August 5, 2023
Eating vegan in Rochester is just too easy. With established favorite cuisines (like Ethiopian, above, Addis Ababa‘s vegan platter with plenty of injera) and great and plentiful date spots, we are making up for beginning our time long distance. Here is one such date night at La Casa Restaurant. Two Read more…
August 1, 2023
Though it has been very hectic integrating all my stuff into the household and reinterpreting all the space about us, I must eat. In-between the labor, some tasty bites. Tacos are the perfect summer bite… plus you can satisfy so many tastes by making it interactive. Here my marinaded tofu Read more…
June 15, 2023
I’m way into creating my own poké bowl, like this one from a place called Poke Rainbow. But then… Poof! The eateries disappear inexplicably. I really don’t get it. Sushi lunch from Kiku. Vegetarian sushi perfection Drinks after work at Shaka Shaka Tiki. Pulled in by ube, but the space Read more…
April 1, 2023
March’s wrath is officially over. It is a tough month; but it’s the portal to summer. To follow some highlights that cannot be sorted elsewhere… The cookie that can get me through an 8-hour day. Yardsale‘s vegan pistachio chocolate chip… Ok, this is also work-related. Because March is one of Read more…
January 21, 2023
Making a stop in the chaotic Chelsea Market on the weekend is not really what any New Yorker wants to do. The place is a tourist Mecca, far off from what it was when I worked across the street 20 years ago. But I had to go to Pia Vegan Read more…
October 22, 2022
It was a gorgeous autumn day for Coney Island festivities! The last of a whirlwind of staycation delights. It was all dressed up for Fall though the bright blue sky blazed with sun. So much that we played on the beach, making sandcastles. But the games and amusements drew us Read more…
October 21, 2022
With a very special occasion (my bird day!) and my darling guests in town, we hit up the tourist hot spot Serendipity 3. The whimsical eatery is a true NY experience. And they have vegan options! I was worried about fake super-processed fake chicken, but thank goodness it was tofu. Read more…
August 1, 2022
So I kind of love Reno, Nevada. I didn’t expect to, but sometimes a place hits you in all the right places. Firstly there is a lot of vegan food! Which is always indicative of people kinda in the know. This post will only focus on the food. I was Read more…
March 27, 2022
Anywhere I’ve never been is a great place to go! So we hit the ferry to see what was shaking on Shelter Island, off Long Island’s North Fork, before the season starts and it gets way more annoying. View from the ferry, or the floating parking lot. Whichever you prefer. Read more…
February 13, 2022
It’s been a minute since I was at Modern Love in Brooklyn. So having a hair appointment in Williamsburg, I met up with old friends for some food and libations. These big fat fried housemade mozzarella balls (ain’t that a series of amazing words?) have been on my list for Read more…
September 2, 2021
Having a lot to catch up on, I met up with a friend at a neighborhood spot I have been eyeballing since I caught wind of their vegan option. Aleli is an upscale contemporary Mexican restaurant that’s been open on 3rd avenue for about a year. Their gorgeous space promises Read more…
July 6, 2021
The last day of the desert adventure… before I would spend hours in the air waiting for New York City storms to clear the atmosphere before landing in Buffalo to refuel and finally seeing my bed in Brooklyn at 2:00 am as opposed to 8:00 pm as originally scheduled. It Read more…
January 17, 2021
File this under more all-vegan in Staten Island! Nacho Mama is a newish eatery from the Tri Lounge folks (reported on here) in the space of the Thali Bar Baar (reported on here) in Bulls Head. They’ve got a menu full of healthier versions of decadent dishes, like the Tatertachos: Read more…
My vegan Staten Island reporting is pretty much blowing up. And so I am uncovering more vegan options on my neighboring borough, starting at Bin 5 in Rosebank: Michelin-Rated and considered “One of Staten Island’s top places to eat” by the New York Times, as their website proclaims. But more Read more…
December 31, 2020
We would need this heavenly breakfast from Perk Coffee House in Tequesta to make it through the day’s activity: two hours of certainly more than beginner level glass-bottom kayaking through narrow mangrove tunnels in the Fort Pierce inlet. A perfect Avocado Toast In the kayak. Having little experience even rowing Read more…
October 6, 2020
Fall is for roasted roots and vegetables the hue of the Earth in all its vibrance. And, thankfully, the busiest time of the year calls for the easiest dinner preparation–coat in olive oil, salt and pepper and set in the oven. Repeat. If only I can lesson plan this way. Read more…
February 19, 2020
A true indicator of a city’s vegan-friendliness is its breakfast options. In celebration of beautiful mornings in Los Angeles, here is the food that helped to shaped jam-packed days. In the interest of the backlog of posts I am experiencing, I’ll just say that LA might have the best vegan Read more…
February 18, 2020
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…
January 29, 2020
Wanting to keep up my vegan reporting in sports arenas, it was a mid-week Brooklyn Nets game! Having scored special seats many moons ago for my last report, this 2020 reports on any and all veg I can find in the arena’s standard seating sections. But first, a brew down Read more…
October 22, 2019
Of course I ate all the best vegan eats in the Cleveland area. So here they are, chronologically. Breakfast at the Cleveland Vegan: this large inviting space with friendly service was first on my list. I went for their Breakfast Sandwich–house omelet, tempeh bacon, kale, tomato, chipotle mayo, and sprouts Read more…
August 27, 2019
Animals, Asian Cuisines & Fusions, Beautiful Places Far Away, Eating Out, Nature, Photography, Wanderlust
The day would start in a place far from where it would end, in West Palm Beach’s budding downtown–within its brightly colored murals and instagram opportunities, its hip eateries. In the span of just a few hours I was within Florida’s “Prairie”–its cowboy apparel stores, fields of grazing cows who Read more…
July 22, 2019
I want desperately to be gone, yet here I am thanks to a terrible decision to teach summer school. So while I lay low, some home stuff. Like the strange orange glow that lured me out of my apartment. Magic. Pancakes are an easy dinner, especially when you don’t want Read more…
May 1, 2019
Middle school teachers get out earlier than elementary school teachers. So I have to kill some time before meeting my elementary teacher friends. So some perusing the aisles of Whole Foods. I like to stay abreast of new products and I like their vegan chocolate chip scones. So much that Read more…
April 10, 2019
Spring opens up the world… makes you want to do more than go home. So tacos and margaritas with teachers at Chela. Mexican food is beautiful to take pictures of. So colorful. Are there people in the world that don’t like guacamole? That’s weird. I got the Vegan Tacos… whose Read more…
November 18, 2018
There are always new vegan options to try in Philly. I’ve been peeping The Kettle Black‘s vegan croissant for a good while, so that was our pre-breakfast… in the car. The real deal Even better than the vegan croissant I had in Paris. Flaky and sublime pastry But breakfast would Read more…
August 25, 2018
The final installment of 5 Boroughs in 5 Days might very well be the best. The Bronx. Let me show you why, starting with some sustenance to energize the hours to follow. Vegan options are sprouting up all over the place. Manhattan and Brooklyn get widespread vegan exposure, Queens and Read more…