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Feb 13, 2025 | vegnews.com | Charlotte Pointing |Pura Vita |Crossroads Kitchen |Gracias Madre

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and whether you’re celebrating with a partner or friends, it’s the perfect excuse to indulge. And what better way to do that than with amazing food? If you’re looking for a delicious plant-based meal to mark the occasion, Los Angeles has plenty of restaurants serving up special romantic menus. Here are some of our favorite vegan spots to check out this Valentine’s Day.

Sep 26, 2024 | thegrio.com | Gracias Madre |CABy GAYOT |Kay Wicker

American fashion’s “best-kept secret” is about to receive a major spotlight thanks to Serena Williams and Ruth Carter. The tennis champion and the legendary costume designer are teaming up to produce a biopic about the late obscure fashion designer Ann Lowe. While her name may not spark recognition among most, during her lifetime, she was responsible for dressing some of the country’s most prominent affluent families, including the Rockefeller, Roosevelt, Du Pont, and Whitney families.

Sep 23, 2024 | thegrio.com | Gracias Madre |CABy GAYOT |Kay Wicker

Uzo Aduba has been happily married to filmmaker Robert Sweeting since 2020, although, at one point, she didn’t think she’d ever find love. Aduba, 43, told she was ready to give up after dating in New York City in her 30s resembled “Sex and the City” at times. “I was so sure that it just wasn’t going to happen because it was hard out there on these streets,” the mom of 10-month-old daughter Adaiba, said.

Sep 19, 2024 | thegrio.com | Gracias Madre |CABy GAYOT |Rocky Kanaka |Kay Wicker

The abrupt closure of all four locations of Kevin Hart’s fast-food vegan restaurant chain Hart House in Los Angeles has industry experts musing over the staying power of vegan food businesses. When Hart joined forces with Andy Hooper, the former president of the &pizza chain, to launch Hart House in 2022, the plan was to open 100 locations in five years.

Sep 30, 2023 | vegnews.com | Tanya Flink |Veggie Grill |Jakob N. Layman |Gracias Madre

Vegan or not, celebrities are helping to popularize the shift toward plant-based dining. Actors, musicians, and high-profile athletes have all been spotted within the protective low-lighting of fine-dining restaurant Crossroads and dashing into a Veggie Grill for an irresistible fast-food pick-me-up. While a comprehensive list is virtually impossible given the surge in celebrity plant-based dining, here are 14 spots to keep your camera at the ready.