Fact: I tend to be a creature of habit and frequent the same restaurants I love.
However, I’m pleased to announce that on Thursday night, I had the pleasure of dining at a new spot for me, that will definitely be included in my restaurant rotation: CRU. Great ambiance and yummy, high raw menu.
I was lucky to attend a media dinner put on by the lovely team from OpenSky, a website I love because it exposes me to all sorts of new products and tips from their cool group of curators.
I was in great company, which included OpenSky curator Brendan Brazier, Lynn (love her blog and we’ve been trying to meet up for ages) Leslie (your friendly Veggie Dream Girl) and my pals at VitalJuice (great site for health tips).
As always happens when you get a crew of foodies together, lots of sharing of food and conversations about our favorite meals and restaurants ensued. It was also cool to talk to Brendan about his favorite restaurants around the country, since we both have a similar approach to eating and travel a lot, and I am really excited that he has launched a new vegan meal delivery service that ships nationwide.
Speaking of food, we noshed on the following delicious eats, with all photos courtesy of Lynn at The Actor’s Diet.
Mezze platter
Bruschetta
Raw nachos (one of my favorite bites of the night)
Raw pizza (absolutely loved the “cheez” and sauce on this)
Cooked mac n cheez (this is a recipe I’d love to have)
Banana creme pie…I normally prefer chocolate desserts but couldn’t get enough of this!
Lynn and I in the flesh-finally!
If the food, company and conversation weren’t good enough, the OpenSky team sent us home with a bag of goodies including Brendan’s Vega products and latest book, Thrive Foods and the Biggest Loser cookbook, written by OpenSky curator Devin Alexander.
All in all a great evening!
What is a recent food experience you’ve had when the cuisine and company were especially enjoyable?
Any favorite new raw or vegan restaurants in your neck of the woods?
Posted by actorsdiet on January 8, 2012 at 5:38 pm
i was full from that meal for a full day!!!
Posted by idreamofgreenie on January 8, 2012 at 5:45 pm
you and me both!! Also, who knew I would prefer the banana dessert to the chocolate. #shocking!
Posted by Mark S. Devenow on January 8, 2012 at 8:53 pm
BESS – I LOVE THE PICTURE OF YOU AND FRIEND!
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Posted by thejollyfox on January 22, 2012 at 10:13 am
Can’t remember what I ate here when I went, but I remember it being really good!
Posted by Angela on February 6, 2012 at 5:56 am
Everything looks and sounds delicious Bess!