If we are doing Vegan food in LA then Real Food Daily is SO YUMMY!

Wow LA must be THE place for Vegans because I would recommend Cafe Gratitude.

I left my place later than intended, so timed my arrival to LA freeways exactly wrong, oops. But I made it and am safely ensconsed in my hotel (having run to the Carl's Jr for a quick salad for dinner), and am settling in nicely (especially now that the loud as heck guys in the adjoining room have gone away).

Pix, Burrell, I hope the timing works out for you guys to come out and play with me, but I certainly understand if Real Life gets in the way. Fingers crossed!

I'm all for vegan food in L.A. and other places. Do we need to reserve a table, or can we be spontaneous about it?

Speaking of which: for the cookout. Is raw tahini available in the L.A., or is it hard to find? Cause I can work magic with it.

technically there is no right time to be on the freeway.

If you care about random celebrity sightings Cafe Gratitude is a great place for them.

I can't speak to raw tahini but I'd be surprised if you couldn't find just about anything somewhere in LA.

Not only I don't care for them, I probably wouldn't be able to spot a celebrity if they'll run over me with a name tag. I'm the one who goes "hi, they kinnda look alike, right?" when looking at identical twins.

As for possible SFO meetup - is there a specific place we want to set for meeting? I'm not sure if I'll be able to get online in SF (haven't packed yet, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to bring my mini-laptop in my carry-on bag), and I'm pretty sure I won't be able to get a local sim card for my cell phone/a local cell phone before Seattle.

Do you know what terminal you'll be in when you land, or where you'll need to be for your flight to Seattle? We can probably pick a restaurant convenient for one or both of those. I don't know the airport well enough to suggest a meeting place, but I can find restaurants on their website.

I'll be running a 5K in Napa at 9am that morning, so I'm not sure exactly when I can get to SFO, maybe 11ish? Or later if I come home and shower...

I'll confirm it with my travel agent tomorrow (it's the weekend here), but looks like it's terminal 3 for both flights. Looking at their site: [link] post-security means you have to come in and go through it, right? Should I be looking for places outside the terminal? (you can tell I'm not a frequent flyer, can't you).

Good luck with the run! I think you have the time to come back home and take that shower. Even if you'll be an hour later we will still have some time. My flight to Seattle leaves at 13:17.

Right "Post-security" means I would have to go through security to get there, which I don't think I can even do if I want to without a plane ticket. Looks like Pre-security options for Terminal 3 are Peet's, Starbucks, and Subway. At least you can definitely get coffee...it looks like there are more choices at the International Terminal Main Hall food courts. Anything labelled "Pre-Security" is okay with me.

I will plan on showering then! So I can probably meet you noonish, which gives us an hour or so of hanging out. Yay!

Great! I'll check with my agent tomorrow and then we'll decide.