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Totally Possible: A Real Vegan Burger ๐ŸŒฑ

I try to not eat garbage that often, though I do sometimes… even report on it here. But in general I’m not a fan of super-processed meat analogs, thickener-packed super-processed vegan cheese products, fast food companies’ new “vegan” offerings—garbage… vegan garbage. But Lekka Burger doesn’t make no junk. So let’s Read more…


Sestina Pasta Bar ๐Ÿ
Matthew Kenney Domination

I’ve been blogging about Matthew Kenney restaurants for 12 years. A testament to the quality of his eatery’s food and the ever-growing popularity of vegan food, he now has more than 40 restaurants in 8 countries. My next report is on his newest NYC-based eatery, Sestina Pasta Bar. This is Read more…


Vegan Best of the Boroughs ๐Ÿ†
Nachos in the East Village, Manhattan
Bar Verde

๐“ฃ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ฅ๐“ฎ๐“ฐ๐“ช๐“ท ๐“‘๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ฝ ๐“ธ๐“ฏ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“‘๐“ธ๐“ป๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ฐ๐“ฑ๐“ผ, ๐“œ๐“ช๐“ท๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ท 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…


Vegan Best of the Boroughs ๐Ÿ†
Ravioli in Eltingville, Staten Island
Pastosa

๐“ฃ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ฅ๐“ฎ๐“ฐ๐“ช๐“ท ๐“‘๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ฝ ๐“ธ๐“ฏ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“‘๐“ธ๐“ป๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ฐ๐“ฑ๐“ผ, ๐“ข๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฎ๐“ท ๐“˜๐“ผ๐“ต๐“ช๐“ท๐“ญ 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 Read more…


๐ŸŽŠ Happy New Year to Me
Onion Maiden in Pittsburgh

This vegan stops at all eateries that use musical band puns! And before I settled in after a long day of driving, eating and adventure, it was one more–a drive to Onion Maiden for a final meal. Knowing you only get one meal at a place makes decisions pretty tough. Read more…


๐ŸŽŠ Happy New Year to Me
Harrisburg, PA

Passing through Pennsylvania’s capital city, I had to check out the new mural from another favorite, Stephen Powers. I’ve gone on about his cleverness before, yes. But this time maybe I’ll go on about the intent of community building. It’s such a worthy cause and he does it with a Read more…


Running Away to Jersey, Part 1
Ocean Organics in Toms River

With a long weekend ending several long arduous weeks, I decided to run away. The time away with my thoughts would help me process some unexpected and heartbreaking news. Within a concentrated deliberation and emotional exploration, my trip south carried me through a couple of stages of grief for the Read more…


Vegan Eats Near Zion National Park

Peekaboo Canyon in Kanab, Utah offers clearly labelled vegan pizza and burger options. Shying away from packaged vegan cheese, I got the Something Special with their housemade basil pesto, roasted tomatoes and artichokes. It was so good–reminded me a bit of an old staple I used to eat years ago, Read more…


Vegan Breakfast at Gregory’s Coffee

Though the New York chain Gregory’s Coffee has offered vegan bites for years, things like muffins, healthy superfood bites, they now offer their deluxe breakfast sandwich totally veganized–using a vegan croissant, folded Just Egg, Beyond sausage, and vegan cheese; The Vegan Deluxe. On an errand in downtown Brooklyn, I gave Read more…


Vegan Pizza at Rockaway Brewing Company ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿบ
On Rockaway Beach

I was really excited to learn of the vegan personal pizzas offered at Rockaway Brewing Company by Seany Slices… made with vegan mozzarella from my fave Renegades of Sunset! And since the ferries are crazy getting onto the Rock Peninsula, I made the trip via A train. An avid window Read more…


An Afternoon in Akron

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…


Scenes From a Quarantine, Part 5

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…


Best of Vegan Victuals ๐Ÿ†
Nostalgic Eats

Nostalgic eats are a huge motivator for my baking conquests. Having been vegan for so very long, I am retroactively fulfilling all of the collected cravings from all those vegan years. Because back in the day I didn’t have the skills, the ingredients, the guides… I want to acknowledge the Read more…


