I had the yummiest piece of apple pie from Angeli Caffe today thanks to The Eat Well Guided Tour of America, which had a kickoff party at Kings Road Park in West Hollywood today.

Eat local, eat well was the theme for the day — as it is for the tour. Put together by Sustainable Table — perhaps best known for The Meatrix films — The Eat Well Guided Tour of America’s “taking the scenic (and delicious) route to this year’s Farm Aid Concert at Randall’s Island in New York City on September 9″ via a biodiesel bus.

That’s 38 days in over 25 cities where Sustainable Table people will stop at the most sustainable farms and restaurants to meet with farmers, chefs, cookbook writers, and general foodies. (right: Me with Leslie of Sustainable Table)

And it all started today in WeHo, with local farmers offering tiny lil carrots and potatoes to nibble on, Amelia Saltsman signing copies of her brand new book The Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Cookbook, and Food and Water Watch and Sustainable Table people — including Moopheus, Leo and Chickity of The Meatrix (okay — they were cutouts) — hanging out. The tasty vegetarian lunch catered by Angeli Cafe was the major highlight —

The tour’s next stop happenss tomorrow at Pie Ranch in Pescadero, Calif. And by Aug. 29, the bus’ll be in Chicago at Crust, that organic pizzeria I wined and dined at last week! Check out the schedule to see if your city’s on the list.

And the whole tour will be heavily blogged, vlogged and photoblogged by the happy foodies of Sustainable Table for you to salivate at — before you go over to Sustainable Table’s Eat Well Guide, plug in your zip, and find the yummy sustainable bakeries, restaurants, shops, and markets near you.

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