Ani Phyo
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Ani Phyo is on a mission to show you how easy it is to enjoy healthy, organic, whole foods that are delicious, simple, and fast to prepare. Using seasonal, local, organic, fresh produce coupled with nuts and seeds, Ani creates tantalizing recipes that taste amazing, are good for you, and healthy for our planet. She teaches us why eating more organic, fresh, whole foods helps us maintain our ideal weight, lowers cholesterol, boosts our immune system, and helps us look and feel our best.

Ani learned these principles as a child. Growing up in upstate New York, her family had their own organic farm. She was raised on fresh, green juices and seasonal produce which cultivated the relationship she maintains with food today. She spent many years in the catering business and stumbled upon raw foods as a gourmet treat. After realizing the impact on her mental clarity and focus, she was hooked. She continued to notice positive changes in her energy level, productivity and sleep, and recognized there was more to raw foods than meets the eye. She’s been dedicated to the raw foods lifestyle ever since.

Ani's the author of "Ani's Raw Food Essentials", "Ani's Raw Food Desserts", and "Ani's Raw Food Kitchen," awarded "Best Vegetarian Cookbook USA 2007". Ani has received 4 Best of Raw 2008 Awards for Best Chef, Favorite Cookbook, Favorite Educator, and won Sexiest Raw Vegan Woman in both 2008 and 2009.

Ani is the host of "Ani's Raw Food Kitchen Show", the award winning #1 uncooking show on 'YouTube'. Ani has been seen on the Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods, Channel 7 ABC, and has been featured in numerous magazines including Food & Wine, Alternative Medicine, Oxygen, VegNews, Delicious Living, Vegetarian Times, and Get Fresh.

Additionally, Ani has developed living food vegan menus for Carnival Cruise Lines, Adidas headquarters, STOMP, and Whole Foods Markets, amongst others. Adidas fitness center depends on Ani to consult their athletes on how to 'fuel up' with raw nutrition for optimal performance. Being an athlete herself and excelling in fields such as gymnastics and track and field in high school, Ani has a thorough knowledge of nutrition and understands the importance of fueling your body well in order to achieve maximum performance.

Her charity work includes teaching and speaking at events to help raise money and awareness for organizations like In Defense of Animals, Animal Acres, Farm Sanctuary and organizing cooking play shops for children ages 5-16. In addition, Ani volunteers at Project Angel Food, a non-profit organization providing 1,300 free meals per week to HIV and cancer patients, and teaches underprivileged kids how to garden and make food in urban areas at Community Services Unlimited in South Central LA and with Petal Patch.

Ani lives in Los Angeles with her Rhodesian Ridgeback, Kanga, who she rescued 9 years ago. Fifty pounds underweight at the time, Ani healed Kanga back to health with raw foods, applying the same principles that she uses for humans to her dog. She is currently working on her next book along with planning projects for TV, DVD, and Web. To watch Ani's videos, for free recipes, and to keep track of her latest projects, visit her at: http://www.AniPhyo.com.

Blog Entries by Ani Phyo

Moby in LA for His New Book "Gristle"

Posted March 24, 2010 | 16:07:00 (EST)

Got to meet one of my all time favorite musicians, Moby, last night at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA.

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Moby was there with his co-editor Miyun Park speaking about food safety issues and how annoying he used to be as a...

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Ani's Raw Food Essentials: Cashew Mylk

Posted March 4, 2010 | 13:46:00 (EST)

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watch video: 5 min, 14 sec

Nut mylks, which I spell with a 'Y' to denote the lack of dairy, are super simple and quick to whip up in any blender. Just place a handful of your favorite raw, untoasted nut or...

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Ani's Raw Food Essentials: Durian

Posted February 21, 2010 | 14:47:13 (EST)

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My love for this strange, spiked, aromatic fruit took me on a journey across the globe to Bali, Indonesia, where durian season is only during the months of January and February, and sometimes early March.

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Rainbows After The Rain

Posted December 8, 2009 | 16:50:35 (EST)

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I was reminded today that rainbows do come after a rain. In fact, I saw a double rainbow in the brief break of sunshine today here in Los Angeles, CA after a full day and night of downpour. And I remembered back to 1995 when I saw my...

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Ani's Return Appearance On 'View From The Bay'

Posted December 7, 2009 | 20:56:30 (EST)

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Watch my return appearance on The View from the Bay in SF from Friday Nov 13th. It was awesome to see Janelle Wang and Spencer Christian again. They're super cool and loved my Chocolate Raspberry Ganache Cake. The frosting's made with avocado,...

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Ani Phyo's New Book, Ani's Raw Food Desserts, new videos, Pecan Pie Cookies & Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Posted July 1, 2009 | 17:12:34 (EST)

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My new book Ani's Raw Food Desserts is available everywhere!
I've been busy on book tour, and here are a few videos online to watch:

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Ani Phyo launches Raw Vegan Ready Mixes!

Posted May 28, 2009 | 08:23:31 (EST)


Eco Chef Ani Phyo
has partnered with Superfood leaders Essential Living Foods to bring you the first raw, vegan, healthy, dessert Ready Mixes.

