The charm of brick arches above restorative wood tables flourishes against the well curated glass bar and the stainless steel seven barrel brews. If you can't make it to Belgium this summer, take a stop into Bluebird to get a taste.
Read MoreTea is my high and ceremonial matcha is top shelf.
Read MoreI started going to Sun Cafe Organic around 2012, near the time of me moving back from the hustle and bustle of New York City.
Read MoreAs Los Angeles continues to spawn a new juice bar every other month, Moon Juice has secured it's prime echelon status amongst the rest. They have created a category onto themselves–a resource for plant-based alchemy (as stated from their website) that unites juice bar with retail support.
Read MoreTake a little drive down to Costa Mesa and you'll find a covert, one-level, urban space called The LAB–The Anti-Mall. Within The LAB there are a few shops, a few restaurants, an art exhibit and an outdoor area to sit and lounge.
It's the perfect location for Seabirds Kitchen–a small, organic, seasonal vegan restaurant.
Read MoreThe first time I tried Cava Grill I was with non-vegan friends at the Villiage at Topanga location. I was told it was another Chipotle-style Mediterranean restaurant much like Yalla Mediterranean.
Yalla Mediterranean, a Northern California health-conscious chain has made its way down the coast.
I was given an opportunity to invite and try their new location in Culver City. I pulled a few close friends/bloggers to enjoy this delicious occasion.
Read MoreM Café is a macrobiotic restaurant with four locations in Southern California –Melrose being the flagship. Currently, the only one to undergo an interior revamp is Melrose, but the other locations have introduced the new menu items and the revised branding design.
In accordance with macrobiotic cuisine, M Café serves dishes without refined sugars, eggs, dairy, red meat or poultry. Before jumping to conclusions they are not a completely vegan restaurant, they do serve fish–per the fundamentals of a macrobiotic diet, but everything on the menu can be made vegan or has a vegan alternative option.
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Well, I see my theme loud and clear-FOOD!
Delicious, unique, progressive dishes from some of my favorite locations and books!
A fully loaded burger from @cafegratitude
A feast of new dishes from the revamped @welovemcafe
A literal donut cake from @donutfriend
My favorite sandwich-Puerco from @organixla
My own Klean-Slate Kitchen Greens on Greens Wrap
Savory Corn Cakes from @vegetable.la
Buddha Spring Rolls from @vestationkitchen
A Build-Your-Own Plate from one of my favorite specialty markets @erewhonmarket
and the two most recent editions to my shelves @miyokoschinner The Homemade Vegan Pantry and @jonimarienewman The Complete Guide to Even More Vegan Food Substitutes.
Of course, this year has been phenomenally progressive in the vegan department, but it has also exceeded my expectations in getting to know so many wonderful individuals I now call friends.
Lots of love, lots of compassion and lots of heart is what I will bring with me into 2016 along with pushing the limits and forgetting the boundaries.
Happy New Years!
Klean-Slate
I love being in the heart of fig season in California.
Simultaneously, it happens to be the same time as my birthday; which is a very lovely coincidence.
The lovely Laura (A Sunshine Mission) hosted a vegan bloggers meetup at Downtown LA’s The Springs Restaurant this past weekend and I was huymbly invited to a 7-course, chefs tasting menu on a Saturday night with a live band!
I had to think really hard about this one…YES, definitely yes!
I couldn’t be more thankful for the way I was able to coordinate my Thanksgiving. As Klean-Slate has evolved, my circle of vegan friends has grown. A community of like-minded, amazingly wonderful and inspiring individuals I can happily call friends. It is ever evolving as the community keeps growing and growing!
Read MorePearl's Liquor Bar is a well designed, Prohibition era-esque spot on Sunset Blvd. It's not the most vegan-friendly, but with a little mixing and matching you can make it work and have a tasty meal (sans any desserts).
Read MoreI ventured right on over to M Street Coffee after receiving a hot tip about this neighborhood, vegan-friendly coffee shop.
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