May 3, 2010
With the coming of unseasonably warm temperatures is many neat things to do out and about in Brooklyn. The veg clan and I multi-tasked lunch with a charity cupcake sale with a craft sale in Park Slope to make the most of free time before the Monday drag. In the Read more…
April 26, 2010
For the past two years I have made yearbooks to celebrate the turning of time’s speedometer. Fiddling with Blurb‘s bookmaking software in December, I was forced to meditate on just how much I could fill in a week, a month, a year. In 2009, the me in January was lifetimes away Read more…
April 4, 2010
Bliss‘s Vegan Breakfast Burrito I don’t know about you but the morning after a night of drinking, I am nutrient-starved. I crave a variety of tastes and textures, and their accompanying nourishment. Hangover remedies are much like old wives tales. But through the years of trial and error after a Read more…
March 27, 2010
A few years back I did my student teaching in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Reveling in the fact that I needn’t join the morning straphangers with a trip into Manhattan, I day dreamed during my quick walk to to N. Henry that I was employed by my fieldwork school, that I Read more…
March 14, 2010
I have been ingesting far more calories than I need these days, in light of my sedentary lifestyle. Weekends of horrendous weather don’t help either. Catching up… I headed to the East Village’s cramped lil’ Kosher counter staple, B&H Vegetarian Restaurant, after the person who answered the phone earlier told Read more…
March 9, 2010
Delivery options are the cornerstone of any city’s offerings. And with the ease of online ordering, a busy gal with an empty fridge can satisfy a whim almost too easily. In my locale of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, there are many cuisines to chose from. But what I need most is a Read more…
February 2, 2010
That is the question. A good, hearty and satisfying veggie burger is an occasional must. And luckily it they’re pretty much a menu staple at both veg and omni eateries alike. But where to go? A group of vegan field reporters and I bring you this expansive report on the Read more…
January 30, 2010
Back at 3 Brothers again. I plan to take full advantage of this place’s proximity to me. There is so much to try too. This time, we got a little fancy-pants and ordered the eggplant rollatini appetizer, which was as huge as a stand alone meal. What I love about Read more…
January 1, 2010
There’s something about 1/1 that motivates change. Yes, I subscribe to that New Years philosophy of renewal and growth, mostly because I appreciate the year as a unit of measurement, appreciate a set span of time to classify with a numerical code, appreciate some kind of end-point. I remain awed Read more…
December 20, 2009
I always thought the past tense of snow ought to be snew. Anyway, New York got hit with its first layer of winter snow this weekend. (Quick aside: Snow makes everyone completely mad; have you ever noticed this?) Venturing out for brunch at Bone Shakers, I got to enjoy the Read more…
December 7, 2009
On a blustery December morning, the first of its kind, 3 intrepid souls wandered into the depths of Brooklyn by hoof for Part 2 of a thorough borough scour of veggie delights. Congregating at the gorgeous Brooklyn museum of Art, we headed down Washington avenue to Natural Blend, a Ital Read more…
November 28, 2009
I am hardly ever in Queens, though it is a just a few blocks from my apartment. Unlike most of Kings county, Queens county is better traversed with an automobile. In fact, it is covered in expressways and wide boulevards. Brooklyn’s entire center, on the other hand, is devoid of Read more…
November 27, 2009
I am thankful to survive, and thrive, through the love and support of friends. Thanksgiving plans changed drastically at the last minute due to reasons a trained psychologist will need to help me understand. Luckily, I was able to find a place to feast. Here are the highlights: CP‘s almond Read more…
November 22, 2009
I am thankful for the ability to put my ideals in action. This past weekend I had the chance to partake in a very special event hosted by Long Island Food Not Bombs. I helped share thousands of pounds of packaged foods, hot, prepared vegan dishes, fruits, vegetables, clothing and Read more…
November 8, 2009
I once lived in the far end of south Brooklyn in the isolated residential neighborhood of Marine Park. There: Brooklyn has yards, garages, houses, a need for a car and lots of nights in. Here, in Williamsburg and by way of the G/F trains’ connections to other borough hot spots, Read more…
October 30, 2009
After fighting strong head winds south from Chicago’s O’Hare, I finally arrived in Guadalajara, Mexico, a modern city in Mexico’s center. The congested anomalous 6-laned highway into Guadalajara’s center was bustling with peppy 4-cyclindered cars, cab-heavy pick-ups and motorbikes. The smell of exhaust and industry took me back to my Read more…
October 25, 2009
I have never been to Urban Rustic, the localvore sustainable cafe and grocer just a few steps from Williamsburg, Brooklyn’s splendorous McCarren Park. They’ve been around for many years now, with their well-designed menu and website looking all ideal and awesome. And I must say I am impressed. Their space Read more…
Mighty O of Seattle. The best vegan donuts I’ve tried so far. Granted I have yet to hit any other solely vegan donut shop, I can’t see anyone having a more superior real donut than Mighty O. I got the glazed all the way to the left. So good. FoodSparrow Read more…
October 17, 2009
Sometimes my routines put me in a continuous loop. Apartment, school, other school, apartment. Repeat. It is these sometimes that I forget how amazing a city I live in, how bright and creative individuals from all over the world (and down the block) flock here to root their dreams and Read more…
October 9, 2009
Way too much sugar today. First.. an impulse buy at my daily juice spot, the Buccaneer from Go Max Go out of Portland, Or-e-gon. I was so excited about this bar a few months back, one of a line of vegan rice milk chocolate bars modeled after those staple non-vegan Read more…
September 27, 2009
Greenpoint’s Brooklyn Standard Deli is a localvore’s dream. They’re all about supporting the community as a mart, cafe and bakery brimming with Brooklyn love. Like me! (Most of the time…) Thought sustainable corn cups were something only for far more environmentally progressive cities? Think again! Brooklyn Standard Deli is on Read more…
September 21, 2009
Ever since I got my first Le Click camera as a lil’ bambino I have loved taking pictures. I have albums documenting my life, its inhabitants and biomes, since elementary school. I have several theories about why that I’m sure you’ll find cogent had I the energy to explain. But Read more…
September 18, 2009
I don’t get out to Park Slope much. But after the hiatus-ed FoodSparrow reported that Daiya was now on V-Spot‘s menu, we followed our hungry hearts. V-Spot is one of those places I’ve been to several times but never seem to order the right thing. I keep trying because I Read more…
September 11, 2009
I’ve had Bryant Terry’s Vegan Soul Kitchen for quite some time, holding out for a day just like today. Today, in Brooklyn, it rained the entire day. With a premature autumn breeze jet-streaming down the railroad on Olive street and backed by my iTunes on roommate’s-not-home volume, I ventured to Read more…
August 9, 2009
After a glorious gorgeous day at sea on the soft-sanded and low-key Brighton Beach, Coney Island’s quiet cousin, my new eclair “canoe” baking pan was finally utilized by way of cheddar and chive corn dogs. Sun-tired and hungry, CP and I pulled these dogs together using the Blue Ribbon corn Read more…
