| Alive and Brewing
Drinking a glass of kombucha takes raw food to new heights: Sure, sushi might not be cooked, but kombucha is still living. Companies that sell kombucha promise that thier drinks will promote healthy digestion, regulate metabolism, and improve the immune system � thus helping to fight off winter colds. Often (mistakenly) called "mushroom tea," the drink is made by adding tea and sweeteners to a solid mass of live cultures. It is left to sit for seven to 30 days, producing a sweet and tangy drink, with a slight fermented fizz. Homemade kombucha in black tea and mint tea flavors, is sold for $4 at Brooklyn's Marlow and Sons restaurant (81 Broadway at Wythe Avenue, 718-384-1441). And Millennium Products's two kombucha drinks � GT's Organic Raw Kombucha in flavors such as gingerade and citrus, and Synergy, containing 95% kombucha liquid and 5% fruit juice � are available at natural and organic markets across the city.
Spout Off
FOX talk-show host Bill O'Reilly enjoyed a meal in Harlem with Rev. Al Sharpton. “There wasn't one person in Sylvia's who was screaming, ‘M-F'er, I want more iced tea,'" said O'Reilly. “You know, I mean, everybody was – it was like going into an Italian restaurant in an all-white suburb in the sense of people were sitting there, and they were ordering and having fun." .
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