This year, vegan sandwiches made a great showing in the typically-dairycentric Grilled Cheese Invitational, and one pro entry took home a trophy. Compassion Over Killing's Gwendoly Mathers shared with us her recipe for her trophy-winning vegan dessert grilled cheese. more ›

Native Foods Café fans -- particularly those of the Classic Deli Reuben -- you may want to take a seat. We have two slices of fabulous food news for you. Firstly, the beloved sandwich will return to the menu tomorrow, April 24 (!!!). Secondly, Westwood residents will soon be saved from making the trip to Culver City to devour the addictive vegan fare. more ›

A place where even the meatiest of eaters flock to devour vegan fare just expanded its already generous menu, boosting its yum factor to an unforeseen height. That place is The Veggie Grill. We recently scored a tasting of a few of the new eats that rolled out this month, and our minds and taste buds were happily blown. more ›

Maya Beiser, described by the New Yorker as "a cello goddess," made some time to chat with us last month. She was in town to record a featured cello part for the film "Snow White and the Huntsman" (starring Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart). more ›

Tickets are on sale for the 3rd annual LA Vegan Beer & Food Festival next month. The event sponsored by Quarrygirl, Tony's Darts Away and The Roxy combines vegan food and suds. It will be held May 12 from 1pm until 5 pm across the street from The Roxy. Tickets are $45. more ›

Although the Facebook page campaigning for the sandwich, "Native Foods - Bring Back the Reuben & Baja Surf Tacos," has yet to gain the 500 "likes" to return the sammie to its rightful place, Native Foods Café is apparently offering the Reuben as a special March 16 through March 18. more ›

What's going on in the local food scene? Chew on this: There's a beer fundraiser a-brewin' at Golden Road, we're in the midst of OC Restaurant Week, and cocktails and art collide in a Neat way courtesy "The Old Fashioned Artist." Plus, a few more delicious food news items! more ›

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this: You may want to Plan to Check out a new bar/restaurant in Little Osaka, White Plate Dinners are back at Wilshire, a NY favorite is open in L.A. and a few more delicious food news bites await... more ›

It's Valentine's Day, and we found a number of eclectic events going on around town tonight that you can do with or without a date. Love Hurts is the theme for The Moth storytellers; the silent film Sunrise screens at the Cinefamily; queer cinema takes over the Hammer; and Lucha VaVoom is at the Mayan. And, there's more: Read on for all the details. more ›

While there are plenty of bars and restaurants that will have their TVs on and airing the game, a few Los Angeles-area places have come up with some specials to add some cheer to the day, and we've got our picks for seven spots where watching the Super Bowl is bound to be delicious. more ›

Native Foods Café fans are proving that you've gotta fight for your right for a good vegan sandwich. While we recently brought you the good news of the vegan restaurant chain coming to the Westside (and 14 other locations this year!), today we're hitting you with some somber information: The Classic Deli Reuben, one of our favorite Native Foods offerings, has been banished from the menu. But famished fans are fighting back via Facebook. more ›

Vegan and vegan-curious beer lovahs, mark your calendars for May 12, 2012. That's the date set for the 3rd annual LA Vegan Beer & Food Festival, and organizers promise "it’s going to be the biggest and best one yet. more ›

A few months ago, the news of Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi opening a vegan restaurant in L.A. had fans of the funnywoman and cuisine dancing in the streets. The details on the project have been scarce, but we learned a new juicy bit today. As it turns out, the duo will be investing in the revamp of an existing Studio City eatery. more ›

Westsiders, rejoice. Native Foods Café, the popular vegan restaurant chain headed by the acclaimed Chef Tanya Petrovna, is coming to Santa Monica. With Los Angeles locations already in Culver City and Westwood, the mind-blowing eatery has announced plans to open 15 new locations in 2012. more ›

Los Angeles writer and vegan Ari Solomon decided to take the successful formula of "Shit Girls Say" and create a video poking fun at vegans. more ›

PETA's president has written a letter to Damon Vix, one of the atheism advocates who is seeking equity in the Santa Monica's annual holiday display event, asking if he will relinquish a vacant "nativity scene" spot for a PETA sign. more ›

Three area food spots--a cart, a truck, and a restaurant--have been named finalists for the 6th annual Libby Awards, given by the youth division of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The Libby Awards (short for "liberation") honor animal-friendly people and products. more ›

There are some great lunches to be had in this town, and we want to celebrate the midday meal. So, let's do lunch, shall we? Today we consider the sandwich thanks to Mendocino Farms. more ›

The Space 15 Twenty weekly flea market is getting a unique spin this Sunday, thanks to the cooking duo Hot Knives and a celebration of their cookbook "Salad Daze." Vegetarian chefs Evan George and Alex Brown are bringing together a tasty hodgepodge of their Eastsider pals to sell wares and entertain. more ›

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this! How about a "pocket restaurant" with a crazy name, gluten-free Bouchons, a fan favorite menu item returns to Ammo, a Filipino Food Event and more. more ›

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this! There's a Vegas import Japanese style burger spot now open in Hollywood, a year of dining for a cause at a Venice favorite, a Halloween inspired taco, and more. more ›

Vegans, vegetarians, pescetarians and curious omnivores, we’ve discovered a new local vegan joint that will knock your socks off, even if they are made of wool. Serving up an imaginative menu of organic, vegan and macrobiotic fare, Seed Bistro in West L.A. opened just three weeks ago. more ›

With over 70 craft beers on tap, a former movie theatre as a space, and plenty of veggie and vegan dishes on their largely locally-sourced menu, Mohawk Bend earned its rep as Echo Park's food/drink scene and be seen spot before they even opened. When it comes to light bites and beer (beer, beer!) Mohawk Bend really delivers. more ›

Feta fetishists and mozzarella maniacs, this could be your day! Go ahead, have a slice. Have two. Have a whole dang pie. It's National Cheese Pizza Day, and you don't need to fight for your right to partake in all its gooey goodness. more ›

Vegans and vegetarians, and their veg-curious and veg-loving carnivore friends, will have a new upscale dining destination to call their own in West Los Angeles. Venice's Seed Kitchen's chef and owner, Eric Lechasseur, will soon open Seed Bistro, where he aims to provide diners with a high-end fine dining experience serving vegan and macrobiotic fare. more ›

Your afternoon snack has just found its raison d'etre: Today is National Chocolate Chip Day, and the way the cookie crumbles around here is, well...we're talking chocolate chip cookies. Sweeeeeet, right? more ›

July is National Ice Cream Month. To celebrate, we'll be reviewing some of our favorite ice cream spots -- and some new ones, too -- all this week. more ›

July is National Ice Cream Month. To celebrate, we'll be reviewing some of our favorite ice cream spots -- and some new ones, too -- all this week. more ›

Vegans who love sweet, chilly treats, have you KindKreme's Brownie Sundae? The animal-free concoction has just been been named by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) as the best vegan frozen dessert in America. more ›