tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652374139435883486.post3614609713809678030..comments2023-04-14T01:04:48.893-07:00Comments on Afishionado: Native FoodsAfishionadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222447944793316634noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652374139435883486.post-22060881201530540052008-09-29T12:31:00.000-07:002008-09-29T12:31:00.000-07:00to the anonymous poster right above mine.. i'm jus...to the anonymous poster right above mine.. i'm just wondering what gives you the opinion that native foods has gone "corporate"? that's actually completely opposite from the truth. tanya has spent so much time and effort to keep that from the truth. she still oversees all of her restuarants personally. i know this because i am a native foods employee, although not at costa mesa.<BR/><BR/>unfortunately, the rise in price is a sad reality. the economy is hurting, and so is the restaurant business. because of the fact that native foods is NOT corporate, it hurts even more than a larger business with better means to shield itself against times of economic depression. <BR/><BR/>if you really feel this way about native foods, i sincerely suggest you email tanya (the owner/creator or native foods) and let her know your concerns. she is a genuinely nice person who is very concerned with the vegan community and their opinions. she's really done alot in the past 10+ years to spread the vegan message, and i think that deserves appreciation and support!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652374139435883486.post-69980091674936328312008-09-16T16:39:00.000-07:002008-09-16T16:39:00.000-07:00I have been vegan for several years, and I get ver...I have been vegan for several years, and I get very excited when an all-vegan business opens up. I patronize such businesses as much as I can, not only because they sell me the vegan fare I'm after, but also because I want to support them. After all, I'm on board with the cause, and want to see them succeed. <BR/><BR/>As vegan restaurants go (and I've been to several all over the country), Native Foods has always ranked closer to the bottom than the top. The food has tended to be reasonably decent, albeit not as good as some of the other incredible places I've been like Real Food Daily in Santa Monica, and Herbivore in SF, to name just a couple. Unfortunately, Native Foods, never much of a dazzler, has gotten worse and worse over time. I think it's because they've gone "corporate" full throttle and therefore the emphasis is now heavily on making money for as little expense and effort as possible. I know I'm not alone in thinking this, because I've read some reviews of the place on other sites, and several other people have expressed the same thing. What disturbs me most about this is the fact that non-vegans whose first vegan eating experience may be at Native Foods will be more likely to come away from their meal thinking vegan food is undesirable (and heaven forbid, this could influence a fence-sitter into not making the plunge into a vegan lifestyle). There is so much TERRIFIC vegan cuisine out there!! It's a shame that a business that purports to want to do the right thing is now (in my opinion) actually doing harm to the movement by making vegan food relatively unappealing. <BR/><BR/>I know I won't be going to Native Foods anymore. With food that sometimes seems like it's been sitting under heat lamps way too long (which is what happened to my and my friend last time I went - it was bad!!!), and a pricey menu offering ever-smaller portions of sometimes unnecessarily bland food, Native Foods has become a real disappointment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652374139435883486.post-67573524641832400212008-06-29T10:39:00.000-07:002008-06-29T10:39:00.000-07:00devin: I imagine the scuba dog as a sort of St. Be...devin: I imagine the scuba dog as a sort of St. Bernard-rescue dog, but instead of carrying a cask of brandy around its neck, the scuba dog would have to carry a tank of oxygen, I guess!Afishionadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07222447944793316634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652374139435883486.post-25945778893996055042008-06-29T10:16:00.000-07:002008-06-29T10:16:00.000-07:00I wonder if the dog has its own scuba gear...It pr...<I>I wonder if the dog has its own scuba gear...</I><BR/><BR/>It probably just rents. That gear gets expensive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com