Jaden Smith is reviving his vegan food truck that set out to feed people experiencing housing insecurity for free with his new “I Love You’ restaurant. Smith s charitable endeavor centers itself around making sure that people without a steady income or home can eat for free while customers with plenty of resources will pay extra for their meals to balance the restaurant’s budget.
The actor explained to
Variety that his new restaurant is “for homeless people to get free food.” He continued by laying out his business model by saying, “If you’re not homeless, not only do you have to pay, but you have to pay for more than the food’s worth so that you can pay for the person behind you.”
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Musician and entrepreneur Jaden Smith is looking to open the I Love You Restaurant, a vegan eatery that helps feed people experiencing homelessness. Smith son of celebrity couple Will and Jada Pinkett Smith spoke with
Variety about the venture. “It’s for homeless people to get free food,” Smith said. “But if you’re not homeless, not only do you have to pay, but you have to pay for more than the food’s worth so that you can pay for the person behind you.”
While Smith has yet to share additional details about when and where the first I Love Your Restaurant will open, the concept is a brick-and-mortar location of a food truck Smith launched in 2019 on his 21st birthday. The vegan food truck first popped up to feed the houseless community of the Skid Row region of Los Angeles before moving on to New York City. “I Love You Restaurant is a movement that is all about giving people what they deserve healthy, vegan food for free,” Smith said.
Rediscovering Gracias Madre in Newport Beach
Photograph courtesy of Gracias Madre
Gracias Madre, which is part of the same restaurant group as Gratitude Kitchen & Bar, opened its first O.C. location in late 2019. Focusing on vegan Mexican eats, the restaurant also features organic, diffuser-free tequila and mezcal-forward craft cocktails. When Gracias Madre took over the Newport Beach location of Gratitude, the space was refreshed with the addition of taller hedges around the patio perimeter and Mexican tiles at the bar.
During COVID-19 era-closures, executive chef Alan Sanz of Mexico City and beverage director Maxwell Reis got creative with offerings such as cocktail party kits and family-style meals. With the reopening of its dining rooms, now is the time to visit and indulge in signature dishes such as the oyster mushroom fajitas and the enchiladas verdes. We recommend starting with esquite rojos (roasted corn served with housemade chips) and trying the taco flight which comes
Honeybee Burger: A plant-based burger with passion
Fast Casual spoke with Adam Weiss from Honeybee Burger and Virtuous Foods on plant-based products and embracing inclusivity in this emerging market.
Honeybee Burger photo provided
Adam Weiss is a man impressed by bees. I can t help but appreciate their importance as pollinators and how they so naturally go about their business helping crops grow and beautifying our planet, said the former Wall Street investor, who was so impressed by the insects that named his plant-based burger chain, Honeybee Burger, after them.
Like bees, plant-based foods have continually intrigued Weiss and inspired him 10 year ago to invest in Cafe Gratitude, a plant-based restaurant in Los Angeles. He also invested in several other food and plant-based businesses and formed Virtuous Foods in 2018.
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