LA CA 9/21-9/24 To Do, To Go, To See, To Eat?!?!

[Conscious Midwife]

I'll be in Los Angels 9/21-9/24

What's there to do
where should I go
Who can I meet
Where must I EAT?

This is of course after I take my obligatory trip to Targets and Pier 1 to get dorm stuff for my FROSH daughter who will be attending UCLA!!!

GO BRUINS

[RawTruth]

Well, gosh, there's just SO much to do. Where will you be exactly?

There are 13 raw food restaurant locations in Southern California (in addition to another opening later this month and Cafe Gratitude drifting down from San Francisco soon), so there are plenty of places to eat. A handful of excellent places to buy raw food supplies that most people have to order over the internet. I've provided lists here before when members came out ... and met up with a few ... so, if you'd like, feel free to email me.

But ... if you're wanting to expand beyond the eating, there are raw food and health events, but you may be interested in the beach, mountains, desert, museums ... ??

[Conscious Midwife]

I'll be staying at a Hotel near the airport and frequenting the Westwood area, where UCLA is located.

I'll check meetup.com for group activities..

I know about a few ofthe restaurant I just hear that driving in CA is horrible. One hotel rep told me to take any distance I need to travel and multiply it by 2.5 in order to determin how long it would take in minutes to get there. So i probably won't go any further than long Beach or Santa Monica. I'll have to mapquest the restaurant.

The plan is to shop a bit to get my daughter dor room together and then have a litttle mother to "grown" daughter bonding time. She is the oldest of 5 children and this is the first time since she was 4years old that we have been alone together for more than 12 hours.

I probably need to just immerse myself in what she wants to do and squeezin a RAW restaurant and an agreed excursion to the beach.

[Revvell]

I'll be around on the 24th. Maybe some of us can get together for brunch or lunch on Sunday. I'm sure RT can organize it. :D

Revvell

[Conscious Midwife]

WHOA

You'll be in LA Revvell?

We so need to meet, if only to thank you in person for your daily appreciation and abundance threads.

OK someone pick the restaurant within 30miles of LAX please. I have to return my rental by 3:30pm on Sunday, and catch a flight back to TN.

How about brunch at 11AM somewhere that is open that early, on Sunday!!!

Or we can pot luck on the beach or in the park.

Lets just meet!!!

I'm soooooooooooooooo EXCITED!!!

revvell you have celebrity status in my house :D

[Revvell]

WHOA

You'll be in LA Revvell?

Uhhh, yeah, I live here ~ less'n I'm travelin'




We so need to meet, if only to thank you in person for your daily appreciation and abundance threads.

Awwww, thank you. :)


OK someone pick the restaurant within 30miles of LAX please. I have to return my rental by 3:30pm on Sunday, and catch a flight back to TN.

How about brunch at 11AM somewhere that is open that early, on Sunday!!!

That would be RT's job since she knows every restaurant and everything there is about the raw community ~ what's open, what's closed, who's doig what, etc.


Or we can pot luck on the beach or in the park.

Sooo, whatchu gonna bring?


Lets just meet!!!

Methinks we can make that happen.

I'm soooooooooooooooo EXCITED!!!


revvell you have celebrity status in my house :D

*lookin' at me schedule* Ummm, what's your address? :D

You MUST go to Redondo Beach ~ Melissa's restaurant ~ Terra Bella. Tell her I sent you. Too bad you'll not be here this weekend. She's having her grand opening. Gonna be FUN!!!!!

[Conscious Midwife]

I'll be here:

LOS ANGELES-INT'L AIRPORT
9901 LA CIENEGA BLVD
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90045
310/649-5151


Even though this is my daughters "time". She is game for a RAW meetup or dining RAW during my visit. She is so supportive :)

Terra Bella would be a great stop. Loved your interview with Melissa.

I'm beyond excited about next week...on so many levels.

