WHEN I SAW IRIS PREPARING THIS PIE, I KNEW I HAD TO STOP TAKING PHOTO'S AND GET INTO POSITION TO SECURE ME A PIECE OF THIS MAN'S PIE.
JUNE 21 2008, I ATTENDED THE INSPIRING HARLEMS GREEN FOODS FESTIVAL, THAT WAS HELD IN MT. MORRIS PARK aka (MARCUS GARVEY) PARK ON 124 ST. BETWEEN PARK AND MADISON AVE..... AND AT THE NATIONAL BLACK THEATER ON 125TH AND MADISON AVE.... THIS BRILLIANT AND WELL NEEDED EVENT IN THE HARLEM COMMUNITY WAS PRODUCED BY THE GOLDEN HAND OF MY DEAR SISTAH GIRL-FRIEND AHIJAH MITCHELL.
THE FESTIVAL BROUGHT A HEALTHY FRESH, NEW ENERGY TO MARCUS GARVEY PARK.... THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT, A SUMMER LIKE SPRING DAY, WITH A SOFT BREEZE, SOFT ENOUGH TO BE COOLING, AND NOT TO STRONG TO BLOW AWAY THE VENDORS TENTS.
I ARRIVED AT THE FESTIVAL A LITTLE LATE, BECAUSE I HAD TO MAKE A QUICK RUN TO MY EXHIBIT (RE) POSSESSED AT THE JERSEY CITY MUSEUM TO MAKE A SMALL ADJUSTMENT.
WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE FESTIVAL, I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE FOOD PRODUCT VENDORS, AND THE LIVE FOOD PREPARATIONS DEMONSTRATION....
DR. ARIS LaTHAM THE GENIUS SUNFIRED FOOD SCIENTIST, INNOVATOR, AND ORIGINATOR OF SUNFIRED FOODS CUISINE, WAS DOING FOOD DEMONSTRATIONS PREPARING HIS ENERGIZING LIVE FOOD RECIPES. ARIS KEPT A THICK CROWD AROUND HIS DEMONSTRATION TABLE.
AFTER ARIS PREPARED A DISHES, HE WOULD HAVE HIS ASSISTANTS PREPARE PLATES AND SELL THEM THE FOLKS WATCHING THE DEMONSTRATION.... I HAVE ATTENDED FOOD PREPARATION CLASSES FROM ARIS WHEN HE WAS IN BROOKLYN, "BACK IN THE DAY" BEFORE THE TURN OF THE 20th CENTURY.... HIS FOOD IS NOT ONLY ENERGIZINGLY NUTRITIOUS, IT IS DELICIOUS, QUICK TO PREPARE AND BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT AS IT WAS BEING PREPARED, AND WHEN THE FOOD WAS SERVED.... ALL THE INGREDIENTS THAT HE USES ARE FRESH AND EASY TO FIND IN LOCAL STORE.
HIS LIVE FOOD PIES ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD.... I PURCHASED A SLICE OF PAPAYA PIE WITH A CREAMY NUT TOPPING,... THAT WAS THE MOST SATISFYING DESERT THAT I EVER HAD IN MY LIFE, THAT DID NOT ZAP MY ENERGY.
WHEN DR. ARIS LaTHOM HAD HIS RESTAURANT IN BROOKLYN, HIS PIES WERE ALWAYS SOLD OUT AS SOON AS THEY HIT THE TABLE, I HAD TO BE AT THE RESTAURANT THE VERY SECOND THE PIE WAS PREPARED, IN ORDER TO PURCHASE A SLICE.
ARIS HAS MASTERED BLENDING HIS MANY NATURAL INGREDIENTS TO DEVELOP HIS NEW AGE RECIPES AND MENUS... HIS FOOD IS A ABSOLUT "MUST-TASTE", TO EXPERIENCE HIS ORIGINAL MASTERFUL CUISINE.
LILLIAN BUTLER THE OWNER OF RAW SOUL RESTAURANT (A LIVE FOOD RESTAURANT) ON 145 BETWEEN 8TH & 7TH AVE. GAVE A TALK,..... I WAS NOT AT HER PRESENTATION,.... BUT I AM FAMILIAR WITH HER AND HER HUSBAND EDDY ROBINSON WORK DEVELOPING LIVE FOOD RECIPES, MENUS AND DISHES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THEY ALSO DO WONDERFUL WORK WITH SPROUTING AND FERMENTATION A REAL ADDITION TO THE DIET BECAUSE OF THE LIVE ENZYIMES
I HAVE TAKEN WORKSHOPS FROM THEM.... THEY ARE DEFINETLY DEVELOPERS OF KEEPER THE ENJOYMENT IN HOW TO EAT TO LIVE LONG AND WELL, IN THE URBAN COMMUNITIES.
QUEEN AFUA ALSO GAVE A PRESENTATION,... AND FOR THE SAME REASON I MISSED LILLIAN BUTLERS PRESENTATION,... BECAUSE I SPENT MOST OF MY TIME AT DR. ARIS LaTHOMS SUNFIRED FOOD DEMOSTRATION,.... I MISSED QUEEN AFUA'S.... BUT, LIKE MY EXPERIENCE WITH LILLIAN BUTLERS WORK,.... I CAN SAY THAT QUEEN AFUA HAS DEVELOPED A QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAM WITH HER SACRAD WOMANS WORKSHOP THAT HAS BECOME HER LIFE'S WORK.
I TOOK HER SACRAD WOMANS COURSE A FEW YEARS BACK ALONG WITH THE PRODUCER OF THIS GREEN FOOD FESTIVAL AHIJAH MITCHELL.... I MUST SAY,... HER PROGRAM TAUGHT ME HOW TO CARE FOR MY HEALTH IN A TOTALLY LIFE ENHANCING WAY..... HER FASTING, INTERNAL CLEANSING, FOOD PREPARATION, MEDITATION, MOVEMENT, CHANTING, I COULD GO ON AND ON.... HER WORK WILL REALLY HAS PUT THE GOLD IN MY GOLDEN YEARS.
WHOLE FOODS MARKET SENT A REPRESENTATIVE AND GAVE OUT FOOD & NATURAL BODY CARE PRODUCT SAMPLES,... THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF FOOD, BEVERAGE AND PRODUCT SAMPLING, I THINK THIS IS GOOD WHEN INTRODUCING A NEW LIFE STYLE INTO A COMMUNITY.
TO SAY THE LEAST, AHIJAH MITCHELL IS DUE MANY THANKS FOR HER HARD WORK, IDEA, PLANNING AND PRESENTING THIS GIFT OF THE CHOICE OF A MORE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE..... WHAT SHE AND HER CREW BROUGHT TO HARLEM WELL BRIGHTEN THE FUTURE HEALTH AND ENJOYMENT OF LIFE AND SIMPLE PLEASURES OF THE PEOPLE IN HARLEM... I FEEL THIS FESTIVAL NEEDS TO BE SHARED WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD.
EXCELLENT JOB AHIJAH AND CREW.
