native cooking and events

When the Natives are restless…give them something to do!

Here are some upcoming events at Native Foods locations – including cooking classes! We have also included some socially conscious events that benefit causes supported by Native Foods. Events are added frequently, so check back often!

Cooking Classes

Italian Holiday Party
Saturday, December 15, 9:30 am - 12:00 noon
Native Foods - Palm Desert

Artichoke Dip with Crostini
Lasagne Rollatini with Red and White Sauce
Fennel and Orange Salad
Tiramisu

A different but easy twist on serving lasagne, and more! Recipes, lunch, drinks and fun. Come join in this Native celebration that will include a special annual trombone performance by Dr. Brian! Jingle your bells. $65 per person. Please call (760) 836-9396 to reserve your spot!

Previous Cooking Classes
Recipes

Native Events

It's time to order your Holiday Wellingtons!
Same great Thanksgiving Wellington - only you get to have these after Thanksgiving! Still 100% organic, still serves 6 hungry natives and is still beautiful and delicious. Supplies are limited, and they won't be back until Thanksgiving next year. Buy one, or buy several, but buy them soon! They come frozen and are ready in about an hour. The cost is $52. Please contact your local Native Foods restaurant to order, or order online.

It's time to order your Thanksgivi ng Wellingtons!
Save a turkey, order a Wellington! Our 100% organic Wellingtons are an elegant display of puff-pastry filled with organic deliciousness. Savory Native Seitan, kale, portabello mushrooms, orange glazed yams, fabulous stuffing, caramelized onions and served with shallot mushroom gravy on the side. Wellingtons come frozen and you bake them – they’re ready in 1 hour. Don't tell your guests it's vegan - they are in for a pleasant surprise! Each Wellington weighs approximately 5 lbs and serves 6 hungry Natives - the cost is $52. Please contact your local Native Foods restaurant to order, or order online. Supplies are limited, and we do sell out, so be sure to order early - order two while your at it!

VegNews just announced that our Wellingtons are their favorite "Holiday Centerpiece." They've got good taste at VegNews!

Thanksgiving at Native Foods - Costa Mesa
Thursday, November 22, 2007, 2:00 - 8:00 pm
Thankfully, a new tradition. Come join us for Thanksgiving! We will be serving a bountiful buffet of Tanya's clever creations . . .

Native Wellington with Mushroom Shallot Gravy
Willy's Wheatberry Waldorf Salad
Gorgeous Green Salad with Maple Glazed Pecans and Pomegranate Pearls
Polenta Terrine with Butternut Squash and Pumpkin Seed Pesto
Garlic Roasted Mashed Potatoes
Seared Green Beans with Browned Panko
Native Stuffing
Fred's Fabulous Cornbread
Cranberry Orange Relish
Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Crem
Sam's Cheesecake with Blueberries
Apple Cranberry Cobbler with Vanilla Creme
Native Iced Tea, Coffee

Reservations are available from 2:00 - 8:00 pm. The cost is $44 per person, $22 for children under 12. Please contact our Costa Mesa location for reservations (714-751-2151). Be sure to call early!

UCLA Bruins for Animals Pledge to Go Veg Lunch
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, noon - 1:00 pm, Bruin Plaza - UCLA Campus
UCLA's Bruins for Animals (in conjuction with Students for Animal Rights - a national organization), are asking students to pledge to go veg for a day - and are making it easy by hosting a lunch event that will provide gift bags to ease the transition, and Native Foods is providing our famous TJ Taco Bar to satisfy cravings for delicious food. Come and make the pledge - and enjoy great vegan food, good times and live music courtesy of The Transfer. Make the pledge to go veg online here: www.collegeveg.org

Second Annual Squash Fest at Native Foods Costa Mesa / The CAMP
Sunday, November 11 2007, 12:00 - 5:00 pm
Hard to believe its been a year already, but here we are again, celebrating succulent squash! Come join the fun and sample several savory squashes, attend a cooking demonstration by Tanya at 2:00 pm, partake in our sidewalk chalk-art extravaganza, adopt a turkey, pick up some healthy, delicious Thanksgiving recipes and just flat-out enjoy the music and festivities - it's hard to squash all that into one event, but we've done it!

