October 24, 2006


The Blossoming Lotus was just recognized as the Best Restaurant on Kaua'i by the Honolulu Advertiser- Hawaii’s largest newspaper. We are so grateful for this 2006 'ILIMA award as it marks the first time in history that a vegetarian restaurant has won "Best of" from among hundreds of restaurants serving all kinds of fare.

Co-founder Gabriel Zingaro accepted the award on behalf of the Lotus at the Gala ceremony at Diamond Head Theater on Oahu. This prestigious award joins recent accolades bestowed on the restaurant, such as the acknowledgment in Pauline Frommer's 2006 Hawaii Guide as the "Best Place to Eat" on Kauai. The Lotus was also voted, "Best Vegetarian Restaurant" on Kauai by readers of Garden Island Newspaper, for the second year in a row.

Co-founder Bo Rinaldi notes that this exciting honor validates what he has always believed: "The 2006 'ILIMA award confirms that vegan cuisine and fine dining are not mutually exclusive. We thank our friends in Hawaii and travelers from around the world, who support us in our mission to offer the very best of Vegan World Fusion Cuisine to diners at the Blossoming Lotus."

 

Executive chef Mark Reinfeld characterizes Lotus cuisine as international gourmet vegetarian, and commented, "Only about 10 percent of our guests are vegetarian. The rest just come here because they really love the food."

 

For more about the restaurant and cookbook visit BlossomingLotus.com Gabe Zingaro and Mark Reinfeld are available for interviews by emailing mark@veganfusion.com.

 

Please click here for photos from the event

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"Vegan World Fusion Cuisine" is the Award-Winner in the in the "Cookbook: Vegetables, Grains, Pasta" category of the Best Books 2006 National Book Awards  sponsored by USA Book News.

The book will be listed live on USABookNews.com for 5 months starting November 1, 2006.

A complete list of winners and finalists in each category can be found here.

You can read the national press release here

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Mark Reinfeld, founding chef of Blossoming Lotus Restaurant, and co-author of the award winning Vegan World Fusion Cuisine, is now available for private cooking sessions while on vacation or in the comfort of your own home on the island of Kauai. Learn the basics of vegetarian food preparation, including: live foods, soups, dressings and sauces, casseroles, working with tofu and tempeh, healthy desserts, breakfasts and more. For rates and for more information, please email mark@veganfusion.com


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We are in the planning stages of launching a vegan help line, where all of your questions regarding the vegan diet and lifestyle can be answered.

We would like input from you, our extended family, as to what services you would consider using.

Please click here to take our brief survey.

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Portland’s 5th Annual Give Green Holiday Food and Gift Fair will feature healthy, local and sustainable goodies, gifts and ideas for the upcoming holiday season. In addition and new for 2006, Give Green will also feature a harvest festival that will celebrate the bounties of the growing season.

So come and make a difference this year! Sample and browse delectable organic chocolate, wine, coffees, and meal ideas along with green crafts, gifts, clothing, gifts, and much more! Select the gifts that keep on giving and feel good about the purchases you make! Your generosity not only benefits your loved ones, but the environment and local businesses too!

Special Bonus - Free Thanksgiving Menu and Recipes from the Chefs of the Lotus - Free Samples and Demonstration Saturday 3:30 - 4:30.

Saturday, Nov 4, 2006 ~ 10 AM to 6 PM
Sunday, Nov 5, 2006 ~ 11 AM to 5 PM
Convention Hall, DoubleTree Hotel - Lloyd Center
1000 NE Multnomah, Portland
The entrance is across from Holladay Park on NE 11th Ave.

$3.00 suggested donation that will benefit a local non-profit organization.

Please click here for more details

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Blossoming Lotus Portland is proud to sponsor a FREE Halloween Party at The Native American Student and Community Center.

Activities will include a costume contest, Jack-O-Lantern Contest, Apple Bobbing, Break Dancers, Food, Music and much more!

Goodies and treats will be provided by our Portland cafe, so be sure to bring the kids and join us for all the fun.

October 29th, 2006
The Native American Student and
Community Center
3 - 6 p.m.

For more information, please visit: www.Emmagene.com/party/index.htm

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Join Howard Lyman and Chef Al Chase at Lincoln High School in Portland, OR, for The Vegan Holiday Festival, sponsored by The Blossoming Lotus Cafe. Our goal is to strengthen the vegan community, and to celebrate and recognize local vegan businesses, organizations and individuals.

We want to show how vegans can thrive during this time of year which is typically focused on using animals for food and clothing.

November 18, 2006
11am - 6pm
Lincoln High School
1600 SW Salmon St. 
Portland, OR 97205 (Downtown on SW 16th and Salmon)

For more information, please visit www.VeganHolidayFestival.com

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DEEPAK CHOPRA, M.D. Chairman and Founder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing in Carlsbad, California.

Acknowledged as one of the world's greatest leaders in the field of mind body medicine, Deepak Chopra, M.D. continues to transform our understanding of the meaning of health. Through his creation of The Chopra Center for Well Being in California in 1995, Chopra established a formal vehicle for the expansion of his healing approach using the integration of the best of western medicine with natural healing traditions .Through his partnership with David Simon, M.D. and numerous health care professionals in both conventional and complementary healing arts, Chopra's work is changing the way the world views physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and social wellness.

What prompted Deepak Chopra to expand his view of conventional medicine to embrace complementary treatments from around the world? Formerly the Chief of Staff at Boston Regional Medical Center, Dr. Chopra built a successful endocrinology practice in Boston in the 1980's. His teaching affiliations included Tufts University and Boston University Schools of Medicine. Chopra realized in his medical practice that there was potential in western medicine for the establishment of a new life-giving paradigm, one which encompassed the fundamental principle that perfect health is more than just the absence of disease. He began to envision a medical system based upon the premise that health is a lively state of balance and integration of body, mind and spirit. He is widely credited with melding modern theories of quantum physics with the timeless wisdom of ancient cultures.

Chopra is known as the prolific author of over 45 books, more than 100 audio, video and CD-ROM titles which have been translated into 35 languages with over 20 million copies sold worldwide. His book, Peace Is the Way (Harmony Books) won the Quill Awards and The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of your Life was awarded the Nautilus Award. Some of his best-sellers include The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire: Harnessing the Infinite Power of Coincidence., How to Know God: The Soul’s Journey into the Mystery of Mysteries, Perfect Health; Ageless Body, Timeless Mind; The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, Grow Younger, Live Longer: 10 Steps to Reverse Aging; and The Path to Love and Kama Sutra: Including the Seven Spiritual Laws of Love.

Through The Chopra Center, Dr. Chopra is revolutionizing common wisdom about the crucial connection between body, mind, spirit, and healing. His mission of "bridging the technological miracles of the west with the wisdom of the east" remains his thrust as he and his colleagues conduct public seminars and workshops and provide training for health care professionals around the world. Dr. Chopra is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.

Deepak founded the Chopra Center more than a decade ago with David Simon, MD to create a place where individuals from around the world could come to balance, heal, and transform. In addition to the Center for Wellbeing in Carlsbad, California, there is a Chopra Center & Spa at Dream NY in Manhattan. Future locations are Westminster, Colorado and Punta Mita, Mexico.

http://www.chopra.com

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