JULIA LAZAR & FRIENDS a GROUP SHOW

KOMBUCHA TASTING @ JOHN TOKI EVENT

"FOOD FOR THOUGHT"
Held at Leslie's Ceramic Supply Store in West Berkeley on 1212 San Pablo Avenue by Gilman Street. Representing were dozens of foodies from all over California and beyond, using ceramics in their process of making their signature offerings.
At 23Monkeytree we are in the process of experimenting with Clay 'barrels' made by John Toki and Brian Vansell of Mission Clay.
Here is a collage of impressions, by far not the entire event, just from my perosnal perspective.

For more information on John Toki's "Food for tought" event please click here.

New Magnum bottles for 23MT Kombucha

Ready to travel and deliver!

February 12-14, 2013 in Hollywood, Silver Lake and Los Feliz, LA, California.

Celebrating 2012 into 2013 one event at the time

Curating an upcoming event at YBCA in San Francisco gave us a chance to hang out with Tommy Lau (photographer) and Maureen Dixon (Communications manager) the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

The photo shoot was easy and fun and we topped it off with a dinner at Tom's college boyfriend Tyler MacNiven's "West Of Pecos" south western inspired restaurant, our go to dinner place in the Mission on Valencia and 16th.

The art event "ConVerge" on Thursday, January 17, 4-8pm in the lobby of YBCA adjacent to the 'small room for big ideas', is the heart and brain child of Katya Min, Senior Program manager at YBCA. 

We love these peeps and also the original intention of the YBCA in San Francisco to be a showcase and gathering spot for residents and visitors of every stripe and strokes.

Tom Frano and Julia Lazar Co host and co direct Firehouse art events in the San Francisco Bay Area

Kombucha keeps us squeaky clean

 Brewing our own brand and flavors has been a passion for over three years and we have refined our selection to three flavors:

• White Flower, in  a base of herb and green teas, we add jasmine, elderberry flowers and orange blossoms plus organic cane sugar which is the basic 'food' for the kombucha 'scoby*' culture
• Amber Rose, in a base of black teas like assam, darjeeling, Pu-err, herbal like roibois plus tea rose buds and petals with the added organic cane sugar which feeds the kombucha 'scoby*' culture
• The two fruit flavors are seasonal:  In spring and summer we brew Pomegranate Lime; Fall and winter sports the all American Concorde Grape
• * scoby stands for: synergistic colony of beneficial yeasts (and bacteria like yogurt,kefir have)
• kombucha beverage is non-alcoholic at about 0.5%

As of now we only supply our inner circle friends and peeps, we will let everyone know when we are ready with permits, insurance and all the legal dance involved in providing our goods to the general public.

If you by chance are reading this and think, cool I can help these guys with next steps, please contact us.
Or, I have heard about this kombucha brand and am dying to get my hands on it...contact us.
Email: julia@23monkeytree.com
Phone 510-593-0733
Leave a comment here... it will get us and make us smile.

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BAZAAR COLLAGES

FYLMKID VIDEO TAKES THE BAZAAR

POP UP ART MAKERS TRUNK SHOW

....Includes our 23MOnkeytree Kombucha bar...three flavors, let the good life flow!
Vendors can sign up here, we ask for any size donation (yes one dollare is fine:).
http://gallerynorth.eventbrite.com/

GREAT LIVE BAZAAR TODAY

Firehouse Live Bazaar November 12, 2011

Maybe it's the winter light, the anticipation of warm cozy intimacy with friends and family...the bazaar today felt like a precursor of whats to come for the holidays.
Indu Kline, of "Feeding people with Love" had her food booth set up and served lovely Indian comfort food which even my dog Malibu loved.
Moriah Hart, had her pottery set up and was making dragons live at her booth.
William Hugel, a first timer offered original children's stories hand bound in Japanese silk books, such a cool addition to the scene...
David Mintim set up his artisan glass decorations and Dan Hodkinson hung out helping Ninja style ever present as needed.
Kombucha flavor today was white flower, a blend of green tea, Jasmin and orange blossoms...last bottle today, before the next batch is hatched, bottled and ready to serve.
We had to set up lights at 4:40pm and the magic happened right around that sunset and christmas lightss switch over...coming to the Bazaar is a MUST if you are in the area of Adeline and MLK way in South Berkeley.
It's just the coolest awesomest space with some amazing artist peeps.
3192 Adeline street at the junction of Martin Luther King jr Way.
Call me at 510 593 0733 if you would like more information.
Just do it...come see us on Saturdays between noon and six pm.

23MONKEYTREE KOMBUCHA COMES IN THREE FLAVORS

My name is Julia Lazar and I love to brew kombucha for my family, friends and global community.
In order for me to refine and prefect any food product it is important to pick a choice and then go deeper.

