Let's Make Every Day a
VEGAN DAY

Since 1944, though, World Vegan Day has been on November 1st -
Be sure to have it marked on your calendar for 2010 -
We will have a grand celebration then again -
Come back to this website to find out more as the date gets closer -

In the meanwhile, though, check out these other upcoming great vegan events -

Also, mark Your Calendars Now for

LA's Annual Vegan Day
Celebration on November 1st

and also for LA's Longest Running Single Day Vegan Tradition
THANKSGIVING DAY
[The 4th Thursday of November Since 1941]
POTLUCK PICNIC
11:00am
at Rancho Park in West LA
- from the 405, take Pico Boulevard east to Motor Avenue
- go south on Motor to then make a right into the very first entrance
- drive all the way back and park
- walk to the picnic tables across the grass, (not right next to the parking area)
- bring a vegan dish to share, with a notecard labeling the ingredients, and also with the serving utensil it needs
- also bring your own washable, reusable, plate, cup, utensils, napkin, etc.
- bring musical instruments if you might like to play
- bring frisbees, balls, and other park play items
- you may bring well behaved dogs on leashes
- it is a grand event, and it would be great to see you there
- no need to RSVP in advance
- just show up
- no charge
- totally free
- 11am is when we ask people to work towards gathering
- we start with an opening circle at noon
- then we eat
- people hang for a few hours then
- I'll be there setting up and reserving our usual area at about 9am
- let me know if you'd like to keep me company.

In 1944, in the UK, Donald Watson took the first and last letters of the word "vegetarian," and created the word "vegan" to indicate being vegetarian from beginning to end - (not only not eating any animals, but also not eating any products that come from animals, not using any products that come from animals, and simply not using animals for our human purposes - true Ahimsa, "dynamic harmlessness"). Certainly there were those who had such beliefs and lived by such committed values long before 1944, but, up until that time, there was not a single word with such meaning. Watson entered the word into the lexicon and also registered the first Vegan Society, in Britain, on November 1, 1944. Thus, World Vegan Day, a special annual holiday celebrating vegan living, is celebrated on November 1st each year. It is celebrated with festivals around this country and all around the world. Please come join us at LA's celebration of World Vegan Day! Please do pass this information on to all of your vegan and non-vegan friends. RSVP with an e-mail to RSVP @ Vegan Day . info, and then pay on November 1st at the door. For more information about this celebration, please e-mail, info @Vegan Da y .info.

Thank you to the hundreds of you who voted
For LA's Best Vegan Food in 2009 -

Contact information for the winning restaurants,
As well as LA's other vegan restaurants, are below -

And the winners are -

LA's Best Vegan Food:
GARDEN WOK

LA's Best Raw Vegan Food:
SUNPOWER NATURAL CAFE

LA's Best Vegan Dessert:
No Udder Desserts

LA's 2nd Best Vegan Food:
VEGAN FACTORY

LA's 2nd Best Raw Vegan Food:
KOYA CUISINE

& LA's 3rd Best Vegan Food
was a tie between:
ONE WORLD VEGGIE CUISINE
&
VEGETABLE DELIGHT

Enjoy & support LA's various vegan restaurants:

To the best of our knowledge, here are the
VEGAN RESTAURANTS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA,
(please do support them and keep them in business
& please do e-mail with any corrections, additions, etc.):

Bean Sprouts
103 East Huntington Drive
Arcadia, CA 91006
626/254-8708

Cafe Flourish
5406 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323/939-3932

California Vegan
7300 W. Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90046
323/874-9079

Casa de Tree
3741 Motor Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90034
310/559-8183

Cinnamon Restaurant
5511 N. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90042
323/982-9480

Cru
1521 Griffith Park Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90026
323/667-1551

Earth Cafe
Available in Local Health Food Stores

Euphoria Rawvolution
2301 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310/392-9501

Fine Garden
841 West Las Tunas Drive
San Gabriel, CA 91776
626/282-2282

Flore
3118 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90026
323/953-0611

Garden Fresh
16034 Gale Avenue
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745
626/968-2279

Garden Wok
6117 Reseda Boulevard
Reseda, CA 91335
818/881-8886

Golden Mean Vegan Cafe
1028 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310/393-6500

