Euphoria Loves Rawvolution NYC. Raw Vegan Big Matt's, Coconut Sandwiches, Raw Vegan Onion Breads, Raw Vegan Monster Bagels.

Rawvolution

Euphoria Loves Rawvolution NYC Website

504 East 12 Street

NYC 10009 

212.473.3990

Was pretty stoked to try the NY version of Rawvolution.  We had gone to the one in Santa Monica, which is in an amazing location & across the street from the "Natural High" Hemp Clothing store!  The California location is a "sit down" with real dishes kind of deal.  Chill.  The New York location??  Well, all the food is basically made "to go" and there are a couple of small tables there to eat, but it is primarily a take out joint.  Totally different vibe than the Santa Monica location, which may have been slightly pretentious, but who cares, the weather is amazing & the food was pretty great too.  Plus, Santa Monica People Watching makes Sidewalk Dining worth it.  Hubby was a little freaked out about the "hipness" or new ageness? of the California location.  NY is inherently a bit more grounded, as whenever you walk outside you are confronted with loads of traffic, noise pollution, and maybe a vendor & cabbie yelling at each other.

The "New York" benefit??  The food may be a bit cheaper because it isn't a sit down place.  So for about 8-10 bucks you can get nearly anything on the menu.  That's cheap for raw food.  Especially truly prepared raw food, meaning breads and dehydrated goods vs. smoothies.  I generally don't get smoothies at raw food places, as I prefer to spend 10 bucks on something other than a few ingredients thrown in a blender. (I do that at home, for less money).

Cafe Salad. 

$10.00

Baby Greens, tomatoes, avocado, black olives, dulse (this had nori because they were out of dulse), in a creamy garlic dressing.  Yum.

Santorini Sandwich.

$8.00

  Open face on onion bread, cream cheese, black olives, sprouts & cucumber slices.  Very good.  The "onion bread" is "famous", apparently.  At least that's what I remember reading in Matt's recipe book.  I made it at home once and it was SO oniony, that it was nearly inedible.  However, all the breads at the restaurant were great.

Every time we go to a raw food place, I vow to start doing some more "gourmet" stuff again.  

Hubby had the "Big Matt" sandwich. 

$10.00

 I liked this better than the Santorini or the Cocophoria.  Walnut mushroom burger with sunflower seed cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles, mustard, & ketchup.  All raw.  All yummy.  Ten bucks.  Worth it.  Hubby always gets the "better" item!

Cocophoria. 

$10.00

 Curried coconut jerky, mayo, onions & tomato.  So this used real coconut, thickly sliced.  Marinated.  And dehydrated so it was chewy.  Very delicious & unique.  However, this was a bit too heavy on the fat & coconut for me and not enough "veggies".  I loved it, but very dense.  Like the marinated coconut slices though.  But that requires you have the courage to open coconuts.  Not.

They  have lots of books, products, tee's, etc...on the left hand side.  This place was very "cool" but without the pretense.  I love raw food & I don't need it handed to me with a side of "uber hip".  Casual. They also have your kombuchas and other yummy drinks in the cooler.

So don't dig the plastic utensils, but the place just opened.  And they don't really have enough room to make a true "eat in" kind of place.  It's New York after all, you have to sell your soul just for a few feet of space around here.  And then you will probably have issues with your landlord.  Being a business owner there (or anywhere) isn't for the "faint of heart".  

And the most awesome Chocolate bar EVER.

Absolutely no Sht in this one.  A bit of Coconut Sugar, but this is hardcore cacao & almond butter.  Think what Reese's wants to grow up to be.........

Yes, they are expensive.  Think of it as a "dessert".  

Inside the "Monster Bagel".

Monster Bagel

$10.00

One bite into this raw bagel & I was totally sold.  Screw that "low fat raw vegan" stuff I said......Well, at least while we were in New York!  It tasted like a "real" bagel, but better.  Was wowed with the texture of the bread.  As it's difficult to get a thick raw bread that is actually "done" & pliable, yet not "mushy" in the center.  "Monster Bagel" with an Almond Bagel, Cream Cheese, Tomato, avocado, onions, basil, pickles and mustard.  Super fresh.  Loved.

Mexican Pizza. 

$10.00

 Avocado, walnut meat, salsa, cashew mayo on a cheesy nori wrap.  What was cool about this was the nori wrap had the cheese on it (nut cheese of course) and it had been pre-dehyrdrated.  So to prepare it, they just took the "crust" of dried Nori & Cheeze & then put all the toppings on.  So a great low fat pizza crust, as most raw breads tend to be heavy on the flax, buckwheat, nuts, etc...fat bascially.  Okay, still had a lot of fat from the avocado and nut cheese, but slightly less.

Cafe Salad.

Italian Pizza. 

$10.00

 Red peppers, onion, green olives, tomatoes, mushrooms on onion bread.  Super yummy.  

So the food is "raw food".  It isn't going to be super lowfat.  It isn't going to be salt free.  But it is delicious & certainly worth the "fat" splurge.  Really loved the breads & combination of flavors.  Loved that you could order nearly anything for about 10 bucks.  They did have a "Supreme Enlightenment" salad for 21 bucks, but for marinated kale, nori, superfood powder, etc...I will stick to the 10 buck items and make crazy SuperPower Salads at home.  A far cry cheaper than Pure Food & Wine, but if you are taking a date, you are more likely to get laid after a Pure Food & Wine meal.  Unless, of course, your mate is a sensible frugal person who loves raw food-then you are in luck either way :)

Great eats without the pretense (or the booze).  Go! 

Euphoria Loves Rawvolution Clip above from Santa Monica (Main Street) location.  Just look & ignore that "late night soft porn" music background.  :)

Daryl Hannah's podcast with Rawvolution & Jubb's Longevity in NYC (Jubb's Closed).

