Jakob N. Layman

Oct 7, 2024 | vegnews.com | Anna Starostinetskaya |Jakob N. Layman |Crossroads Kitchen |Monty’s Good Burger

Despite a challenging year marked by numerous vegan restaurant closures, Los Angeles emerges as the vegan restaurant capital of the United States, a 2024 WalletHub study has found. The pandemic era has resulted in mass restaurant closures nationwide, with LA hit hard. This year alone, Eater LA has tallied 75 restaurant closures due to multiple factors such as increasing food and labor costs combined with lower foot traffic due to rising living costs.

Jun 5, 2024 | vegnews.com | Tanya Flink |Jakob N. Layman

In Los Angeles, celebrities walk amongst us. They’re shrouded by hats and oversized sunglasses, often using the back entrance or being chauffeured by nondescript car services to avoid recognition. Despite the high density of celebs in a single city, they’re actually fairly hard to find. If you want to accidentally rub elbows with Hollywood elite, you have to go to Crossroads Kitchen.

Mar 19, 2024 | timeout.com | Michael Juliano |Jakob N. Layman

Photograph: Jakob N. Layman for Time OutImmanuel Presbyterian ChurchWe scoped out the city’s most stunning houses of worship to pick the most beautiful Los Angeles churches and templesEdited by Michael JulianoContributor Jakob N. LaymanTuesday March 19 2024FacebookTwitterPinterestEmailWhatsAppAdvertisingLos Angeles churches are more than just houses of worship; they’re multicultural reminders that this city does, in fact, have lasting, monumental architecture.

Nov 7, 2023 | vegnews.com | Crossroads Kitchen |Jakob N. Layman |Monty’s Good Burger |Pura Vita

In Pittsburgh, elevated Eastern European comfort cuisine is warming stomachs and earning James Beard nominations. In San Francisco, a completely vegan, TikTok-famous McDonald’s dupe has opened up directly across from an actual McDonald’s. And all around the country, new and exciting plant-based restaurants are cropping up (pan-Latin American in Atlanta! High-end sushi in Austin! West African in Los Angeles!), proving that there has never been a better time for plant-based dining than right now..

Nov 7, 2023 | vegnews.com | Cole Saladino |Jakob N. Layman |Sarah McLaughlin |Pura Vita

In Pittsburgh, elevated Eastern European comfort cuisine is warming stomachs and earning James Beard nominations. In San Francisco, a completely vegan, TikTok-famous McDonald’s dupe has opened up directly across from an actual McDonald’s. And all around the country, new and exciting plant-based restaurants are cropping up (pan-Latin American in Atlanta! High-end sushi in Austin! West African in Los Angeles!), proving that there has never been a better time for plant-based dining than right now.