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TriciaEastman

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Restaurant Review: LifeFood Organic

Restaurant Review: LifeFood Organic

From the menu to the art to the market offerings, the things you find at Lifefood are curated with the utmost health in mind. The café style dining offers many to-go options, along with smoothies and Chinese herbal tonics. The market section offers high-vibe supplements, personal care products, and ingredients to make your own healthy vegan food at home. Life Food Organic Santa Monica is the 2nd location of one…

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Restaurant Review: eLOVate Kitchen

eLOVate Kitchen is the newest vegan creation in Santa Monica, California, just one block south of the Santa Monica Pier serving lunch, brunch, and dinner, as well as some of the tastiest juice and juice concoctions on the West Side. The evening menu offers appetizers, entrees, desserts, cocktails, smoothies, cold-pressed juices and elixirs prepared from seasonally fresh ingredients by Chef Roberto Martin. The décor has a fresh farm-to-table vibe with…

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Cooking/ Raw/ Recipes

Master The Art Of Raw Vegan Sushi (Part 2)

raw vegan sushi

  Raw Spicy Vegan Tuna Sushi Roll *Gluten-Free, Raw, Vegan, Nut-Free* Recipe By: Chef Mallori Simko, Los Angeles Based Living Foods Chef Makes 1 Roll 10 Minutes Preparation Time Tools: Kyocera Knife, Cutting Board, Blender, Spoon Spicy Tuna Mixture: Dry ingredients 1/4 Cup Raw Dehydrated Sprouted Seeds (‘Go Raw’ Simple Seed Mix) 2 Tbsp Hemp Seeds 1 Tbsp Dulse Flakes 1 tsp Salt *Blend Together and set aside Wet Ingredients 1…

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Events

Report From 7th Annual Bhakti Fest: Vegetarian Oasis In The Desert

BHAKTI FEST

Once a year 2000 people gather in Joshua Tree, CA for Bhakti Fest (known as “The Spiritual Woodstock of The New Millennium”). Festival goers are provided with Kirtan, yoga, and consciousness-raising workshops in a vegetarian, family-friendly environment free of alcohol and drugs. I wanted to share my personal experience as it was my first time attending this event. I am huge fan in the idea of festivals that provide this…

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How To Master The Art Of Raw Vegan Sushi

How To Master The Art Of Raw Vegan Sushi

Sushi masters spend a lifetime mastering this culinary art. Become a raw vegan sushi ninja with these hacks that will have you making your own tasty, healthy rolls at home in no time. Raw vegan sushi does not use rice. Instead, you can use cauliflower rice or spicy avocado spread. Cauliflower Hemp Rice 1 large cauliflower, leaves removed 2 tablespoon fresh cilantro, minced 2 cloves of garlic 2 cups hulled…

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Restaurant Review: Au Lac

Auc Lac is a legend amongst the vegan scene. The owner Mai Nguyen pioneered the concept in 1997 in Fountain Valley after getting news from her doctor that she had a life threatening brain tumor. She completely healed herself by switching to a raw vegan diet. In 2001, she met chef Ito. They shared a dream to serve and nourish people through a raw and cooked vegan diet. Together they…

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Restaurant Review: Plant Food + Wine

Restaurant Review: Plant Food + Wine

Matthew Kenney has been a pioneer in raw plant-based cuisine for over a decade. Kenney’s newest creation, Plant Food + Wine, takes a leap into that of the cooked variety. The appointed Venice location brings the farm-to-table concept to life with a youthful energy that encapsulates Kenney’s warm, creative spirit. The 70-seat restaurant has a serene outdoor garden with fresh vegetables and herbs grown on site. The upper floor of…

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Restaurant Review: The Springs, Los Angeles

Restaurant Review: The Springs, Los Angeles

Nestled between hip art galleries and coffee shops is a 13,500 square foot vegan paradise in downtown Los Angeles called The Springs. This vegan café and juice bar* meets yoga studio and state-of-the-art spa would make any West-sider brave the 10. The holistically assembled desert oasis theme reminds one a bit of the oh-so-cool Ace Hotel in Palm Springs. Every dish is so elegantly prepared and served, boasting the freshest…

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Health

The Magic Of Mushrooms: 3 Superpower Mushrooms That May Surprise You

reishi mushroom

Mushrooms are the most intelligent plants or fungi of the forest. Their vast mycelial networks exchange information instantaneously, and send in new mushroom grids to the areas where they are needed to compost dead biomass. Their ability to transmute toxins, increase intracellular communication, boost immunity and balance the nervous system are why they have been regarded as one of nature’s most powerful medicines. Practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine believe that using mushrooms…

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Cooking/ Recipes

Brussels Sprouts Vegan, Gluten-Free Pizza

Brussels Sprouts Vegan, Gluten-Free Pizza

Here’s a super savory pizza recipe I’ve adapted from The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen. It bursts with fall flavors, is vegan and gluten-free, and best of all is easy to prepare! Enjoy! Ingredients: -2 tablespoons olive oil plus more for brushing and drizzling -1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced -Sea salt, freshly ground pepper -1/2 pound Brussels sprouts, trimmed, leaves removed (about 4 cups) -2 garlic cloves, finely chopped -1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika -1 12’ gluten-free pizza…

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Plant-Based Hunters: Dosa

Dosa San Francisco vegetarian Indian

Decades ago, humans hunted for meat. Now it feels like we have to hunt for plant-based options. As we demand vegan and vegetarian options, we no longer have to hunt them down. Dosa House offers such a robust menu of vegetarian and vegan options that it has won the heart of Bay area plant-based hunters. The rich, dimly lit ambiance punctuates the warm, exotic flavors of the Southern Indian cuisine. Coming…

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Pepples Donut Farm: A Plant-Based Gastro Adventure

Donut Farm: A Plant-Based Gastro Adventure

At first glance, the interior of PepplesDonut Farm is a kitschy café meets rocker with a rustic twist. The vintage jukebox against the back wall punctuates the ambiance. Diving into the entirely plant-based menu, another contradiction in itself. I imagined seeing a rebellious vegan about ready to throw a tomato teasingly, “are you ready to get served?” Owner Josh gave me “Free Range” on the menu. The first think to…

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Gracias Madre Takes Root in WEHO

Gracias Madre Takes Root in WEHO

Gracias Madre embodies the true nature of this earth: giving, feeding, nurturing, loving, and is a reminder of how beautiful creation is. Los Angeles gratefully welcomed the long-awaited extra heat to their palates in mid-January with nearly 600 people clamoring to get a taste of cuisine inspired by the kitchens in Mexico with locally sourced, organic ingredients. Not to discount the abundance of incredible Mexican street food, this health conscious city has a love for…

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