Grub Street Diet: Natalie Morales

@nymag
 on 2021.09.17
9 Places
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"This year, Natalie Morales became a first-time director — and a second-time director. In March, she released Plan B on Hulu, and today marks the release of Language Lessons, which she co-wrote and stars in with Mark Duplass. Off of Zoom, during the limited time she had not doing press for the new film, she made plenty of Cuban coffee, stopped by the farmers’ market for pupusas, and managed to spend a long weekend in Ojai with some friends and her favorite chocolate." As told to Chris Crowley --- For Natalie's full Grub Street diet, click the link below.

Milk Jar Cookies

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"I had some yogurt and granola with some mangoes from Miami that my stepdad sent me. Because this was apparently not sweet enough, I drizzled honey all over this thing. Oh, yes, I also had half a chocolate chip cookie from Milk Jar. My very nice friend Dina sent me a whole box. I had never been there, she just bought me a box."

Tocaya Modern Mexican

Mexican restaurant · Downtown Los Angeles

"Lunch was from Tocaya Organica. Two barrio tacos with vegan picadillo and queso fresco, and iced green tea. I usually love this place, but unfortunately these tacos were cold and the server was too nice to me, so I did not complain and ended up eating cold tacos."

Silverlake Ramen

Ramen restaurant · Silver Lake

"Got the veggie ramen and a yuzu-mint lemonade from Silverlake Ramen. Just the best. It’s probably my favorite ramen place in L.A., mostly because I don’t eat meat. So it’s hard to get vegetarian ramen that is very good where the broth tastes good — because I concede that ramen is all about the porky broth. And Silverlake Ramen does it really well."

Stamp Proper Foods

Restaurant · Los Feliz

"For dinner, I had a brie, apple, and fig sandwich and a vegan chocolate protein shake from Stamp Proper Foods. I’d never eaten there before, but this was very good, and yes, get off my back — still no time for groceries."

Grain Lab Deli & Kitchen

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"My early dinner was a hippie sink bowl (with vegan feta, romesco, and more sweet potatoes), smashed cucumbers, and coconut water from Grain Lab. I’d also never been there, but my cousin and I were nearby and trying to make good choices. The other option was Krispy Kreme, but your girl chose right. That hippie sink bowl was so good."

Echo Park Farmers' Market

Farmers' market · Greater Echo Park Elysian

"Late lunch. I stopped by Echo Park farmers’ market and got some bean and cheese pupusas from Delmy’s Pupuseria along with a watermelon agua fresca. I was going to get something at the bookstore right next to the farmers market, and I was also hungry, and I was like, “Oh great. I’ll just stop by here.” It doesn’t hurt that I love pupusas. Pupusas are the best. I usually get them at any farmers’ market that I’m at because they’re always there."

Yoga-urt

Restaurant · Greater Echo Park Elysian

"I went to a small little screening of my friend Joe’s new movie at his house, and there I had some cheese pizza. We were near Glendale, so I followed that up with lavender and strawberry frozen yogurt from Yoga-urt. I really do crave sweet after salty."

Salt & Straw

Ice cream shop · Windsor Square

"I love ice cream. I can’t say I do not love ice cream. I hardly ever will turn down ice cream. I love Van Leeuwen, I like Salt & Straw, and I love McConnell’s."

Farmshop

New American restaurant · Brentwood

"For lunch, my friend Aliza got me a vegetarian sandwich from Farmshop. Pretty dang good. They also have ridiculously perfect fruit and charcuterie platters that she brought along for this weekend. A+."