The Work Ethic & Vegan Recipe of LMNO | The Kitchen Mix

The Work Ethic & Vegan Recipe of LMNO | The Kitchen Mix (repost)

TKM: How does food relate to the creation of your music?

LMNO: Music is like a potluck, I bring those conscious “healthy entrees” & side dishes that people are afraid to try because it’s labeled “vegan” & by the end of the night they’re asking me for the recipe.

TKM: Do you get down in the kitchen? How would you rate your skills?

LMNO: Yes, I like to cook… I don’t have any Michelin Stars though, I am grateful to be eating good for sure.

TKM: What prompted the switch to vegetarian/vegan? How long have you followed that diet?

LMNO: I first cut out pork (Big Up Sadat X) then red meat & turkey before I ever thought of being vegetarian. Chicken was the hardest to give up, I never ate fish so that was no problem. It hit me one day – I’m paying people I don’t know, that don’t know me, to kill these animals that I wouldn’t kill to begin with. So then all arrows pointed towards vegetarian/vegan food which is now about 13 years ago.

TKM: What types of foods are you trying to gravitate towards and what are you trying to avoid?

LMNO: Fresh food is the best! I’ve been staying away from GMO’s as much as possible, I am in the isles checking barcodes & reading labels.

TKM: That’s the way to do it. How about sharing one of those recipes that non-vegans usually enjoy. Something for our non-vegetarian readers.

LMNO:
Roasted olives & broccoli:
oven: 425
roast: 20 min.
6-10 garlic cloves
about a 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 1/2 lbs. broccoli (washed, drained & patted dry)
1 cup mixed unpitted olives
1/2 of a lemon
sea salt & cracked pepper to liking

TKM: What would you say are the biggest differences between food culture here in the U.S. and food culture in other countries?

LMNO: The biggest thing that sticks out to me is the portions but it also depends on where in the U.S… that’s hard to generalize.

TKM: Who would you say is the best chef in the Visionaries crew?

LMNO: Dannu gets down… Zen & Key do to, I don’t think I’ve ever seen 2MEX or Rhettmatic cook… We’ll have to have The Visionaries/Iron Chef episode one day to see.

TKM: If you could make a meal for anyone, who would it be? If you could have anyone make you a meal, who would it be?

LMNO: That would be cool to make the meal that made Anthony Bourdain vegan & it would be cool to eat a meal by Bryant Terry.

TKM: With all of your touring and traveling, what do you think are the best cities for food?

LMNO: Long Beach, CA. Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Portland, Brooklyn, NY, and Austin, TX stand out to me.

TKM: Why is food important?

LMNO: Food fuels the mind, body & soul.

TKM: True or False: You are what you eat…

LMNO: True!