Mindful Sourcing

The Rabano Oil Philosophy: Conscious Cooking, Pure Fuel

From the sands of Hermosa Beach to the streets of Santa Monica, Rabano has always been about one thing: providing vibrant, nutrient-dense fuel for your active SoCal lifestyle. We believe that what goes into the pan matters just as much as what goes on your plate.

Our community cares deeply about wellness, transparency, and how their food is crafted—and we share that exact same obsession. That’s why we’ve meticulously designed our scratch kitchens to completely avoid standard, highly processed industrial seed oils for all of our high-heat cooking. Instead, we select clean, functional fats that love your body back, balancing the highest health standards with real-world culinary sustainability.

🔥 High-Heat Cooking & Frying

For everything that meets the flame in a Rabano kitchen—whether it’s tossed in a wok, seared on the grill, or crisped to perfection—we only use stable, nutrient-dense fats that won't break down or oxidize under heat.

• Sautéing & Grilling: We exclusively use pure olive oil, avocado oil, and coconut oil.
• Frying: We trust red palm oil. Naturally rich in vitamins and exceptionally heat-stable, it delivers that perfect, clean crunch without the cellular stress and inflammation associated with standard commercial frying oils.

🌿 House-Made Dressings, Sauces, & Mayonnaise

For our signature cold preparations, we need a clean, neutral canvas that lets our fresh herbs, citrus, and spices truly shine. For these recipes, we source premium cold-pressed, high-oleic sunflower oil.

The Rabano Standard on Sunflower Oil: We never use standard, heavily refined seed oils. The high-oleic variety we source is packed with the exact same heart-healthy monounsaturated fats found in extra virgin olive oil. Because it is cold-pressed, it avoids harsh chemical solvents and high-heat processing entirely, retaining its natural integrity. This allows us to craft the scratch-made sauces you love while keeping our menu accessible and sustainable.



Real Food. Zero Secrets.

We aren’t a sterile laboratory; we are a passionate, bustling kitchen doing our absolute best to honor your health within the practical realities of premium sourcing. We promise to keep cooking with total integrity, transparency, and culinary soul—so you can refuel at Rabano with absolute peace of mind.