Love raw balls......but these are super special & yummy.  Check out my post on the "Cinnamon Grrrls".

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RAWvolution: Gourmet Living Cuisine

I like a lot of the recipes from this book, such as the sunflower seed cheeses.  But....a few recipes, such as the onion bread (others have raved about) and the spinach & mushroom pies, were major flops for me.  I think the pies had way too much salt (it was in the form of nama shoyu or tamari).  So I have not revisited those.........but now when I see recipes in this book heavy on the tamari, I would automatically halve it.

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And below, some kitties from East St. Louis
Pj & Gateway Pet Guardians go every single day of the year to feed the dogs & cats of Washington Park, Illinois & East St. Louis Illinois.  These are just a couple of the kids!  Lots more videos on our YouTube Channel & find out more on our site
  www.gatewaypets.com

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Raw Vegan Sticky Sweet Balls. Cinnamon Grrls from Matt Amsden's Rawvolution Book. PlantFusion Vegan Gluten Free Protein. Chicken & Human Consumption: Will the EPA say "Yes"? Fishiness about Fish. East St. Louis Stray Dogs.

Love raw balls......but these are super special & yummy.  

 

RAWvolution: Gourmet Living Cuisine

I like a lot of the recipes from this book, such as the sunflower seed cheeses.  But....a few recipes, such as the onion bread (others have raved about) and the spinach & mushroom pies, were major flops for me.  I think the pies had way too much salt (it was in the form of nama shoyu or tamari).  So I have not revisited those.........but now when I see recipes in this book heavy on the tamari, I would automatically halve it.

I love that these have a lot of cinnamon in them.  The original recipe calls for agave, but I quit that stuff and my new "refined" sweetener is Raw Coconut Nectar.  The recipe makes "sweet balls", so if you don't drink a strong black coffee with them, then you may want to reduce some of the nectar, and/or raisins.

These raisins are the cheapest organic ones at Whole Foods...

I either get this from Whole Foods, Raw Food World, or whatever website has a sale.  I tend to favor dates for sweet, so I don't have to buy this in mega-bulk.  I also would tend to skimp on the nectar in the recipe, using only as much as needed to make "sticky balls".  Sometimes I just add a small amount of water, if it seems like too much sugary material is needed for texture.

My truly raw, organic almonds (gluten free too) from Bremner Farms.

Just need your trusted food processor.  Mine is cracked (center post) so eventually will have to decide whether to stick with Cuisinart or another brand.

Okay, I would skip the oil this time......The recipe calls for it, but I don't feel it is "needed". 

In the Kitchen Aid.  You don't "need" the Kitchen Aid, but I am often quite lazy.

Sweet Beautiful Balls, just the way I like them.

Plant Fusion Chocolate 1 Pounds

The folks at PlantFusion sent me a few packets of their Vegan, Gluten Free Protein powder.  I am not "huge" on protein powder, meaning, I certainly don't think you "need" to have protein powder if you are vegan.  But, that said, I have started keeping some gluten free powders in my fridge as an option.  If you are one of those people who feel they need a really high protein drink for their diet, or because you are an ultramarathoner, well, you probably have a lot more experience with vegan proteins.  They sent me Vanilla, Chocolate, & Chocolate Rasberry.  The flavor was great & the stuff is vegan, gluten free, AND had 42% of your protein in one serving.  It is soy free too!

And the protein is derived from Brown Rice, Artichoke Powder & Pea protein.  They bragged no bloating.  And it's true........Anything "Bloat Free" is awesome in my book.  I would say, yes, I would buy this to keep on hand.  Sometimes I eat a lot of bananas and greens and try to kind of keep it to easy & digestible smoothies.  Usually these are the times I throw in protein powder.  Other favorites are hemp, chia, and sesame seeds.........

And some stray dogs living on the streets of East St. Louis.  Pj & www.gatewaypets.com go daily to feed them-every single day for well over one decade.  Feed, give medical attention to, & rescue.  Above is RaRa, who was featured in our documentary.  RaRa is able to stay on Tony's porch, and Tony & Pj feed her-but we would love to have a foster for her so she will be able to "retire" in a cozy home!

Lloyd &  Whitney used to be part of Malcolm's pack.  Lloyd is the black dog & has lived his whole life on the streets.  There can be months where Pj never sees him and then he starts showing up again.  Whitney is the white dog.  Both are friendly, yet very shy.  Don't be fooled!  Most of these dogs will not just get in your car.  It takes a lot of time, trust, and then either a very sly rescuer (like Pj) OR a trap and hours of waiting........

Horton is another one who used to have a pack but we have rescued several of his buddies.  He has a new girl that he is interested in, and is kind of unreliable now.  Hopefully he will start showing up daily again.  All we need are fosters so we can pull these guys!  Oh, and of course money!

Oh, and my buddy Dr. G just doesn't stop working.........if animal suffering isn't enough of a reason to quit.....well, that & a host of other illnesses.......

EPA dioxin limit has National Chicken Council worried products could be declared “unfit for consumption”

Oh, so you are going to eat fish instead????  From Dr. Gregor's article above:

Fish is the most contaminated (see Farmed Fish vs. Wild-Caught, The Problem with Organic Salmon, and Is Distilled Fish Oil Toxin-Free?). In fact, the levels of dioxins and other pollutants in the body can be used as a biomarker for fish consumption (see Hair Testing for Mercury). Second only to fish in terms of industrial toxic waste in our food supply, is eggs (see also Food sources of PCB chemical pollutants). Third most contaminated is dairy. The National Cheese Institute and International Ice Cream Association also predictably opposed the EPA dioxin limit, fearing it “would scare consumers away from our products.”

www.nutritionfacts.org

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