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On The Loose in Cali: A Travel Diary feat. Venice, Vegan Eats, & Coachella

April 29, 2018

Guess who’s back, back, back, – back again… it’s me and I’m home from my California wonder week of adventure. The hubby and I jetted off to Lala land to stay a few days in the Los Angeles area before we headed to Palm Springs for Coachella!
Let me just start by saying Coachella has been on my adulthood bucket list for quite some time and it definitely did NOT disappoint. But, unfortunately the whole camping in the desert thing caught up with me and I’ve had a nasty little sinus infection since getting home earlier this week. Needless to say, I’m still recovering. But, I wanted to hop on and share a little recap about the amazing plant-based restaurants we ate at during the festival and in the other parts of LA! Here we go…

Venice

We started off the trip by staying in an adorable little loft-style Airbnb in Venice! Most of these places were walking distance from our spot close to Rose Avenue.

• Plant Food + Wine

Wow, we had an awesome dinner here. This restaurant has a more upscale atmosphere and is located on the famous Abott Kinney street- where hipster truly meets the meaning of chic. It has a beautiful outdoor area in the back with lush greenery and heaters for the chilly evenings (if you know me, you know I’m almost always cold so this was heaven!) Additionally, there is a private cooking school attached where people can learn plant-based dishes to whip up at home. Plus, I attended with two meat-loving young men (my husband and one of our dear college friends), and they loved the food just as much as me! All organic and completely plant-based, this place is a must in my book for a dressier night out.

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• Moon Juice

I absolutely love this place that has a few spots in the LA area! The backstory about how founder & fine dining chef Amanda Chantal Bacon used holistic living and medicinal foods to heal her hypothyroid condition makes me fall in love with this company even more. Moon Juice features organic pressed juices, nut-based “Moon Milks,” that can be turned into a smoothie meal on the go, and adaptogens (hormone balancing herb blends) or “Moon Dust” that can be added to any order as well!

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• Café Gratitude

Another winner with 100% organic and plant-based cuisine. Located right across the street from Moon Juice, this restaurant also has a few locations throughout CA. This place really puts a delicious vegan twist on classic dishes. For example, I had the Caesar salad with added blackened tempeh complete with homemade croutons! We visited for dinner when we landed in Cali on Tuesday evening and they even had their own version of a Taco Tuesday available!]

• Whole Foods

I know- this may not seem as special since I live in Dallas where Whole Foods stores are abundantly available, but, I gotta throw it in! We grabbed coffee and a quick breakfast here one day just to see what the location was like. I’m a huge Whole Foods Tourist fan, so anywhere I see one, I always HAVE to check it out. I love exploring varying Whole Foods locations. They tend to stock the shelves with more locally manufactured goods that aren’t available in the Texas stores I’m so familiar with. Yes, I’m a weirdo and I don’t care. PS- I talk all about the top items to buy each week at Whole Foods HERE. Oh and it’s definitely on my list of local Dallas eats that I reference HERE, just in case you want to check those out!

LA

While we didn’t catch any celebrity sightings, we did manage to have a few amazing meals in West Hollywood and Century City.
• Real Food Daily

Located in West Hollywood, I’ll admit, I had this spot on my list of places to try after seeing vegetarian Bravo-lebrity TV star from one of my favorite shows ever (Vanderpump Rules) eat here on camera with her BF. I honestly didn’t even realize it was vegan until we pulled up! Also, totally organic which always earns extra points in my book. We had a huge lunch here starting with the best nachos ever, then the Mediterranean salad, and finishing off with the “burger”. I also loved the environment. They have live trees inside the café that extend all the way through the ceiling- super cool.

• Sage Organic Vegan Bistro

This Century City spot was recommended to me by one of my favorite Vegan mega-influencers @rawmanda! Definitely another win with the mouthwatering walnut “meat” and lettuce wrap tacos I had (seriously stuffed myself into sporting a food baby the rest of the day). I was also so excited to see they had a booth for V eats at Coachella later on during our trip!

*Bonus: We tried to get dinner at Gracias Madre because I’ve heard from meat eaters and vegans alike that it’s to die for plant-based Mexican cuisine but we failed to make reservations in time so it’s still on my list! I’ve also heard Sadtha, Sun Café LA, & Falabar are awesome recommendations but we ran out of time- and room in our stomachs!

