I'm taking a two week trip running from Seattle, WA to Spokane, WA,
then to Boise, ID, then Reno, NV, then San Francisco, CA, then
Ashland, OR, then Astoria, OR, and finally back to Seattle, WA.  I'm
looking for a list of restaurants along this general route which are
raw-food (primarily) and vegan (secondarily) oriented.

Hi,

I'm sure that finding vegan restaurants outside urban areas can be a
challenge. Fortunately, VegEats.com has compiled a thorough list of
vegan restaurants throughout the United States. Although the site
doesn't appear to have a list of raw-food restaurants, it appears that
many of the vegan restaurants also offer that option.
http://www.vegeats.com/restaurants/usa/

I've also compiled links to lists in some of the areas you mentioned:

Seattle:
http://www.green-cuisine.com/restaurants.htm

Spokane:
http://www.happycow.net/north_america/usa/washington/spokane/

Idaho:
http://www.vegeats.com/restaurants/usa/id/

Reno:
http://www.happycow.net/north_america/usa/nevada/reno/

Oregon:
http://www.ecomall.com/vegi/ore.htm

Northern California/Southern Oregon:
http://members.cruzio.com/~radha/rest.html

Also, here are some other sites you may find interesting:

All about raw food:
http://www.rawfood.com

Article on the challenges of vegetarian dining while traveling:
http://www.sacbee.com/content/travel/story/1459297p-1535754c.html

You can find more restaurants using the following Google search term:
vegan restaurants [name of city]

I hope this helps.  Have a safe and nutritious trip!

mvguy

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Request for Answer Clarification by joelpt-ga on 06 May 2002 08:20 PDT

The vegan links are very helpful, thank you.  However I was hoping to
get a more thorough list of raw-food restaurants in these areas; I
know there are probably more than one in the San Francisco area, and
one well-known one 'Organica' which I now cannot find out much about
(like whether it still exists).

Any thoughts here?

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Clarification of Answer by mvguy-ga on 06 May 2002 17:30 PDT

Hi again,

Because raw-food restaurants aren't all that common, there aren't many
listings available of such restaurants.  Some of the listings in the
links above mention which restaurants serve raw food, and these
listings also should help:

Restaurants and Food Suppliers
http://www.rawtimes.com/restaurant.html

Living and Raw Foods
http://www.living-foods.com/resources/restaurants.html

Raw Connections (not many restaurants listed, but there are e-mail
addresses you can use to get more info)
http://www.sunfood.net/rawconnections.html

I also came across another listing of vegetarian restaurants (although
there aren't specific listings for vegan and raw-food eateries) that
seems to be quite thorough:
http://www.vegetarianusa.com/downloadcity.html

Finally, if you search on the following search term, I've discovered,
you may come across some raw-food restaurants that aren't listed in
the directories. Many of the links are to newspaper articles that
mention specific restaurants.
Google search term: "raw food" restaurant [name of city]

I hope this gives you the information you need.  Again, have a great
trip!

Sincerely,

mvguy

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Clarification of Answer by mvguy-ga on 06 May 2002 17:39 PDT

I wasn't able to find anything current on Organica, and there are no
telephone listings in the Bay Area for a restaurant by that name. 
There is a Renaissance Organica Cafe & Store in Glendale, but as far
as I can tell there's no connection between the two.

Thanks - it looks like I should be able to gather all the specifics I
need for my trip based on the links that have been provided (thanks to
rebeccam-ga also). :)

Hi,

Thanks to rebeccam-ga, who mentioned my online magazine.  PLEASE NOTE:
Our domain name has changed. It is no longer Raw Foods News. It is now
www.RawFoodsNewsMagazine.com

Judy Pokras
editor/founder
www.RawFoodsNewsMagazine
An online magazine founded in March 2001 (as Raw Foods News)
celebrating the raw foods lifestyle with breaking news, authoritative
information and fun features.