My current top three favorite places to get great vegan food in Los Angeles:
1. Rahel Ethiopian Veggie Cuisine, 1047 South Fairfax (in the heart of Little Ethiopia). If I had to spend the rest of my life subsisting on one kind of food, it would be Ethiopian. My wife and I are on the Westside a lot, and eat here at least two or three times a month for either lunch or dinner.
2. Madeleine’s Bistro, 18621 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana. It’s a schlep out to the deepest, darkest part of the West Valley, but it’s worth the drive. Easily the most elegant vegan restaurant in greater Los Angeles; lots of good vegan wines as well, or so my wife tells me. I just have a Virgil’s in a chilled glass. (And yes, thanks to the animal fats used to coat casks, not all wines are vegan.)
3. Fattys Cafe, 1627 Colorado Blvd, Eagle Rock. For those of us in Pasadena, this is much closer than the first two; it’s a quirky, fun place in the up-and-coming Eagle Rock district near Occidental College. Unlike my first two choices on this list, it’s not pure vegan at Fattys — but most dishes can be made “strictly vegan”, and they’ve got some really interesting things on the menu. We come here a lot.
All three restaurants are highly recommended.
And a day late, the Saturday Random Ten:
1. “Ain’t Talkin’ About Love”, Van Halen
2. “Someday, Someway”, Marshall Crenshaw
3. “Wreck of the Day”, Anna Nalick
4. “Mandolin Rain”, Bruce Hornsby and the Range
5. “Samson”, Regina Spektor
6. “Runaway Train”, Rosanne Cash
7. “The Cruel War”, Dolly Parton and Allison Krauss
8. “Up in Heaven” (Not Only Here), The Clash
9. “Oh my Sweet Carolina”, Ryan Adams
10. “Clear as a Bell”, Rosie Thomas
Bonus Track: “Tuesday’s Gone”, Lynyrd Skynyrd
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