Santa Ana, California Vegan Eats:
Munchies Diner

Munchies Vegan Diner is all that you would desire from diner. Gluttonous vegan fare! I stopped into their space in the hip McFadden Public Market for a late breakfast, choosing to feast upon their star breakfast sandwich: The VcGriddle: their house bacon, house fried egg, cheese (I didn’t ask), and Read more…


Scenes From an LA Day

Los Angeles is a massive sprawl of things to do. Like pedal boating in Echo Park. We rode the swans on a lovely LA morning. The La Brea Tar Pits are an interesting stop detailing the ancient history of the area. With many outdoor exhibits there is no need to Read more…


Vegan at the Gas Stationโ›ฝ๐ŸŒฑ

What a nice and random treat to see this sign on my way back south on the Palisades Parkway! After a long day of exploration, a quick and no-hassle vegan bite right off the parkway is just what I needed. The Sunoco Palisade South in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey boast Read more…


Terms of Endearment, Brooklyn

A reoccurring topic of conversation at family get-togethers is the state of film today. How the young have swiftly diminishing means of experiencing depth and quality, the depth and quality that marked our upbringing, the endless pool of movie references we speak like a language. I bring this up because Read more…


A.T.M. Vegan Deli

Though vegan food is popping up everywhere, I am most excited about high quality (emphasis added) vegan food popping up. Please don’t cite recent additions of fast food restaurants offering vegan options as progress. A.T.M. Vegan Deli, a counter at the event space Kinfolk 90 in Williamsburg, is all-vegan and Read more…


Pastosa Vegan Ravioli

Just a quick word in between busy, busy times. Because Pastosa‘s fresh-made vegan cheese ravioli were so darn good. I ate a serving without any sauce and they were the best vegan ravioli I’ve ever had! The secret: Koji culture, a fermented addition to the tofu base that imparts the Read more…


The Brooklyn Firefly
Vegan Pizza in Bay Ridge

…with housemade vegan cheese?! Yup, The Brooklyn Firefly has a vegan section on their menu with five delicious pizza selections. Add GrubHub for easy ordering and delivery and this is a straight-up dangerous discovery. I got the Shore Road. To represent as a Ridger. It had tomato sauce, their house-made Read more…


So much vegan stuff on… Staten Island

With an errand on Staten Island, I made an entire itinerary revolving around vegan food! First, a new all-vegan lounge and cafe in Concord section, TRI Lounge & Cafe that is. This new vegan spot has its sights set on being a thriving art space for the community, as well Read more…


Vegan Thanksgiving Eats Summary (2019)

And bam, it’s the biggest food holiday of the year! Just like that. Seems like not too long ago I clanked mini champagne bottles in a soaking wet Prospect Park at the stroke of midnight. The start of 2019. Now 2020 is coming. Like hindsight. So let us start eating Read more…


Sweet Adelina’s
Italian in Greenpoint

With a friend in from Los Angeles who had a show to catch at the Warsaw, it’d be dinner in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Adelina’s, I thought! I suppose if I have a favorite Italian restaurant, it’d be Adelina’s. Everything I’ve ever had here is absolutely dreamy. With these thoughtful and delicious Read more…


Just a Slither Left

The end of summer is a heartbreaker for teachers. So I squeezed in some commiseration with a couple of my favorite teachers in Brooklyn and Staten Island. We ate, drank and mourned the end of our total freedom. Williamsburg’s Modern Love has these mozzarella sticks that are mind blowing, just Read more…


Blessed Are The Intrepid, Day 16:
On the Road

On my first official day heading north, I had a fantastic breakfast in the Hourglass District of Orlando, Florida. You know places like this: bright murals, great fonts, food halls with social spaces… vegan options. Apparently Hourglass is an “it” place. So in one spot I can get my coconut Read more…


Blessed Are The Intrepid, Day 13:
Life Aquatic

The potential of one day is pretty mind-blowing. Waking up in our adorable green pastel RV in Key Largo’s Sunset Cove Resort we headed to the renowned John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, the country’s first undersea park. Though our snorkeling tour had been cancelled the previous day due to Read more…