Sunday, July 31, 2005

Jade's opening party: Raw deal part II

Raw food fans at the Jade opening
So despite my disparaging comments about raw food restaurants, they let me into the opening party for Silver Lake's new Jade restaurant anyway. It wasn't at the small restaurant on Griffith Park Blvd. but at the groovy Silver Lake Yards salvage and antique depot which is kind of under the 4100 Club on Manzanita. The party was full of raw food aficionados and assorted hipster types nibbling on endive with vegan cream cheese while lounging on carefully aged vintage lawn furniture. I didn't spy much food the whole time -- I heard about some shitake hors d'oeuvres, but I never saw them, and I had a taste of a raw eggplant slice rolled around more cream cheese. Not bad, although generally I think eggplant benefits from cooking. The blonde woman in the photo above said she's been raw for three years, and it cleared up her skin and numerous other problems.
I guess I'll have to wait until the restaurant opens to have my first real raw meal -- I've heard the chef, Lesa Carlson, is quite good. Perhaps I'll try a Tibetan Magic tonic ($6), said to increase physical endurance and improve sexual performance, and some Squash Hash Brown Stacks ($16) , finished off with Apricot Chiffon Cream for dessert ($5). Or perhaps I'll flee across the street to Malo for some carne asada tacos and a stiff margarita.

28 comments:

Anonymous said...

Any place that attracts white kids with dread locks is terrible

Anonymous said...

It cleared her skin by dissolving her brain.
Raw food is full of fiber. Fiber causes bowel movements, and if you poop a lot, your skin will clear up unless you have hormonal, cystic acne.

Anonymous said...

I eagerly looked forward to the party, myself
with high hopes of bountiful culinary delights.
A lackluster glob of humus-like goo on a leaf of bitter endive was the best I encountered that evening (though I may have found the perfect vintage hopper window for my bathroom.) Half blurry from too many dixie cups of cheap red wine,
we stopped for rewarmed-Costco appetizers at the Flying Leap – an appropriate end to the evening.

Anonymous said...

One strog vote for the carne asada option.

Rachael Narins said...

I'm certain Raw Food Chefs are all up on these sort of things, but I would be hesitant to eat eggplant or potato raw. Toxins scare me. LOL.

Anonymous said...

OK, maybe my karma isn't right, or my aura needs adjusting, or something, but I'm confused. I went by the place this weekend, and it AIN'T OPEN. So how did you have a "grand opening" party for a restaurant, which ain't open, and which wasn't at the restaurant? Am I just too linear?


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DownWithTyranny said...

The Jade Cafe is my favorite restaurant in L.A.-- completely delicious as well as healthy and reasonably priced. Best desserts in town AND NO SUGAR OR OTHER POISONS THAT WILL KILL YOU. I very much recommend it.

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