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Friday Aug 28, 2020
All the ingredients for community growth w/ Wayo Longoria at Casa De Luz
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Friday Aug 28, 2020
I’ve always felt called to Austin Texas. It is afterall the city my mom acquired my name from. But I’ve just never made it down here - until now. When I pulled into the city on this sunny, July day in Texas - the temperature was sitting right at 100 degrees out. All I could think about was finding something refreshing and healthy to eat. So, I jumped on the happy cow app to look at what my options were to relax, get some work done, and grab a bite for lunch. As soon as I saw the pictures of the food and atmosphere at Casa De Luz I knew that was exactly where I should be.
I was in town - looking for people playing a unique role - in their local food economy. I thought this might be a good place to start asking around. I was eating from a delicious, colorful and substantial plate - just a couple mins after walking in. The food was great. They mentioned something about macrobiotics but I wasn’t sure what that was or meant. yet.. I sat outside on the patio and enjoyed the almost half tropical, half desert-like vibe the courtyard exudes. Before I left I briefly spoke with the manager about my podcast on local food and was told a little bit about the restaurant’s founder. A guy called Wayo.
I rolled out mega full, and satisfied but with a surprisingly light energy. And continued my journey exploring Austin. I was driving around - checking out other local food leads - when I decided to text a close - musician friend of mine - who had recently relocated back to Austin before covid. Rashah quickly texted back and said he was grabbing a bite to eat. He said I should come meet up for a minute. I called him up and asked where we should meet. He said “I’m at my favorite little vegan spot, you’ve gotta check it out. It’s called Casa De Luz”..
Out of all the awesome restaurants in Austin, I literally just ate there. Of course I would come to Rashah’s city and somehow miss running into him by a matter of minutes. So I headed back to Casa. Rashah smiled in surprise as I walked back in. Come to find out, Rashah had worked and volunteered there for 7 years. I told him about my podcast and that I was looking for people playing a grassroots role in their local food economy. He said “you gotta meet Casa’s founder Wayo”. The stars had aligned. Rasha was the connector. He introduced us and the podcast was set up for the next day.
Their motto is an Ayurvedic proverb “When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use. When diet is right, medicine is of no need.” This is the story of Wayo Longoria and Casa De Luz.
Check them out online at www.casadeluz.org
On Instagram @casadeluz_atx
On Twitter @casadeluz
And Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CasaDeLuzATX
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