August 8, 2021
After viewing posts taken at the location for one of my favorite places, I decided I would not contribute to its cheesification (“Cheesification” happens when the top posts of a location features half-naked women trying to be sexy in a beautiful place. Besides my view that trying to be sexy Read more…
August 7, 2021
You know those long lines at the local old fashioned ice cream shops, the kind that bring out the community? Well I’ve always wanted to partake in that summer ritual. And at Mattituck’s Magic Fountain Homemade Ice Cream I can! And I can be rewarded with 3 oat milk-based options Read more…
I love me a menu with marked vegan options! Barrow Food House makes it easy to see the makings of a tasty vegan meal in an area with no all-vegan eateries. With some adjustments, we were satisfied in our bellies… but not necessarily in our wallets. Let’s start with our Read more…
Macaron 5 always has at least one vegan flavor on their monthly menu… making them the only area vegan macaron maker! I checked out this month’s flavor from the stand at the Deer Park outlets in the middle of my Long Island weekend itinerary. As usual, they were delicate with Read more…
Jack Jack’s Coffee House in Babylon serves up all-vegan breakfast eats from Veggie Head Kitchen. What is different about these offerings is that they don’t heavily rely on simply combining packaged products. The B.E.C. is made from tofu scramble, portobello bacon, and coconut milk cheese on a house made flatbread. Read more…
August 6, 2021
Fermento moved to the suburbs since I had them last in Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy. So as I embarked upon a full Long Island itinerary, I made a stop at their new space a priority. I’m so pleased their fantastic high standards remain! To start, a matcha chocolate chip muffin… because I Read more…
You know how the full moon makes some turn into a werewolf? The New Moon turns me into a wild brog with a tripod. But alas, the slither of land that is suspended in front of Connecticut’s shore is light polluted. Still, some nice faint Milky Way shots: At Custer Read more…
August 2, 2021
And just like that… August. Traveling since the end of school, it has been nice returning to my bed. Yes, I took a picture of my reunion with my bed after roughing it so much on the road. Other home goals was finally getting my craft desk built and my Read more…
Peach & Pine Cafe is some of the best vegan food in the NYC area… but they’re on Long Island, throwing down impressive pop-ups in Suffolk county with their new food truck. On a day with a packed Long Island itinerary, getting to their BBQ pop-up at North Fork Brewery Read more…
I always wanted to go to a Monster Truck show. I never analyzed the desire, I just always have! Much like I like to try lots of different things, in general. So now that my gal lives near the Riverhead Raceway, it was time to don the trucker hat and Read more…
On the way back to Brooklyn, a sweet bite from Copiague Bakery in Copiague. Last time I visited I was impressed by the selection of vegan goods. They tapped into a nostalgia that isn’t activated easily. This time was no different with a selection of bakery cookies–the kind not easily Read more…
Born and raised on Long Island, I know bagels. And I know how hard it is to find really good ones. There are so many variables to consider and it’s rare that a bagel place gets them all right. And to add more variables, my favorite variety–The Everything–has its own Read more…
August 1, 2021
Though a bright sliver of an orange hazy moon illuminated Long Island’s North Fork so brightly, the Milky Way waved hello faintly. And though I am attempting this shoot again next week, with the arrival of the New Moon, the subtle Milky Way is still so dreamy. ❤️ 🌻 🌌 Read more…
Just a few pictures of a great vegan breakfast if you’re out on the Island. The coconut mango French toast (with the side of homefries and an oat milk latte) from Toast Coffeehouse is everything you would require in the morning. Remember to request real maple syrup from your server. Read more…
July 27, 2021
During the Gilded Age, extravagantly lavish mansions were built by big money families on Long Island’s North Shore. Their opulence dubbed the area The Gold Coast. Within that latter history the Knollwood Estate was purchased by the exiled ruler of Albania in 1951, King Zog. But King Zog, who had Read more…
July 8, 2021
Now that my good friend is living on the North Fork of Long Island, I get to hit up the seasonal farms in her area… berries, pumpkins, and my most favorite field, a field of sunflowers. I try to deconstruct why I love them so… maybe because they seem like Read more…
Ice Cream Social was created by a James Beard-awarded chef. So they’re all homemade with attention to flavor detail. And they’ve got an impressive list of vegan flavors on rotation. There were only two options for vegans when I visited, though he would be making a slew more, the countergal Read more…
June 6, 2021
Doughology is a donut chain that has vegan donuts available on Wednesdays and Saturdays at all its locations. I picked up a box full while passing through Babylon on Long Island. I got the glazed, strawberry toasted coconut, chocolate coconut and confetti. All are made with the same base, which Read more…
June 5, 2021
And now, a bit of urban exploration in the water…
On the way to a friend’s house on Eastern Long Island, I left early enough to visit my favorite spot to explore on the Island, Kings Park Psychiatric Center. I only had one goal as I parked by car and exited to the gorgeous Saturday, straightening my sundress: to explore Read more…
May 5, 2021
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If you have been reading my blog for years you may recall a lengthy post on one of the most fascinating locations for exploration in the country: Camp Hero on the tip of Long Island. I recently discovered that the images from that lengthy post were all inexplicably gone–broken–when I Read more…
May 4, 2021
A satiating breakfast was necessary after a grueling first evening of camping. I stumbled into Hampton Coffee Company in downtown Montauk in a daze and left with a greasy breakfast sandwich that was going to do the trick… though it wouldn’t be my usual choice. With Field Roast Chao Cheese Read more…
May 3, 2021
Even though there was just a slither of time that we shot the stars on the first evening at Hither Hills, arriving home with the sky on my memory card was invigorating. And I can’t wait for another star shoot. Though the whipping wind shook my camera, just seeing the Read more…
A Spring camping trip to Montauk’s Hither Hills State Park would be challenged by the weather unfortunately. But I try not to let my opinion, which is pretty insignificant to the forces of nature, overshadow the enlightenment of experience. The lesson: The wind and the rain win. And you just Read more…
April 16, 2021
File this under lowbrow, Dairy Queen has a non-dairy option. Sure, the packaged chocolate-covered “Dilly Bar” is not all that exciting an option… but it’s a pretty clear indicator of vegan options spreading far and wide. Dorking it up, non-dairy style. And it’s got the V-word right there on the Read more…