Metro NYC Environmental September Meetup

Join the Metro NYC Environmental Meetup w/ The NYC Social Justice Movie & Dinner Meetup for http://movies.meetup.com/489/calendar/8407005/. Movie: "Flow: For Love of Water" at Angelika Film Center, Saturday, September 13 at 12:00pm.

If you missed the premiere in February at Walter Reade Theater's Green Screens series, now's your chance to see this amazing documentary.

After the movie, we'll head to Sacred Chow (227 Sullivan St btwn W 3rd & Bleecker) to discuss the film over a low-carbon lunch/brunch.

hux said, yup!

huxley asked me to "google" him a map of where mt. everest stands. so we went to the "top of the world", and we found a 360 degree panoramic pictorial of mt. everest that was taken from the top of mt. everest: twisting and turning into a never ending rocky, snowy boundlessness. not a town in sight!

hux commented that it reminded him of the neverending story, so we sang the song. well, mostly hummed it, and then "googled" the song, and sang along w/ a bit more memory and recall.

then we went back to mt. everest, the site spoke of the many folks who have tried to climb to the top, which lead to many, many questions from hux as to how we, he, i, or any of us for that matter, could possibly get to the top. we spoke about deathly freezing cold air, loneliness, fear, pain, darkness, breathing difficulties, hunger, fatigue, utter strength, knowledge, patience, teamwork, perseverance and the truth that comes from never, ever giving up despite fierce, howling winds that told many of the successful climbers to turn back.

he asked me if i ever wanted to climb mt. everest. we then "googled" the definition of boundlessness, and it stated, n : the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit [syn: infiniteness, infinitude, unboundedness, limitlessness] i told him that bringing sacred chow into being, for me, felt very much like the descriptivism we had used to detail the issues confronted during a climb up mt. everest, making it to "the top of the world" is not an easy task. i said that a dream and sheer determination, w/ a bit of caution, the right moves and a little luck, brings to life a sense of boundlessness. he then stated, in a strong, proud voice, dad, i want to be the first korean-jewish president of the united states of america, and a doctor and a baker too! i promised him that with his power and energy, his intellectual, physical, emotional and spiritual might, he would bring his sense of boundlessness to the world. i said triumph feels great. hux said, yup!

personal geeky things

Thursday, 3 July 2008 work in progress This blog was made, mainly, because Apryl and I thought that the idea of doing a joint blog over the summer would be a rad way to document our summers apart, and because of my lack of technological knowledge and pure laziness. I did not have a personal blog so had to create one for that plan to take effect. Then the idea of using this personal blog as a documentation of my own summer for family/friends to read about seemed easier than sending numerous emails. So here is this blog! On the 23.06.08, I flew to New York where I did tourist things such as Times Square, which was hit the first night. I went with the only other English girl that was on the same flight with me, and we're doing the "bunac" 'thing' together, so it felt right. The next day and next tourist spot was spent meeting up with other "bunac" folks, a canadian girl and her brother. We went to the zoo to see the polar bears in central park. It didn't really feel like a zoo, technically it only houses about 6 animals but still polar bears and red pandas are pretty sweet. The night was spent doing personal geeky things alone such as spending too much money in generation records and eating amazing vegan food at sacred chow, all in the Greenwich Village which is a visual delight for so many reasons.

black olive seitan hero...was spectacular.

Posted Sat. Jul 26th, 2008 Pierce S.
Sacred Chow again. This place is a must if you are a vegan. I am increasingly getting excited by the food at vegan joints. This time I had a black olive seitan hero, and it was spectacular. Also, don't miss out on their great fruit juice!

nachas

New York State Kosher Restaurants
Sacred Chow. 337-0863. 227 Sullivan Street (W. 3rd & Bleecker). Vegan. Rabbi Zev Schwarcz Int’l Kosher Council.

www.nachas.org/BethYehuda/kosher.html - 186k

i love the rolling guttural sound of the word, nachas.

nach·as (näkh′əs)
noun
pleasurable pride, esp. in another's achievements
Etymology: Yiddish nakhes <>

Nachas: (rhymes with "loch S") pride, joy, pleasure, gratification felt at the accomplishments of loved ones such as children and grandchildren. "Oi! That boychik (little boy) is so smart! Three years old and already he can read! He gives me such nachas!" Nachas makes you kvell.

fear not our vegetable-plant proteins

(an e-mail sent to sacredchow@aol.com)

Subject: Many thanks

07-29-08

Dear Cousin Cliff:

I am a little slow on the uptake these days. That comes from becoming officially old (60). But many thanks for your generosity when we visited your restaurant. While I am afraid I will never be a vegan, I did find the food interesting and enjoyed some of the dishes. Sacred Chow is really very comfortable and enjoyable. Hopefully we'll see you again soon.

