Live Live & Organic on East 10th Street offers a variety products, classes and programs.
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A view from inside Peace Food Café’s uptown location.
One of my favorite vegan cafés in the New York/ New Jersey area is Seed to Sprout in the town Avonby-the-Sea in the New Jersey shore area. If you’re Quintessence’s Buddha Bowl, one of Karen’s favorites.
Page on their website states: “Our commitment to both flavor and health has created an unparalleled
visiting the New York area in the warmer months, take a day trip to the beach in Avon and go to this awesome restaurant boasting vegan and organic
dining experience that will not only satisfy your
fare. My ideal meal there begins with a large Green
appetite, but energize, revitalize and refresh from
Goddess Juice and is followed by the scrumptious
the inside out.”
Seed Salad Bowl (loaded with marinated kale, baby
These vegan and raw cafés, restaurants and stores
greens, carrots, beets, sprouts, red cabbage, sunflower seeds, hempseed, house-made raw sau-
present a philosophy of wellness to their custom-
erkraut, with creamy tahini dressing.) The vibrant
ers. The eateries focus on nutritious, fresh, organic
colors of this nutritious salad look like a beautiful
food prepared with Love in a nurturing surround-
rainbow. Seed to Sprout recently opened another
ing. The stores purchase high quality products from
restaurant in Fair Haven, NJ.
vegan, environmental, cruelty-free companies. There are vegan cafés in other areas of Manhattan with this conscious philosophy; for example, the wonderful Peace Food Cafe with plenty of raw vegan options, located on the Upper West Side on 82nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Now they also have a downtown location at East 11th Street. This cafe offers an upbeat fun atmosphere. Then there are the two Blossom Cafés which have a couple of raw vegan options, one located uptown on Columbus Avenue and the other downtown in Chelsea on 9th Avenue.
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Seed to Sprout’s delicious Seed Salad Bowl.
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And let me not forget Roots Cafe, a raw vegan treasure hidden in back of a Northvale, New Jersey gym called “Raw.” What a great find! When you locate it, make sure to try the Zucchini “Meets” Sauce and the Pad Thai.
Raw Food Manhattan Tour with Raw Vegan Lifestyle Coach Karen Ranzi: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9Pz32TVG8A www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKnPRTJz_c8
When in the New York/New Jersey area, let’s frequent these vegan and raw hot spots! With so many of them opening and closing, we need to support these establishments that care about our health and well-being, particularly in the winter season when they need our business the most. Here are links to a couple of my Raw Food Manhattan Tours, one from 2014 and another from 2016. Pure Food and Wine, another wonderful vegan and raw Manhattan restaurant in the first video, and their takeout cafe, One Lucky Duck, were creating delicious food for a decade but no longer exist.
Northvale, New Jersery’s Roots Cafe promises to “serve you food the way it comes from the earth.”
About the Author Karen Ranzi, M.A. is an award-winning author, internationally acclaimed speaker on how to become healthy with the power of raw vegan food, raw vegan lifestyle coach and chef, and speech and feeding therapist working with children on the autism spectrum. She is the director of Super Healthy & Raw Academy at www.superhealthyraw.com and organizer of The New Jersey Raw Food Support Network at www.meetup.com/new-jersey-raw-food-support/. Check us out when you’re in the area! Karen’s main website with hundreds of health and nutritious articles on her Blog is: www.superhealthychildren.com.
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IN CINCINNATI FILL YOUR VACATION WITH SENSATIONS Story and photos by Robin Tierney
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his Ohio city fills the senses with fresh art from street murals to projection videos, farm-to-table food, music, cultural spots and stunning Italianate architecture. It’s a great, safe walking city. Stroll the tree-lined riverfront, where big swings dot the landscaped
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Riverwalk that opened in 2015. Explore the magnificently revitalized Over the Rhine neighborhood. Nicknamed OTR, it was home to German immigrants in the 1800s, has 943 designated historic buildings, and now rumbles with locally owned stores, galleries, eateries and drinkeries.
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Here’s what I love about Cincinnati: The recently reopened Music Hall. Restored to its 1886 grandeur, it resembles a European concert palace. I heard the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra play John Williams’ movie scores (“Star Wars,” “Harry Potter”…). Nearby, the new Shakespeare Theater’s glass facade lets you watch rehearsals. Both buildings edge lovely Washington Park. Street murals that range from trippy to art nouveau. Some were created by iconic illustrator Charley Harper. Born in 1922, the Cincinnati-based American Modernist created highly stylized wildlife prints, posters and book illustrations. In his minimal realism style, Harper captured the essence of his subjects with the fewest possible visual elements. Describing his unique style, he said: “When I look at a wildlife or nature subject, I don’t see the feathers in the wings, I just count the wings. I see exciting shapes, color combinations, patterns, textures, fascinating behavior and endless possibilities.”
