October 18, 2022
Back at Renegades of Sunset in Brooklyn’s Industry City because it was just way too long since I had the best vegan sandwich in New York City. But somehow their amazing sandwich got even better through the many months of my absence! Checking out their new space, I saw the Read more…
June 11, 2022
I’m so pleased a place like Lively is so close to my job. Good healthy eats are readily available. Here is my Green Sandwich–Gluten free bread, kale, collard greens, spinach, celery, cucumber, chickpeas, almond, olive oil, and vegan mayo. And that delicious tahini bite that I now think taste a Read more…
January 17, 2022
To follow, stockpiles of food for the long winter! I must have taken this very same picture at least 20 times. I just love a cooling batch of chocolate chip cookies… Convinced work peeps to join me for vegan sandwiches from Renegades of Sunset, Brooklyn’s best vegan option. It’s so Read more…
December 4, 2020
๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ช๐ท ๐๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ธ๐ป๐ธ๐พ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ผ, ๐๐ป๐ธ๐ธ๐ด๐ต๐๐ท Welcome to my series that highlights the very best vegan foods in New York City’s boroughs. While vegan options are popping up all over, this series focuses on the non-dairy cream of the crop, options that raise the bar for vegan food and Read more…
July 17, 2020
As soon as I heard the Renegades of Sunset were back, open for take-out at Industry City, a visit went to the top of my list. In my head and in my belly I was making the pilgrimage for the beloved Fried Chicken Sandwich. (You remember? The winner of my Read more…
January 9, 2020
It is here! The end of my Vegan Fried Chicken Battle! Having started this showdown in June of 2019, I am so pleased to have finally arrived at this final battle with the true best of the bests facing off. From the start, these two contenders have been consistently impressive. Read more…
December 21, 2019
I am pleased to present to you Battle 10! And to its victor–an enthusiastic welcome to the Championship Round, the last Battle of The Vegan Victuals Fried Chicken Showdown. It has been a spectacular run. Reviewing the brackets, I am confident that the final battle has two of the bests Read more…
October 27, 2019
Since I began this competition, vegan fried chicken is definitely having its moment. With the โfirstโ vegan chicken shop now open in Los Angeles (says VegNews, to which I say: Hartbreakers), vegan chicken debuting at Kentucky Fried Chicken, and vegan fried chicken on Shark Tank, seems itโs the new โitโ Read more…
September 26, 2019
Urban Vegan Kitchen, West VillageChick-un & Waffles I remember the first time I went to Urban Vegan Kitchen very crisply though it was in January 2017. I fled opportunistically from a teacher professional development class at the The Met because it was a disorganized shit show. It felt good to Read more…
September 12, 2019
Renegades of Sunset have a new Wednesday special that is off the charts. The last time I ate this sandwich I called it The Best Vegan Fried Chicken Sandwich. Now I am going to call it the Best Vegan Sandwich, in general. You just think on that while you look Read more…
August 11, 2019
So people are going nuts about the Impossible Whopper now available at Burger King. Two words: Who Cares? There are folks like the Renegades of Sunset in Industry City who are making amazing vegan food from scratch, including sauces and cheeses, who aren’t indirectly responsible for the slaughter of billions Read more…