We were invited to a beautiful Indian dinner last night. Our new friends from the weekend's show serve and/or sell food as part of the support for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) of Houston. Like us, they serve healthier food items than the normal street fare. Their show menu was vegan, and delicious.
It was truly a delightful evening, and I'm thrilled we could all make it happen, not just for the gorgeous Thali plates we were served, but also because it was nice to sit around with other professionals strategizing street shows and outdoor events. I was not working Bayou City this weekend, as I'm prepping and packing for another show. I'll drive to Atlanta this weekend for a 2-month visit.
One of the chefs wants to continue discussing recipes with me. The Hubby shared a bag of my kale chips with their shop over the weekend, and the allure of raw food recipe creation has been kindled. I'm looking forward to this, as dinner last night was lovely, and there were raw elements I hadn't experienced before, such as shards of ginger, soaked in turmeric, water and salt. The 2 different colors of the turmeric made for beautiful plate-scaping.
Last night we discussed Nourishment, as feeding people is a cornerstone of their spiritual philosophy. I told them of my quest to find the word for that feeling some of us get when we feed people. "Service Attitude" or "Seva" were both suggested. Our new friends staff their festival booths with members of their spiritual community, and all of their food is blessed before being served ... in this, their staff has that energy that we all wish for our staff to have. It's difficult to put into words (hence my search for a terminology). But I want my staff to be made up of people who are fed on some level other than their pocketbook ... in the act of feeding others. We know that energy in ourselves, but it's difficult to translate it into a question belonging on our job applications.
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