Got a vegan friend in town? Check out Newsroom Cafe. It’s not purely vegan, but it’s got lotsa organic vegan options — with potential celebrity sightings :) Even the vegan straight edge Sean Bonner‘s given it his blessing.
Also, its menu proudly describes its coffee as fair trade and organic.
I tried asking the waiter where they got their coffee, but he wasn’t sure — and it was the weekend, so the manager wasn’t in. But the place is so nice I kinda wanna trust the menu –
My sis, a strict vegetarian, loved the place — We dropped in while she was visiting during Thanksgiving. It’s also a yum place for organic beer — that foams and foams and foams.
In fact, this beer (right) foamed so much that the waiter took it off our bill. As a total non-beer-connoiseur who helped drink the bottle (my sis ordered this one), I’ll say I thought it was yum. And bubbly.
Newsroom Cafe. 120 N Robertson Blvd. Los Angeles. 310.652.4444.
Excellent site!! An inspiration. I need more pictues on mine.
Comment by amazingdrx — December 26, 2005 @ 3:45 am
that looks delicious!
Comment by Brenda — December 26, 2005 @ 4:18 pm
Brenda — It was quite yummy :)
And thanks, amazingdrx. Pics are great — I recommend more of them to everyone, except for those people who just post pics instead of posts with content –
Comment by Siel — December 26, 2005 @ 8:22 pm
What beer was it? Just curious.
Here’s a suggestion for another fun way to bring people together over sustainable products. This evening I am going to conduct a beer and chocolates tasting with my family. Of course, we’ll be using some fair trade and organic chocolates, and hopefully some organic beers if I can find them here in my hometown of State College, PA, where we have all gathered for the holidays. Wine and chocolate tastings can be just as fun, even though beer and chocolate tastings are better, in my humble, biased, beeractivist opinion. Happy holidays Siel.
Cheers,
Chris
Comment by Chris 'Beer Activist' O'Brien — December 27, 2005 @ 7:36 am
It had a girl’s name — Sara or Sarah, I think…
How’d the beer & chocolates tasting go over? Kimmy and I were thinking of doing something like this, except with — you guessed it — wine. Kinda like a yummier tupperware party –
Comment by Siel — December 29, 2005 @ 6:16 pm
My understanding is that Newsroom Cafe receives its coffee from Mr. Espresso of Oakland, California-Home of Oak Wood Roasted Coffee. They display both the organic and fair-trade symbol on their web page. They list six coffees (both regular and de-caf) that are fair-trade certified.
Comment by James A. Rushdoony — December 30, 2005 @ 12:23 pm