a veg life

(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! -...

(posted by Emily)  Recently, Rick and I had a chance to check out one of the newest vegan spots in LA. Gracias Madre is a fully vegan restaurant, serving Mexican-inspired cuisine. We ate at the GM location in San Francisco during the summer of 2012 and were thrilled to hear that location would be opening in West Hollywood. I stalked  followed GM WeHo on social media and we finally had a chance to visit during their first week open.  We went to the restaurant on a Wednesday night, around 8pm. Silly me to think it wouldn't be as busy at that time--it was packed! Rick and I ended up snagging two seats at the bar and ordered a margarita to split. We planned out our meal, deciding on two starters and an entree to share.  First up were the Papas al Horno. The menu describes them as roasted potatoes with olive oil and garlic, topped with chipotle cashew nacho cheese. We had had a similar dish in San Fran, with sweet potatoes that was outstanding, and so my hopes w...