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December 12th, 2006 at 8:57 am
My trip to LA certainly wasn’t what I thought it would be. I was a bit disappointed. Vegan restaurants were even hard to come by in the San Fernando Valley. Though I did find out about one or two after it was too late, but am better prepared for my next trip. I went to Whole Foods Market in Woodland Hills and was very disappointed. They had a very small amount of vegan food and nothing special (except agave syrup) that I can’t get at home. I actually found my at our local New Frontiers when I got back into town then I did in LA. The positive that came out of everything, is I have a much greater appreciation for my local resources. There is one pure vegan restaurant in our area and several vegan-friendly restaurants. In addition, I have found that some of the smaller local restaurants are very willing to work with customers and customize meals. Last night I made vegan sugar cookies. They turned out super delicious. I am making a vegan stew in white sauce for dinner tonight. I will post the recipes and pictures of both tomorrow. I am super excited about how the cookies turned out.
One thing I noticed when going through my local grocery store, is that when I am craving something sweet it is impossible to buy sweets, unless you want candy. I was craving pastries or pies the other day and was walking through the grocery store, reading the ingredients on every pastry like item in the store and everyone of them had eggs and/or milk. Someone should come out with frozen vegan desserts. It’s not like I want them all the time, but every now and then you get the craving and don’t have time to make something from scratch. Anyway, look for pics and recipes tomorrow, until then I hope everyone is having a great day.
Im sorry your trip was a little bit disappointed. i totally undertand you about the vegan sweets. i live in a place with no vegan restaurants and little natural products stores.
im happy the recipes turn out as you expect it!
i cant wait for the recipes.
Comment by johanna • @ December 12, 2006 @ 2:13 pm
I’m shocked that you had a hard time finding vegan places in LA? Did you search before you came out? There are quite a few. Odd…
teddy
Comment by Teddy • @ December 12, 2006 @ 6:56 pm
Too bad you were so far out in the valley. Next time you are in LA come over the hill to the Miracle Mile area (near the LA County Museum of Art & Farmer’s Market). Mäni’s Bakery Cafe is amazing. (Yes, I am biased since I work here.) We have a vegetarian chef who was born and raised in Bolivia. He is amazing and has created tons of items on our menu that are vegan.
I also hear your frustration trying to find good vegan (and sugar free) pies, cookies, and cakes. That is also our specialty. In fact it is what we got started doing over 18 years ago. Given that you are not local, you may want to check out a cookbook that has the receipts for some of our vegan items. It is out of print, but you can still get used copies through amazon.com. Go to our blog (http://www.manisbakery.com/blogcafe/
) scroll down and click on the book in the left side of the screen to find it instantly).
And of course, next time you are in LA look me up and I will hook you up with a free chocolate chip vegan cookie.
Comment by Doug • @ December 13, 2006 @ 5:58 am
I am a vegan in LA, too. I am surprised you could not find any restaurants. Did you check out the middle eastern restaurants? They are usually vegan because they only serve lamb.
Comment by Greek Wedding • @ December 19, 2006 @ 1:31 pm
I really think part of it had to do with the part of the Valley that I was in. I did do a search on HappyCow.com, but it did not yield hardly any results around where I was staying in Sherman Oaks. Didn’t help that I was hooked up with an omni, who’s idea of eating vegan is veggie burgers (not vegan boca’s) and cheese and avocado sandwiches. Next time I go, I am staying with my father-in-laws ex-wife and she is vegan and will be taking me to some great restaurants. I am quite excited. We will be trying a raw food restaurant and a French restaurant that serves mostly vegan and I hope to visit Doug at Mani’s bakery, because I have a serious sweet tooth. We are hoping to plan another trip after the first of the year.
Thanks for all the helpful comments.
Comment by cindymm • @ December 20, 2006 @ 5:35 am