Juicy Brew

#Repost @travisdwoo with @get_repost Spent the day harvesting, washing and bagging 25 lbs of luau leaves for @juicybrew delicious stew, which you can also find at @wholefoodshawaii To be honest the work can be repetitive and under stimulating at times but I don't care because it's fulfilling and at the end of the task I always feel great about what I was doing. A fine tradeoff. My career in competitive Magic was the opposite- never boring, very stimulating, but felt irre...levant and at times left me empty. I did whatever I could to use it as a vehicle to share something greater, but its easier with something that is tangibly important, like organic agriculture. Thankful for all the experiences I had (and more to come) but feels right switching industries. Never too late to turn a new leaf *** Wanted to repost this because most people don’t realize how effortful our food isstarting at the harvest level. Kahumana Organic Farm sends us impeccably clean, folded luau that we can immediately begin cooking for the 300# pounds of VEGAN luau stew we produce for Whole Foods each week. We also use luau leaf from @kakoooiwi, @hanale_m_bishop, and @hookuaaina. It is tedious, time consuming work on both ends. Rapidly chilling the stew without a blast chiller and vacuum sealing it is a multi hour process on its own. Cooking and dicing kalo, peeling and steaming the butternut squash, making a flavorful, meat free broth using `olena and chili pepperconsidering the crazy hours we put into cooking the food, and the equally crazy hours farmers put into growing and harvesting these ingredientsthe stew should be significantly more expensivebut it’s not, because people are only willing and able to pay so much for food. But farmers and chefs know the true cost of feeding people nourishing, `ina-inspired dishes. I am actually thankful I don’t get to see the waste logs at Whole Foods, because it’s hard for me to emotionally process even one wasted pound of stew at our cafe. That all said- our labors and the labors of our growers are primarily mission and meaning driven, but I have to wonder why we do so much for the wellness of others, and so little for ourselves.

So grateful for this capture by @ladriggy of tonight’s #Vegan #Kamayan. It was truly an incredible feast by chefs @rjeezy and @isemmm_! Communal family style dining, no utensils (except for the halo halo), insane mounds of deliciousnessit was a rare and experimental evening that has set a new bar for what we call epic at J. Brew. The chefs made sure to make extra of some of the dishes, which will be featured at tomorrow’s Brunch Your Face Off. #juicebrewchew #fancydivision

Reminder that our Hale Pawaa kiosk is closed today, so come Brunch Your Face Off at our Kaimuki cafe from 10am-3pm. #vegan #vegetarian #juicebrewchew

Chef RJ’s Miles Farm Roasted Cauliflower with umami crack and crudités (@pono_produce cucumber, @kwaifarm watermelon radish, carrot), roasted negi. Dipping sauces: za'atar ranch, berbere cauliflower, moringa chimichuri. #vegan #brunchyourfaceoff #juicebrewchew

So much awesomeness happening this month! Our noms will be available at Whole Foods Kailua this weekend, Vegan Kamayan is next Friday, and next Wednesday we’re providing food for @captainlizclark’s book launch! Feeling extra buzzed on lifealthough it could be the chaga, ashwaganda, and Moon Juice dusts coursing through my body. @patagoniahonolulu with @get_repost @captainlizclark is coming to the store on Wednesday, 3.28.2018 at 6pm. That’s one week from today!! Join us to talk about her new book SWELL and the voyage of the last decade. Food (from our friends @juicybrew), drinks and stoke will be in ready supply. Photo: @jianca_lazarus

#Vegan salad samplers! Our two bestselling sidesmiso kalo salad and tofo and h`i`o poketopped with local kale, watermelon radish, and purple daikon. Eat the local rainbow! #juicebrewchew

Saint Patrick’s Day Brunch Your Face Off Menu for 3/17/18! Can’t wait to feed you! #vegetarian #vegan #eatlocalhawaii

Easter Brunch Your Face Off Menu! Dress in your summer best- our air conditioner is broken. Take out is welcome and encouraged! #vegan #juicebrewchew #brunchyourfaceoff

Peace belly today and tomorrow! #juicebrewchew #brunchyourfaceoff #vegan #vegetarian

The good news- here’s our Brunch Your Face Off menu for Saturday, 3/31! The not-so-good news- Hale Pawaa is closed today. See you at our Kaimuki location. #vegetarian #vegan #brunchyourfaceoff #juicebrewchew

I didn’t choose the wafflewich life, the wafflewich life chose HEE. @mohala__farms kale, chickpea egg with @kahumanaorganicfarms leeks, avocado aioli, sunflower seed cheez, bell pepper, smoky maple sausage, @twinbridgefarms sweet potato waffle. #vegan #juicebrewchew #brunchyourfaceoff

Brunching until 3pm! Take out available! Reposting this epic sammie shot by @therese_tracy! #vegan #juicebrewchew #brunchyourfaceoff

Today’s all #vegan Brunch Your Face Off Menu! #juicebrewchew