By Nancy Edwards
Local picky eaters from the age of 2 to 92 can finally be tricked into thinking they are digesting peanut butter, chocolate or honey, when in fact they are consuming nutritious fruits and vegetables.
TwentyTwo Juicer, the brainchild of Ross and Leslie Hanna, is a new juice/smoothie bar operating out of the couple’s mobile food trailer, a 1964 Shasta Airflyte named Pearl.
The couple noticed juicer/smoothie bars on the West Coast when they lived in San Francisco. When vacationing in Asheville, N.C., they visited a coffee bar inside a double-decker bus. After moving to Fishers, the Hannas decided to combine serving juicers and smoothies out of the trailer.
“There is definitely a lack of juice and smoothie bars around here,” Leslie said. “We’re filling that void.”
The Hannas, both 27, decided on the name, TwentyTwo Juicer, because it’s their lucky number. Both Ross and Leslie were born on the 22 and married on that same date as well.
A “good alternative to your typical morning breakfast, such as McDonald’s,” according to Leslie, the bar features all-organic, naturally-sweetened, vegan-friendly items such as Green S&B, a smoothie consisting of spinach, banana, strawberry, raw honey, almond milk and ice. Picky kids will enjoy the PB & Awesome, made of banana, vanilla, hazelnut, peanut butter, almond milk and ice.
The most unique choice on the menu is what’s called an Acai Bowl, which has acai berry and banana blended with almond milk, and topped with hemp granola, cocoa nibs, blueberries, strawberries, bananas and raw honey. The Hannas discovered the Acai Bowl on their honeymoon in Hawaii.
“It tastes like a yogurt parfait with a smoothie base,” Leslie said. “We are bringing a little Hawaii to Indiana.”
In a few weeks on Saturday mornings, the Hannas will have their juice bar parked in front of vintage store Best of What’s Around, 8745 E. 116th St. They also will be featuring their smoothies at WARMfest 2013, a three-day festival over Labor Day weekend, located at Broad Ripple Park in Indianapolis.
Ross and Leslie are available for private parties and events in Indianapolis and Hamilton County as well as parking their services in office parks.
“We’d love to do anything where people see us and have a following,” Ross said.
For further information or to book an event, contact Ross Hanna at 765-376-1443 or visit their website www.twentytwojuice.com.