a veg life

(posted by Emily) It was another busy, fun-filled weekend at our house! We wanted to be sure to take some time for ourselves, and a return trip to Crossroads has been on our to-do list for a while. Since we got a tax refund this year, we wanted to treat ourselves to a great meal. Coincidentally, date night on Saturday meant we could celebrate 8 months of marriage, too! As always, any great meal we eat starts with some strategizing. We looked over the menu , and decided on the things we thought sounded unique and interesting.  We started with the Cream of Fava Bean and English Pea soup. It has some almond milk Greek yogurt mixed and the flavors were very bold and fresh. I noticed the pea right away, while Rick latched on to the yogurt flavor. Though it looks thick, the soup was thin but very rich. An impressive start to the meal! Next up was the classic favorite--Artichoke Oysters. The oysters sit on an artichoke leaf, with an artichoke puree and crispy oyste...

(posted by Emily) When I was putting this list together, I decided I can't call it our favorites list--there are too many places in other cities where we love to eat, so here is a list of our most-frequented establishments in Los Angeles. I highly recommend you give them a try! Top Ten: Restaurants in LA 1) Sage Organic Vegan Bistro - Culver City and Echo Park via 2) Sushi Gone Wild - Torrance 3) Veggie Grill - multiple SoCal locations via 4) Native Foods - multiple SoCal locations via 5) Crossroads Kitchen - Los Angeles (West Hollywood) via 6) El Tarasco - multiple SoCal loactions via 7) Mendicino Farms - multiple SoCal locations via 8) Juliano's Planet Raw - West Hollywood via 9) Gracias Madre - West Hollywood via 10) Chipotle - I know, I know. This is a cheap number ten. But it's a great go-to vegan option in a hurry, and you can find them almost everywhere now! Hope you are having a great day! -...

Restaurant Review: Crossroads Kitchen When Rick and I first read about Crossroads in our LA Magazine , we immediately knew it was on our short list of new restaurants to try. After checking out the menu, we realized it would be the perfect place to celebrate our marriage with a special meal to ourselves. It took a few weeks for us to get there, since we needed to have a reservation on an evening we had free, and Saturday night was the finally the perfect night! Dinner was late, with our reservation scheduled for 8:30. We did not use the restaurant's valet parking and ended up finding a spot in the neighborhood. Even looking through the windows of the restaurant, we were immediately blown away by the decor and beautiful exposed bulb chandeliers throughout the restaurant space. We had to wait a few minutes, but passed the time by celeb watching as Tisha Campell-Martin 's birthday party got underway. You know a restaurant must be good if Don Cheadle is there! Once seated,...