Archive for July, 2010

Armenia’s Raw Food Vegan: 90-year-old Vaghe Danielyan

Armenia’s Raw Food Vegan: 90-year-old Vaghe Danielyan

He’s an ex-prisoner of war, hasn’t seen a doctor in 40 years and recently crossed over to his 90s, but raw vegan Vaghe Danielyan is as strong as ever. The nonagenarian who switched to a raw vegan diet after his wife Nina handed him the book “Raw Foodism,” by fellow Armenian Arshavir Ter-Avanesyan in 1963 [...]

Food for Thought: Eating Our Way to Peace

Food for Thought: Eating Our Way to Peace

For Armenians, eating isn’t just about satisfying hunger pains. It is so much more. Where it’s at weddings, funerals or even just a Friday night dinner, to Armenians, food is an essence of their being, of their culture and a big majority of what life is all about: to share a mouth watering smörgåsbord of [...]

Interview: Illustrator Ana Bagayan

Interview: Illustrator Ana Bagayan

Los Angeles-based artist Ana Bagayan‘s detailed and delectable illustrations evoke more emotion than meets the eye. From her haunting portraits of soul searching girls to her surreal depictions of animals, Bagayan,  who was born in Armenia and  moved to America in 1990 has a talent can be seen even before her paintings are finished – [...]