Comments on Soap & Chocolate: My first and last meeting as a Beam Green member

I'm new to blogging, and am always looking for...

2009-08-23T20:40:26.747-04:00

I'm new to blogging, and am always looking for more nyc people. You name-dropped so many things I love: bonobos, stogo, liquiteria, pure, integral, that I can't believe I haven't seen your blog before. Adding you to my blogroll!

shocked to here about the end of beam green. but I...

2009-08-21T00:24:53.030-04:00

shocked to here about the end of beam green. but I do think there are tons of activites we can do and food we can eat. maybe it can be a monthly blogger social :)

Wow you had like 50 bucks worth of free, raw, awes...

2009-08-20T20:41:14.620-04:00

Wow you had like 50 bucks worth of free, raw, awesome nosh. I am so jealous. I have never, ever in San Diego (not like I'm living in a totally lame place) been to an event where anything of that caliber was served. Probably b/c it doesn't exist here. But I digress. NYC has such fabulous food it shames everywhere else.

And there is nothing I hate more than people who try to "sell you" on their life choices..be it colonics, raw food, Finding Jesus, or why they bought the model of car they did. It's like to each his own and get off the soap box. But I'm sure it was good entertainment and you at least got to hang out with your homegirls.

Sorry that was your last evening. I am sort of su...

2009-08-20T19:04:38.509-04:00

Sorry that was your last evening. I am sort of super jealous to have missed it! :)

sounds like such an awesome event! too bad there&#...

2009-08-20T16:35:37.421-04:00

sounds like such an awesome event! too bad there's no more :( i would totes drag my butt up to NYC and hit it up if i could!

Great recap! I was also pretty lost during the Kab...

2009-08-20T14:16:48.223-04:00

Great recap! I was also pretty lost during the Kabbalah talk. All that yummy food made up for it though! I agree that we must find another way to have meetings like this even with no more Beam Green!

I loveeee the banana carob cubes by the way!

Ah, DianA, what an awesome review. I agree, when t...

2009-08-20T13:57:02.763-04:00

Ah, DianA, what an awesome review. I agree, when the last speaker was talking I was like "are we getting more ice cream after you're done or what?" :)

Thanks so much again for giving me the opportunity to go, so glad to have caught the last meeting! I really enjoyed all the amazing food and advice. Besides, seeing you ladies is always a plus!

Love of my life, it's always amazing to see yo...

2009-08-20T13:52:12.022-04:00

Love of my life, it's always amazing to see you. And the fact that I also got to see Olga, Dori, Missy, Danielle, Sarah, Vani, and Mel ... too much goodness for one night! It kind of made up for the sadness of BG ending.

I agree with you about Gil's lecture this time, and most certainly about the Kabbalah -- though I've so little knowledge of the latter that it's hard to make a call!

I'm going to nyc again sometime this week... M...

2009-08-20T13:44:21.042-04:00

I'm going to nyc again sometime this week... MUST go to Bonobo and try coconut crack (love your name for it!). Will you be around this week? I don't know yet when we'll get to go in, but I'll definitely email you when I know my plans better!

Great post! I have been working on mine all day wi...

2009-08-20T13:36:12.049-04:00

Great post! I have been working on mine all day with many interruptions (work I get paid for). I was so lost during Kabbalah as well, and I already knew about it from Israel. The guy spoke in circles and I couldn't figure out his point.

Anyway. Your Bonobos shake sounds delicious, I want. Missy brought me the banana carob thingies and I don't love them like you do, although they are addicting in a strange way. Crack in them, perhaps?

Love your random food inserts. I am stealing the photo with me in it. I have one of us with Gena you can grab it from my blog if I ever finish it!

That event sounds like a lot of fun between the sp...

2009-08-20T13:21:52.465-04:00

That event sounds like a lot of fun between the speakers and the food. Sorry it was the last one, that's really unfortunate!

Too bad about Beam Green ending!! :( But at least...

2009-08-20T12:55:38.353-04:00

Too bad about Beam Green ending!! :( But at least you got to attend a couple of meetings, and even have a "fruity" encounter, hahaha ;)

Oh and what is it with Bonobos and rainstorms?? There's always a connection, as far as I'm concerned and have experienced...

based on the coco-date roll, i think that integral...

2009-08-20T12:41:53.664-04:00

based on the coco-date roll, i think that integral yoga store is very similar to the gary null's whole foods store i shop at near me. bulk bins galore and all those to die for treats (coconut date rolls included).

i really want to attend one of those. i think the membership fee is worth it for the food alone! im gonna have to take my sister to stogo while shes in town.

That's too bad about it being the last meeting...

2009-08-20T12:40:48.066-04:00

That's too bad about it being the last meeting.

And I think it's so funny that Gene was there!!! I just met him when I went to Stogo a couple weeks ago and was going to ask him about Beam Green, but I was too shy.

I'm sorry to hear Beam Green is no more! I rea...

2009-08-20T12:25:02.016-04:00

I'm sorry to hear Beam Green is no more! I really enjoyed the meeting I attended (where I happened to meet some pretty cool chicas, I'd say!) and wish I could have made it to the others. Sounds like last night was fun, interesting, and enjoyable - just what it should be.

And the eats look pretty fine too!

Excellent book! I stumbled upon it somewhere, the...

2009-08-20T12:19:04.612-04:00

Excellent book! I stumbled upon it somewhere, the Philippines maybe, and loved it. Enjoy!

I'm rather sad to hear that Beam Green is no longer because I was planning on checking it out properly when I got back to NYC in Dec. Alas, future opportunities await.

Awesome rundown of the evening, Diana . . . and th...

2009-08-20T12:13:21.168-04:00

Awesome rundown of the evening, Diana . . . and thanks again for the invitation!

As much as I agree that most of us aren't doing ourselves any favors w/ the food we eat, it is a little jarring to hear someone essentially say "EVERYONE OUT THERE IS KILLING THEMSELVES!!" Gives a new meaning to "health nut," if you know what I mean. It reminds me of when my raw-vegan-former-boss would talk about the days he ate "horrible, awful crap -- whole wheat vegan pancakes, stir-fries, etc." -- I will admit that I worry that pursuing "greener" eating habits will lead me down that road!

I really enjoyed it, though -- lots of (delicious) food for thought.