I’ve been attempting flexitarianism lately. I am down to about 1 or 2 meat meals a week. That’s right. 2 out of 21. I used to be one of those bacon people, what gives? Just cutting back. Been watching one too many scary food documentaries (note: Food Inc. is available on Netflix’s watch now service.)
Anyhow, all this abstaining and sadness has suddenly lead me to different restaurants. Gone are my glory days of K-town meateries. Now I find myself sitting in Silver Lake’s little Cru restaurant, wondering what’s going to happen to me, and that little part of me that nearly wept when I ate a Skooby’s cheddar bacon dog a few weeks ago. (Oh god. Best hotdog in the city. Fuck Pink’s.)
But enough about the magical bacon hot dog. Cru’s creative kitchen serves up an extremely satisfying meal. We shared a bruschette app (photo above) and I had a “pizza” – it had a sunflower seed cracker crust, vegan cashew cheese, incredibly fresh and firm crimini mushrooms, and lots of greens. It will never REALLY be a pizza, but it’s an interesting simulacra.
Dessert was the most memorable part of this meal. Look at this lemon cheesecake. How the hell do they make vegan raw cheesecake? What voodoo powers does it take to make something so creamy and so dairy-free?
These people must be wizards.
Cru Restaurant
1521 Griffith Park Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026