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Blessed Are The Intrepid, Day 13:
Life Aquatic

The potential of one day is pretty mind-blowing. Waking up in our adorable green pastel RV in Key Largo’s Sunset Cove Resort we headed to the renowned John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, the country’s first undersea park. Though our snorkeling tour had been cancelled the previous day due to Read more…


Pretty New Jersey
And Vegan Food

New Jersey often gets a bad rap. But it has so many wonderful places! And I just love to uncover and report on them. Plus, really great vegan options. So prepare yourself for tons of pictures on my pretty journey south to Atlantic City. Because Jersey deserves some cred. One Read more…


Bedford Stuyvesant Vegan Eats

Fermento is an Italian cafe in Bed-Stuy. And it is this vegan gal’s dream. And so, this Memorial Day, two Italian ladies stopped in for colazione and left floored by the quality and breadth of their options. I got the Turmeric Tofu Scramble on a multigrain croissant (“cornetto”) with spinach Read more…


Nice Buns, Hun

Wanting to level-up my dough skills, I bought a 4 ounce jar of active dry yeast. To start my mission, cinnamon buns. I used Chocolate Covered Kate’s recipe as my inspiration. Yeast getting its feeding on. The dough before it rose (left). And after (right). It was a beautiful, buoyant Read more…


Greetings From Asbury Park

There always seems to be something vegan to eat in Asbury Park. As the area makes a name for itself as a food destination, the vegan realm reaps the benefits. The folks setting up shop in Asbury Park have to care about quality, as the restaurant next store or down Read more…


The Things We Ate in Philadelphia

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…


Montreal, Day 2: More Than Poutine

A really good vegan brunch is likely up there on my best things list, in general.  It’s just food, I know, but is it?  Eating is the most sensual of acts one can perform, one where all senses are engaged… one that nourishes the physical body while feeding the “soul.”  Read more…


Croissants, Red Rocks, Health Guru and Voodoo [Utah & Colorado]

Passion Flour Patisserie is an all-vegan French pastry shop in Salt Lake City, Utah. I arrived when brunch was still being served so I had to partake in both sweet and savory.  There was plenty of pretty, delicate options that I fancied, including French macarons.  But it was their croissant that Read more…


On V.V. Summer Assignment, Day 3: O.H./K.Y./T.N.

I woke up in Cincinnati ready to say goodbye to Ohio. Ohio is chock full of metropolises… Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, and other such C-words. But with this being my third day about, the inevitable turn back east had to be soon. So it was fare thee well, Ohio… But not Read more…


On V.V. Summer Assignment, Day 1: PA to OH

In my goal of V.V. hitting “all 50 states reporting” status, summer is the time to pack on the states.  Getting out of New York and past the tristate area to make it to these unreported on states is a daunting task… as is the return to the tri-state area. So Read more…


Sweet, Sweet Indy

Some stops I just can’t resist. A mostly-vegan bakery inside an office building in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, a city with a dearth of vegan offerings, was one such stop: Pembroke Bakery & Cafe. Being this was my first bite of food today, I bought a bunch of goodies, including Read more…


Crossing the Mason-Dixon: Vegan Eats in Richmond, VA

For how many times I’ve been in Virginia, I have never blog reported on vegan eats! Well, here I am… exhausted and amazed by what is available here for a vegan. We had our first vegan stop in downtown Richmond at a spot only open 7-3, Monday through Friday. Down a Read more…


Day 13 in Deutschland, Stick a Fork In Me (I’m sorry Hamburg)

Hamburg–you big, noisy thing, you–I’m spent. Had I arrived in your arms days, even hours, ago, I may have had the moxy to embrace you back. But I’m tired now. I don’t even want to force myself to go through the motions of an excited visitor, synthesizing resources and calculating Read more…


West Coast Eating Extravaganza, Day 2

It was time, finally, to try Las Vegas’ famous Ronald’s Donuts. Finally. Vegas is known for many things. But vegan donuts? Yes. Ronald’s Donuts, located in the city’s Chinatown area, has the most fantastic claim to fame: really fargin’ good vegan donuts. I’ve had plenty of vegan donuts in my day. Read more…