Last night, I had the privilege of attending yet another amazing raw dinner at the prestigious Black Olive located in Baltimore, Maryland. If you read my post on my dinner with raw food guru David Wolfe, then you already know how great the Black Olive and The Olive Room are.
Known actor Woody Harrelson, is not just a vegan, but a lover of raw foods and a friend to the Black Olive. The restaurant arranged a glorious raw food dinner with limiting seating available and a fantastic view of Baltimore.
Woody was coming in by train and ran into some bad luck when the train stopped working. After jumping into a taxi and hopping on a plane from NY to D.C., he had hoped to make it to dinner on time and ran into some traffic. Needless to say, after much deterrent and patience, Harrelson managed to make his way to Baltimore.
Luckily, there were so many amazing people attending the event, that we hardly noticed his delay in arrival. I had such a fantastic time meeting new and wonderful like-minded people throughout the evening.
Hors d’oeuvres were served early on during the mingling phase, so I didn’t catch a photo, but boy they were good! They included:
- Mushroom Ceviche + Endive (lime, cilantro, tomato, and onion)
- The Green Gorilla juice (spinach, pineapple, orange, and banana)
- Spicy Cocao latte (cocao, banana, cashew milk, vanilla, and goji berry)
The Green Gorilla
Spicy Cocao Latte
As we all made our way to the table, we were served a delightful guacamole (avocado, mango, onion, lime, and cilantro) along with raw corn tortilla chips (corn and cayenne).
Next up was the Watermelon and Tomato Gazpacho. You may recognize this from my Dinner with David Wolfe, but I sure didn’t mind having it again.
The salad was Microgreen and Kohlrabi salad. A wonderful blend of kale, avocado, broccoli sprouts, beets, macadamia feta, and turmeric dressing. Boy would I like to get my hands on this recipe!
The main course was a wonderful Butternut Squash lasagna. It consisted on layers of butternut squash divided by a cashew ricotta, marinated mushrooms, and basil pesto.
Finally, we finished off the meal with a delectable Strawberry and rhubarb ice cream served with a pistachio cocao truffle.
Wow, did I feel spoiled by the end of this meal!!
Our wonderful wait staff!
Cheers!
Thank you to the Black Olive for making me a part of your family!
