Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 3:39PM 
During a grueling day of Christmas shopping at Fashion Island this past December, I was feeling pretty hungry. I could've headed to True Food Kitchen or Wahoo's, but I decided to check out the underground food court to see if there was anything new and vegan down there. What I found was pleasantly surprising. One item on the Hana Grill menu jumped out at me immediately: vegan chicken bowl.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 7:23PM 
Image courtesy of YelpUnfortunately, I hadn't had a chance to review Casa DTLA yet when I found out that the delicious upscale Mexican restaurant had been shut down for renovations and a change of concept. Casa had recently become a favorite of my brother, his friends and I for their killer happy hour deals, creative drink selections, views of the city's tallest buildings and most importantly, the vegan soyrizo potato tacos. The silver lining is that the new restaurant to take its place, which will be named Blue Cow, is the latest offering from the people behind Mendocino Farms. Blue Cow has been touted by the owners as a "think tank" for new, unique sandwiches, and since MF offers some vegan fare, we can only hope Blue Cow will also.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 11:18AM 
If you read my review of the vegan options at Breeze Restaurant inside Hyatt Century Plaza, I'm sure you were salivating. The food is top notch, including locally grown organic produce, house-made nut cheeses, and plenty of gourmet vegan options. Now, as a part of DineLA, Breeze is offering a three course dinner for $34 with some amazing vegan options for each course. If you live in the LA area, and especially if you want to show omnivores how insanely delicious gourmet vegan food can be, you have to check this out. It would make a killer date night as well, so keep that in mind. And if no other reason makes you want to visit, the vegan tiramisu is downright orgasmic. Here's the official press release:
Century Plaza, Dine LA, DineLA, Gardein, Hyatt, Los Angeles, Tal Ronnen, hotel, local produce, tiramisu, vegan, vegetarian in EVENTS, FOOD, LOS ANGELES, NEWS, RESTAURANTS, VEGAN, VEGETARIAN Monday, January 9, 2012 at 9:11AM 
Our friends at Gardein launched a new campaign and Vegan getaway giveaway this morning and it's super easy to enter. Check out the details:
With the New Year everyone is thinking about self-improvement. In fact, each New Year nearly 100 million Americans draw up a well-intentioned New Year’s Resolution list with the number one resolution being to 'lose weight' and with 'exercise more' second.
So how are Americans going to keep their 2012 health resolutions? Well, Garden Protein International, a leading national meat-free food brand and makers of Gardein, is making it easy for people to stay focused on their diet and health resolutions.
Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 5:53PM 
Admittedly, I probably don't mention locally-based, but ever expanding, vegan chains like Native Foods and Veggie Grill on here enough. Both these chains are on an expansion roll and offer delicious animal-free cuisine, but "reviewing" a place that is such a staple in my eating out routine just seems awkward.
However, after starting my weekend last night with a feast at Native Foods in Costa Mesa, I decided I had to write about them for two reasons: they make what is most likely my favorite vegan burger on the planet, and my meal was FREE thanks to accumulated loyalty card points. So, without further ado, I bless you with the Oklahoma Bacon Cheeseburger.