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The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra performs in the newly restored and reopened Cincinnati Music Hall.
The Contemporary Arts Center. This magnificent downtown centerpiece teems with exciting works -- and creations by female artists often command the spotlight. I was captivated by the exhibition of life-sized people, seaworthy vessels, a Sea Goddess and other pieces by SWOON, who involves communities in her projects. One floor of the Center serves as a playground where you can swing in handcrafted pods and play with various artful objects. There’s also a meditation room with tea. Cincinnati Art Museum. Founded 1881 as one of America’s first art showcases, it displays everything from illumination installations to fashion exhibits that even the fancifully-dressed singer Bjork would like. The American Sign Museum. In the artsy Camp Washington district, this great place preserves historic signs once gracing storefronts, churches and fast food outlets. Kevin Wallace toured us through early pre-electric signs adorned in gold leaf, the first electric signs and art deco neon treasures.
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The National Signs of the Times Museum was founded in 1999.
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This installation byMagazine SWOON is among stunning artworks seen at The Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati VegWorld
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The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Edging the Ohio River, which once separated the free state of Ohio from slave state Kentucky, this contemporary building reveals realities of slavery in America, from those who died at sea during the Middle Passage from Africa to enslaved heroes who went on to be authors, lawyers and leaders. Other exhibits explore past and present human rights issues. Riverwalk. Your senses will get a workout along this terrific path opened in 2015. A cool geological timeline embedded in the pathway presents images of animals from dinosaurs to marine species. Steamboat stories are displayed on poles. A 3-story replica of the paddlewheel from the American Queen, the world’s largest steamboat, soars 40 feet above a plaza. Built in the 1850s, the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge was the inspiration for the Brooklyn Bridge. Swing on the swings and then play in Smale Riverfront Park where seesaws light up at night. Grand bridges. Cross the pedestrian passages to Kentucky to combine fresh air with incredible Ohio River and urban views. Hip places for creative vegan options. These include Sartre, Nada, and Cincy eat-drink entrepreneur Molly Wellmann’s sassy joints. I met her
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at Japp, a former wig shop where regulars sip, munch and dance amid trippy videos and bands led by local talents such as Jess Lamb. Definitely hit places listed on CincinnatiVegan.com. The BLINK Light Festival. Its inaugural event this October filled 20 blocks with eye-popping illuminated art, projection walls, a parade and outdoor art-dance parties. Attendance exceeded one million, so it will be an annual festival. Among highlights: Foster & Flux, a local animation studio, created a projection honoring Martha, the last of the now-extinct passenger pigeons. “For the Birds” overlaid a classic permanent mural of 200 birds painted by John Ruthven with bold, whimsical design elements. That one’s at 15 East 8th Street. Rookwood Pottery Factory. The Rookwood Pottery Company, founded 1880 by Maria Longworth Nichols, was the first female-owned manufacturing company in the United States. The pottery is prized worldwide for its unique glazing and exquisite craftsmanship. When touring, look for the won-
The BLINK Light Festival was modeled after similar festivals from around the world.
The new Cincinnati Bell Connector streetcar network is a great $1 deal for explorers who don’t feel like walking.
derful depictions of birds and other animals. Findlay Market. Operating since the mid-1800s, the market is a great place for fresh produce and mingling with the locals.
Excellent places to stay include the 21c Museum Hotel. In its lobby you can find vegan-friendly meals -- and extra doses of art in this visually stimulating city.
About the Author Robin travels the world in search of creativity, beauty, fun and great plant-based food.