The CAMP / The LAB Holiday Sidewalk Sale - Native Foods Costa Mesa
Saturday - Sunday, November 3 - 4, 2007
Start your holiday shopping early at the LAB / CAMP annual sidewalk sale, offering great deals, live music and free drinks. Be sure to stop by Native Foods for sustenance - shopping can be hard work!

King Corn
Pass the Organic Popcorn Please! King Corn, a feature documentary, is a must see about our food – it’s origins, and convoluted path to our table. A good film to inspire action and learn about the farm bill – which is in serious need of revision! Go to the website to find out more and where it's showing: www.kingcorn.net

Shark Water
Save Our Seas Now! Shark Water is a new movie about sharks and it isn't just another documentary. It's an action / adventure film that takes you on a journey into the underworld of shark fin poaching with The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and our friend, Captain Paul Watson. Learn more about the film and future screenings at: www.sharkwater.com.

Halloween Celebration at Native Foods Costa Mesa / The CAMP
Saturday, October 27 2007, 12:00 - 4:00 pm, judging is at 2:00 pm
Bring your carved "Monster"piece - and win a Prize! Native Foods is hosting a Jack-o-Lantern carving contest - there will be live music, gifts for costumed kids under 12, vegan popcorn balls (cooking and sampling!) and we'll be serving a fiendish menu of Transylvanian Ghoulash, Hairball and Guts Salad and Road Kill Cobbler - come feast at the fest, and take some home to your favorite fiend! Oh, and don't forget the prizes - we've got prizes. . .
First prize - $50 Native Foods Gift Card, and a Holiday Wellington
Second Prize - $25 Native Foods Gift Card
Third Prize - Native Foods Restaurant Cookbook - Autographed by Witch Tanya!

Sea Shepherd Charity Benefit
Saturday, October 13 2007, Los Angeles, CA
Join co-hosts Mick Jaggar and Pierce Brosnan for an evening designed to help keep ships sailing to defend the sea and it's creatures. A sunset event, there will be a live auction, silent auction - and live music! Paul Watson - one of the original founders of Greenpeace - went on to found the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Sea Shepherd is dedicated to research, investigation and enforcement of laws, treaties, resolutions and regulations established to protect marine wildlife worldwide. Yes, he's the guy out on the seas roughing it to keep watch for all of us who hold that life so precious! Visit the benefit web site for more details and to purchase tickets.

The True Cost of Food - Film and Dinner at The CAMP
Tuesday, October 2 2007, 6:00 pm film, dinner follows
The Orange County Women's Environmental Council and the Sierra Club have organized an event to help learn what your food really costs - in terms of dollars and sense - the impact of our food choices on the environment. A short film will be shown at Adventure 16 followed by a Native Foods meal - salad, entree, tea, and dessert! The cost is $20 per person. For reservations, please email Mary Papavasiliou at: papavasiliou@worldnet.att.net

Elephant Conservation Fundraiser - Pacific Palisades, CA
Thursday, September 27 2007, 6:30 pm reception, 7:30 presentation
Enjoy an evening with world-renowned elephant expert Joyce Poole, and help support the Amboseli Trust for Elephants, which has conducted the longest and most detailed study of free-living elephants. The evening will start with a cocktail reception and feature fabulous Native Foods hors d'oevres, followed by Joyce Poole's presentation and a silent auction. Tickets are $50 for the reception and presention or for a $125 donation you may attend the event and receive an autographed copy of Joy'c book. For reservations, and more information, please send an email to: zoos@idausa.org

Coastal Clean-Up Day
Saturday, September 15 2007, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Heal the Bay's annual beach clean-up draws more than 10,000 volunteers each year, who will meet at one of 51 locations along Los Angeles' coastlines and waterways to help preserve the beauty of our beaches. For more information, visit www.healthebay.org.

Harmony Festival, Santa Rosa, CA
Friday - Sunday, June 8 - 10, 2007
The Harmony festival is a good time for all. Great music all day, and all night! Arianna Huffington, Amy Goodman and Dennis Kucinich will be speaking - and Chef Tanya will be doing a cooking demonstration on Sunday, June 10 at 1:45 p.m. at the Foods of the Earth Culinary Expo Hall. Don't miss it!

Behind the Mask Screening
Saturday, May 26 2007, Noon - 4:00 pm
The Goddess Temple of Orange County, 17905 Sky Park Circle, Suite A, Irvine, CA
Come view two films, Behind the Mask, and a separate Animal Rights film from the UK, dine on a lovely vegan lunch, and enjoy a special appearance by Peter Young. $10 admission fee.

