events

Take Back Your Health

October 22, 2011
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A few months ago, I offered one ticket to a conference called Take Back Your Health, which featured a number of prominent health experts. Among them was Joel Fuhrman, the father of “nutritarianism” (a philosophy that emphasizes a high density of micronutrients and low density of calories). Today, I got to attend the conference with [...]

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Natural Products Expo East

September 25, 2011
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Twice a year, makers of healthy, organic, and natural foods, supplements, and personal care items meet and greet at the Natural Products Expo. This trade show—which meets once on the west coast, and once on the east—is a carnival for the healthy-food obsessed. Like strolling through Whole Foods? Imagine that experience multiplied tenfold: that about [...]

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Wedding Weekend, Part II

September 7, 2011
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After a delightful evening, I woke up well rested and ready for a spectacular ceremony at Blue Hill Stone Barns. Those of you who don’t know of the restaurant/farm/center for agriculture should check out the Wikipedia page, because it explains a lot about the way the institution works and what its founder, Dan Barber, is [...]

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Wedding Weekend: Part I

September 6, 2011
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Happy Tuesday. Glad that I got you all excited about raw broc! (Everyone, that is, except for Jen!) So as promised, I’m here to recap the weekend wedding I attended, which was one of the most glamorous yet tasteful affairs I’m sure I’ll ever go to. I was a friend of the groom, my good [...]

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To Their Senses, Not To Their Knees

July 31, 2011
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On Friday night, I attended a special event at one of my new favorite yoga studios, Dupont Circle’s Tranquil Space. This studio and Down Dog Yoga in Georgetown have become my favorite places to practice, unwind, and come home here in D.C. (They’re incredibly different, so it’s easy to enjoy them both individually, and they [...]

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#Veganhumor: Comedy For Karma 2011

April 6, 2011
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Last night, I had a ball at Woodstock Farm Sanctuary’s annual fundraising laugh-a-thon, Comedy for Karma, held at the Gotham Comedy Club in NYC: This unique, annual event gives supporters of the Woodstock Farm a chance to come out, enjoy the work of a few wildly talented young comics, and help raise money for their [...]

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Enlightened Eating: A Vegan Celebration at the James Beard Foundation

January 17, 2011
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On Thursday, I had the privilege of attending a special event at the James Beard Foundation in Manhattan. My friend Brendan—ironman triathlete, vegan spokesperson, author of the Thrive books, and the maker of Vega—was speaking as a part of a series called “Enlightened Eaters.” The event, titled “Pig Out on Plants,” featured the incredible cuisine [...]

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