Yeh if we potluck I'll bring a bag of organic whatever I can find at the nearest grocer... :D

[Conscious Midwife]

CALIFORNIA
Au Lac Vegetarian Restaurant
Mile Square Plaza
16563 Brookhurst
Fountain Valley, CA
(714) 418-0658
Website: www.aulac.com
(raw options)

Back to the Garden
21065 Bush St
(707) 987-8303 Middletown, CA 95461
Email: julia@sacreddance.org
Website: www.sacreddance.org/garden/index.htm

Beverly Hills Juice Club
8382 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 94122
(323) 655-8300
(take out)

Cilantro Live!
315 1/2 3rd Ave
Chula Vista (San Diego), CA 91910
619.827.7401
Website: www.cilantrolive.com

Food in the Nude from Cornucopia Community Market
Carmel Rancho Blvd
Carmel, CA
(831) 620-0520
Email: foodinthenude@rawfoods.com
Website: www.foodinthenude.net

The Inn of the Seventh Ray
128 Old Topanga Canyon Rd.
Topanga, CA 90290
(310) 455 -1311
(some raw offerings)
Call for menu offerings and reservations

Millenium Restaurant
580 Geary Street (in the Savoy Hotel)
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 345-3900
Website: www.millenniumrestaurant.com
(offers 1 raw option a day, call ahead to request more options)

Nature's First Law Raw Superstore
1475 North Cuyamaca Street
El Cajon, CA 92020
(619) 596-7979
Website: www.rawfood.com
(Occasionally will hold Events at the store with an array of Raw cuisine)

Oxygen Bar
795 Valencia St.
San Francisco, CA
(Tuesday evening a raw dinner is prepared, great mix with a triple Kava elixer :))

Raw Energy: Organic Juice Café
2050 Addison (Between Shattuck and Milvia)
Berkeley, CA
(510) 665-9464

Roxanne's
320 Magnolia Avenue
Larkspur, CA 94939
(415) 924-5004
Email: info@roxraw.com
Website: www.roxraw.com
(Elegant gourmet restaurant focused on Raw Cuisine; Advanced reservations required!)

The Vegetarian
431 West 13th Street
Escondido, CA
(760) 740-9596

HERE ARE A FEW SPOTS... I HEAR DRIVING IN CA LEAVES YOU PLENTY OF TIME FOR LISTENING TO BOOKS ON TAPE>>> my positive slant on "traffic"

[Conscious Midwife]

Hmmm

just remebered RAMADAN will most likely start whe i'm in CA. Which will nix the daytime dining. But I could always take mine to go for later.

Hope I get to meet you folks.

OH Revell where is the best place fo me to get packaged raw crackers and cookies? i don't have a dehydrator YET, so this would be a good time to bring back some treats.

[Revvell]

Well, looking at this list, you're going to have to spend a week ~ or longer ~ here. Ca. is SUCH a big state.

Possibility:

CALIFORNIA
Au Lac Vegetarian Restaurant
Mile Square Plaza
16563 Brookhurst
Fountain Valley, CA
(714) 418-0658
Website: www.aulac.com
(raw options)

Doubt it:

Back to the Garden
21065 Bush St
(707) 987-8303 Middletown, CA 95461
Email: julia@sacreddance.org
Website: www.sacreddance.org/garden/index.htm

Possibility yet I've not been there sooo, can't say:

Beverly Hills Juice Club
8382 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 94122
(323) 655-8300
(take out)

Possibility but it's a drive although, if you have the time:

Cilantro Live!
315 1/2 3rd Ave
Chula Vista (San Diego), CA 91910
619.827.7401
Website: www.cilantrolive.com

Uhhhh, no:

Food in the Nude from Cornucopia Community Market
Carmel Rancho Blvd
Carmel, CA
(831) 620-0520
Email: foodinthenude@rawfoods.com
Website: www.foodinthenude.net

High Probablility:

The Inn of the Seventh Ray
128 Old Topanga Canyon Rd.
Topanga, CA 90290
(310) 455 -1311
(some raw offerings)
Call for menu offerings and reservations

*shakes head* Nupe!

