Easy food that makes you enthusiastic, not frustrated. Marie is a food photographer in San Francisco, CA and the author of 8thandlake.com, a popular health food blog. Marie started 8thandlake after her boyfriend suffered from 8 years of unexplained stomach pains. What started out as a way to share delicious foods, turned into a space for creating hardly strictly vegan recipes that focus on bringing veggies to the center of the plate, fresh fish, and a lot of dark chocolate — food that makes you enthusiastic not frustrated.