We love to eat organically grown, and creatively cooked foods. I am a non dairy vegetarian, and am always trying to find great dining spots. We are definitely in love with spices, and recommend a few places to dine.

After Sunday classes we almost always can be found at a near by restaurant. Culver City is thriving with options for all pocketbooks:
from very inexpensive;
India Sweets and Spices has a fan club; a take out place with tables outside 9309 venice 837 5286
Govinda's, or Pancho's Tacos which are really close by
or cross Venice blvd to access a lot of range
from 2 star to 5star :
Tender Greens is a short walk to Washington Blvd: Tender Greens
Where you will also find M Cafe; macrobiotic fare
mid scale mexican at Kay n Dave's
there is so much to choose from, enjoy, experiment, hang out with new friends!

if you want to drive a bit,
Michael & Anneli love Cafe Brazil, .simple Brazilian food, 11736 West Washington Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90066
(310) 391-1216
Leaf Cuisine is raw food; 11938 W Washington Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90066

also on washington:
Samosa house has two locations
10700 Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 559-6350
11510 W Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA 90066
(310) 398-6766

an old and dear favorite
The Newsroom it isn’t about decor, just plain delicious. (try the artichoke!)
120 N.Robertson Blvd. in L.A. 310 652 4444... head north on Robertson, and north of 3rd, and just after Alden it’s on the right.
The Newsroom (now Interim Cafe) has a smaller location in Santa Monica without the complete range of incredible flavors, but good for lunches, to go and breakfasts at:
530 Wilshire Blvd; on the S.W. corner, 310 319 9100

Or do you want to go to the beach?

I still love the Fig Tree at 429 Ocean Front Walk in Venice..310 319 4937. (park on Rose, or near by, and walk down to the beach.) Crowded on the weekends, but a great place to sit and people watch ... great breakfast or lunch and some good baked things.
plus the parade of people on the boardwalk, and the sunday drum circle near by.

Real Food Daily between 4th &5th on Santa Monica Blvd (514 Santa Monica Blvd )... 451 7544.. [just down from dance home... the dance place for decades in the area, tuesday nights and friday and saturday they have music, $5 cover] is where I go for real food; they haven’t ever wowed us with their spices, but the organic edge is met here, a must for the macrobiotic.
Practically next door to Real Food Daily (just west of the bookstore) is

Blueberry’s Cafe, with great breakfasts, I easily recommend, though there can be a line at breakfast time.

of course, there are lots more but this might get you started.

In the summer we sometimes organize picnics in the park. If you are interested in doing that more often, just ask! It is a great way to get to know more people; there is a Trader Joes on the way, and people just buy things to share. We even had a big yard sale once!