Coffee & Treats in Oakland

At Organic Soul Live in Oakland's Chinatown, conventional restaurant elements are upstaged by Elijah Joy and his flavorful, ever-changing menu of vegan food. Currently, Organic Soul Live's menu features shiitake bacon, dairy-free mac 'n' cheese, and a tofu-of-the-day, which changes daily and is made from tofu.

Calming Moon; squash-ginger twist; Happy Feet. Frapez Smoothie Spa's organic beverages sound like yoga poses and are likewise designed to balance and detoxify the body. Hot smoothies pack in the same fruit-sourced nutrients as cold smoothies, minus the brain freeze and moist handshakes. Teas, such as Aloe Serenity, and juices, such as the energizing wheatgrass, further support the Frapez mission of infusing lives with a convenient supply of nutrients.

Frapez's in-house nutritionist provides one-on-one consultations to help clients develop nutrition programs that fit their lifestyles. Detox programs combine the shop's smoothies and teas in regimens designed to clean out and energize the body's organs.

Today's Groupon lets you gawk at your froth with $20 worth of artfully foam-designed lattes and cappuccinos, coffee, pastries, and other epicurean delights at Epicenter Cafe for $10, a neighborhood coffee shop in SOMA, a neighborhood. Mamie LaCroix, Shreveport: This Louisiana native set the art world afire when a security camera tape of her breaking into Burger King and crying for hours was mistaken for performance art. While many viewed her emotional cries as a stirring comment about the value of nutrition in a consumer society, the Shreveport Police Department recognized her as the same woman broke into the Guitar Center and yelled at the rug for three hours earlier in the month.