Crossroads Kitchen

Crossroads Kitchen is a vegan fine-dining restaurant in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Crossroads Kitchen
Restaurant information
Established2013
ChefTal Ronnen, Scot Jones
Pastry chefSerafina Magnussen
Food typeVegan, Mediterranean
Street address8284 Melrose Ave
CityLos Angeles
StateCalifornia
Postal/ZIP Code90046
CountryUnited States
Websitehttp://www.crossroadskitchen.com/

History

Crossroads opened in 2013 in the Beverly Grove neighborhood.[1][2] According to Los Angeles magazine, the majority of customers are non-vegan.[1]

Food

The restaurant has a Mediterranean focus and a small-plates format.[1] Soy foods such as tempeh and tofu are not offered, as soybeans aren't a Mediterranean product.[1] Signature dishes include a "seafood" tower[3] and artichoke "oysters".[4]

Reception

In 2019, Big 7 Travel named them one of 50 best vegan-friendly restaurants in the world.[5]

In 2018 USA Today named them one of the ten best vegan restaurants in the country. [6]

In 2017 Tasting Table named them one of the eight best vegan restaurants in the U.S.[7] and The Daily Meal named them one of the best vegan restaurants in the United States.[8]

In 2015 PETA named them one of the six best vegan fine-dining restaurants in the U.S.[9] and BuzzFeed named them one of 24 "bucket list" vegan restaurants.[10]

In 2014 Relish named them one of the 15 best vegan and vegetarian restaurants in the U.S.[11]

In 2013 Travel + Leisure named them one of the best vegetarian restaurants in the U.S.[12]

Oprah Winfrey called Crossroads owner and chef Tal Ronnen "America's best vegan chef" after he "helped her prep for her 21-day vegan challenge, when she also gave up sugar, gluten and alcohol." [2] Vogue called his cuisine, "as flavorful as it gets."[13]

Criticism

Patric Kuh of Los Angeles magazine said he wished the restaurant "did more with raw ingredients and, ironically enough, with vegetables," and that the legume dishes lacked inspiration.[1]

gollark: Yes, but that's not what people actually do.
gollark: Slightly, but even that's a stretch.
gollark: Not that you would be it if it did do things. But you're even less obligated.
gollark: You're not obligated to since it'll have essentially no effect.
gollark: There seemed to be a more coherent idea of exactly where to look and what interference was happening with that.

See also

References
  1. Kuh, Patric. "Crossroads: A New Leaf: Fancy vegan? Fancy that. Crossroads stakes out its territory in a meatcentric marketplace". Los Angeles magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. Chandra, Gowri. "Oprah Called Tal Ronnen America's Best Vegan Chef; Here's What to Eat at His Restaurant". Food & Wine. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. Scherer, Josh. "How Crossroads Kitchen Managed to Pull Off a Vegan Seafood Tower: Chef Tal Ronnen continues to push meatless boundaries". Los Angeles magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  4. Stueven, Michele. "Crossroads". LA Weekly. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  5. "50 Best Vegan-Friendly Restaurants In The World". Big 7 Travel. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  6. Krantz, Rachel. "These are the best vegan restaurants in the United States". USA Today. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  7. Saladino, Emily. "The 8 Best Vegan Restaurants in America". Tasting Table. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  8. Myers, Dan. "America's Best Vegan Restaurants". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  9. Prater, Danny. "The Top 6 Vegan Fine-Dining Establishments in the U.S." PETA. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  10. Paul, Lauren. "24 Vegan Restaurants That Belong On Your Culinary Bucket List". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  11. Wood, Jennifer M. "15 Best Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants". Relish. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  12. Stewart, Sarah L. "Best Vegetarian Restaurants in the U.S." Travel + Leisure. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  13. Varnell, Elizabeth. "3 Vegan Recipes Worth a Trip to the Farmers' Market—From Crossroads Chef Tal Ronnen". Vogue. Retrieved 5 April 2019.

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