When I started out as a kombucha micro brewess, I was looking for "my" flavors...what tastes good to me?
After a couple of years of testing, experimenting with ingredients, finding suppliers, creating a clean sanctuary in which to keep the brewing tanks and bottling area, here are the results:

AMBER ROSE
...a mix of organic, fair trade black teas fermented and not, rose petals from organic suppliers, organic evaporated cane juice, fresh water and a ton of loving attention to find the right timing to bottle, chill and distribute the batch. This goes for each flavor

POMEGRANATE - LIME
..a blend of fresh and concentrated fruit juices, lemon, lime and pomegranate, water and organic cane sugar. I use no tea for my blend here.

WHITE FLOWER
...the current nectarian star of the trio, a flavor and elixir that came together after many attempts to brew kombucha that blows my own mind and thrills my subtle palate. A mix of organic fair trade white & green tea, herbs which I keep in proprietary confidence, Jasmine and orange blossoms, water and organic cane sugar.

The culture I use has the quality of "Santosha", the Sanskrit word for contentment that comes from silence, simplicity and connection. I developed it over the last 11 years and it has been my great goo fortune to be able to keep it thriving as a family member...OK, that's pretty deep, but it does take care, awareness and intention to keep a culture like our 23Monkeytree kombucha culture healthy and happy.

My goal is to have 23Monkeytree kombucha poured in super upscale restaurants as well as at live bazaars and art events.

Kamyar and Tamar from UC Berkeley pouring at the Oakland Art Murmur Firehouse Live Bazaar November 4th 2011

Drop me line in the comments section or come by and visit my weekly kombucha bar in Berkeley, on 3192 Adeline Street, at the Firehouse Live Bazaar. Noon to 6pm.
I also pour samples and cups at the Firehouse Art openings at Gallery North, every second Friday on 1790 Shattuck Avenue, in Berkeley, CA. 7 to 9pm.
More about the Firehouse Art Collective and events here.

...a little taste goes a long way...

Tom and Julia 23Monkeytree co founders interview Saturday Live Bazaar

PREMIERE OF BUZZ-R IN BERKELEY

WE HAVE THE BEST VENDORS!

SUNDAY JUNE 26th is coming up fast...we are cleaning, building and hanging the setting for the Premiere of the LIVE Weekend Bazaar put on by the Firehouse Art Collective.
We are so proud to have the best line up of vendors seen at any event of this kind! Including our friends from the recent Underground Food Market in San Francisco.

As we are just about maxed out on vendors space, we are also scheduling live music and are offering a sweet free spot for a non profit org to offer information on what they do and are all about. The premiere bazaar will feature "Paintbrush Diplomacy" a group that brings art supplies to children in war torn areas and then collects the art to show at home thus bringing awareness into our lives about what is happening to our children in the world. "Connecting the world one paintbrush at a time. Promoting peace and understanding through the universal language of art."

We will post the line up of vendors on Saturday and also photos and videos of the actual event next week.

For the next step, we will need Your support, in keeping the bazaar thriving.

We know that this LIVE weekend Bazaar  has the potential to bring ripple effects all across the San Francisco Bay Area as a public, social community and cultural event, which transcends all differences in age, sex, race and lifestyle, as it connects us in the spirit of leisure, art and fantastic food.

This is a call for you to use your social networking platforms and resources to let everyone know about the ongoing weekly Saturday LIVE Weekend Bazaar in Berkeley brought to you by the Firehouse Art Collective, directed by Tom Franco and his current collaborators.

23MONKEYTREE KOMBUCHA at the Harmony Festival 2011

A word from our Co Founder Tom Franco

ART MEETS FOOD WEEKEND MARKET IN BERKELEY GOES LIVE

Event management for FIREHOUSE EAST WEEKEND BAZAAR powered by Eventbrite

OUR KOMBUCHA BRINGS US TO THE HARMONY FESTIVAL

Thanks to Adrienne Biggs, one of the key staffers at the Harmony Festival year round crew and a personal friend, we got invited to be the official Kombucha brand to be sold at the Tea House Cafe. 

Ask for Kombucha and you will be served 23Monkeytree Pomegranate Lime sparkling micro brew.

We couldn't be happier...yes, really.

Besides, we get to camp, see all the cool venues and best of all, live music day and night, of the coolest kind.

See you there!

COME FIND US AT THE TEA HOUSE CAFE

http://www.harmonyfestival.com

at the UNDERGROUND MARKET in San Francisco

You can see Julia Lazar handing out 23MOnkeytree Kombucha samples to Gardiner at 1:10 to 1:12....

PROMOTING ARTS IN COMMUNITY