03 November 2012

The Finest Vegan Restaurant in Los Angeles M.A.K.E.

M.A.K.E has the makings of the finest vegan restaurant in Los Angeles.  I struggle to find words that can compete with these photos, they in fact taste as amazing as they look.  The medleys of farm fresh flavors fight for the attention of your palate while your eyes are visually inspired by the artful presentation of shaved heirloom carrots. 


 We stood contemplating the menu as we had done many times before in the last month or so since hearing about a brand new raw vegan restaurant in Santa Monica place mall, our main stomping grounds due to their electrical vehicle charging stations.  This time M.A.tthew K.E.nnedy the owner came up to us and said "are you interested in a healthy vegan dinner this evening?"  haha, he asked THE Healthy Vegans if we'd like a healthy dinner, ok its on!  Oil-Free?  "No problem!"  The menu was ours to pick from and they would shave, chop, dice, blend, mix but not heat a dazzling selection of fresh produce into works of culinary art.  We picked two salads and the Nori Roll and partook in the wine cocktail menu.  Raw food has failed to ever impress me despite dining in nearly every raw vegan restaurant on the planet.  I went into this evening KNOWING I was shooting myself in the wallet and came out ready to become a Nori Roll regular.  If you'd asked me two days ago if I'd ever frequent a raw restaurant I'd have laughed up my baked potato.  The staunchiest starchitarian's palate has been melted by this rawesome restaurant.  The chefs here and the farms they frequent are truly a credit to their movement.

The zen like atmosphere of M.A.K.E. inside The Market at Santa Monica Place Mall takes a moment to settle into, but commotion of the shopping mall quickly disappears in this quite corner of the mall.  TIP: Utilize the free valet parking in front of True Food and get it validated with your bill to save on parking.     

4 comments:

quarrygirl said...

Rawdiculous! Can't wait to try this place...I have been off raw food entirely since trying it years ago for an entire week. Willing to try this place though---it all looks very good.

Lex said...

You can get soy softserve at tutti frutti for dessert, too on the same level :)

Hollie said...

When you go to restaurants/dinner parties, do you say "vegan" and allergic to oil?? I find everyone gets vegan, but they don't understand the no fat part...!

Lex said...

Its easier to call ahead, many days in advance. You ask the waitress to ask the chef if there is anything he can do that's vegan without any oil, just boiling or steaming. You can throw in that you are sensitive to oil, but a lot of times they'll just use butter instead. You really have to be specific and find something on the menu that is easy to alter. Ex, does this pasta have egg in it? if not can I just get that boiled with steamed veggies and a side of balasamic.

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