November 2005 Quick Update

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Dear Ecopolitan Friends, a quick note to inform you of the upcoming events and information:

1. Ask Dr. T: "The Occasional Junk Food"
2. Holiday Uncooking Class: Sunday, November 27th, 2-4pm
3. New Menu Out Now!
4. Minneapolis Living Foods Potluck

(Please note we will be closed on Thursday, November 24th)

1. "Ask Dr. T": "The Occasional Junk Food"

Often enough, during parties or meetings, or during my travels (in and out of the airplane...), I am asked questions resembling this: "what if I have a Big Mac just once in a while? Or a Cheese Pizza once a week? Or chocolate just infrequently?"

Dr. T's Answer: The Occasional Junk Food

<<>>2. Ecopolitan Holiday Uncooking Class  

When: Sunday, November 27th, 2-4 pm

Where: Ecopolitan Building, Upstairs Meeting Room.
 
How: $45 per individual. Participants will be able to enjoy everything prepared afterwards. Call 612-87-GREEN to sign up or have your server register you.
 
November's Topic: Raw Holiday Feast, including Lentil Loaf, Green Bean Salad, Coconut "Egg Nog", Ginger Bread and Cashew Yule Log.

3. New Menu Out Now!

The wait is over! Our long-awaited new menu is finished and in effect! Come check out our new design and the newly added entrees, salads, appetizers, pizza, juices and smoothies!

4.  Ecopolitan Raw Potluck and Support Group, the Minneapolis Living Foods.

When: Sunday, November 27th, the last Sunday of every month, at 5:30 PM (right after our UnCooking Classes, so you may combine both experiences to make your trip more efficient).  Ask your friends to sign up for our email newsletters at www.ecopolitan.com, for future updates about these potlucks and other events.
 
Where: Ecopolitan Building, Upstairs Meeting Room.
 
What: Eating and Talking, Having Fun, Meeting Friends and Making new ones. Optional: Games, Music, Roundtable Discussion, Forum for Activism, Planning of Events, Task Groups...
 
Cost: Free! Just show up with your prepared food as described above. 
 
After 3 years of requests from our dear customers, we have finally started a raw food potluck and support group in  Minneapolis. This group, named the Minneapolis Living Foods, shares a variety of healthy raw vegan foods, inspiring creativity and, enhancing culinary knowledge in an informal, pleasant atmosphere.  Also, this group is excitingly engaged in sustainability-oriented activism! Check it out!

  Thanks to Ecopolitan's donation of its lecture & meeting room to the group, there will never be any cost to participate in these potluck meetings. Yes, these meetings are FREE, and will always remain free! Our first  few  potlucks  were  a fine success and we hope  the group  will grow to include more of the community.

 To participate, bring an organic raw vegan dish to share, for 6 - 8   people (PLEASE, no meat or other flesh products or derivatives, dairy, eggs, honey, or processed food over 105F). If possible, avoid soy products, corn, wheat, and peanuts, or clearly mark their presence in your recipe, to help those who are sensitive to these common allergens or those who wish to avoid exposure to foods that may be genetically engineered (or GMO-contaminated).

  If you don't wish to spend the time shopping for all the organic ingredients and preparing the dish yourself, just call Ecopolitan's  Chefs (612-87-GREEN, or 612-874-7336) to pre-order food to be shared. Or, you can simply purchase any of our organic dried fruits and nuts (the most hygienic, fresh, ecological, yet low-priced bulk in town).

With Appreciation,
-Ecopolitan