August 21, 2007

• I would walk 500 miles…

  I am not someone who watches T.V. ever really. I used to but the past few years I’ve much preferred to read books,write stories and seek out adventures. It might seem sort of funny then that when I am not with the truth or touring with bands doing vegan outreach I make my ‘living’ working on the production of television shows. One of those shows called Fat March airs Mondays on ABC at 9 p.m. We are going to be off at that time in the hotel and I am looking forward to watching it. The shoot was much like warped tour. VERY,VERY Intense. It’s going to be cool to go back and see how it was all put together. Our crew became very close with the cast since we all lived together for ten weeks and I am excited for them and to watch the show.

  Right now in the midst of three days off in Columbus,Ohio. I had dreaded the idea of spending three days in Ohio but it’s turned out rather nicely. The first thing I do in any city we hit up is figure out where I am going to be eating and I was taken aback by the plethora of vegan options here. Dinner the first night was a three course gourmet feast courtesy of Dragon-fly (neo V cuisine). I don’t know about you but any place that uses the word cusine in their name is usally too fancy for me to get down with. I didn’t know a word of what thier menu said but they seemed to be used to this. They use only local and organic ingredients…many which they grow right behind the building so I wanted to support them and give it a try.

  I was in no way dissapointed. We splurged for the chef’s tasting menu and round after round of amazing emerged from the kitchen. It started out with fried okra,a tiny piece on a plum (or maybe peach?) tomato. It was the sweetest tomato I have ever tasted and was lightly dusted with cinnamon and basil…which tastes incredible. Next they brought out a truffled sourcream with a light bread and tomato in some reduced something or other drizzle. Seriously, Jeannine and I were in awe. There was also a bread and eggplant dip as followed by a tortilla with shockingly tasty sauce and filled with squash and peppers and onions. It was all light,filling and amazing. Everything tasted so fresh,it really makes you think about what you put in your body. You can taste the difference. Dessert was blood peach sorbet and peach shortcake. Layer upon layer of deliciousness. MMM. The chef kept sending out dishes “compliments of the chef” because they thought we were in a band or something. That has never happened before and it was flattering,fun and akward!

  There is a ton of food related blabbing in this journal but I can’t help it. It’s been great…there is even a ALL VEGAN BAKERY here called Pattycakes. We are at the mercy of the tour for food usually so it’s nice to actually pick what you eat (even though the tour food is usually pretty decent.)

  Other than eating it’s been mostly icing of my foot and trying to rest up for the end of tour. Thank you so much to all of the amazing people we’ve been meeting. Everyday I am suprised how all of this can still be fun,exciting and new…so seriously…thank you.

  That is all for now…homesick but happy…until next time.

  Locals Only,
  TaRa

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