ABOUT US

JOI STEARNS

A Southern California native, Joi serves her community daily with nourishing meals and her vibrant personality. She is a mastermind when it comes to all things food, and uses her creative impulse and education in nutrition to produce delicious, aesthetically pleasing recipes packed with superfoods that are sure to satisfy and fortify. Joi believes that food has the power to be medicine. After shifting to a plant-based and whole foods diet, her health was dramatically enhanced, as were the lives of her children. She set out to provide others with the same experience, and Joi’s conscious recipes have since provided over 500,000 plant-based meals throughout the Greater Los Angeles area and into Ventura County. When Joi isn’t at the cafe whipping up new creations and charming customers, you can find her hiking in the Santa Monica Mountains with her two labradoodles.

Want to know more? Check out her book, How I Spell JOi.

NICHOLAS JOHANSON

Nicholas has had the opportunity to design, build and remodel some of greater LA’s finest custom homes and businesses. His appreciation for warm design and inviting aesthetics ring loud and clear, yet subtle and sweet, in JOi Café. As an endurance athlete, Nicholas has a passion for fueling the body, mind and soul with clean foods and an active lifestyle. He has pushed his body and mind to the extreme in his sport of endurance racing and Ironman triathlon which has led him into discovering what fuels the body best and aids it in recovery. While experimenting with nutrition he has found that a plant powered diet simply provides him with the cleanest, most efficient energy and allows him to stay continuously active. As Nicholas strives to be the best possible version of himself, he has explored new ways to serve his family, friends, and community. And now pairing his love for an engaged and healthy lifestyle with well-crafted organic food he is sharing his vision of the future at JOi Café.