The month-long campaign offers exclusive rewards at local restaurants to inspire Angelenos to make climate-conscious dining choices throughout November.
Dashboard.Earth, a pioneering app dedicated to rewarding Los Angeles residents for climate-conscious actions, has launched its first-ever Plant-Based Dining Month. Partnering with the Plant-Based Treaty and local restaurants, this November campaign encourages Angelenos to support the planet by choosing plant-based meals at celebrated spots like Crossroads Kitchen, Pura Vita, Kusaki, Beewali’s, and The Vegan Joint.
Gayatri Roshan, founder and CEO of Dashboard.Earth, said, “At Dashboard.Earth, we believe that small, everyday actions—like choosing a plant-based meal—contribute to significant, collective impact. With Plant-Based Dining Month, we’re thrilled to align with the vibrant culinary community in Los Angeles, offering Angelenos delicious ways to engage in climate action while being rewarded for their efforts."
Courtesy of Pura Vita
Big Impact, One Meal at a Time
The campaign underscores how plant-based dining can benefit the environment. According to the United Nations, eating exclusively plant-based can lower individual annual emissions by up to 2.1 tons, while eating less than 1.7 ounces of meat per day has the potential to reduce emissions equivalent to removing eight million cars from the road each year.
Samantha Lau, a Los Angeles-based campaigner for the Plant Based Treaty, said, "Dashboard.Earth is such a great app to help users take action and to be more mindful of our daily consumption habits. A simple tool to remind ourselves that we have the power to be more sustainable, especially with what we choose to eat 3 times per day!"
Roshan added, “This campaign is about creating a win-win—supporting local businesses committed to sustainable practices while rewarding Angelenos who make conscious, climate-friendly choices. We aim to demonstrate that impactful change doesn’t have to feel like a sacrifice; it can be delicious and exciting, too.”
Courtesy of Crossroads Kitchen
Participating Restaurants and Special Deals
The campaign highlights a handpicked selection of restaurants, featuring some of the city’s top plant-forward dining spots. Participating restaurants include:
- Crossroads Kitchen: Free hearts of palm calamari (limit 5 per night)
- Kusaki: Free appetizer ($50 minimum spend)
- Pura Vita: 10% off total meal (first 100 guests to show the app)
- The Vegan Joint: 25% off total meal (all 3 locations)
- BeeWalis: 10% off total meal
- Hey, Sunshine Kitchen: 10% off total meal
Tara Punzone, founder of Pura Vita, said, “We’re thrilled to join the Dashboard.Earth Vegan Month campaign. I started Pura Vita to give Los Angeles a destination for authentic Italian food that is comforting, cruelty-free, environmentally conscious and of course, delicious. We’re so thrilled to support Angelenos who are making plant-based meals part of their daily climate actions.”
Chef Pearl Steffie, owner and head chef of Kusaki, added, “Kusaki is so excited to be part of the Vegan Restaurant Month campaign with Dashboard.Earth. As stewards of this planet, we believe in leaving the smallest yet most compassionate footprint possible.”
Courtesy of Kusaki
Tal Ronnen, founder and head chef of Crossroads Kitchen, said, “We’re so excited to participate in Dashboard.Earth’s Plant-Based Dining Month campaign to help Angelenos meet their climate goals. Crossroads Kitchen exists to prove no one has to choose between delicious food and doing good.”
The campaign, running until November 30, 2024, allows users to track their climate actions via the app. For details, visit Dashboard.Earth/plant-based-dining-month.
