Good Day Sunshine (With Fried Chicken Sandwiches)

Before I go on about how this fried “chicken” sandwich tasted, here are some hues from a Sunday in which the Autumn sun blazed glorious beams.  Let’s follow them out and about.  First, they crept into my basement apartment as I prepared my lunch for the week, making this radish a neon pink.  

Then, they ran down the block to illuminate the NYC Marathon route.  Bay Ridge had a full band on the sidewalk and many already lined up to cheer those kook-jobs on.  

This tree and that sky.  This is why it’s my favorite season.  And those October sunrises and sunsets. 😍

And before it gets too cold to meander about, a brunch date on the other side of Brooklyn.  I have always wanted to try Bunna‘s brunch menu. They’re an authentic Ethiopian eatery in Bushwick, Brooklyn.  Piles of flavorful things: From the foreground and back–Butecha, their scramble of ground chickpea stuffing mixed with onion, peppers, garlic, and ginger; Dinch Azifa, Ethiopian home fries–Smashed potatoes with mustard seed, jalapeno, and onion; Duba Fir Fir, crumbled pieces of injera with kombocha squash, berbere, onion, ginger, garlic and topped with cashew ergo, their cashew-based yogurt, along with a side of Kita. 

A sunny walk to Rudy’s Pastry Shop in Ridgewood, Queens.  We wanted to see if there were any vegan items left. 

Unfortunately they were out of cupcakes…

so we got a delicious brownie. Gosh, that’s so good!  An old school bakery with a vegan option is the best of both worlds. 

Later, Hartbreakers. 💔

I was very excited to try their housemade vegan chicken cutlets, all deep-fried and spectacular.  This was the Picnic Basket:  their delicious chicken-y thing, seitan bacon, vegan cheddar, creamy slaw, pickled red onion and their “mondo sauce.” 

My Thunderbird: A scrumptiously breaded and season deep fried vegan chicken thingy, tangy slaw, pickles, with their cilantro-jalapeño aioli.  This was one of the best sammies I’ve had in a real long time. I think I heart Hartbreakers!  

A closer look at the fantastic breading. 

Thanks for varied and expansive vegan options, dear Brooklyn.