Millenium Restaurant
580 Geary Street (in the Savoy Hotel)
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 345-3900
Website: www.millenniumrestaurant.com
(offers 1 raw option a day, call ahead to request more options)

Would be nice to visit if you've got the time:

Nature's First Law Raw Superstore
1475 North Cuyamaca Street
El Cajon, CA 92020
(619) 596-7979
Website: www.rawfood.com
(Occasionally will hold Events at the store with an array of Raw cuisine)

Not this time around:

Oxygen Bar
795 Valencia St.
San Francisco, CA
(Tuesday evening a raw dinner is prepared, great mix with a triple Kava elixer :))

Uhhh, no:

Raw Energy: Organic Juice Café
2050 Addison (Between Shattuck and Milvia)
Berkeley, CA
(510) 665-9464

Defunct:

Roxanne's
320 Magnolia Avenue
Larkspur, CA 94939
(415) 924-5004
Email: info@roxraw.com
Website: www.roxraw.com
(Elegant gourmet restaurant focused on Raw Cuisine; Advanced reservations required!)

Probably not:

The Vegetarian
431 West 13th Street
Escondido, CA
(760) 740-9596

HERE ARE A FEW SPOTS... I HEAR DRIVING IN CA LEAVES YOU PLENTY OF TIME FOR LISTENING TO BOOKS ON TAPE>>> my positive slant on "traffic"

[Revvell]

OH Revell where is the best place fo me to get packaged raw crackers and cookies? i don't have a dehydrator YET, so this would be a good time to bring back some treats.


Whole Foods is probably your best bet.

I'll be back from my conference Sat. sometime so the evening is a possibility.
We just went to Redondo last night for Melissa's grand opening. The place was packed!!! Not sure if Bo wants to drive down there again or not. You "should" make it a for sure visit. Not that far from the airport.

You missed Leaf Cuisine up in Santa Monica; Rawvolution (I think it is) and Juliano's as well.

Revvell

[Conscious Midwife]

Hmmmm
My list was a cut and paste

But I can try Saturday night at Melissa's

I'll mapquest a few locals before I go and then fwd you my balckberry address

I so would like to meet you and any of our other RAW CYBER FAMILY

[Revvell]

Hmmmm
My list was a cut and paste

But I can try Saturday night at Melissa's

I'll mapquest a few locals before I go and then fwd you my balckberry address

I so would like to meet you and any of our other RAW CYBER FAMILY

Well, let us know what you're planning on doing and if Bo's around ~ seems like Saturday evening is your best bet since you'll not be eating during the day, ya?

If your email's open, I'll send you my cell and phone number.

Rev

[RawTruth]

If you don't mind me jumping in, perhaps I can help you, too.

The best places to buy crackers and such in Los Angeles are Erewohn (West L.A.), the Euphoria part of Euphora Loves Rawvolution (Santa Monica), and Coopertunity. In Orange County, it would be Mother's Market. Also, Rod at Leaf Cuisine sells bags of his own as does Ursula at Good Mood Food Cafe.

The list you cut and pasted is, unfortunately, not up to date, and covers the entire state, so . . .

Here are the raw restaurants in Southern California and their websites --

Au Lac in Fountain Valley -- the BEST by far & worth the drive!!! (most of the local raw restaurant owners and raw gurus eat there when they're in town)
www.aulac.com (http://www.aulac.com/)

Leaf Cuisine in Culver City and Sherman Oaks (raw and organic, affordable)
www.leafcuisine.com (http://www.leafcuisine.com/)

Jade Cafe in Silverlake (spa cuisine, pricey but good)
www.jadecafe.org (http://www.jadecafe.org/)

Euphoria Loves Rawvolution (deli style - the Big Matt is #1 - and there is an amazing variety of raw staples in the store section - from every raw cracker on the market to rounds of cacao butter.)
http://rawvolution.com/store.html