Best regards. Cousin John

/caliph's response/

dear john,

sounds like u had a great time! and it was good to see u, meet a new cousin, see judy, and your son. all cousins of mine. the women were very serious about their eating experience, while u and your son were in giggles. also, a good thing. i am glad u found sacred chow interesting. sacred chow is an important food movement, a collective vow . and u can come and enjoy sacred chow any time you'd like. you'll see the mood changes with the hours. add this to your blessed 60 years of life:"i, cousin john, am a part of bringing about enormous change for the health of the earth and human species, and onto our sons, and the generations." now that's an old, slow, officially 60's kind of thing to be proud of! each decade we r called on to be stronger, a leader. come lead the way cousin john, come lead the way!

yours, caliph

/chow's response/

fear not our vegetable-plant proteins for we can step on them and crush them into the dirt with our feet. while w/ our larger flesh proteins, we'll need our guns, arrows, hooks and knives, or simply our brute strength to choke them to death. ah, but u r 60 "officially" old and slow. so just use some dental floss to get the grizzle out while you egest, and read this article on the actress, estelle parsons, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/29/theater/29estelle.html?ref=arts, she's "officially" 80/1. place article/laptop on your knees, so u can s l o w l y do 3 things at once.

p.s. here's a 4th thing u can do, think: vegan is a cleaner, greener fiber, adding effulgence to the blood, spirit, body, mind and our collective sewage system. it's low carbon living man! now that's generosity!

best regards 2,

sacred chow

carnivores enjoy it also!

mmmm....sooo gooood!!

By dobleizquierda on 07/13/2008

Sacred Chow is my favorite vegan place in the entire city, and possibly the entire country. Unlike other places that serve fake meat with steamed veggies, Chow serves complete food that tastes delicious and makes you healthily full. My favorite dish is the grilled western tofu sub and the sesame collards greens. I recommend Chow to all of my friends and even after initial hesitation, the carnivores enjoy it also!

and it was excellent!

Scintillatingly Sacred Chow

Pierce S. on Sacred Chow (Sun. Jul 20th)

Had Sacred Chow near Washington Square Park for lunch today and it was excellent! Not a huge frequenter of vegan joints in my life, but it is always a pleasure to be able to go to one and have to eat something really healthy and really great with one of my vegan friends. I enjoyed the hummus and mixed greens hero today. The bread was hot and tasted very fresh. Likewise, the sandwich was excellently combined with a slaw, and the pickles were done well too. It all went exceedingly perfect with the Sierra Nevada that I had (not a big fan of the Rare that I was offered initially). My friend had a vegan meatball sub that looked great also, and I would probably get it next time I go. (Although, I tend to prefer the real thing.) The collard greens that we had on the side were also very nicely steamed and we ere equally flavorful. The decor in this place is really nice, understated yet artsy, and very friendly. The waitress was very friendly, not to mention darlingly cute :). If you are reading this can we have a date? I want to come back to Sacred Chow to try again some of their very fresh and reasonably priced foods. Their brunch looks phenomenal too!

amazing low carbon treats!

sacred chow bakes fantastic lb cakes, banana or orange chocolate chip, freeze prefectly too. each loaf = 6 pieces. a big, healthy slice, pan-seared in earth balance, toasted or fresh, the lb cakes are out-of-this-world! with a scoop of soy ice cream and fresh blueberries, wow! w/ sprinkles, melted chocolate or nutella, toasted nuts, over-the-top!

amazing low carbon treats!

"triple chocolate" brownie is gluten free.

Posted by Anonymous on 07/18/2008. good soup, lame brownie.

I went in the middle of the afternoon, so my service was great (really friendly waiter!)* and the soup was delicious....but I DID feel like the portions were rather skimpy for the price. On the online menu, the soup was listed as coming with bread in the restaurant, it cost $2 extra**. If you're looking for a really decadent brownie, don't be tricked by the "triple chocolate" label - the brownie tasted like some sort of health bar. Very wheat flour-y***. Which is fine, if that's what you're shooting for, but suffice to say I headed for Chelsea Market immediately after my visit to buy a SECOND brownie because that one simply didn't do the trick.

(* hang with kyle for a while, and you'll smile for miles.

** sorry about the price mix-up we'll make sure to change the online menu asap. and thanks for letting us know!

***cliff note: "triple chocolate" brownie is gluten free. made w/ organic corn flour, silky cocoa powder, melted tempered chocolate, & velvety ganache.)