{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"eatyourveggies","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/eatyourveggies\/","title":"Restaurateur Interview Series: Joy from Candle Cafe - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"InRxWXCuTn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/restaurateur-interview-series-joy-from-candle-79\/\">Restaurateur Interview Series: Joy from Candle Cafe<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/restaurateur-interview-series-joy-from-candle-79\/embed\/#?secret=InRxWXCuTn\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Restaurateur Interview Series: Joy from Candle Cafe&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"InRxWXCuTn\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/InterviewJoyCandle79.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":180,"description":"Candle Cafe 1307 3rd Ave (at 75th St, Upper East Side) New York City,\u00a0New York\u00a010021 212-472-0970 Candle 79 154 East 79th St (at Lexington, Upper East Side) New York City,\u00a0New York\u00a010021 212-537-7179 Owner: Joy Pierson Is this your first restaurant? Candle Cafe is our first restaurant and Candle 79 is our second. What made you decide to open a vegetarian\/vegan restaurant? My passion to heal people with food. I was a practicing nutritionist and I met Bart when he was owner and operator of a juice bar\/cafe on the Upper East Side and he introduced me to the power of plant based foods. He served me a sandwich and my life was never the same. We became partners and opened up the Candle Cafe in 1993. What has been your greatest professional success and your biggest setback? My greatest professional success is the work we\u2019ve been able to do feeding children with cancer and helping the movement for more holistic and integrative treatments. We have worked with Columbia Presbyterian and other organizations to bring plant based nutrition to those most in need. The biggest setback has been the difficulty with growth and the challenges of opening a new location. What\u2019s [&hellip;]"}