Food & Wellness

Taking Toxin-Free Personal Care to the Next Level
Publication - Ingredients Journal
The dangers of petrochemicals in personal care products--and how an innovative company is setting a new safety standard. read more

Steady Does It
Publication - Alive Magazine
Groundbreaking telemedicine company SteadyMD pairs you with a primary care doc who "gets" you and your health needs. read more

Lettuce Disrupt the Food System
Publication - Alive Magazine
With Lettuce Grow, Zooey Deschanel and Jacob Pechenik have found a way to make growing your own farm-fresh produce a no-brainer. read more

Hempseed Oil vs. CBD Oil
Publication - Alive Magazine
They're definitely not the same thing, but they're both important for your endocannabinoid system. Here's why. read more

Sweetening the Pot
Publication - Alive Magazine
Up your cooking game with Equal Parts, a cookware company that offers a free "Text a Chef" service to anyone who signs up. read more

Run Like the Wind
Publication - Alive Magazine
Thanks to Stryd's tiny power meter that clips onto a shoelace, runners can finally measure how wind affects their runs. read more

Sleep Tight
Publication - Alive Magazine
Fatigue Science helps pro sports teams beat fatigue for their best game. Soon, the tech innovator could help you sleep for your best life. read more

What’s the Best Way to Take CBD?
Publication - Delicious Living
The pros and cons of some of the most popular hemp-derived CBD products flooding store shelves. read more

The Vegan Skincare Ingredients You Need This Summer
Publication - Alive Magazine
These plant-based, cruelty-free, natural skincare ingredients will be sizzling hot this season. read more

Hot Right Now
Publication - Alive Magazine
The latest trends in plant-based supplements, foods, and green business practices. read more

You Won’t Believe It’s Not Beef
Publication - Alive Magazine
Meet the Beyond Burger: burger patties made entirely from plants that look, cook and taste nearly identical to their beef counterparts. read more

Parking Lot to Plate
Publication - Alive Magazine
Brooklyn's Square Roots is growing non-GMO, pesticide-free crops in an unlikely place: industrial shipping containers. read more

Before Whole Foods, There Was Rainbow Grocery
Publication - Clean Plates
How San Francisco's first major organic and natural food store helped pioneer how we eat today. read more

Sqirl It Away
Publication - Clean Plates
Get a taste of Jessica Koslow's trendsetting food with "Everything I Want to Eat: Sqirl and the New California Cooking" read more

Chefs Talk About Culinary Innovation at the Symrise-Star Chefs Los Angeles Roundtable
Publication - In-Sight
Three rising-star chefs and a mixologist discuss local flavor trends in L.A. and the creative process behind them. read more

Chefs Discuss the Los Angeles Dining Landscape at the Symrise-Star Chefs Roundtable
Publication - In-Sight
L.A. chefs muse on the picky palates and idiosyncratic tastes of L.A. diners. read more

Decolonizing Your Diet
Publication - Clean Plates
This collection of plant-based Mexican-American recipes exploits the health-promoting merits of indigenous ingredients. read more

6 Ways to Love Lavender Even More
Publication - Clean Plates
From pasta sauce to dark chocolate, these tasty food products subtly showcase the fragrant purple flower. read more

5 New Coconut Products We Love
Publication - Clean Plates
If you're cuckoo for coconuts, you'll love these healthy treats, from coconut oil-based vegan butter to coconut water sparkling beverages. read more

Fall’s Green Leaves
Publication - Clean Plates
Silver Lake's innovative Taiwanese spot Pine & Crane spotlights exotic veggies like celtuce and a-choy at their peak. read more

Forget the Freezer
Publication - Clean Plates
The Vietnamese cuisine at The District by Hannah An is so fresh that the restaurant doesn't even have a freezer. read more

You’re Golden
Publication - Clean Plates
Erewhon Natural Market's gingery Golden Latte is the cold-weather tonic you need. Farewell, high-sugar pumpkin spice lattes! read more

Minus the Meat
Publication - Clean Plates
Why celeb chef Phillip Frankland Lee took a left turn into plant-based cooking at The Gadarene Swine. read more

Slow Your (Breakfast) Roll
Publication - Clean Plates
Pastry chef Zoe Nathan's Huckleberry cookbook celebrates naturally sweet and savory breakfasts. read more

New Year, New Cleanse
Publication - Clean Plates
Juice cleanses are so last year! LA-based soup delivery company Soupure is out to prove that souping is the new juicing. read more

A Good Wrap
Publication - Clean Plates
Kye's in Santa Monica hacks the burrito, using romaine leaves, collard green leaves, and nori as healthier tortilla alternatives. read more

Salads Go Glam
Publication - Clean Plates
Build-your-own salad chain Greenleaf Gourmet Chopshop elevates salads to night-on-the-town dining in Hollywood. read more

Hyper Local
Publication - Clean Plates
The Malibu Farm Cookbook reads like a love letter to the agricultural bounty of the 'Bu. read more

Barneys Gets Fresh
Publication - Clean Plates
So long, steak and martinis: Freds at Barneys New York is redefining the "power lunch" with farmers' market salads and pressed juices. read more

Vegan Cheese, Please
Publication - Clean Plates
From Vromage to Kite Hill, Los Angeles is having an artisanal vegan cheese moment. read more