Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker Reveal Their 28 Favorite Vegan Dishes in LA

Movie star couple Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker (identified collectively as “Kravis”) simply revealed their prime vegan meals picks in Los Angeles. Shared on Kardashian’s Poosh wellness weblog, the couple’s favourite vegan meals spans the gamut of delicacies from Japanese to Center Japanese to basic Americana with a plant-based twist. In whole, Kravis shared their eight favourite LA-area eating places and their go-to orders there, together with a information to ordering vegan at their favourite non-vegan sushi eating places. The duo can’t get sufficient matcha lattes and organize them with practically each meal. 

For a pleasant dinner out, Kravis heads to Crossroads Kitchen in West Hollywood the place they order a big choice of dishes. Amongst their favorites are the Romaine Caesar Salad, Fried Olives, Squash Blossoms, Tempeh Piccata, and Chili Cheese Fries. To finish the meal, the couple opts for a matcha latte and a brownie sundae topped with brandied cherries. 

Monty’s Good Burger

When craving burgers, Kravis heads to vegan fast-food chain Monty’s Good Burger the place Kardashian says, “The vegan meals tastes so near the non-vegan variations.” Right here, the duo orders vegan rooster sandwiches and the Travis Oat Matcha Latte Shake—a beverage that began as a limited-time collaboration however stayed on the menu completely. For extra fast-food classics, the couple likes to go to Fortunate’s in Malibu and Santa Barbara the place they order Unattainable Burgers (with further pickles, no onion, no tomato), candy potato fries, and a scorching inexperienced tea to “stability out the greasy meals,” based on Kardashian. 

When a hankering for Center Japanese hits, the couple likes to go to Carousel in Hollywood. “I grew up consuming at this restaurant with my household, and now we like to order it for household dinners with our children, so it is a sentimental one for me,” Kardashian shared. “It’s my consolation meals.” The go-to order right here is hummus with pita, sarma grape leaves, cabbage salad, muhammara, and spinach fatayer, together with pickled turnips and olives. 

For a wholesome chew, the couple heads to Well being Nut—which has three Los Angeles space areas. There, they prefer to nosh on a excessive protein salad made vegan by omitting the rooster and cheese and substituting in avocado. Kardashian likes to pair this meal with an Iced Mango Inexperienced Tea.

At plant-based Vietnamese eatery Âu Lạc Downtown, the couple like to order vegan rooster and waffles, the inexperienced pyramid (a dish Kardashian describes as “residing wild rice”), and matcha shakes. JOi Cafe in Westlake Village is a brand new breakfast favourite the place the duo get a breakfast burrito with a facet of sauce that usually comes with the breakfast bagel—initially ordered by  mistake that they’ve now made their on-purpose order. Matcha drinks listed below are amongst their favorites. 

Ma-Kin Vegan Sushi

Kardashian additionally shared the couple’s secret go-to eatery Ma-Kin Vegan Sushi which is positioned in a strip mall in Agoura Hills. “Okay, I wasn’t positive if I used to be going to share this one, as a result of it’s my go-to secret sushi spot,” Kardashian posted on the weblog. “However we’re all about sharing secrets and techniques over right here at Poosh, so right here you go. No frills, only a cute little vegan sushi spot in a strip mall.”  Right here, the couple indulges on spicy tuna on crispy rice; salmon sashimi; Six Seven rolls (a crunchy roll with tempura shrimp and crab); miso soup; and an compulsory iced matcha latte.  

At non-vegan sushi eating places, akin to Katsuya and Nobu, the duo supplied a couple of hacks for some satisfying plant-based meals, together with ordering miso soup (verify that bonito fish flakes aren’t used for flavoring), edamame, artichoke salad sans cheese, spicy avocado on crispy rice, and avocado and cucumber rolls. 

Ellen von Unwerth

The Kardashian clan explores plant-based consuming

Barker went vegan after surviving a aircraft crash in 2008, and Kardashian has been leaning closely right into a plant-based weight loss plan for the reason that two began relationship. This 12 months, the couple had a number of wedding ceremony ceremonies and after their first elopement in Las Vegas, they discovered time to go on a “staycation”  at West Hollywood’s famed Chateau Marmont with vegan model Daring Meals. 

As a part of the “Saucy” marketing campaign, the duo posed in a horny photoshoot captured by iconic photographer Ellen von Unwerth who shot the couple having fun with Daring Foods’ vegan chicken. “I truthfully can not imagine how a lot it tastes like rooster,” Kardashian mentioned in a press release on the time. “There are many plant proteins on the market, however we’re all the time on the lookout for choices which might be tremendous clear with all-natural elements. That’s why I really like Daring.”

The remainder of the Kardashian/Jenner household has experimented with plant-based consuming lately, as effectively. Kim Kardashian has been vocal about her transition to a plant-based weight loss plan and in 2021, hosted a vegan cooking class to point out off her Past Meat-stuffed taco recipe on Kourtney Kardashian’s Poosh Your Wellness digital pageant. This Kardashian sister additionally landed a model partnership with Beyond Meat earlier this 12 months as its official Chief Style Advisor. 

Tal Ronnen

Crossroads expands vegan restaurant empire

One among Kravis’ prime restaurant picks, Crossroads Kitchen, is definitely backed by Barker and owned by movie star chef Tal Ronnen. The beloved restaurant opened its flagship location 9 years in the past on Melrose Boulevard in West Hollywood. This 12 months, it expanded to Las Vegas because the first vegan fine-dining restaurant on the strip. Working contained in the Resorts World Las Vegas, this Crossroads location can be complimented by CB/Crossroads Burgers, a brand new fast-casual idea inside the identical resort from which company can order supply to their rooms or poolside cabanas. 

Crossroads Kitchen

The menus on the Las Vegas areas are all crafted with the identical care as Crossroads Kitchen’s authentic West Hollywood location, the place the meals has impressed loads of well-known company over time. “Lots of people don’t notice it’s vegan once they first go to, as a result of the meals tastes a lot just like the non-vegan variations (it’s truthfully magic—who knew non-dairy cheese might style so good),” Kardashian posted about Crossroads in her latest weblog. “The entire plates are shareable, so convey some pals and take a look at all of it. PS: it’s coming to Calabasas quickly.” 

And Kardashian is right. After opening its Las Vegas location, Crossroads Kitchen is planning a further outpost in Calabasas which is slated to open this fall. This location will include a non-public eating room to assist well-known company retain their privateness. “We now have had loads of company over time recommend that we open [in Calabasas] and a spot grew to become accessible that we actually appreciated,” Ronnen beforehand instructed VegNews. “We can have a non-public eating room accessible for anybody who desires to e book it.”  

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Anna Starostinetskaya is the Senior Information Editor at VegNews and is all the time maintaining a tally of all issues vegan in her residence metropolis of San Francisco, CA and in all places else.