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VEGWORLD EVENTS CALENDAR
Looking for the most exciting, fun, inspiring, and informative vegan events worldwide? Here they are! If you have an event coming up, let us know. Send the details to editor@vegworldmag.com Devil’s Dash
Cena Vegan Taco Tuesday
VegOut! Scottsdale Vegan
Jan 06, 2018
Feb 06, 2018
Beer & Food Festival
Williston, Florida
Los Angeles, California
Mar 17, 2018
Sedona Health & Nutrition Conf. Jan 18 - Jan 19, 2018 Sedona, Arizona Innsbruck Veganmania Festival Jan 27 - Jan 28, 2018 Innsbruck, Austria
Scottsdale, Arizona Dr. McDougall’s 3-Day Intensive Program
VegFest UK Brighton
Feb 09 - Feb 11, 2018
Mar 24 - Mar 25, 2018
Santa Rosa, California PHX Vegan Fest 2018 – Phoenix
Tulum Vegan Fest
Feb 24, 2018
Jan 27 - Jan 28, 2018
Phoenix, Arizona
Tulum, Mexico 2nd Annual SWVF Veg Fest Jan 28, 2018 Bonita Springs, Florida
Cardiff Viva! Vegan Festival Feb 24, 2018
Brighton, England Live A Better Life Vegan Fair Liverpool Mar 24, 2018 Liverpool, UK Vegan Street Fair Mar 25, 2018 North Hollywood, California
Cardiff, UK Manchester Northern
SWFL Veg Fest
Northeast Florida VegFest
Vegan Festival
Jan 29, 2018
Mar 03, 2018
Apr 07, 2018
Fort Myers, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Manchester, UK
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Food Art For Thought
WHAT CHILDREN CAN LEARN ABOUT FOOD THROUGH ART
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o you have fond memories of tactile learning in nursery school and art projects in kindergarten as I do?
Oh, the multicolored rice in the sandbox and the feel of it slipping between my fingers, like a real live rainbow I could touch. And the macaroni picture frame with my school
the sugar cereal.) Food that could have been used to feed those in need. Food that would not have been wasted. Food that did not have to be taken for granted. Bummer. I’m not pointing fingers or laying blame as I’m guilty, too. In my first career as a primary teacher, we glued beans to paper to show groups of 10, used pasta to spell out the kids’ names, and used rice, dyed green, to represent grass in art pictures. But that was then.
picture I gave my father for Father’s Day. Maybe he still has it on his desk at work... How many times did you make your mother a colorful cereal necklace, only to eat more than half of it before you could place it ever so gently around her neck? Beautiful memories. But today, they make me cry. They make me sad. I love that I made my parents presents and had the experiences I did. I just wish it had not been with food. Good Food. (Well, with the exception of
Now as a parent and a responsible, professional plant-based/vegan coach, I look at things differently. I teach compassion. I want my children and the families I work with to have more compassion for themselves. I want them to consider how all the choices they make can affect their quality of life and even their health. I want them to have compassion towards animals and compassion towards the planet. But we must not forget compassion towards other humans. When we take for granted that we can use a few bags of pasta to create a model house in a school pioneer village project, we are being a little selfish. Other children can use that food. Why not consider donating that food and finding recycled goods for all sorts of craft projects? If your children or their teachers are still using food as art projects, talk to them. Explain that although we live in a world where some of these materials may be easy for us to buy, it may not be as easy for others. Other people are going to bed hungry. When buying food for basic craft projects, we are not being our very best compassionate selves. It’s not very vegan.
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Of course, it would be rude of me to end here without offering some recycled craft ideas that are great for Valentine’s Day, birthdays, Mother’s or Father’s Day...or any day really! • Use an old box to create the frame and backing of a picture frame and decorate with painted flowers made of newspaper. (Does anyone read a newspaper anymore?) • Use decorative tape to cover pop can tabs to replace the cereal on the necklaces. (No, I am not giving you permission to have a TAB with your salad.) • Use an empty bean can, plastic or glass container and decorate it as a pen and pencil holder for a desk. (Make sure to carefully cover the top of the can with really thick tape first.)
• Melt old crayons, add a piece of wick from the craft store and pour into muffin tins to create beautiful, ethical candles. • Use birthday streamers or ribbons and glue them down on paper to make unique patterns. • Use old buttons and beads to create bracelets, or use them for math projects. • Use Pinterest! There is a plethora of other ideas out there. But most of all use caution when purchasing items and think about their impact on the planet and other people. Use compassion and strive to make life a little more ethical each and every day.
About the Author Shoshana Chaim is a Family Plant-Based Health and Wellness Coach working to alleviate the stress in life caused by diet, unhealthy lifestyle and chronic illness. As the co-host of The Plant Trainers Podcast, magazine writer, TV guest and an international speaker, Shoshana inspires others with her personal and family health journeys as well as practical ways to improve quality of life through nutrition and fitness. Read more about Shoshana’s story here. http://bit.ly/2mwEdAt
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Your Plant-based
Life as Art
CREATING AN ORIGINAL, INSPIRING, AND AUTHENTIC EXISTENCE by Howard Jacobson, PhD VegWorld Magazine
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