Vegetarian

Lisa Altmann, owner of Viva Pops, has been a vegetarian for 17 years. While she grew up eating a lot of meat, especially when dining at fine restaurants with her parents, once she made the emotional connection between her love of animals and food, she couldn’t turn it off and gave up meat.

Cherry season in short and intense here in Southern California, running from late April through early to mid-June. The markets are still overflowing with bright red bing and pale yellow "white" cherries, so stock up now, because there are so many more ways to eat a cherry than out of hand or in a pie.