Beastie Boy Mike D’s Ex Chef Runs Own Vegan Food Joint Now
Written by Vegetarian Star on March 12th, 2009 in Actors, Business, Food & Drink, Male Musicians, Male Singers, Restaurants.
So what’cha what’cha what’cha want? Some raw vegan food!
When Mike Diamond, aka Mike D of hip hop group, the Beastie Boys, wanted delicious raw food prepared for him, he called on his personal chef Aaron Ash.
Aaron thought that if celebrities like members of the Beastie Boys liked vegan, raw foods so much, surely regular people would too. So he opened Gorilla Foods, a raw food/vegan/organic cafe in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Some in the US often joke about “moving to Canada” for various reasons, including the healthcare system, but hey, here’s reason #1 in our opinion.
The menu consists of vegan pizza with walnut “cheez,” Cashew Alfredo Zucchini Linguini with zucchini “Newdles” and cashew cream, and a vegan dessert menu that’s longer than the salad one. Finally!
And everything’s done without a stove top or oven.
A reviewer from the Vancouver Sun had this to say about the experience:
“When I had lunch there on a recent Saturday, I left feeling like I’d just had a refreshing shower. Raw food does that. When you think of it, it’s like salad tricked out in costume. The menu masquerades in straight-ahead offerings – pizzas, veggie burger, falafal, taco, linguini, wraps, salads, an assortment of desserts including carrot cake and cookies, juices, smoothies and shakes.”
When actor and raw foodie Woodie Harrelson is in town, Ash caters for him as well.
Yeah, you can’t front on that!
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