Vegan World Fusion Cuisine is the cookbook from the chefs of The Blossoming Lotus Restaurants , with locations on Kaua'i, Hawaii and Portland, Oregon.
Our flagship location in the Historic Dragon Building in Downtown Kapaa, Kaua'i, recently won Honolulu Advertiser's 2006 'Ilima Award for "Best Kaua'i Restaurant" - the first time ever a vegetarian restaurant received the award. We are also listed as the "best place to eat" on Kaua'i in Frommer's 2006 Hawaii Guidebook.
DR. JANE GOODALL
"There is much here that will ...help you discover the sense of well-being...that results from a vegetarian diet." - Dr Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder Jane Goodall Institute, UN Messenger of Peace-from the foreword
PIERCE BROSNAN
“I wish the Blossoming Lotus great success. They make the most wonderful of food with the greatest of heart†-
Pierce Brosnan
DEEPAK CHOPRA
"I heartily recommend Vegan World Fusion Cuisine for anyone seeking a healthier, inspired and more peaceful life." - Deepak Chopra, Author, Peace is the Way
BARON BAPTISTE
"Magnificent recipes for a life-giving, soul-centered cuisine. Read this book, but more importantly, use what's in it. Apply it!" - Baron Baptiste, Author, Journey into Power
JOHN ROBBINS
“I’ve had the pleasure of eating at many of the finest vegan and vegetarian restaurants. The Blossoming Lotus, in Kapaa, Kauai, is among my very favorites. The food is superb, the ambiance is relaxing, and the overall dining experience is marvelous.†- John Robbins, author Diet For A New America, The Food Revolution, and Healthy At 100
TONI CHILDS
"For a truly tasty experience on the beautiful island of Kauai, you must check out The Blossoming Lotus Restaurant. It is the only place to go for delicious Live Food Cuisine. Their cookbook is a beautiful representation of the cutting edge cuisine that has made the Blossoming Lotus Restaurants famous†– Toni Childs, Emmy Award- winning singer/songwriter"
PETER FALK
"The cookbook from the Blossoming Lotus is the greatest. I felt healthier just reading it. And the kava brownies were a home run with me." - Peter Falk, Emmy Award-winning actor
GRANT ALEKSANDER
"The food from Blossoming Lotus was delicious. The corn bread and Veggie Kabobs dissapeared as soon as they hit the table. Their cookbook would make a worthy addition to any kitchen's top shelf." - Grant Aleksander, Actor
DAVE SMITH
"I am so excited about the cookbook and the people at Blossoming Lotus that we met Paramount Studios. Great book and great food. As soon as I came home I put all my other cook books away." - Dave Smith, NFL Alumni, Pittsburgh Steelers
Check out our latest vegan e-cookbook 7 Minute Chef.
HERE
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Vegan World Fusion Cuisine unites all people by honoring the wisdom, beauty, art and cuisine of the World's Cultures.
In addition to the incredible food photographs,
we are blessed to include many of Martin Gray's Sacred Site images throughout our book.
Sacred sites are the most loved and visited places on planet earth. Since prehistoric times they have exerted a mysterious attraction on billions of pilgrims from every region and religion. These holy places have the power to heal the body, enlighten the mind, and awaken the soul.
Anthropologist and renowned sacred site photographer Martin Gray spent 20 years as a wandering pilgrim to study and artistically photograph 1000 sacred sites in 80 countries.
His web site sacredsites.com
features Martin’s sacred art photographs and shows the location of sacred places and pilgrimage shrines around the world.
Mount Ararat, Turkey
Stonehenge, England
The Moai statues of Rapa Nui, Easter Island, Chile
Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Machu Picchu, Peru
Greek orthodox monastery of Rousanou, Meteora, Greece
Church of St Mary of Zion, Axum, Ethiopia
Santorini, Greece
Mount Sinai, Egypt