It can be expensive to buy pounds of ingredients all at once, so Phyo created her Ready Mixes to provide pre-measured, smaller quantities of...

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Ani's Fresh Marinara and Tahini Lemon Dressing Videos on the VCN

Posted February 20, 2009 | 17:39:00 (EST)

Try Ani's recipes for the fastest and most delicious Fresh Marinara Sauce and Tahini Lemon Dressing. You can watch her make these 2 recipes on the Virtual Channel Network, produced by Breakdown Services and the Hollywood Reporter.

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Watch Fresh Marinara

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Ani Phyo is voted Best Chef, Favorite Cookbook Author, and Sexiest Raw Vegan Woman of 2008

Posted February 18, 2009 | 23:55:39 (EST)

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ANI PHYO WINS IN 4 CATEGORIES AT BEST OF RAW 2008

1st Place 2008 Raw Vegan Chef of the Year
1st Place Sexiest Raw Vegan Woman 2008
1st Place 2008 Raw Vegan Book of the Year
2nd Place Raw...

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Ani's Cashew Chipotle Cheeze

Posted February 18, 2009 | 23:46:47 (EST)

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Ani's delicious, dairy-free Cashew Chipotle Cheeze was featured on IdealBite.com today. Check it out here:

Ani on IdealBite.com

Here's the recipe below too:

Cashew Chipotle Cheese
Makes 2 cups

Ingredients (local and organic whenever possible):
1 tsp garlic, fresh
1/2...

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Save Money While Being Eco-Green with Homemade Holiday Gifts

Posted December 16, 2008 | 10:46:20 (EST)

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What better way to share the love than to put your own personal loving energy into handmade goodies for family and friends!

I wanted to avoid fighting for parking, stressful crowds at the mall, and spending too much cash on common gifts available everywhere....

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Ani Phyo's Raw Food Thai Kelp Noodles

Posted November 25, 2008 | 07:48:48 (EST)

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Watch Ani Phyo make Pad Thai inspired noodles on YouTube. You can also watch it on the new VegNews Magazine website.

For the recipe, please visit...

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EcoChic and Simple Raw Food Recipes from Ani Phyo

Posted November 21, 2008 | 18:31:10 (EST)

The key to raw living foods is nailing the spices and flavor along with texture. You may think it's weird to use carrot pulp, the by product of carrot juice, but it has that flaky texture similar to fish. The fiber of carrot pulp also works great for making gluten...

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Ani Phyo on Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern on Travel Channel

Posted November 20, 2008 | 23:36:47 (EST)

Andrew Zimmern, host of Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods calls Ani Phyo "The Goddess of Raw Foods".

You can watch Ani Phyo on Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern on Travel Channel. It's the Los Angeles episode, and the only vegan, let alone raw food segment on the show. Watch here:

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Maroon 5 Halloween Party Photos

Posted November 5, 2008 | 17:14:27 (EST)

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Here's photos from the Maroon 5 Halloween Party. This is host Adam Levine, lead singer for Maroon 5. What a cutie!
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Adrian Grenier, the star of Entrourage.
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Maroon 5's Raw Vegan Halloween Desserts from Ani Phyo

Posted October 31, 2008 | 15:18:51 (EST)

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Ani Phyo is serving up her raw vegan sweet treats at the Maroon 5 Halloween bash tonight in the Hollywood Hills.

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My raw food menu includes:

Ani's Chocolate Candies filled with gogi berries, golden berries, and cacao...

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VegNews Magazine Launches New Website with Ani Phyo's Raw Food Chocolate Video

Posted October 30, 2008 | 16:14:20 (EST)

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VegNews Magazine, the leading vegan lifestyle magazine, has launched a new website full of valuable articles on topics including news, food, planet, and travel... and videos!

The feature video this week is for Ani Phyo's Raw Food Chocolate Recipe. To learn how to...

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Raw Food Hemp Sun Burgers, Chocolate Mylk Shakes, and RAWzagna

Posted October 28, 2008 | 10:59:19 (EST)

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Three of the six raw food recipes I made for Andrew Zimmern on his Los Angeles episode of Bizarre Foods on the Travel Channel were raw food Hemp Sun Burgers, Chocolate Mylk Shakes, and Rawzagna.

Yes, these were indeed vegan, vegetarian, uncooked, raw...

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Raw Food on the Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods: Los Angeles, Tuesday Oct 14th

Posted October 10, 2008 | 12:58:40 (EST)

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Please watch me on the Travel Channel this Tuesday eve!
Here's some info:

ECO CHEF AND RAW FOODS AUTHOR ANI PHYO
TO APPEAR ON TRAVEL CHANNEL'S HIT SHOW
BIZARRE FOODS WITH ANDREW ZIMMERN

Air Date: October 14th at...

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Superfood Shake

Posted October 7, 2008 | 15:32:00 (EST)

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Watch this raw food uncooking video and I will show you a great protein powerhouse smoothie recipe that's super fast and easy to make.

This is the 2nd of 5 webisodes I shot for the Virtual Channel Network, produced...

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