September 1, 2022
Commiseration with fellow teachers at the end of the summer is a must. Industry City is a great meeting spot… for good food and good drinks. I was happy to see that Ayat is now there, one of my favorite falafel spots. And a beautiful lemonade, garnished to the 9’s. Read more…
August 9, 2022
I am calling this Part 5.5 because it’s brief… I was coming off a juice cleanse and only had two meals in total on my short visit to Rochester, New York. But both are definitely worth the mention. First, Mamasans, my first meal off the plane. I got some Garden Read more…
July 29, 2022
The gang back in LA. Really, going to LA feels like going to a friend’s house. There is a comfort and at-home-ness I have always felt there. So with all significant tourist attractions kinda already done, it is always about the amazing vegan food there! Just What I Kneaded in Read more…
July 28, 2022
You might have forgotten since I told you in 2018, but I have a thing for tiki bars. Real ones. Ones that opened long ago. There are two in Los Angeles and I was happy to have hit them both, along with a new one which, of course, was not Read more…
March 14, 2022
Willow, in Manhattan’s Chelsea, has some great elevated eats. Though they are still fine-tuning their operation, it’s definitely worth a stop. Drinks. Not mind-blowing, so I likely wouldn’t opt for libations if I visited again. They really pad the bill! I didn’t like the flatbread. It wasn’t till just a Read more…
December 11, 2021
It’s my intention to visit all relevant tiki bars across the states… the vintage ones, born in the late 1950’s. With some stops nearby, I knew getting to Kowloon in Saugus, Massachusetts would be a priority. I didn’t know it’d be swarmed with partygoers, making it challenging to embrace the Read more…
October 30, 2021
Haab in Williamsburg, Brooklyn has a nice chunk of vegan options on its menu. Perfect for a last blast of sweet sunshine before Autumn freezes over in characteristic quickness. Seeing my ol’ pal after I get my hair cut is a new tradition since it’s really the only time I Read more…
October 9, 2021
Though the Upper West Side’s Tiki Chick isn’t my kind of tiki bar (“my” meaning grimy, with retro credibility, not on the Upper West Side, etc) it is a version of a tiki bar, a kind I just have to embrace given my coordinates. And they’ve got a vegan sandwich Read more…
July 6, 2021
The last day of the desert adventure… before I would spend hours in the air waiting for New York City storms to clear the atmosphere before landing in Buffalo to refuel and finally seeing my bed in Brooklyn at 2:00 am as opposed to 8:00 pm as originally scheduled. It Read more…
July 5, 2021
A reigning Favorite Thing, I go nuts for tiki bars. Vintage decor, kitsch, seediness, decorative and impactful cocktails,,, and in the case of the legendary Frankie’s Tiki Room in Las Vegas–gambling, smoking, and lots of couples making out. Ah, a fantastic energy that is so nostalgic to me.
July 2, 2021
After a few nights roughing it, a self-care day in San Diego. It started with Split Bakehouse, an all-vegan bakery I was really looking forward to. It’s inside a food court in a mall, but the food court has a bunch of dediacted vegan eateries. That is vegan friendly! Take 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…
April 19, 2021
Architectural collage Anticipation (from Babycakes) Anticipation, closer Bite Hunter S. Thompson Max It Was Empty Long Time, No Drink A bite from Seeyoumaรฑana
November 10, 2020
๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ช๐ท ๐๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ธ๐ป๐ธ๐พ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ผ, ๐๐ช๐ท๐ฑ๐ช๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ช๐ท Welcome to my series that highlights the very best vegan foods in New York City’s boroughs. While vegan options are popping up all over, this series focuses on the non-dairy cream of the crop, options that raise the bar for vegan food and Read more…
October 3, 2020
I’ve realized that intellectual compatibility is the only way to be ushered past all my diligent guards. But beyond the gates… rewards well worth the usual frustration, hassle and disappointment of having said standards. Within these states of understanding, the exchange of thoughts and ideas is, to me, the most Read more…
July 2, 2020
On my way back to Cleveland for my morning flight, I stopped in Akron for some meandering. I wound up a neat marketplace that had some vegan options. A festive Independence Day cocktail before I settle into my last evening in Ohio. Nomz has some unique eats. I went for Read more…
May 30, 2020
We’re up to the 7th edition of Scenes from a Quarantine! But the outside world is getting far more active than it’s been in months. But people are stressed. It all feels kind of weird, all of this restraint. A springtime trip to the nursery is always a pick-me-up. I Read more…
May 6, 2020
Here are the latest highlights from the Quarantine cafe! First in the bakery, my failed sourdough starter. It was bubbling nice and fine, but I accidentally killed it. I’m starting another tomorrow, because… persistence. Next a stop at the bar before I’m seated at the best seat in the house. Read more…
April 27, 2020
Needing a reset, it was a Rockaways run–the best one day vacation destination. City view but far, far away It’s easy to distance yourself on the shore. I also made up a theory that the wind at the shore helps it to be Corona-free… And the shore was filled with Read more…
April 20, 2020
Updated: Even though our New York City Mayor canceled all June events, which includes my beloved Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade, I am a very productive mermaid crafter nonetheless. Because I will march… somewhere, I will march. Maybe in Greenport? With my Etsy Shop up and running and my Mermaid Instagram Read more…
April 12, 2020
This classic photo of the Rat Pack captures cool, captures camaraderie and friendship. Because Fun is not just… fun… it’s the meeting of humor and intellect, the application of both to arouse a collective spirit; synergy. A release I need more than ever in confinement. Finding people to laugh with Read more…
March 23, 2020
What a strange time we are within. More true now than ever… I’ve relocated my quarantine because The Greek‘s the quarantine host with the most. Like this view… And these provisions… The clank after a solid day of exploring Rockaway’s abandoned places… thee most perfect activity given these times of Read more…
February 18, 2020
There are slew of neat bars in Hollywood we attempted to hit on a Tuesday evening. We didn’t hit them all. But not for lack of effort! On a slow, late night, the bars closed earlier than expected. Very different than New York City’s 4am closing time. But I was Read more…
January 1, 2020
Ah, goodbye 2010’s. It is time for a new decade. Given my accomplishments the last ten years, my mind boggles with possibility for the next 10. The key to growing old, I’ve learned, is to make Time your friend–to honor it, to respect its force, its sometimes cruelty. Accept its Read more…
November 17, 2019
With my fried chicken battle in mind, I chose an opportunistic visit to Honeybee’s, now in the space once occupied by Cienfuegos above Mother of Pearl. Honeybee’s, a bourbon and rye bar slash barbecue, is one of Ravi DaRossi’s empire of all-vegan eateries, as are the other two listed above. Read more…
July 24, 2019
Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal is heavily polluted. The vivid colors of its contaminants caught my eye this day. It was like a Jackson Pollack canvas moving down the water’s surface. Is it horrible that I love how this looks? Yes, yes it is. Brooklyn-beautiful. Not beautiful-beautiful. My bridge in a delightful Read more…