Captain’s Log. Stardate 06042022. Location: Santa Barbara, CA After a two-year hiatus, the three-day I Madonnari Italian street painting festival returned to Old Mission Santa Barbara, as it traditionally has… Read More
Tag: California
SEED RANGER: VENTURA COUNTY FAVORITE GOES ALL VEGAN
VENTURA, CA BIG ups to Seed Ranger: The Great Vegan Food Station for going from mixed bag to 100% vegan recently. 🙌 I think it’s safe to say that the… Read More
FAB 5: OAT LATTES IN VENTURA, CA
Captain’s Log. Stardate 03272022. Location: Ventura, CA How could I not have seen it before?? Ventura, a town that hugs the shores of Southern California, is one of the most… Read More
DAY TRIPPIN’: 8 HOURS IN OJAI, CA
Captain’s Log. Stardate 10312021. Location: Ojai, CA If you take a 20-minute journey from the coast of Ventura, through Johnny Cash’s once-upon-a-time home of Casitas Springs, and into the Topatopa… Read More
SAVING GRACE ANIMAL SANCTUARY: HOME, SWEET HOME
ACTON, CA In a remote town of Los Angeles County, on 2.5 acres with mountain views, an unlikely family has come together thanks to the supersized hearts of Saving Grace’s… Read More
ERIN MCKENNA’S BAKERY: HEALTH NUTS, GET YOUR SWEET FIX HERE
LOS ANGELES, CA The sweet treats at Erin McKenna’s Bakery are everything… 🧁 Gluten-free 🧁 Wheat-free 🧁 Dairy-free 🧁 Egg-free 🧁 Soy-free 🧁 Vegan 🧁 Kosher 🧁 Refined sugar-free 🧁… Read More
PLANT POWER FAST FOOD: QUICK BITES WITH A SIDE OF NOSTALGIA
LONG BEACH, CA Plant Power Fast Food is changing the game, and in a stylish, 70s theme kinda way. The all-vegan fast food chain, launched in early 2016, now boasts… Read More
ADVENTURE TIME: THE GETTY CENTER
Captain’s Log. Stardate 10132019. Location: Los Angeles, CA Adventure time is my favorite time. And for this one, I was lucky to be accompanied by two of the most beautiful… Read More
DONUT FRIEND: TASTY TREATS FOR L.A.’S SUGAR FIENDS
LOS ANGELES, CA Anyone who doesn’t like coffee and donuts in the morning, or any time of the day really, is sadly missing out on one of life’s simplest and… Read More
MODERN TIMES: DANK FOOD + DANK BREWS
Updated June 2022 ENCINITAS, CA I was totally heartbroken when, earlier this year, Modern Times went from eight breweries and tasting rooms to four. My three go-to locations—Santa Barbara, Portland,… Read More