Good Karma
1809 Ocean Front Walk
Venice, CA 90291
310/827-2955

Happy Family
111 N. Atlantic Boulevard, #351
Monterey Park, CA 91754
626/282-8986
8632 Valley Boulevard
Rosemead, CA 91770
626/288-5786

Happy Veggie Garden
1015 South Nogales Street
Rowland Heights, CA 991748
626/810-2298

House of Vege
2439 Pacific Coast Highway
Lomita, CA 90717
310/530-1180

J's Kitchen
1239 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Venice, CA 90291
310/450-5119

LA Thai Vegan
4356 Fountain Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90029
323/666-5993

LA Vegan
4507 South Centinela Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90066
310/574-9888

Leaf Cuisine
11938 West Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90066
310/390-6005
14318 Ventura Boulevard
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
818/907-8779

Lotus Vegan
5038 Vineland Avenue
North Hollywood, CA 91601
818/760-8088

Loving Hut
621 West Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
626/289-2684

Madeleine Bistro
18621 Ventura Boulevard
Tarzana, Ca 91356
818/758-6971

Mama Z Vegan Thai Cuisine
345 North La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323/857-0412

Mr. Wisdom
3526 W. Slauson Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90043
323/295-1517

My Vegan Restaurant
633 South Arroyo Parkway
Pasadena, CA 91105
626/578-9017

Native Foods
1110 1/2 Gayley Avenue
Westwood, CA 90024
310/209-1055

Native Gardens
Available in Local Health Food Stores

Oh Happy Days
2283 N. Lake Avenue
Altadena, CA 91001
626/797-0383

One World Vegetarian Cuisine
178 S. Glendora Avenue
West Covina, CA 91790
626/917-2727

Our Daily Bread
12201 Firestone Boulevard
Norwalk, CA 90650
562/863-6897

Pure Luck
707 Heliotrope Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90029
323/660-5993

Rahel Ethiopian Cuisine
1047 S. Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90019
323/937-8401

Real Food Daily
514 Santa Monica Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310-451-7544
414 North La Cienega Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90048
310/289-9910

Real Raw Live
5913 Franklin Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90028
323/461-4545

Seed
1604 Pacific Avenue
Venice, CA 90291
310/396-1604

Shojin
333 S. Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
213/617-0305

Soul Vegetarian
4067 W. Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
323/734-4037

Stuff I Eat
114 North Market Street
Inglewood, CA 90301
310/671-0115

Sunpower Natural Cafe
3711 West Cahuenga Boulevard
Studio City, CA
818/308-7420

Tantawan
1311 Glendale Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90026
213/484-9383

Taste of The Goddess
7253 Santa Monica Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90046
323/874-7700

A Taste of Life
4817 Fountain Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90019
323/669-0784

Tea Shaker
3311 North Tyler Avenue
El Monte, CA 91731
626/350-1900

Terra Bella Cafe
1408 Pacific Coast Highway
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
310/316-8708

Truly Vegan
5907 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028
323/466-7533

Vegan Express
3217 Cahuenga Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90068
323/851-8837

Vegan Factory
19014 Ventura Boulevard
Tarzana, CA 91356
818/342-3286

Vegan Glory
8393 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90048
323/653-4900

Vegan House
2703 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90026
213/483-2105
1717 Wilcox Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90028
323/962-6195

Vegan Joint
10438 National Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90034
310/559-1357

Vegan Plate
11943 Ventura Boulevard
Studio City, CA 91604
818/506-9015

Vegan Spot
3206 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90026
323/667-0116

Vegan Village
4061 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90019
323/766-9773

Vege House
1400 East Valley Boulevard
Alhambra, CA 91801
626/293-8169

Vegetable Delight
17823 Chatsworth Street
Granada Hills, CA 91344
818/360-3997

Vegetarian Wok
529 E. Valley Boulevard
Alhambra, CA 91801
626/288-6069

Veggie Era
903-B West Foothill Boulevard
Upland, CA 91786
909/982-3882

Veggie Grill
720 Allied Way
El Segundo, CA 90245
310/735-0025

Veggie Life
9324 E. Garvey Avenue, #8
South El Monte, CA 91733
626/443-8687

Vegi Wokery
11329 183rd Street
Cerritos, CA 90703
562/809-3928

Vinh Loi
18625 Sherman Way
Reseda, CA 91335
818/996-9779