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! -...

The best part about our new neighborhood in the South Bay is the abundance of great Asian food restaurants. Granted, we can't eat at many of them but we have found a few that have become regular spots for us. Around October, we spent a weekend researching Asian places to eat and then went to a whole bunch in a short span of time. Ironically, our favorite sushi place wasn't on the list that weekend. We had driven by Sushi Gone Wild before when going to Sprouts, but had figured (in Rick's words) it was just a "gringo" sushi place because it had such a silly name. Luckily, we gave it a shot, and weren't disappointed! We like to go on Friday nights, but usually have to make a reservation because it gets so crowded.   Our usual order includes a green salad, which comes with a mustard/horseradish dressing, which is outstanding. I usually order extra on the side, to dip my sushi in. The additional veggies vary, but avocado and cucumber usually make an appearan...