June 18, 2010
As a lover of food, I need to know it deeply. I want to. I’m reading Stuffed & Starved, The Hidden Battle for the World’s Food System. It’s moving me in many ways. Firstly, it has been awhile since I have had the opportunity to read at my leisure, to read Read more…
February 20, 2010
Enjoying a week off for winter recess, it was time to escape, however briefly, to new east coast vegan options. Philadelphia recently opened its first all vegan, all gluten-free bakery! And with the city being just a short ride away, CP and I made a day trip especially for Sweet Read more…
February 15, 2010
The regular menu at Pawtucket’s Garden Grille, a vegetarian restaurant north of downtown Providence, was wholly promising. I very much looked forward to dining there, the most asterisked entry of my Providence hit-list. But in town for heart-day, we would feast on their special 5-course prix fixe menu designed exclusively Read more…
October 6, 2009
Here is one you don’t see everyday. Soy & Sake‘s Hawaii roll has got fresh banana, avocado and Korean pear wrapped in sticky rice and topped with slithers of mango. It’s a great happy ending. This pan-Asian West Village spot also has a ton of other vegetarian rolls that include Read more…
September 27, 2009
Greenpoint’s Brooklyn Standard Deli is a localvore’s dream. They’re all about supporting the community as a mart, cafe and bakery brimming with Brooklyn love. Like me! (Most of the time…) Thought sustainable corn cups were something only for far more environmentally progressive cities? Think again! Brooklyn Standard Deli is on Read more…
September 8, 2009
It’s September! And the end of the mango season, among other distinctive developments. But with the morning and evening’s cooling breeze I hope to hold the mango’s tropical air, still, diced in a cous cous pilaf… with a medley of cheerful red pepper and wet, slovenly cilantro and scallion.
June 23, 2009
Ok, that is probably the silliest blog title I ever published. Here is a epicure rundown: Kate’s Joint‘s vegan French toast. Desperately in need of a pad of Earth Balance… if only the waitress could be found. Oatmeal raisin cookies from my vegan kitchen.Sura Thai Kitchen‘s pad see ew and Read more…
January 5, 2009
CandyPenny is off to Japan for some roaming and vegan reporting! In light of this exciting adventure, friends and I bid farewell with a Asian-themed party. I was excited to have a go at a Thai-inspired dessert for the occasion: sweet sticky rice! In fact, since my time in Thailand Read more…
March 17, 2008
Cooking a four-course Thai meal with ingredients picked from the local market and from the grounds of an organic farm, I brought my appetite and anticipation from the night before. The full day class, offered by the Chiang Mai Thai Farm Cooking School, gave me yet another escape from the Read more…
March 8, 2008
From Udon Thani, I headed to the border town of Nong Khai. Situated on the Mekong River right smack dab across from Laos (The two countries are connected by the Friendship Bridge, built in 1994 with American and Australian funding), Nong Khai draws many travelers, as was indicative by my Read more…
February 12, 2008
Trader Joes’ Joe-Joe’s cookies are perfect for balancing the tastebuds after a meal. A quick 2-bite dessert of non-hydrogenated, sweet vanilla bean speckled yum. But as a singleton who delves not into sugar excessiveness, a box can last for ages. My clear-the-cupboard countdown was closely coming to an end (alliteration Read more…