Want to eat in a relaxing setting that makes you feel like you are on vacation — with reggae playing, inspirational quotes on the walls, and the beach only a 15-minute drive? Head to Veg-N-Out in San Diego’s North Park, with indoor/outdoor seating and friendly staff. They are known for their hearty veggie burgers that [...]
Joan Jackson weighed 300 pounds about six years ago and said she was “working on diabetes, heart attack and stroke.” When her son nearly fell down an escalator and she couldn’t move to protect him, she catapulted herself into a lifestyle change, going vegan, organic and mostly raw. In two years Joan lost 150 pounds, [...]
In late June, Whole Foods opened up in Encinitas in San Diego’s lovely North County. A recent visit revealed many customers fueled by kombucha and carrot juice zipping around the store and noticeably attractive, like the coastal town of Encinitas. This store is open daily from 7 am- 9 pm and hosts events like store [...]
I was excited to experience my first all-vegetarian farmer’s market in Imperial Beach, which I had heard about through fellow San Diegan and vegetable lover George Vutetakis. In the spirit of fresh summer produce and all the inspiration for cooking that can go along with that, I am reprinting his article and photos about San [...]
It’s the end of an era for this blogger. After more than two years of working with East African refugees I will be broadening my scope to working with people from around the globe. I wanted to mark this rite of passage by sharing some of the East African restaurants in San Diego where one [...]
This is a great weekend for San Diego food-related events, so hopefully people will brave the possibly rainy forecast. Saturday, April 9 from 2-4:30 pm there is an event to benefit the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, hosted by Dustine Gallagher, Cynthia Lingg, Lisa Osborne, Ronnie Steinau, and Animal Protection and Rescue League. The speaker [...]
Bake sales have been all the rage lately, and San Diego can be proud of chef Michelle Negrete who, full of empathy for those affected by the disasters in Japan, put together a “Cupcakes for Japan” event on March 26. Held at Cucina Fresca, the event featured dozens of vegan items Negrete baked, and went [...]
Many people came out to celebrate the Grand Opening of the Loving Hut Asian vegan restaurant in Mira Mesa, which will hopefully follow in the successful footsteps of the one on El Cajon Blvd. Loving Hut claims to be the fastest growing international chain of vegan restaurants. The entertainment was by Nominjin of Mongolia who [...]
SuperFood Drive, a San Diego nonprofit I blogged about last year which is solving the increasing hunger dilemma with healthy foods, is one of five finalists in the nationwide Sambazon Warriors of Change contest. The winner will receive $10,000 to expand their nonprofit’s mission and vision; with a win, SuperFood Drive could get healthy food [...]
My friend, a fellow vegan beginning a path of spirituality, returned from a 5-day meditation retreat saying it was a life-changing event. One of the lessons he wanted to integrate into daily life was “setting the fork down after every bite, eating mindfully, fully enjoying every bite and honoring the hard work that went into [...]
