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choices for our non-vegetarian patrons.” Gluten-free options include everything from hearty
Free Showing of Riding Giants T
o kick off their “Dreaming of Aloha” program, Urban Surf 4 Kids will host a movie screening of Riding Gi-
ants at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 6 at the Village Theatre in Coronado. Riding Giants is a documentary film that covers the history of surfing with a special focus on riding the big waves. The Dreaming of Aloha program has been created to
incentivize and reward foster youth to achieve something beyond their wildest imagination. It is being offered to select foster youth within Urban Surf 4 Kids to earn a week- long trip to Hawaii by reaching various milestones. Once all milestones are met, they will have achieved their final goal to travel to Hawaii, spend time with surfing legends, and above all, experience the “Aloha Spirit.”
Cost: Free to the general public. Space is limited. RSVP to
Debbie.Osaki@urbansurf4kids.org.
Location: Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave., Coronado. To learn more about this foster youth program, visit: http://
www.urbansurf4kids.org/april-6th-2013.
Vegan and Gluten-free Options at Lotus Cafe
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otus Café and Juice Bar, located in The Lumberyard in Encinitas and Village Hillcrest in San Diego, is proud to offer vegan and gluten-free menu items. According to owners, Johanna and Carl Wright, Lotus Café is dedicated to serving fresh, natural, healthy food at affordable prices, prepared with love, simplic- ity, and a joyful heart. “While I am vegetarian and my husband is vegan and gluten-free, our families of origin are not all vegetarians,” says Johanna. “So, our vision was to cre-
ate a place where we could all sit down and enjoy a good, healthy meal together when family comes to visit. While Lotus is predominantly vegetarian cafe, with many vegan and gluten-free options, we also offer fish and poultry
Buckwheat Pancakes and Huevos Rancheros for breakfast, to Chicken Enchiladas and the veggie-filled Harvest Salad. Vegan menu items include Acai Bowls, Pancakes, Tempeh Tacos, an Indian Curry Bowl, a tasty Encinitas Veggie Grill, Homemade Soups, and nourishing fresh salads incorporat- ing organic and local ingredients, such as the Chapati Salad. Everything is clearly marked on their extensive menu
and many dishes can be made vegan or gluten-free. “We wanted to make ordering easy for our vegan, vegetar- ian and gluten-free customers,” says Carl, “so we made sure the menu was colorful and simple to navigate.” The restaurant also features delicious appetizers, shakes and smoothies, salad add-ons, combo plates, pasta, a large kid’s menu, and an assortment of beverages including coffee, tea and fresh-squeezed, organic juices. Desserts include homemade scrumptious gluten-free brownies and delicious vegan cupcakes. Lotus Café and Juice Bar is open for breakfast, lunch
and dinner.
Locations: 765 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas; call 760-479- 1977 and 3955 5th Ave., San Diego; call 619-795-2446. For more information visit
LotusCafeAndJuiceBar.com.
20th Annual Spring Garden Festival
oin the Water Conser- vation Garden and the Ornamental Horticulture Department at Cuyama- ca College from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 as they present the 20th
J Annual Spring
Garden Festival. This year’s theme is
“Celebrating Urban Farms & Gardens” and will include ex- perts on raising urban chickens, beekeeping and vegetable gardening. Garden professionals will be on hand to answer the most puzzling gardening and landscape design ques- tions and the college will offer its biggest plant sale of the year. Plus live music and dance, Rancho San Diego Farmers Market and animal encounters for the kids make this a fun, family-friendly event.
Location: 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr. West, El Cajon. Call 619-660-0614 or visit
TheGarden.org for more information.
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