June 3, 2021
After dinner with a friend, pastries at Le Petit Monstre. Because Clinton Hill has great vegan game… and we’d need something for the ride back to Bay Ridge. I dug right into their cronut… part croissant/part donut topped with delicious pastry creme. It was dreamy… here I am going cronuts. Read more…
May 30, 2021
Being in Ithaca during Cornell’s graduation ceremonies meant it was extremely difficult to grab vegan food at the all-vegan Angelhearts Diner, a recommendation from the counter guy at Binghamton’s Parlor City Vegan. So I opted for Mix Kitchen & Bar which has a small section of vegan options. But this Read more…
May 29, 2021
To follow, many pictures of an outstanding sandwich from Parlor City Vegan. But first my usual spiel: We need to celebrate eateries that are doing way more than offering processed, packaged foods on their menus. We need to support eateries who make food from scratch, partner with their community, and Read more…
May 24, 2021
๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ช๐ท ๐๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ธ๐ป๐ธ๐พ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ผ, ๐๐ช๐ท๐ฑ๐ช๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ช๐ท Vegan options are being taken on by many omni-eateries… and some of them are blowing me away! Like the cashew-based vegan queso at Yellow Rose in the East Village, which offers “genuine cosmic Texas cookin.’” It’s not an entree, but it fulfills a Read more…
May 23, 2021
๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ช๐ท ๐๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ธ๐ป๐ธ๐พ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ผ, ๐๐ป๐ธ๐ธ๐ด๐ต๐๐ท It’s not so easy to find high quality vegan sweets made fresh in New York City… ones that are not overly sweet, ones you don’t have to scoop a glob of one-noted buttercream off of, ones that can be named V.V. Vegan Best Read more…
May 16, 2021
The Bodega is an important comunity space… maybe most so in The Bronx more than any other borough. And Plantega is on a mission to stock bodegas with all-vegan foods and extend their menus to include vegan versions of bodega grill classics. On my day trip to The Bronx, I Read more…
May 4, 2021
A satiating breakfast was necessary after a grueling first evening of camping. I stumbled into Hampton Coffee Company in downtown Montauk in a daze and left with a greasy breakfast sandwich that was going to do the trick… though it wouldn’t be my usual choice. With Field Roast Chao Cheese Read more…
April 25, 2021
Post-Coney Island eats needed to be vibrant and plant-forward, so we headed to the bustling Ras Plant Based in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. It was meal perfection. First a coconut cream-based cocktail. No scary egg white froth here. Piassa Platter with Yater Kik, Missir Alicha, Zucchini, Alicha Shiro, and Ksir Alicha. Read more…
April 24, 2021
My Staten Island ‘vegan eats’ list is pretty long again! I’m so excited by so many places finally embracing vegan options. Like Richmond Republic in Eltingville, which added two new all-vegan selections that are labelled with enthusiasm–an actual menu header and not some tiny marking. To start a cocktail–though I Read more…
As the world turns, I capture it at every angle. And now that every shot has the setting of this “new normal,” I continue to archive it–tucking it neatly in its place for prosperity. Starting with a brief respite, returning to remote work briefly, and the pancake breakfasts that ensued. Read more…
April 19, 2021
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April 16, 2021
File this under lowbrow, Dairy Queen has a non-dairy option. Sure, the packaged chocolate-covered “Dilly Bar” is not all that exciting an option… but it’s a pretty clear indicator of vegan options spreading far and wide. Dorking it up, non-dairy style. And it’s got the V-word right there on the Read more…
Organic Corner is a new all-vegan spot on Long Island offering some next level vegan options that I was really excited to try. Next level meaning no Beyond or Impossible… housemade food… you know I go on about this all the time. I was happy to chat with the waitstaff Read more…
April 9, 2021
๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ช๐ท ๐๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ธ๐ป๐ธ๐พ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ผ, ๐๐ป๐ธ๐ธ๐ด๐ต๐๐ท While many omni eateries are embracing easy packaged products to create their vegan options, Brooklyn Firefly is serving up housemade vegan cheeses, walnut-arugula pesto sausage, vegan versions of all their pizzas (all 8 of ’em!), as well as three completely unboring vegan dessert Read more…
April 1, 2021
Plant Based Mafia is a new all-vegan eatery in Southern Florida. And they “don’t whack animals. They whack plants.” ๐ย ๐ฎ๐น They had a dish I just had to get… because I have never seen anything quite like it. The Italian Coronary is two veggie burgers stuffed with caramelized onions Read more…
Vegan Collective Kitchen is a shared space in West Palm Beach where vegan merchants sell their goodies. When we pulled up into the unassuming parking lot I had no idea how much deliciousness lay steps away. My first selection was the Kindness Batters Creme Eggs. With Easter just a few Read more…
March 31, 2021
Straight outta Philadelphia, Dina’s Vegan Deli continues a family business that began in the 1960’s when Dina’s grandfather owner a steak and hoagie shop. And you can tell that the love and care put into crafting the vegan Philly Cheesesteak–with its thin housemade seitan “steak” and from scratch “cheese whiz”, Read more…
March 30, 2021
Sometimes you just fall in love with a sandwich over Instagram. Ok, sometimes I do. And I just can’t deal with a long distance relationship. So I knew I’d be getting myself to Winter Park Biscuit Company next time I was in Florida. I am pleased to say that the Read more…
March 29, 2021
The all-vegan Christopher’s Kitchen was a perfect first dinner in West Palm area. Elevated without being stuffy, their food is an example of the best food can be–close to its original form yet deliciously treated with care–delivering on all fronts: taste, texture and presentation. For starters, the Avocado Ginger Roll, Read more…
March 27, 2021
With the coming of Spring, I am drawn out of my apartment… and happy to see so many “vegan” signs everywhere. First at Little Cupcake Bakeshop, a new vegan option: the Red Velvet. It was most certainly red! But I didn’t taste any cocoa at all unfortunately. And there was Read more…
March 25, 2021
I’ve got a lot more energy since work is remote again because of a Covid cluster. So I ventured all the way out to Sunnyside, Queens for some vegan food, then walked to the Long Island City waterfront to take the ferry all the way back home. The coming of Read more…
March 21, 2021
After a long day of exploring, we needed some sustenance. With several vegan options on their menu, it was Pazzo Ristorante that replenished our energy. This pie, the Brendan’s Sweet sauce & Vegan Cheese pie, was absolutely heavenly. And they have plenty more vegan bites to try after future exploring Read more…
March 20, 2021
I treated myself to a little bit of burger chaos as a reward for a week well done. Wanting more of Mrs. Goldfarb’s Unreal Deli Corn’d Beef, I headed to Next Level Burger for a Thicc Boi: One of their mushroom quinoa patties (substituted the Beyond patty), Mrs. Goldfarb’s Unreal Read more…
March 17, 2021
There are certain vegan option discoveries that get escorted to the front of the line. The line being my really long list of spots to try in all the five boroughs. Such was the case on March 16, as I searched vegan Reuben options to eat in honor of St. Read more…
It was one year ago that New York City began a lockdown. I had just said goodbye to my classroom and, like everyone else, had to worry about stocking up for a quarantine, amongst other worry. In mourning, I captured my classroom knowing the great unknown would alter all variables. Read more…
March 15, 2021
In my corner of Brooklyn, I am surrounded by thriving Chinese enclaves. Within these wonderful communities, along with the true joy of living in one of the most diverse cities in the world, many unexplored menus with ample and unique vegan options. I plan to excitedly report on these options Read more…