Ani at Erewhon in LA with Kate Magic

Watch video: 8 min, 15 sec Kate Magic was visiting from the UK last fall. In this video, you can watch our visit to Erewhon Natural Foods in the heart of Los Angeles, CA. I believe Erewhon was SoCal's first natural food market and co-op. It's full of the healthiest foods, cookbooks, natural eco green cleaning products, and lots more. Rooted in macrobiotics, they have a great book selection too. Erewhon offers a huge array of raw food products in their store, it's probably the largest raw selection in the world. The raw food goodies take up 2 full isles, end caps, plus a refrigerated section. It's always a treat to peruse the isles to see what new raw food products have hit the marketplace. Kate and I enjoyed a lovely day playing around West Hollywood. We started out at lunch eating delicious collard roll wraps, then stopped into Trashy Lingerie next door. Since raw foods keep me at my ideal weight, makes my skin smooth and clear, and helps me build a lean, strong body, it makes shopping for and wearing lingerie easier. Next, we visited a thrift store, which is my favorite way to shop. It's recycled fashion, eco, green, good for our environment, and it's true that one person's trash can be another person's treasure. Finally, we then made it over to Erewhon. Kate will be back in LA in August this year. I look forward to continuing our SoCal adventures together!

By |April 13th, 2010|VIDEOS|1 Comment

Fresh Tomato Chili with Taco Nut Meat

Here's a sneak peak into one of my favorite recipes from my new book, "Ani's Raw Food Essentials" (available June 1st) for a raw "Tomato Chili" and a raw, vegan "Taco Nut Meat"...

Behind the Scenes – Ani’s Raw Food Essentials Videos

Behind the scenes for yesterday's video shoot. We shot 3 segments for Ani's Raw Food Essentials for web, TV, and cable: Tomato Chili with Taco Nut Meat, Coconut Cake with Nutella Hazelnut Sauce, Water Kefir....

By |March 26th, 2010|Ani's Cooking Show, VIDEOS|1 Comment

Downtown LA on a Saturday Night

Living in the center of Los Angeles, I walk and ride my bike around my neighborhood, rarely drive, and hardly ever make it downtown. Saturday, I visited a new (to me) Japan Town mall in downtown LA where I stumbled upon a really cool bookstore and an Asian grocery store.

By |March 22nd, 2010|Health, LIFESTYLE, Music|1 Comment

Tour Dates for Ani’s Raw Food Essentials

I'm excited about my newest book Ani's Raw Food Essentials, available everywhere by May 3rd. It's a huge hard cover book with over 250 recipes. It's printed in 2 color, like Ani's Raw Food Kitchen. My goal is to make my books accessible, and get these recipes into your hands so you can enjoy making healthy treats with them. By printing in 2 color instead of full color, the book only costs $27 rather than $45. There's gorgeous color inserts, as you can see from the photos above.

By |March 20th, 2010|Book Signings, Food Demos, NEWS & EVENTS, Talks|2 Comments

A Pink Floyd Flashback

I went to see a Pink Floyd cover band for Phillip's birthday in the Valley. I haven't partied in the Valley before, and was pleasantly surprised at how great the band was. The club was packed with fans too.

By |March 20th, 2010|LIFESTYLE, Music|1 Comment

Ani’s Raw Food Essentials

My new book, Ani's Raw Food Essentials, will be available everywhere May 3rd! I was dropped shipped an early copy fresh off the presses, and this is a huge book. With over 250 recipes, it's my first hard cover. It's always amazing to hold the finished book in my hands. And, it takes 9 months for the book to be designed, printed, and distributed before it shows up in bookstores. A long journey.

Ani’s Raw Food Feature in KoreAm Journal

I met up with the photographer and writer in downtown Los Angeles, at the City Hall farmers' market. I'm always game for exploring a new market. And this was a great reason to venture downtown.

By |March 12th, 2008|Article, PRESS|Comments Off on Ani’s Raw Food Feature in KoreAm Journal