February 19, 2009
Greetings from the Rockies! I’m here is beautiful Colorado visiting and old friend and her adorable family. Arriving solo, I spent the majority of my first day hitting the thrifts and of course, eating. In fact, stepping into my rental Prius from Denver’s airport, I immediately programmed my lunch destination Read more…
November 1, 2008
The name of the game at the Boston Vegetarian Food Festival was cupcakes and cheese. Despite the constant stream of attendees and cramped space for exhibits and speakers, the event was vegan foodie heaven! With two floors of generous exhibitors, many household vegan celebrities, and their delicious samples, the hustle Read more…
October 26, 2008
The East Village’s Organic Grill serves a mean tofu omelet. In my previous visits, spanning a few years now, they’ve always used a proprietary blend of vegan cheddar cheese. I was a bit disappointed to learn they have now converted over to Follow Your Heart‘s cheese. The omelet is still the Read more…
October 21, 2008
It’s my birthday today and I want vegan cupcakes! Having the foresight that this would be the case, I rented a car to deliver me, finally, to Sweet Avenue Bake Shop, Rutherford, New Jersey’s vegan cupcakery. The place has been on my radar for quite some time now, in electronic Read more…
September 30, 2008
Steve & Sons Bakery, a vegetarian Caribbean bakery and restaurant in Remsen Village, Brooklyn, is a bit off the beaten track but makes for an interesting stop. The bakery counter is always bustling, stealing a lot of the waitress’s attention. But do not fret! Your long wait will be rewarded. Read more…
July 12, 2008
Nutshell in Portland is absolutely delicious. For starters, the menu of fresh breads, upscale olive oils and salts (top left and right): mmmmm. My entree (bottom left, crispy risotto cakes: local asparagus, saffron onions, lemon aioli & arugula) was so flavorful I lost a few taste buds in tragic romantic Read more…
July 11, 2008
My love don’t come easy. But Mighty O had me at “hello, what can I get for you?”… Knocking my socks off was their simple perfection- that they’re actually donuts: not just circular. New York has no answer to Mighty O. In a rare feat, coniferous trumps deciduous. Just how Read more…
February 7, 2008
I rarely am downtown in Manhattan. Wall Street, Battery City Park: these things exist in a different New York then the one I habitate. But a vegan lunch buffet for $3.99? I’ve been known to travel significantly more miles for significantly less. But Little Lad’s Bakery, a not-so-well-known vegan eatery Read more…