement, Ann Wigmore. The farm grew the grains which became the sprouts in the food;… Continue reading Raw Food – Living Markets
Friday at the Mission Hills Market My home is in Mission Hills, a gorgeous area of San Diego founded by early 20th Century visionaries in the Arts and Crafts tradition with charming historic homes, parks full of spectacular foliage and a strong community presence. I was thrilled when a farmers market sprang up in… Continue reading Summer Surfing at the Markets
Fallbrook, a charming and historic town nestled among avocado orchards, is in the heart of North County San Diego. In a small storefront off the beaten path is Guanni Chocolates, a chocolate store full of confections which defy modern commercial definitions. Mariella Balbi is not just a chocolatier, but a talented chef and visionary. She… Continue reading Vegan Chocolate Heaven
