This Week of Reviews

So the past week has been quite delicious. Here are a couple reviews.

One of my favorite things these couple of months is this Matcha Iced Green Tea with rice milk from Kawaba Rice Ball. Kawaba Rice Ball sits comfortably on the hip street Melrose near Martel. The restaurant's main focus is onigiri, Japanese rice meals that are similar to sandwiches. Basically it is everything you ever wanted; a small meal that fills you up and makes you feel "cultured". They have meat and vegan options which make it easy to have a small meal with people of every diet. They close at 4 and are completely closed on Wednesdays (I don't get it either).

I generally order the Matcha Green Tea with rice milk. The rice milk is an extra $.75 or so but overall it is well worth it. It sustains its rich matcha taste, but the added rice milk provides it a hint of sweetness. It isn't overbearing, but it does stand out.

This is their address if you want to go

Kawaba Rice Ball

7368 Melrose Ave

Los Angeles, Ca 90036

Speaking of desserts, so far M Cafe de Chaya is making the best ones. I've only had two meals there but I have become a regular of their desserts. Sometimes when Every single time when work or the day becomes hard for me I get a dessert snack to make it better. It is probably not the healthiest thing to do, however you have to find a way to bring your stress down, and sometimes you just need a fucking treat.

Woah, I got a bit angry there. Let's back up.

M Cafe de Chaya has some of the best desserts in Los Angeles, or its the best desserts that I have had so far. They order a lot of their desserts from Babycakes NYC but they also make their own. The picture above is their chocolate tart. I swear to Vishnu this thing tastes like the original. It is creamy, chocolately, and slightly embellished with a slight banana taste. I honestly was really impressed with M Cafe de Chaya. Even though this place can be expensive, their pastries are worth it.

Here is the address.

M Cafe de Chaya

7119 Melrose Ave

Los Angeles, CA, 90046

The last bit was something of my own creation. Since my kitchen is going through some remodeling I've been making easy lunches to go to work with. With three ingredients you can easily make the best salad in the world. 

I'm super excited to have found Follow Your Heart's Miso Ginger Salad dressing. It is honestly the tastiest thing ever. Mixing that with Ceder's Chickpea Salad and a standard Kale salad mix you have a great restaurant esque salad. I love it but there isn't much to say about it. I wing the whole meal.

So that is my week of reviews. 

Going to Massachusetts Tomorrow

So tomorrow I'm going to Massachusetts to see a friend! However, that means I won't be writing for a week. 

So I'm going to be on hiatus for a week.

I'll write a couple a posts on it on my other blog http://woffke.blogspot.com/ and I'll see how vegan accepting it is.

I'll continue my posts May 20th

yay!

Baby, Do I Love Those Cakes

Even though I live in the land of perfection, I have a hard time poo pooing things that will make me imperfect. In other words, I love junkfood. I love salty snacks, and I love sweets. I love to gorge myself, and I love to eat. However being a vegan living in any other town, there are times you have to watch what you eat. In LA, you don't have to be so stringent. 

For example, if you want a vegan sweet, there is Babycakes NYC.

Babycakes NYC is the essential hippy bakery that offers, "all-natural, organic and delicious alternatives free from the common allergens: wheat, gluten, dairy, casein and eggs" (baby). So here you're giving a fantastic lie to tell yourself that the 18th donut is ok because you're eating healthy things. 

Before coming here I was quite hesitant because generally foods that deviate from the original way of cooking tend to taste slightly off. However this problem is DEFINITELY not the case at Babycakes NYC. The food here is addicting, and generally you will come back here and buy more, despite it being a sweet shop. 

The cookie sandwich is my personal favorite because it allows you to lap up frosting without being considered sad and pathetic. You don't have to feel like the 600 pound woman/man because it's made from heathy things. You also have the option to order breakfast foods as well.  

Babycakes NYC is probably one of the best vegan bakeries that I ever ate at. If you want to be devious, or if you simply want a good snack, come here.  

Come visit it!

236 North Larchmont Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90004