June 12, 2021
I participated in a photography workshop hosted by Matt Lambros this past weekend. The price of the workshop got me access to the Victory Theater in Holyoke, Massachusetts, an Art Deco-era theater which is amidst a slow renovation by current owner the Massachusetts Intโl Festival of the Arts (MIFA). The Read more…
June 11, 2021
This sign caught my eye as I exited the subway en route to work. Just read it and you’ll understand why I put a stop at Prospect Provisions on my calendar for the next day. It’s got may favorite compound word: housemade. Now I have visited this spot before, satisfied Read more…
June 6, 2021
Doughology is a donut chain that has vegan donuts available on Wednesdays and Saturdays at all its locations. I picked up a box full while passing through Babylon on Long Island. I got the glazed, strawberry toasted coconut, chocolate coconut and confetti. All are made with the same base, which Read more…
June 5, 2021
And now, a bit of urban exploration in the water…
On the way to a friend’s house on Eastern Long Island, I left early enough to visit my favorite spot to explore on the Island, Kings Park Psychiatric Center. I only had one goal as I parked by car and exited to the gorgeous Saturday, straightening my sundress: to explore Read more…
June 4, 2021
Bario’s on Staten Island has a separate vegan menu–not just a small section of vegan offerings like they had when I visited in 2018. But I ordered the same thing this time: their mozzarella sticks. Because I do what my body tells me to do. They are pricey, but they Read more…
With the first of a couple of Staten Island mermaid shoots coming to fruition, we hit some of my favorite places on the Island, including Eltingville’s Pastosa to finally score a box of beet ravioli–a variety that has eluded me since I discovered their vegan ravioli in 2019. Since my Read more…
Since it’s been a minute (2009), I feel it’s time to profess my love for Carnivals. There is something magical about all the onsets of Summer. And carnivals are wrapped up in that ertia (a word I made up meaning the opposite of inertia)… one of the many colorful ways Read more…
June 3, 2021
My list of vegan options in New York City is, once again, busting at the seams. Busting at the seams even though packaged options do not make it to my list. The world is becoming so very friendly, keeping me busy–exploring and supporting high standards with my hard-earned bucks. Next Read more…
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 31, 2021
On the way back south from my Memorial Day road trip I stopped in on Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital‘s ruins. On my last visit, I was taken back by the ease of exploration and the dynamic decay. This time, after heavy rain, the prospect of climbing into a building that Read more…
It wasn’t sitting well with me that though I explored Homowack Lodge a great deal of time, I didn’t find the bowling alley! So I stopped by on the way home determined to find it. I did, finally… after some dead ends and amidst my giving myself consoling thoughts. It Read more…
May 30, 2021
When she shows up on her way out, after a day of grey, it’s pretty spectacular. Enough to pull over on the side of the road. A gallery that rotates and revolves, leaving you in the dark. The Erie Canal reflecting the fire. How spectacular, the birth and death of Read more…
Abandoned for the last 20 or so years, Camp Beechwood in Sodus, New York still contains the decaying remains of a Girls Scout camp that operated from 1929 (!) to the 1990’s. It was a must on my trip to New York’s Finger Lakes region… and I packed my vintage Read more…
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…
The accessibility of large scale abandoned ruins fluctuates. Though there are plenty of photographs of The Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane on the world wide web, the property is currently owned by the New York State Corrections Office. It’s secured. And even photographing the exterior is a concern. But 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…
Between the 1920’s and 1960’s the Catskills was the premiere summer destination for Jewish New Yorkers, earning the area the colloquialism The Borscht Belt. Before the dawn of commercial air travel, the sprawling resorts of The Borscht Belt offered activities and a lot of fun in the sun. Though some Read more…
May 28, 2021
My latest photography love is taking pictures that could be from a different time, a time that leaves all of the worst of the now in its own frame, blurred by an airbrushed filter, adds bunny ears and whiskers and then deletes it with harsh alert tone that jars you 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…
The marinade from this recipe is so darn scrumptious, I wanted to let it live here… on my blog… in my go-to recipe section. Along with its easy ingredients & steps, a recent dish that captured its deliciousness. Maple Balsamic Marinade For one package of tempeh or tofu 1/4ย cupย maple syrup Read more…
May 23, 2021
I got the whole world in my bag. Getting ready with pretty pastel wigs. Green Driving while mermaid… en route to a beautiful spot There was no horizon as the sky and sea merged A perfect haze Green-velvet covered rocks would be our thrones Baby mermaid feet A little mermaid Read more…
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 19, 2021
Sometimes when I get out of work, my feet take me to Green-Wood Cemetery… usually when it is beautiful out or when I have my good camera on me or if it’s been a minute. Most of the time I don’t deconstruct it. I just go, and let the why Read more…
May 17, 2021
Back in 2009 I visited the trolley cars that were withering away behind the Fairway in Brooklyn’s Red Hook. Though I took a few photos of them at the time, I assumed they’d be long gone as Brooklyn’s waterfronts continue to transform. But on a recent ferry ride, I saw 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…