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 18, 2010
Pala means “shovel” in Italian. But on the Lower East Side, Pala means “absolutely delicious Italian restaurant with a new all-vegan menu, a dedicated fryer and Daiya“. After perusing its online menu of pasta and pizza, I knew I would have to put a visit to Pala at the top of Read more…
January 5, 2010
Last time I was at 3 Brothers, the very vegan-friendly pizzeria on Long Island, I was floored. This time, with the arrival of their comprehensive vegan menu, I was positively giddy. Not to be over-dramatic, but 3 Brothers is, quite possibly, vegan heaven on Earth. The thing of fairy tales Read more…
January 2, 2010
It’s time to clear out the pantry and put to use the season’s leftover ingredients. This is first in a series of pantry cook fest postings: Pumpkin coconut and shallot soup, from the ton of puree from processing my Halloween pumpkin. Seitan loaf, stir-fried. I made a dry yet flavorful Read more…
December 16, 2009
I have Daiya, among other vegan treats for my upcoming holiday cookie marathon. But yes, Daiya–the hot topic vegan cheese. I have taken it apart before but never had a stash of my own to experiment with.I don’t know what to make with shredded cheese. It’s been so long! Starting Read more…
October 24, 2009
I had some unfinished business in the Pacific Northwest. And by business I mean vegan food to eat. This time I flew into Seattle only to head straight to Portland, Oregon, thee vegan capital of the country. But after a long transatlantic flight, we weren’t going to make it all Read more…
October 11, 2009
Before I start let me just say that I am really excited about this post. Never before have I wanted to spread the world about an eatery! But I’m getting ahead of myself… First, as Daiya cheese is sweeping the vegan world, the list of places to enjoy it keeps Read more…
October 2, 2009
It is all the rage but what is Daiya? What’s in it? Here I go, deconstructing sunshine. Purified water Ground cassava: a starchy root from the tropics you may know as yucca. It’s related to tapioca. Arrowroot: another tropical starch related to tapioca high oleic sunflower oil: sunflower oil that 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 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…
August 19, 2009
Considering I have travel 9,000+ miles for vegan food (see my blog reporting in Thailand) I suppose I can venture to 74th street and 2nd avenue for Slice. Slice, which has been on my radar since its opening years ago, is a special parlor of pizza- one that offers the Read more…