Coachella

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Ok, so I feel like this could be a whole separate post all about what you need to survive camping at Coachella (aka in the Indio, California desert for 3 long, very hot days.) But, I’ll just say the number one thing is definitely good food. Luckily, I was extremely impressed with the plant-based and organic eats available all throughout the fest! Not only that but the official Coachella app is super vegan user-friendly. The restaurants are mapped out and labeled by type of diet. I mean, there was even a raw kombucha bar! As The Lizzie McGuire movie used to say, “hey now, hey now- THIS is what dreams are made of.” Below are a few of the spots I made sure to take note of eating at but to be honest, between all the dancing and other festival activities, I lost track of a number of others! For now, I wanted to give a shoutout to…

Strictly Vegan Authentic Jamaican
Southern Fried Vegan
Cena Vegan
SAGE
Seabirds

So, there you have it! I hope this is helpful for your next trip to the LA area. Or, if you’re just a plant-based gal like me considering hitting up Coachella 2019! Questions? I have so much more to share but want to make sure I get you all the answers you want. Hit me up below in the comments.

For now, cheers!
XOXO- Dani

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I started my Instagram account back in college whe I started my Instagram account back in college when Instagram first came out (yikes aging myself here lolz) and the same year my Mom got diagnosed with a very aggressive form of stage 4 ovarian cancer. 

Most of you guys have seen me over the years post about how this changed the course of my life, pushing me into a deep rooted passion for all things health & wellness - out of fear of wanting to avoid the same future diagnosis for myself AND to heal myself, specifically my lifelong issues with my skin.

11 years ago we spent Christmas in Seaton Hospital here in Austin, Texas as my Mom was pushed into surgery as the first wave of her “treatment.” If you’re new to following me, the story goes that my Mom decided to treat her cancer 100% holistically. 

And she’s successfully managed it herself since Dec 2011. Her 10 year anniversary was last year and this year the message of how lucky our family is has been on loop in my mind. I know this is rare and it’s not lost on me for one second how special and unique our circumstances are. 

I specifically remember eating take out pizza from Whole Foods (before I even knew what a health food store was ha!) in the hospital room on Christmas Day watching my Mom recover in her hospital bed, all of us so full of fear of what the future would bring.

Now being back in Austin, living here, driving by that hospital, going grocery shopping at that same Whole Foods, it’s a wild TRIP. So, this is an appreciation post for everything this major life circumstance taught me. And how it has 200 million bajillion % only changed my life for the better. 

Happy holidays babes.

XO, Dani
WHO IS YOUR CLEAR SKIN SELF? Who is the best ver WHO IS YOUR CLEAR SKIN SELF? 

Who is the best version of you, the future self version of you, the acne free YOU?

Start meditating on this and daydreaming about who she is, what she looks like, and how she feels everyday.

This mindset trick changed the game for me when it came to finally breaking through barriers and repeated patterns around my skin! I swear it’s like the secret weapon for a good skin day. I know it sounds crazy but it’s so true because here’s the thing…

If we constantly program our minds to identify as someone who is “acne prone,” we inevitably will repeat that cycle, that loop, that pattern. So, rewire and change the story in your brain.

Need help getting started? DM me “meditation.”
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Feel overwhelmed and confused about what foods are Feel overwhelmed and confused about what foods are or are NOT safe for a clear complexion? What is or isn’t going to trigger ACNE? Or just even what is or isn’t generally healthy?

This morning I was trying to think back to when I first got really into the health & wellness world and slowly started flirting with diet changes - of course with the ultimate goal of healing my skin and a slew of other symptoms.

I became obsessed with reading books and listening to podcasts and soaking up every piece of info I could find and then (treating myself like a personal science experiment lolz) would spend hours in my local health food stores applying what I had learned that week and picking out new foods to try, cultivating recipes in my little apartment kitchen.

I totally get going to the grocery store can be overwhelming as f*ck. So here are just a few of my favorites and go to brands to grab from the inner aisles at Whole Foods:

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- Eden organic beans black, kidney, garbanzo aka chickpea
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- @sietefoods anything
- @artisanaorganics cashew butter
- @threetreesfoods almond or oat milk, etc! Love all their stuff so much.

At the end of the day, a good rule of thumb is to stock up on the fresh produce section first and foods in their freshest, most wholesome state. Then, when it comes to the other ailes like this, buy products with simple ingredient lists that are as minimally processed as possible. 

Have questions on grocery lists for clearing acne? Want more of my favorite brands? DM me “grocery”

XO, dani

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Girlies who know clear skin starts with the weekly Girlies who know clear skin starts with the weekly grocery run….
But also Whole Foods take all my money.
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Instead of having a hot girl summer… I’m havin Instead of having a hot girl summer… I’m having a clear skin girl summer: not picking at breakouts, sticking to a nontoxic beauty routine, and showing up to take charge of my health every damn day. Ya feel me?

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Feeling good everyday and clearing your acne isn’t always about the perfect diet or skincare routine. Trust me, you can be eating all the kale in the world and applying all the right products but if your internal world is a wreak, it will show up externally as physical ailments & symptoms. 

This is your body’s way of trying to talk to you and part of healing skin from the inside out is making space for the key nutrients of joy, adventure, and time away to experience the world outside of the sometimes daily monotonous routine. 

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Hawaii- you were epic. 
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