Ellen and Portia to open vegan restaurant in L.A.

Comedienne Ellen DeGeneres and her actress wife Portia de Rossi have announced plans to open  vegan restaurant in Los Angeles.

The couple - who are both vegans - are said to be investing with The Pretenders' singer Chrissie Hynde and producer Steve Bing in a new vegan restaurant that will open on Ventura Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley, according to website SheWired.

The venture comes just months after DeGeneres launched a website entitled Going Vegan with Ellen, which promotes meat and dairy-free diets via celebrities.

HollywoodReporter.com detailed: "vegan chef Tal Ronnen (The Conscious Cook) will do the menu" for the yet-unnamed restaurant.

It added: "Ronnen catered the lesbian super-couple's vegan wedding feast and also is known for preparing meals for a 21-day vegan cleanse undertaken by Oprah Winfrey in 2008."