GoodMoodFood Cafe in Huntington Beach (mostly raw)
http://goodmoodfood.com (http://goodmoodfood.com/)

Taste of the Goddess in West Hollywood
http://tasteofthegoddess.com (http://tasteofthegoddess.com/)

Cilantro Live! in San Diego and Carlsbad
http://cilantrolive.com (http://cilantrolive.com/)

Naked Apples in Laguna Beach (deli take-out & patio)
www.nakedapples.com (http://www.nakedapples.com/)

Juliano's Raw in Santa Monica
www.rawplanet.com

Terra Bella in Redondo Beach
www.terrabellacafe.com

Neshama in Encinitas


Have a great time exploring!! All are open after dark, so I'm thinking you could dine then. There are a handful of these restaurants that I go to a LOT -- others I rarely if ever dine at. If you want some private recommendations, just drop me an email!

Have a wonderful time with your daughter!

[RawTruth]

That would be RT's job since she knows every restaurant and everything there is about the raw community ~ what's open, what's closed, who's doig what, etc.
OH! I guess I WAS invited to join this discussion, after all. (It always helps to read the back posts when one has been on "vacation" from the board for a while, I guess. LOL!!)

I'd love to get together with you while you're in town. You may enjoy meeting some of my raw friends -- PATH sure did when he was here -- so, if you're up for it, drop me a line!!

[Conscious Midwife]

OK ladies

Tonight it is
8PM California time, if this is convenient.

I found your number Revell I'll call soon.

[Conscious Midwife]

I saw a sign for Culver City off I 405

So Leaf Cuisine , if that works?!?!?!?!

In case we plan tag

I'll be there tonight unless we communicate other wise
RT said Rod has crackers so I'll get two food things accomplished with that stop

YUMMY

[Revvell]

Not sure if Bo's up for going and since I've been away, I'm not going anywhere without Himself. :) We'll chat though.

Revvell

[Conscious Midwife]

Great chatting with you Revell

Sorry we couldn't hook up

maybe next time I can put a bitmore planning into things.

I made it to LEAF during the day, I wasn't impressed and since I was fasting I didn't bother to order any takeout.

I did however get some flax crackers and kale cracker to go. Oh yeh and some Cacao nibs. The crackers were great later that night so the trip to LEAF was worth it.

[dogmd]

Okay.. now why am I just now seeing this post... My vet hospital is 2 minutes from LAX airport and I eat at the Leaf cuisine a couple times a week!!!

Sunday am we went to REAL FOOD DAILY in West Hollywood. It is mostly organic and vegan. They did have 2 raw dishes on the menu whtat were quite good!!

UGGGHHH!! Oh well.. I guess next time you are in LA.....I hope you had a good time.

[Conscious Midwife]

Okay.. now why am I just now seeing this post... My vet hospital is 2 minutes from LAX airport and I eat at the Leaf cuisine a couple times a week!!!

Sunday am we went to REAL FOOD DAILY in West Hollywood. It is mostly organic and vegan. They did have 2 raw dishes on the menu whtat were quite good!!

UGGGHHH!! Oh well.. I guess next time you are in LA.....I hope you had a good time.


I'll make note of this and look you up before my next visit. I don't know why I thought you were in NOR Cal

[Revvell]

Great chatting with you Revell

Sorry we couldn't hook up

maybe next time I can put a bitmore planning into things.



Life,

It was my pleasure. Bo came home at 6 and was whipped so we stayed home. We've only been together 2 years and much of that we spent apart not knowing when we'll be together because of immigration, conferences, etc. sooo, when we can be together and have a quiet evening at home, we do so.

Yuh, next time, no fasting time, eh??? :)

You enjoyed your time here yes? You got to see quite a bit of the coastal communities it seems. Sorry we couldn't hook up though.

Until next time...

Revvell