Bay to Breakers 12K Fun Run
Sunday, May 20 2007, 8:00 am
San Francisco, the Embarcadero
Join the fun - and the run! Chef Tanya will be a centipede with the VegNews team, and then parlaying in some fun vegan eating and dancing no doubt!

Compassion Into Action Festival
Saturday, May 12 2007, Noon - 6:00 pm
Animal Acres is hosting a fun and educational event with veggie food booths, cruelty-free products, music, films, farm tours, book signings and presentations from noted speakers on what you can do to help farmed animals. If you know someone who loves animals, (even if they eat them), bring them to a unique living and learning festival. Visit the Animal Acres web site (www.animalacres.org) for more information or to register.

Goldfinger Benefit Concert: Free Kevin Kjonaas
Thursday, May 10 2007
Knitting Factory, 7021 Hollywood Blvd., 7:00 pm
Goldfinger is giving a benefit concert to raise funds and awareness for Kevin Kjonaas, a SHAC7 animal rights activist who has been imprisoned. John Feldman, of Goldfinger, is a Native Foods regular - and as we like him too, we encourage you to come hear him jam!

Save the Seas: A Benefit Concert for Sea Shepard, Los Angeles
Monday, April 30 2007 6:00 pm
Come listen to some great music and help support Sea Shepard's future campaigns. This event is sponsored by UCLA's Bruins for Animals and will be held at 6:00 pm at Ackerman Ballroom at the UCLA Campus (405 Hilgard Avenue). Performers include: Five Minutes to Freedom, Vale and Samantha Mollen. There is no cover charge, but donations will be gratefully accepted. Please contact Kristy Anderson for more details.

Make it to the Mic "Juvenile Jam"
Saturday, April 28 2007
Hollywood Improv 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Make it to the mic is a program where kids increase self esteem through improv and stand-up comedy. Native Foods is providing food for attendees at the Juvenile Jam, which is the graduation performance for the current class. Come check it out!

Dining Out for Life
Thursday, April 26 2007
Come dine at Native Foods Palm Springs where a portion of our daily proceeds will be donated to the Palm Springs Aids Assitance Program. Talk with a Dining Out Ambassador about the program, and enjoy a great meal while your at it!

Earth Day 2007
Sunday, April 22 2007
Costa Mesa - 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Come celebrate Earth Day at the Camp! Enjoy live music, food and drink samples, art and environmental exhibits - and don't forget to bring your recyclables!

Earth Day and Dog Adoption Event
Saturday, April 21, 2007 12:00 - 3:00 pm
Save the Planet, Save a Pet! Adopt today! Join us at Native Foods Palm Springs where Animals, People, and Environment Action (APe Action) will provide information on the benefits of spay / neuter and have several deserving dogs available for adoption. Join us for lunch on the patio - and proceeds will go towards "go-green" educational programs. Bring your recyclables!

Social Justice Summit at Cal State Fullerton
Saturday, April 21, 2007 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton is sponsoring a Social Justice Summit dedicated to promoting social action and activism on a local and national level. Native Foods will be there too - come meet some of the more vocal Natives!

Celebrate Spring! in Pilates Style Magazine April 2007 issue
Check out Tanya's article (titled "Celebrate Spring!") in the April 2007 issue of Pilates Style magazine, and try out the incredible recipes she shares - Springtime Asparagus Salad, Sesame Rice Cakes and Heaven Lemon Bars.

Greenology at the CAMP
Saturday, March 24, 2007 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Come enjoy a "Green Day" at the CAMP in Costa Mesa - a day dedicated to encouraging green lifestyles, accompanied by a special Native Foods "green" menu - Green Soup, Green Soba Salad and a Green Dessert - go green!

Show and Tell at Native Foods - Costa Mesa
Saturday, February 10, 2007 5:00 - 7:30 pm
Come enjoy the "show," which is a screening of the movie "Sustainable Table," and then meet author William Tuttle, who will "Tell" us about his new book "The World Peace Diet." Of course, no event would be complete without delectable treats! To get things rolling, Chef Tanya will prepare appetizers to accompany the wine and mingling that will take place before the show & tell.

Please RSVP to Native Foods - Costa Mesa at 714-751-2151. Cost: $20 per person.