If Earth Day 2012 felt like just a drop in the bucket (or polluted ocean) for you, perhaps you'll want to get on board with VegWeek. It's pretty simple: Eat a vegetarian diet for the whole week of April 23 to 29. 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 ›

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 ›

Lunchers, your options are expanding over at ink.sack, Michael Voltaggio's popular SRO sandwich shop a couple of doors down from his celebrated restaurant, ink. 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 ›

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 ›

After months of kerfuffle with Jamie Oliver and local, community food and environmental activists, today the LAUSD board takes action on the dreaded pink milk. While pink milk is an atrocity (it has more sugar than Coca-Cola) in a school district with a childhood obesity epidemic, it calls into question the rest of the USDA mandatory 5 items on a lunch tray. The Oliver camp is calling this a win, and in the light of ABC re-scheduling and lower-than-hoped-for ratings, perhaps it is. But milk is just one part of the equation. more ›

Vegan blogger Quarrygirl calls Tarzana's Madeleine Bistro her "favorite vegan restaurant in all the land," and we've loved their lively brunches (and our last Editor hailed it as one of his 7 favorite veggie restaurants in L.A), and now we've learned the restaurant will close down in early May. more ›

Wraps, salads, noodles, and sandwiches are just a few of the ways to experience a meat-free meal. For some, January means a new approach to eating, and one of your resolutions might be to cut the animals out of your diet. To help you find affordable vegetarian eats wherever your day in LA might take you, this map of 25 Inexpensive Vegetarian Restaurants* put together by Travelin' Local, can be your guide. more ›

I've been a vegetarian for around 15 years and will say this about Los Angeles: this is one hell of a veggie friendly city, perhaps the most friendly in the states. Since it's Hug a Vegetarian Day (sweet!), these are my picks, based on the vegetarian-only places I desire the most (actually, six of these are vegan). It's Valley-focused, but this is where some of the best kept secrets can be found. Here's my list, in no specific order: more ›

Love veggies? Love vegetarians? Express your admiration for those who keep meat out of their diets tomorrow by participating in Hug a Vegetarian Day. Yep, there's an entire day designated (by PETA) for you to open up your arms and embrace those who embrace animal-free eating. Sort of like a hugs-not-BBQ baby back ribs campaign. more ›

The animals came out to play last night at Royal/T for the opening party of the Nonlife Zoo, an imaginative and eco-conscious pop-up exhibit. Before the costumed guests arrived to dance and celebrate, we took a look at the art on display. more ›

Just how "friendly" is Los Angeles when it comes to vegetarian and vegan eating? more ›

Can a cupcake that's made without butter, eggs, or chocolate even dream of competing head to head with one that's full of dairy? more ›

It's just one part of the ever-growing vegan culture in Los Angeles, but a big one. Once a small operation in a Silver Lake apartment, the sisters behind Spork Foods are expanding their business by changing locations to a bigger space in West Hollywood and with plans to put classes and features online. more ›

To some, Stephen Hauptfuhr may be known as a nightlife promoter behind a popular night at the now-shuttered Star Shoes in Hollywood, but to vegans in Los Angeles, he's a rock star of a different shade. "It’s seriously some of tastiest, most inventive dessert food i’ve ever eaten," exclaims vegan blogger Quarrygirl of Hauptfuhr's food. more ›

We are fortunate in California to be the home of the avocado, and the velvety, creamy and good-for-you fruit happens to be really versatile. Although sometimes there's nothing quite like cutting a ripe avocado in half, dusting it with salt and pepper, and digging in with a spoon, there are plenty of ways to get cooking with avocados. more ›

There's no question about it. Hugo's Restaurant (you may know them for their taco stands) has some of the best mac and cheese in town (fusilli in a creamy combination of Cheddar, Gorgonzola, and Parmesan cheese baked crispy for $12.95). So when they introduced a vegan mac and cheese special ($7.50) for the month of February, it had to be tried. more ›

For veggie and vegans, the nouveau gourmet food truck trend is a tough one to get on board when many of the menu items offered by the different innovative, fusion, or traditional restaurants on wheels. After much anticipation, the Mandoline Grill Truck was out last night at an event held at the Verdugo, showing off their selection of Vietnamese eats, of which about half are vegan. LA's Vegan blogger extraordinaire, Quarrygirl, was on hand to give the food a taste drive, and shares her thoughts on her blog and with us. more ›

With their Hollywood location open since late September, The Veggie Grill is hoping to bring in fresh and hungry diners to surrender their "virginity." Okay, before you get the wrong idea, to explain: The Veggie Grill's "Virgin Night" is when someone who has dined there before brings someone who has never eaten there before in for the first time--and the newbie will get their entree on the house. more ›

Food blogger Lauren Harb over at the Huffington Post today lists out seven Los Angeles restaurants where vegetarians, even vegans, and meat eaters can all find satisfaction. Her list is spot on. From chains like Z Pizza (the vegan cheese) and The Counter (the vegan burger patties) to original sit downs like mainstay Real Food Daily and Gordon Ramsay-featured Sante La Brea, the choices are well rounded. more ›

Vinh Loi Tofu, Akasha, Native Foods and a good deal of other restaurants are offering vegan options for you to either eat at or bring home this year. Quarrygirl has been keeping an updated list full of salivating ideas. Also, there are plenty of Thanksgiving-themed vegetarian events around the city this week including the annual potluck at Rancho Park and events at Mary's Secret Garden and Follow Your Heart. more ›