Berry healthful

An obscure berry long used in traditional Tibetan and Chinese medicine is emerging as the new health food. At the tony Kinara, the goji berry is touted as the “ultimate antioxidant” and is a key ingredient in the spa cafe’s breakfast granola, Snack Time trail mix and entree salad of apple, walnuts and greens. Also known as the wolfberry, the cranberry/cherry-flavored fruit is especially prized by the Chinese for its liver and vision-boosting properties--the better to see and digest rich foods.--valli herman

Kinara, 656 N. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, (310) 657-9188.