October 21, 2009
Birthday Brunch Ambush! The Greek rang for spontaneous brunch action of my choosing in the hybrid chariot. So I had to dump the cereal I just poured soy milk on and let it dry on a baking sheet. Kickin’ in Depression-era! My coffee says “hi”. My choice: Organic Grill in Read more…
September 25, 2009
True, I am not in love with Manhattan’s Upper East Side but I am more quoting the hilarious Ma Kelly in Johnny Dangerously when she plainly states, hobbling to her L.E.S. tenement: “The Lower East Side. This really sucks.” I’m back on the Upper East Side for my fieldwork placement. 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
Babycakes is such an inspiring success story. Owner Erin McKenna has racked up an impressive trail of publicity and celebrity affiliation through the years. Her baked creations–vegan, gluten-free and with no refined sugars–are a breath of fresh air to New York City’s vegan sweets market. I remember my first visit Read more…
July 20, 2009
In Chicago again for the Pitchfork Music Festival I realized I kinda, like, love Chicago.ღ But moving onward to food, something far more translatable to the written word… I took the opportunity to squeeze in some vegan eats in before, between and after musical acts. As was the case last Read more…
June 6, 2009
Highlights for yet another daytrip to D.C.! For a late brunch post-Bolt, we hit Asylum, a Rock and Roll {fingerquotes} lounge whose chalkboard sign offered “Brunch: Vegan or Not”. First, some vegan drumsticks. These were pretty standard: textured soy protein wrapped about a vegan bone. Odd, yes- but satisfying in a Chipotle kind Read more…
May 30, 2009
crunch. berries.pesto. veganaise. tofu. scramble. bayview. seasoning. chocolate. chip.
May 24, 2009
May 24 marks my 3rd year as a blogger! Yippee! It is so amazing to look back through my archives and see so many transformations, to see my thoughts and writing keeping up with the beat of my steps in this world. To celebrate this, and a good friend’s birthday Read more…
May 19, 2009
1.) Lust Lust (Latin, Cupidita), or lechery, is usually thought of as excessive thoughts or desires of a sexual nature. Dante’s criterion was excessive love of others, which therefore rendered love and devotion to God as secondary. Mega-D.I.L.F. Panda Bear, Terminal 5, NYC (photo: Joseph “Whoa Whoa Whoa” Roth c/o Eat My Shots.) 2.) Read more…
May 10, 2009
I used to work a few blocks away from ‘Snice, Manhattan’s awesome veg sandwich shop, and have frequented it many times. Yet through all the work lunches and meet-ups, I have stayed monogamous to their Vegan Panini. It is just perfect: a warm, toasted, roof-of-the-mouth-scraping flatbread smeared with green pesto Read more…
May 9, 2009
Fellow veghead CandyPenny and I headed south to our nation’s capitol to sample some area eats. First stop after a smooth ride, Great Sage in Clarksville, Maryland. Although I initially hoped to try the Seitan Wellington off their dinner menu, I had to compromise with checking out their lunch… there is only Read more…
April 25, 2009
I’m a bit overwhelmed. It seems the careful planning and sequencing I practiced in my undergraduate studies has given way to graduate level cramming. This is a new experience for me, the usually-neurotic planstress. In an effort to keep my butt in the chair facing the screen I’ve increased my Read more…
April 5, 2009
I’ve blogged a good deal about vegan options in Wisconsin, the land of cheese and fish frys (see here and here). Contrary to the state’s license plate, there is plenty to eat for dairy-free cheeseheads. Particularly, the small city of Milwaukee continues to impress my vegan sensibilities! Here is my Read more…
March 28, 2009
The Valentina exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York. I’ve always found fashion to be the most trivial of the arts… but then again I’ve been wearing the same clothes and shoes for at least ten years. Had I been amongst New York’s high society in the Read more…
March 17, 2009
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Participating in the St. Patrick Day festivities, I made a loaf of Irish soda bread. And what a cinch it was to make! I used Joy’s recipe here, opting to get a little excited with the green food coloring. The bread was chewy and soft on Read more…
March 13, 2009
Must-eat Day Trip series, Number 2 A blog series featuring the country’s best upscale vegan restaurants. The short drive to Philadelphia for dinner at Horizons was well worth it. The food was “new vegan” perfection and the service was flawless. The meal started with some warm and delicate house bread with Read more…
February 8, 2009
I find it hard to sleep anywhere but my own bed. I’m the same way with the kitchen. In someone else’s kitchen I fumble, miscalculate, mistake their oven’s temperament. This was the case when attempting VCTOTW‘s basic chocolate cupcakes in the Wok Man kitchen. The Wok Man kitchen is so Read more…
January 27, 2009
I think the Almighty Sound is a band from Minneapolis. Despite several webpages I am still not sure. Anyhow, they created 2001: A Spiritualized Odyssey, unique film project that pairs Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey with the J. Spaceman’s space rock. The coupling is a fantastic fit, a higher brow Wizard Read more…
November 22, 2008
I’ll be the first to admit that the end of the semester crunch has taken me out of the kitchen. I haven’t chopped more than a potato in weeks! I rationalize this lack of D.I.Y. by talking of the importance of supporting local joints offering vegan choices, lest we forget Mighty Read more…
November 7, 2008
Sharing a meal with friends is always special. Since I haven’t been inside the kitchen lately, here are some highlights from Wok Man‘s welcoming dinner for his visiting family and the Annual Lifecycle Celebration of “Steven”. Gobo‘s smoked Beijing-style seitan with Chinese broccoli. and their Vietnamese spring rolls. Gobo may 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 31, 2008
Like many strange and unusuals, Halloween is my favorite time of year. As I made 2 batches of these Halloween cupcakes, I, in accordance with ancient folklore and pagan ritual, listened to the Halloween soundtrack at full volume and prank called my boyfriend. The cupcakes would be for my students, 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…
July 29, 2008
I used to think Sabra was a tasty hummus but that was before I personalized a garlic-laden recipe I deemed Apotropaichummus. Store-bought can’t ward off evil at the level I require. These moist and delicious blueberry-banana muffins are very healthy. A mere 2 Tbsp of sweetener and fat, organic granulated Read more…
