663328 Thu Oct 29 12:31:54 -0700 2009 4 2 Los Angeles Area 0 5140873 Hi, I am a New Yorker and first-time visitor to LA staying in WeHo near Erwhon and the Farmers Market. I was told Erwhon was expensive so I would like some suggestions/alternatives or advice about what is good to get there. In New York I like to shop at the Natural Frontier stores, Integral Yoga Natural Foods and IYI's apothocary mostly. In particular I need to find a source for buying Vital K + and bulk foods. A place to get reasonably priced organic produce would be awesome too. Also where is the best juice bar in LA? For example, I love Liquiteria in Manhattan's East Village.... TIA Nigella Sativa Thu Oct 29 12:31:55 -0700 2009 149189 nigella sativa 1 5141045 Erewhon has the best selection and a juice bar, but for better prices head a few blocks West (toward the ocean) on Beverly and try VP Discount Health & Food Mart on the corner of Beverly & Edinburgh. it's on the right-hand (North) side of the street. Thu Oct 29 13:40:18 -0700 2009 5140873 103920 goodhealthgourmet 1 5143869 If you shop carefully, WF has some decent prices on bulk foods, as does Trader Joes, but not in bulk sizing. Their aren't any co-cops locally or similar. The best organic produce is found at the area's farmer's markets. The Hollywood market on Sunday is your best bed. Fri Oct 30 14:47:19 -0700 2009 5140873 10099 JudiAU 1 5144506 You'll be very close to Beverly Hills Juice Club. http://www.beverlyhillsjuice.com Fri Oct 30 21:16:09 -0700 2009 5140873 15572 Emme 1 5194267 Hi LA Folks, post-trip New Yorker checking in: Thank you so much for your input. I had a wonderful trip! It was a mixture of "finds" and some disappointments but overall I so enjoyed the healthy vibe and creativity of the food scene. I had to watch my spending a lot of the time hence the comments on prices. VP was awesome for the wheat grass. At $2.75 for 2 oz it was a steal. Is that the norm for LA prices? They dd have Bio K + but I couldn't bring myself to pay the almost $5 per dose. (Grow Bone, on the other hand, was super-cheap.) Took your suggestion about produce and hit the Hollywood farmers' market later in the week which was as awsome in terms of variety, freshness and price, as one would hope. At the Dia de los Muertos festival downtown my brother demonstrated his (possibly inherited) chowhound radar by walking straight up to the curbside quesadilla lady spoken about previously on this board. He had a tasty chicken deal and I went for the blue corn huitlacoche. It was in a black mole that was slightly bitter. Also the thick, blue corn tortilla was slightly doughy and undercooked. It was vastly improved after I heated it up later at home. Actually, reheated it tasted pretty amazing. The experience of watching the cook form eac tortilla on the grill was almost as satisfing as eating the end-result Also had a delicious Ethiopian meal towards the end of my trip (at the place famous for dol wat) although I found the overbearing service to be annoying. Didn't make it to the Beverly Hills Juice Club. I did have a 16 oz smoothie (a somewhat generous size (for a 5'4" moderately active female) at Mani's. It was just berries and a green powder. Simple and not bad for $6. I couldn't tell if the added powder had addiional sweetener in it but if it did, it wasn't too much. The number one 'find' was packaged Earthbound Farm salad at the 99 cent store near Wilshire. They had the largest size container in my favorite variety (the one with the mixed herbs already added). Granted they were not refrigerated but we got two and --miracle of miracles!-- they lasted for at least three days! "I'll be back!"... Thu Nov 19 10:07:32 -0800 2009 5140873 149189 nigella sativa