August 11, 2018
Going forth into the ocean is a sensory ritual that has always wrung the stress right out of my cells. Few things are more pleasurable than stepping inside 71% of the world with your little foot. I’m a sea lover… and not a chemical water lover. (I’m talking to you, Read more…
August 6, 2018
The vegan omelet at Invitation V Our final stop, Dugout Végane Pastry The only vegan macaron I got to eat in French Canada Passionfruit tart with brûléed meringue Borders A late lunch in Troy at The Shop. Vegan spare ribs: whiskey barbecue glazed housemade seitan, garlic sauteed chard, yuca fries Read more…
August 5, 2018
A really good vegan brunch is likely up there on my best things list, in general. It’s just food, I know, but is it? Eating is the most sensual of acts one can perform, one where all senses are engaged… one that nourishes the physical body while feeding the “soul.” Read more…
August 4, 2018
Despite the border agent’s assumption that we were in town for the huge Osheaga Festival, we were here for… the poutine. And to see an old friend who is shooting a film here, much closer than his usual Los Angeles. Plus I needed the road. Though my reoccurring case of Read more…
August 2, 2018
Ok, ok–that wasn’t a very clever post title. But I have recently started watching Game of Thrones all over again in slow anticipation of Spring 2019’s release of the final season. And besides that, it is true; it is what I do: eat and take care of business. In celebration Read more…
July 28, 2018
As a recent again-Brooklyn resident and a teacher obligated for 3 weeks of professional development in algebra and then another 3 days for training to be a special education class cohort, my summer has been here–in New York City. I don’t know that that has happened since I started as Read more…
July 24, 2018
Vandal is a hot spot night club and restaurant on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Part of the posh Tao Group and in partnership with chef Chris Santos, of Food Network’s Chopped judge fame, Vandal could be one of the places that Patrick Bateman might head to with his fancy friends. But they have got Read more…
July 14, 2018
How cool that the Brooklyn Cyclones would do a vegan night! Well, to be accurate it was Grateful Dead Night, Vegan Night, Cub Scouts Night, so on and so forth. But I appreciated the options… and the buzz of Coney Island in the evening, one of my favorite Brooklyn things. Marty’s Read more…
July 13, 2018
My new view in Brooklyn, the mighty Verrazzano Bridge is never out of site in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn–my new home. Also, in site, lots of unique vegan options ready to be explored. This is a selection of my welcome eats. Kusharista‘s tag line is “Grains, Lentils & More.” This is Read more…
June 8, 2018
Along the perimeter of McCarren Park in Greenpoint, is a hot new veg-heavy eatery and “farm brewery,” Annicka. It sources veggies and brews locally… and they also claim they have a “no a**holes” policy! I met a friend to bask in the sun of their outdoor seating, ready for some delicious Read more…
June 3, 2018
Sripraphai brings delicious real Thai dishes, including Thailand’s street food staples, to Long Island. Besides the authenticity, they have a tremendous menu, including a designated vegetarian section and, my favorite, real Thai desserts. And they note all their dishes use of egg and fish sauce which is often tricky with Read more…
May 27, 2018
I am very excited about Fogwood & Fig getting their own space. So excited I went to their Grand Opening! You see, “Grand Opening” are hostile words for an introvert. It means people. But people in Port Jervis are far less to endure than say Brooklyn. So we braved our Read more…
May 26, 2018
Water is one of the most powerful forces in the world. Water makes spaghetti and mountains and me and you. Lest you be too concerned with your occasional swells and rages. Such is the nature of water and of you… Water also made the Delaware Water Gap: The chunk of Read more…
May 21, 2018
Back at Citi Field because I cannot resist a Star Wars/Mets bobblehead. Though I always start with the usual: the stadium’s Yves veggie dog with all the fixin’s, Nathan’s fries and a Bud Light, I recently received a note from a man named John about the buns paired with the Read more…
May 13, 2018
When you’re late for the Mother’s Day soirée you best bring a sack of White Castle! Well, this may be my new go-to move. My family got to feast on the new Impossible Slider, now available in all New York and New Jersey White Castles. Oh, and I got to Read more…
May 5, 2018
[New for 2019 season! Please see most recent report on vegan offerings at Yankee Stadium here.] Firstly: THANK YOU, Yankee Stadium. This season’s dining guide clearly names confirmed vegan options in the ball park. This is helpful! 😊 As I bring you this part 1 of the 2018 vegan report of Yankee Stadium, I’m happy Read more…
April 28, 2018
On a day of driving back and forth from Brooklyn to Manhattan, it was lunch in Manhattan, hitting up one of the Shake Shack locations to offer the new Veggie Shack! The Astor Place location. It’s cash-free and you order at a kiosk. Don’t forget to “uncheck” the cheese on Read more…
I had some strenuous errands that would require some healthy sustenance… and my car. So I first hit up Matthew Kenney’s latest East Village spot, Plantmade, dining on my lap–New York City style. Plantmade is pretty new so perhaps its obstructed menu on the wall and lack of lighting will Read more…
April 24, 2018
First, Ovenly‘s salted chocolate chip cookie. Such a delicious cookie from this Brooklyn bakery. I dare say my favorite chocolate chip cookie? Well, maybe I’ll just have to do a chocolate chip cookie bracket! I treat myself with one or two on the way home when the middle schoolers are Read more…
April 20, 2018
Vegan macaron alert on Long Island! Compassionate Cookery vegan macs are stocked at Jessy’s Pastries in Oceanside. So I was treated with an assortment of 6 after a particularly grueling week of teaching middle school students. Oh, and there’s a macarooooon over there, too! I love photographing these delicate treats Read more…
April 8, 2018
Even a bad veggie burger patty can be a vehicle of delicious flavors and textures by way of its fixings. Though a bad burger/good fixings shouldn’t be an eatery’s goal, fixing compensation can certainly sway a battle. In that same vein, a veggie burger’s bun also plays a very important roll. Read more…
April 6, 2018
This Burger Brackets Ketchup, Part 2 is all ’bout that (burger) bass, ’bout that (burger) bass, no treble. The base of a burger is a very important part of a great veggie burger. Der, of course. There’s bean base, seitan base, rice base, soy science franken-food base, and… there’s a Read more…
April 5, 2018
That’s a flyer from the zine I made in the 90’s. Yes, I always liked to hear myself write. And that’s 90’s me… but this isn’t a post about how the 90’s were the last hurrah of authenticity and coolness, though that is truth. It’s about burgers. One from a Read more…
March 31, 2018
Once and awhile you find such a unique vegan options that you can’t wait to blog about it. That is how I felt after picking up a vegan kofteh wrap next to the George Washington Bridge in Cliffside Park, New Jersey. I found Nefista. There are v-bombs are everywhere in Read more…
March 24, 2018
Remember when I went to get the seitan jackfruit pulled pork tacos at Radio Radio in Huntington Village? Well there are more vegan options right next store! Vauxhall is a cool bar and eatery right next store with a vegan-friendly brunch and dinner menu. We stopped by to sample. I got the Read more…
March 10, 2018
From a half breakfast in Ridgewood, Queens to a half breakfast in Bed-Sty, Brooklyn (a mile away from each other), we headed to Port Morris, Bronx for The Bronx Brewery Tasting Room… but also to stalk Sol Cacao and their chocolate tasting room soon to be opening nearby. Breakfast halfsies: The Read more…