282: A Virgo, a Vegan and a Paleo Walk Into a Bar
Food Heals
Allison Melody
4.8 • 635 Ratings
🗓️ 13 November 2019
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
Today we’re coming to you from Pura Vita restaurant! We’re chatting about good food, the delicious world of eating gluten free, and going vegan with JJ Flizanes and chef Tara Punzone.
Tara has strong Italian roots. Her parents had a sandwich shop in Brooklyn, and both of them were amazing cooks. She’s always been into the food aspect of her culture, and as she grew up, she began to develop a stronger passion for it.
She started cooking at age 10 and found she was really interested in it. Around that time, Tara decided she didn’t want to eat meat any more and become a vegetarian. Even though she wanted to give up meat, she didn’t want to give up the foods her parents would cook. Thankfully her parents were very accommodating and jumped in the kitchen to make foods that worked for her!
After a few years of being vegetarian, she went fully vegan and eventually became the owner of Pura Vita, a vegan Italian restaurant in Los Angeles that offers tons of gluten-free options - Allison and JJ think it’s one of the best restaurants in LA! Pura Vita is a product of her passions combined with her love of Italian food and it really shows in the dishes she creates.
As an entrepreneur and chef, Tara has had to overcome various challenges throughout her journey. Her advice? Don’t listen to anyone. Be polite and then forget everything they said. Take risks and believe in yourself. If you fail, dust yourself off and do it again. Life is relentless, you just have to keep going!
Tara worked hard to get where she is now… and she also manifested the shit out of Pura Vita. Tune in to this special episode to learn more about Tara and how she is making an impact on the world.
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| 0:00.0 | Food Heels Podcast, episode 282. |
| 0:05.6 | Take risks. |
| 0:07.1 | Believe in yourself. |
| 0:08.4 | If you fail, dust yourself off, get back up and try it again. |
| 0:12.2 | Life is relentless, and you just have to, like, punch it back. |
| 0:15.5 | You've got to mean it. |
| 0:16.3 | Having a community for everyone is what keeps that fire going. |
| 0:19.7 | It's what keeps that belief. |
| 0:21.3 | It's that person who can reflect back at you. Hey, I know you're having a bad day, but you can do this. You can do this. |
| 0:25.3 | Find somehow, somewhere to feel safe. So that way you can let your light shine and you can make a |
| 0:30.9 | difference in the world too. Holistic Voice presents the Food Heels podcast with your hosts, |
| 0:37.1 | Alison Melody and Susie Hardy. |
| 0:39.5 | Join the Food Hills Nation and learn the secrets to go from feeling unwell to healing yourself. |
| 0:45.6 | Warning, side effects of this podcast may include increased health and vitality, thoughts of living longer, |
| 0:49.6 | an increase in sexual activity, feelings of joy, cravings for kale and chemo, and a spike in Tinder matches. |
| 0:54.4 | In rare cases, people have experienced a strong desire to put down the Ben and Jerry's, get |
| 0:57.8 | off the couch and take a walk outside. If you experience any of these symptoms, tell your Facebook |
| 1:01.3 | friends immediately. All right, welcome, Food Heels Nation. I'm Alison Melody, and if you listen to the |
| 1:06.7 | show often, you know that I'm a plant-powered foodie. I love indulging in delicious vegan cuisine |
| 1:12.7 | and trying out all the tastes and flavors and textures of plant-based foods, especially |
| 1:17.4 | at high-end restaurants like Pura Vita. Pira Vita is here in L.A. And it's actually the first |
| 1:23.0 | 100% plant-based organic Italian restaurant and wine bar in the United States, and it's where |
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