SOOOOO Good: Santa Monica Farmer’s Markets (Calfornia)

Our Rating: SOOOO Good
Address: All Santa Monica Farmers Markets are open rain or shine – year round!
Wednesdays – At 2nd and Arizona 8:30am – 1:30pm
Saturdays – At 3rd and Arizona 8:30am – 1 pm
Saturdays – At Virginia Ave. Park 8am – 1pm
Sundays – At 2640 Main Street 9:30am – 1 pm
Contact: 310-458-8712 ext. 2 (ask for Darra Adler), smgov.net/farmers_market/
Simply put, it doesn’t get any better than this. Imagine stand after stand of farmers with big smiles, wide-open hearts and the dirt from last night’s pick (which they’re selling today) still under their fingernails. Row after row of eye-poping, organic, pesticide-free, sustainably grown produce.

SOO Good: Cru (Los Angeles, California)

Our Rating: SOO Good
Address: 1521 Griffith Park Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026
Hours: Wed – Mon. 5:30pm –10pm Open for lunch Friday and Saturday 12pm – 4pm. Closed Tuesday
Contact: 323-667-1551, crusilverlake.com

Review via Maureen Whitehouse.

SOOO Good: California Vegan (Los Angeles, California)

Our Rating: SOOO Good!
Address: 7300 W. Sunset Blvd. #A LA, CA 90046, (323.874.9079) AND 12113 Santa Monica Blvd. #207 LA, CA 90025 (323.874.9079)
Hours: 11:00 am – 10:30 pm
Contact: californiavegan.com

Via Maureen Whitehouse…

When I dined here I spotted Ariel, Juliano’s partner from Juliano’s Raw restaurant, enjoying a meal with her family. So I thought to myself [...]

SOOOOO Good: Au Lac Gourmet Vegetarian Restaurant (Orange County, California)

Our Rating: SOOOOO Good!
Address: 16553 Brookhurst St Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Hours: Tues-Weds-Thurs-Sun 11:30am-9:30pm Friday & Saturday 11:30am-10:00pm Closed Mondays
Contact: 714 -418-0658, aulac.com

Via Maureen Whitehouse….

SOOOOO Good: 118 Degrees (Orange County, California).

Our Rating: SOOOOO Good!

Address: 2981 Bristol St Ste B-5 Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Hours: Mon. – Sat. 9am to 10pm (last seating at 9pm)
Sun. 10am – 9pm (last seating at 8pm), Sunday Brunch 10am to 3pm
Contact: 714-754-0718, shop118degrees.com

Via Maureen Whitehouse…

Sustainable, organic, love-filled, vegan, raw food that’s entirely out of this world!

Venturing out of downtown LA to explore what was, for me, the uncharted territory of Orange County was interesting enough. But my excursion to 118 Degrees became even more captivating when [...]