Mother's Day Dining Experience Recap

Brooklyn, NY, May 11, 2016 (Newswire.com) - ​​Rays of warmth burst through the sky, the courtyard benches begin glistening from the last bits of fresh rain puddles. Hurriedly wait staff wipes down the tables, adds beautiful floral arrangements candles and black and white photographs of mothers and babies setting an emotionally nostalgic tone for the afternoon. The space is filled with the smell of pineapple and the front doors fly open!

With with bursts of fresh Brooklyn air, New York City guests from Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, the Bronx, and even all the way from Miami & Holland stroll in for a Mother's Day Dining Experience from a Juicer's Perspective. Greeted by a cute-faced clear-skin hostess, guests whose party was complete were escorted to the courtyard or indoor garden seating of choice. An equally pretty bartender walked up to the newly seated tables placing down goblets of blue liquid. With perplexed looks on the face of guests, the hostess smiles with the joy of the opportunity to explain the glass's contents.

"I have to say this is not what I expected out of a juice bar and for sure not how I expected nothing but vegetables to taste"

Denise, Queens

The hostess explained that the blue drinks, in front of guests, were simply water. No food coloring this was organic "Blue Sole Water" created in house by the Master Mixologist. The water was infused with the chlorophyll rich, stress reducing blue green algae, spirulina as well as essential trace minerals from sole (water that has absorbed as much natural sea salt possible helping to hydrate the human body better). She explained this water would nourish guests in may ways and the remainder of the courses were simply bonuses for their entertainment.

The entire dining menu was setup as a 3 course experience complete with food and drink pairings. All food at House of Juice is plant based and crafted from farm to table seasonal produce. The restaurant does not call itself vegan or vegetarian but no meat or animal products are served at all. Instead the owner/executive chef Kevin Braithwaite crafts plant based versions of popular dishes to make the enjoyable parts of eating be more in line with what a juicer can eat while juicing.

House of Juice takes the dishes you know and love then recreates them plant based, gluten free, and with 100% organic, farm to table produce.

Guests worried that tastes would be off or flavor compromised. All were met with great surprise to consume Sprouting Youngn’s: an edible bouquet of baby spinach, fresh strawberries, sprouted sunflower seeds, carrot bacon and edible flowers dressed with a housemade strawberry vinaigrette.    Baby Cakes: vegetables seasoned and shaped like crab cakes on a bed of lime tossed greens, sweet market veggies and a house made avocado aioli. Then a Cheesecake Edible Bouquet: a nut based New York style cheesecake made from scratch topped with strawberry compote, edible flowers and handmade organic rum pineapple leather calla lilies.

Each dish was masterfully paired with an organic juice cocktail, organic wine, and organic jun kombucha. Green Ale Sangria made with the popular House of Juice “Green Ale” swiss chard, apple, lime, ginger and spirit selection from Little Mo Wine, a blended sauvignon Blanc from Bed-Vyne Wine and their unique Pineapple Jun kombucha.

By far the most popular dish was the Momma’s Brew: an all veggie Trinidadian corn soup upgraded to contain nothing processed, or unnatural. No chicken stock but instead a homemade broth balanced with the spiciest of West Indian peppers enough for flavor but not to burn guests tongues.

Guests waiting for their table were seated at the bar and given traditional tapas gratis. A house brewed master cleanse jun kombucha shot covered with an amuse-bouche small plate of house menu staples such as a chickpea tuna salad spring roll or their unique sweet potato salad which subs out eggs with crispy apple chunks. These treats awed guests who got to learn about more offerings House of Juice serves. If fact many guests could not help but order one of everything just to taste it all. With all ingredients being organic practically raw and processed product free guests were able to eat guilt free and pleasure full.

All the while out in the courtyard the soothing vocals of Jasmin Song and tunes of saxophonist George Braith graced the airwaves leading guests in from off the street all the way to the back of house private courtyard garden. @HouseofJuiceBK social media followers and neighborhood locals came in for the jazz and stayed for the sun rays and very unique house brewed Jun Kombucha - later becoming members of the ferment club taking home bottles of the this House of Juice branded probiotic soda cocktail.

“I have to say this is not what I expected out of a juice bar and for sure not how I expected nothing but vegetables to taste”  -Denise, Queens

“Everything was delicious and the music was great, this experience truly made my Mother’s Day a great and unique one. Now my I order a gallon of Ginger Jun?” -Ciandra, Queens

“This was really nice, I liked everything especial the hollandaise sauce on the Mom’s Benedict. I couldn’t tell that everything was made from plants.” -Sade, Long Island

“House of Juice is a really nice establishment and well worth the visit. As a juice bar owner, I like that way they approached the concept. I will be back for sure with my family. I am already dropping hints for my wife to bring me back on Father’s Day” - Oscar, Juicery Kitchen, Williamsburg Brooklyn  

The next House of Juice major dining experience will be Father’s Day for the ultimate guy's afternoon out themed Craft Beer - Wild Burgers & Comedy. Headliner Comedian Eugene T. Barnes, craft brewed beers from local brewers and wild burgers crafted by House of Juice and selected by regular customers as their favorites.

Lunch & Dinner is served daily at House of Juice 11AM - 2PM & 4PM - 6PM. Dinner late nights is served weekly on Fridays and Saturdays 4PM- 9PM. Menu is seasonal and farm to table changing with market available produce. Juice are all organic, smoothies all natural and vary each season for a great variety of flavor combinations and a lack of boredom.

Source: House of Juice

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