BLACK FOOD

Faythe Levine and her cute apartment hosted an amazing vegan, all-black 5 course dinner last night. The dinner was created by traveling chef Joshua Ploeg.

The last course: black berry surprise.

Black lace and buns.

Faythe makes Milwaukee funner.

ITS NOT YOUR BIRTHDAY ANYMORE

hannah created an ambiance filled dinner party for my birthday. she made a lovely vegan meal: sweet potatoe fries with peanut sauce, stuffed mushrooms, curry and rice with roasted eggplant and tomatoes.

too many mara hoffman dresses in the kitchen? thanks again hannah.

natalie portman is one smart bitch

"factory farming of animals will be one of the things we look back on as a relic of a less-evolved age."

for he is defenseless without you

i've been really into foxes lately. most likely stemming from the very attractive fantastic mr fox.
a painting: snarling foxes by glenn grancio. i just discovered it and it's quickly becoming one of my favorites.
my cousin from wisconsin just sent me these photos of this fox family that made a home under her shed.
reason number million to not wear fur.

mast brothers in brooklyn

apparently a lot of people don't realize that dark chocolate is vegan. thank mother fucking god it is! mary meyer sent me this chocolate bar for christmas.. and it's by far the best chocolate i've ever tasted. you can taste the fleur de sel!

the mast brothers chocolate factory was just featured on the selby. seeing the process makes it taste even more delicious.. i'll definitely be paying those dudes a visit next month.
there's definitely nothing wrong with two brothers with beards that make chocolate with their own hands in their chocolate factory. the only chocolate factory in new york city.

things that happened

i finally invested in a fake christmas tree.

we had a holiday party.. fully stocked with cocktails stolen from the Death and Co menu.
philippa introduced me to roasted chestnuts!

i make bread now, every day. how does an entrepreneur like myself have time to make fresh bread everyday? well, let me tell you how. john's mom bought me this book. here's my first special loaf.

i started a vegan diet a few months ago and i've been eating the tastiest meals i've ever had, to go along with the fresh bread. please someone tell me about a vegan red wine that doesn't taste like vomit. until then, vegan minus wine (and alcohol. god i love a good drink)

why eat vegan? because i love animals and it's a step in the right direction to help them out. plus it's easy as shit, which i didn't realize until now. in hopes that it might show someone else just how easy, delicious and healthy it can be, i'll be doing some vegan cuisine posts.

nova and pizza are super into it.