Morning jolt: Altadena cuisine in Britain, cougar in Santa Monica

• The Brits go Altadena vegan: The Guardian (UK) has a vegan recipe, polenta with wild mushroom, hazelnuts, and figs -- by our own Joseph Shuldiner, manager of the (Altadenablog sponsor) Altadena Farmers Market.  Normally, we avoid vegan, but we may be willing to make an exception here.
• Ceramics sale: The Community Center of La Canada Flintridge will host its 2012 Spring Ceramics Sale on Friday, June 8 from 3- 9:00  PM. and Saturday, June 9 from 11 AM – 5 PM. The Community Center is located at 4469 Chevy Chase Drive, La Canada.  818/790-4353 www.cclcf.org.  Over 50 artists will participate. Bring a friend for this fun and unique shopping experience.
• For sale: Curbed LA looks at a 1915 Craftsman fixer-upper by Cyril Bennet on the block in Altadena.
• Scholar: Rachael McDonald of Altadena made the Dean's List at DePaul University for the winter quarter of 2012. In order to qualify for the Dean's List at DePaul, students must earn above a 3.0 grade point average on a four point scale.  DePaul University is the largest Catholic university in the United States and the largest private, nonprofit university in the Midwest. 
• Critter-Monica: Altadena's not the only place with critter incursions:  there was a mountain lion who was shot yesterday  just a few blocks from the Santa Monica Promenade.