Press Releases (......note-1st location in Sonoma County....not Monterey Bay)
Vegan jazz club planned
By Edible Magazine
July 23 – The nightlife scene in Rohnert Park is about to come alive with hot
jazz and healthy vegan cuisine. A new café and performance space called Chai is set to open before the new year according to Dr. Amba Dryg—the driving force behind the project.
Dr. Dryg—a fan of Billie Holiday—sang jazz in Europe professionally for
many years and wants to create a place where she and her jazz musician friends
from all over the world can perform. “The problem with singing jazz in this
country is that people don’t want to pay you and they can be very
disrespectful,” she says.
The kitchen will be run by Yogi Chef Briksha Mahendra, who studied raw, vegan
cooking with Gabriel Cousens at the Tree of Life Foundation in Arizona and
worked four years as head chef at Café Gratitude in San Francisco.
“So many people want to eat healthier, but don’t know how to do it so it’s
tasty,” says Amba, “With eating alive foods you have so much better energy.” The
chef’s famous Sacred Chai Tea will be on the menu, along with Surrender Hemp Ice Cream.
Chai will operate as a café and take-out deli during the day. Raw vegan food
preparation classes may be offered eventually, along with lectures on wellness
and spirituality. She’s also planning to have stand-up comedians to liven up
those quiet Rohnert park nights.
While she doesn’t drink herself, Amba recognizes the nightspot will need to
serve beer and wine. She’s in the process of lining up organic beer from a local
brewery and organic wines from Sonoma county makers
She intends to open Chai in a large open space close to Commerce and Rohnert park Expressway in Rohnert Park
cooperative with other partners emerging to take on some of the
responsibilities.
The single mother of two middle-school daughters performed in Europe under
the stage name Miss Henry Wig and recorded an album Miss Henry sings Angel
Eyes which is available on Amazon and iTunes. The multi-faceted singer is
also a certified "Doctor" of Medical QiGong Therapy at Sunrise Integrative
Therapies in San Francisco and Rohnert Park—an often “heavy” job that requires the energizing qualities of good food and beautiful music.
If you are interested in learning more about Chai, please contact Dr Amba Dryg DMQ (China) at: medQiDoc@yahoo.com
By Edible Magazine
July 23 – The nightlife scene in Rohnert Park is about to come alive with hot
jazz and healthy vegan cuisine. A new café and performance space called Chai is set to open before the new year according to Dr. Amba Dryg—the driving force behind the project.
Dr. Dryg—a fan of Billie Holiday—sang jazz in Europe professionally for
many years and wants to create a place where she and her jazz musician friends
from all over the world can perform. “The problem with singing jazz in this
country is that people don’t want to pay you and they can be very
disrespectful,” she says.
The kitchen will be run by Yogi Chef Briksha Mahendra, who studied raw, vegan
cooking with Gabriel Cousens at the Tree of Life Foundation in Arizona and
worked four years as head chef at Café Gratitude in San Francisco.
“So many people want to eat healthier, but don’t know how to do it so it’s
tasty,” says Amba, “With eating alive foods you have so much better energy.” The
chef’s famous Sacred Chai Tea will be on the menu, along with Surrender Hemp Ice Cream.
Chai will operate as a café and take-out deli during the day. Raw vegan food
preparation classes may be offered eventually, along with lectures on wellness
and spirituality. She’s also planning to have stand-up comedians to liven up
those quiet Rohnert park nights.
While she doesn’t drink herself, Amba recognizes the nightspot will need to
serve beer and wine. She’s in the process of lining up organic beer from a local
brewery and organic wines from Sonoma county makers
She intends to open Chai in a large open space close to Commerce and Rohnert park Expressway in Rohnert Park
cooperative with other partners emerging to take on some of the
responsibilities.
The single mother of two middle-school daughters performed in Europe under
the stage name Miss Henry Wig and recorded an album Miss Henry sings Angel
Eyes which is available on Amazon and iTunes. The multi-faceted singer is
also a certified "Doctor" of Medical QiGong Therapy at Sunrise Integrative
Therapies in San Francisco and Rohnert Park—an often “heavy” job that requires the energizing qualities of good food and beautiful music.
If you are interested in learning more about Chai, please contact Dr Amba Dryg DMQ (China) at: medQiDoc@yahoo.com
