December 15, 2012
Healthy Nibbles, on Flatbush & Prospect Place, is a cute conter sandwich and juice spot that’s kind of awkwardly connected to a frame shop. I ordered their I Have Peace, or their vegan curry chicken sandwich made of tofu, vegan mayo, raisins & curry with shredded carrots & mixed greens on Read more…
August 12, 2012
I have just returned from a tremendous bout of traffic along U.S. Coastal Route 1. If I didn’t think that this was one of the most beautiful highways in the entire country, I’d probably be a bit more frustrated now. But a day of eating fried and hearty fare and Read more…
August 10, 2012
Follow Your Heart, a natural foods market and brand of dairy substitutes, has a cafe offering traditional vegetarian fare in Canoga Park. The natural food store has been around since the 70’s. The shelves are thoroughly stocked with a ton of great products but is welcoming and accessible. The cafe opens Read more…
July 22, 2012
Deep fried ravioli is as good as it sounds. And easy. Next time you are in the mood for simple and delicious, let some frozen raviolis thaw overnight in the refrigerator. You’ll likely be in the the same mood the next day. Deep fried ravioli, or Toasted Ravioli, supposedly hails Read more…
February 22, 2012
Though Long Island has a couple of all-vegetarian Indian restaurants, it has slim pickings in every other cuisine. I know this all too well as I have to settle for basic vegetarian options in many omni eateries often in my quest for satiety. It’s a big adjustment given my home in Read more…
January 7, 2012
I first noticed Dun-Well‘s doughnuts popping up at Bone Shakers in my neighborhood in Brooklyn quite some time ago. Since the dapper vegan doughnut duo have raised their fundraising goal on Indiegogo & opened their very own space on Montrose avenue in East Williamsburg. It took me several weeks to check the place Read more…
January 1, 2012
To bid farewell to 2011 I coated it in beer batter and slipped it into hot oil. And in a homage to a year packed to the brim with forward progression, I used the seasonal beer I enjoyed with 2010’s last meal to make the batter. The last bottle had been incubating Read more…
August 15, 2011
I praise many eats and eateries on this blog. My praises are merited as are my critiques. I know food. I care about it deeply. So when I have a meal like this, like the meal I had at Buffalo, New York’s The Eights, it’s a big deal. The Eights Read more…
August 5, 2011
The East Village’s Cowgirl’s Bakery makes deep-fried Kool Aid balls. A sucker for kitsch, nostalgia and an all-vegan bakery, I had to partake… once. I chose orange, the preferred artificial flavor of my youth. They also had the flavor of “red” and the flavor of “purple.” Though I’d prefer deep-fried Tang, my Read more…
August 1, 2011
Ah, our last meal: Kaya’s Kitchen in Belmar, New Jersey. This is why you should go: A huge cut of seitan, breaded, then fried. This would be a *vegan* chicken-fried steak dinner, complete with mashed potatoes and veggies drowned in their garlic butter. Fantastic. Look at that streaming pool of their vegan Read more…
January 2, 2011
In the year 2010, more than any other, the camera was angled down, capturing flicks of food. Sure, there are people on the other side of the table. Had the camera lifted its head, it’d see. But for a gal who sorts time through food, the vibrant color of shared Read more…
November 28, 2010
Deep-fried vegan Twinkies. Deep-fried vegan chocolate bars. Deep-fried vegan cupcakes {not pictured, eaten too soon} The Electrician and his dedicated fryer crisped up a slew of vegan goodies for Deep Fryday, proving that vegans can be greasy and gluttonous too. In my quest to never sacrifice for my eating ethics, 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…
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…
September 28, 2009
“The girls” and I embarked upon dinner and a movie in this past Friday. Our intention was to make VeganYumYum’s fried green tomatoes and watch the movie Fried Green Tomatoes. But a long agenda of topics to be addressed on top of multiple bottles of carefully selected wine, and you Read more…
September 18, 2009
Autumn is my favorite season. For so many reasons: many discernible, others crackling lightly in the cool air, in the shifts of the Earth’s axis, my stars up at bat. What I love: 1. Sweater weather 2. Long nights 3. The Harvest Moon (October 4) 4. Butternut squash 5. New Read more…
July 26, 2009
It had to be done. Veganizing cannoli. I had a recipe from The Vegetarian Site in my task box since January. In light of my sister, a long-time cannoli queen, and my Pop’s July birthdays, I would finally give it a go. After great success in veganizing Rainbow cookies for Read more…
July 10, 2009
In Wisconsin, the Fish Fry is a Friday staple at bars and eateries. With some old beer batter in need of some crisp, Wisconsin’s own Wok Man and I fried up our own vegan style version in my Brooklyn kitchen. We drenched tofu wedges in the week-old deactivated batter to Read more…
July 4, 2009
In honor of America and independence, more Vegan Brunch recipes! Creamy avocado potato salad. This dish gets ugly quickly under the blazing July sun, helping others remain weirded by vegan eats. I say use the potato salad recipe in Vcon for “mixed” parties. Beer-battered tofu. A simple and delicious recipe Read more…
April 20, 2008
Throughout my 8-week stay in Southeast Asia, I pined for New York comsumables as if long lost lovers. Foods that supplemented my hungry senses short walks or subway rides away ranked high on the collective pang unit of my new daily life. But, arriving to New York and whisked to Read more…
January 30, 2008
Feeling a bit adventurous, I picked up some Jerusalem artichoke (e.g. sunchoke) at Brooklyn’s amazing Fairway Market some time ago. I had never heard of nor did I know, being it looked a lot like ginger root/nothing like standard artichoke, in what capacity I would use it. In searching for Read more…