With a mission of bringing the best organic food selections into the Vancouver dining scene, Organic Lives simply lives up to its expectations of offering healthy and nourishing dishes that are delectable enough for any meat-eater to think about going vegan. Coupled with a cuisine that aims to offer the infinite advantages of an all-natural, organic diet to the life of just about anybody, the restaurant definitely scores a triple A on any gastronomic benchmark.
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Episode 2 – A Sicilian Secret, Revealed
Image cutline: Spilling the secret of the Sicilian Wrap (wrap made from local heirloom tomatoes, filled cheese made from sprouted Brazil nuts and a medley of vegetables: olives, peppers, sprouts) and its accompanying Carrot Avocado Velouté is a dangerous game.
My captors are cunning. This week a McRib mysteriously appeared in my cell. Amateur, I thought, this is obviously a test, but I expect much more from such a sophisticated and insidious organization. To their credit, forcing a multi-billion dollar corporation to revive my favourite fast food burger for a limited time is pretty impressive. In hindsight, maybe it wasn’t a double cross – maybe it was an act of benevolence disguised as a double cross. A double-double cross.
Either way, by turning my back on the treasured burger, I must have been successful in pleasing my kidnappers. The next day was an outing to a secret location at Quebec and 2nd. The building had scaffolding around it and from the outside looked to be fortified. They referred to it as Organic Lives and I’m a richer man for having visited this place.
The multi-course raw vegan lunch that I enjoyed included a bodybuilder’s shake, a nacho platter, a Sicilian wrap, sushi (maki) and a dark ganache cake so good it’s called the ‘Ridiculous.’ It would probably pair up well with some guy from Jersey Shore but that’s beside the point.
Who knew that they could make cheese out of Himalayan pine nuts or Sour Cream with almonds? These guys are so good and they’ve penetrated almost every nefarious organization in the world. The Sicilian wrap, for example, must be made with the help or funding or some sort of backing of the Cosa Nostra. I’ve never tasted anything like it, and I’ll eat anything. The outer wrap was made of local heirloom tomatoes and was filled with cheese made from sprouted Brazil nuts and a medley of vegetables.
One can only fathom how much violent crime has protected this little secret. For the first time in a long while, I feel enlightened and part of a very elite group. Well, that plus I’m doing better than just holding it together. I’m astounded that my eyesight is better, I’m energetic and flexible, the weight is coming off and my thoughts are pretty clear, all of this just happened within a couple weeks. That can’t be this Vegan food. Can it?
Raj Taneja is part technologist, part entrepreneur, part social media thought leader and part foodie. Have his vegan captors brainwashed him? Find out more on twitter, his username is @tinhead.
