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Woke Up in Texas
My head is all sorts of pounding. With the school year ending Monday afternoon and my flight to Austin, Texas on Wednesday morning, my body crunks and shimmies clumsily towards grasping a new routine. But my next two weeks won’t offer this part of me, the part of me that thrives off order and predictability, [...]
A Low Carbon Diet
As a young doe who read E Magazine and poured over Co-op America‘s Green Pages some 17 years ago, I can’t help but be partially frustrated by the speed in which the rest of the world has caught on to the green movement, can’t help but shudder at the greenwashing of the world’s major corporate [...]
Stalker
Dear Champ’s Family Bakery, I pass you on the way to work. Really. You think I am going out of my way to see you? You’re so silly. No, I did not take a picture of your unopened storefront. Oh that above? I just happened to notice that you’ve been painted black. That is new [...]
Pizza Truck
At a wedding reception nestled in the country roads of New Preston, Connecticut I encountered a mobile pizza operation, fluent in veganism and perfectly willing to stray from the standard menu of pizza favorites. Though most guests were impressed by the Old World Pizza Truck’s selection of high-end wood-fired pizza options, a basic marinara with some [...]
Grilled Portabello Burger
Please note: 1) Portabello mushrooms are a great grill option for the summer. They’re lighter than a dense veggie burger, leaving plenty of room for sides. Opt for sturdy, not soft, buns. 2) My new camera is amazing. See the husk hair of the sweet corn? The glimmer of the marinated cap? The blurry mass of [...]
Thai Thursdays
The school year is done! What I’ll miss only slightly less than the smiling faces of my 10-year-olds is Thai Thursdays, an “almost there” me time treat within the busy weeks of teach-time. Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn is home to thee best Thai lunch specials in New York City… and there are a jillion Thai eateries [...]
Champ’s Family Bakery
Thanks to SuperVegan‘s post about a brand new all-vegan bakery to open its doors to my neighborhood’s streets come July, I am pleased as pie today! I am super-excited about the arrival of Champ’s Family Bakery for many reasons. In no particular order: 1) Though I’ve traveled across the country for vegan bakeries, I much [...]
Eating Good In the Neighborhood
No, Applebee’s did not open in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. (Not yet at least.) It’s Banh Mi, an authentic Vietnamese eatery with all the staples: bubble tea, pho, bun and, like the name implies, Bahn Mi! They took over where the Curves gym once was and I am delighted to welcome them to my neighborhood, the WES (I [...]
Eating My Faith
Oneness-Fountain-Heart is a vegetarian restaurant in Flushing, Queens run by devotees of the late spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy. Sri Chinmoy advocated for international harmony and… vegetarianism, hence the vegetarian cafes in his dedication in NYC (Annan Brahma and Cafe Panorama in Jamaica Hills, Queens) and across the country in Seattle, San Francisco and San Diego. Vegetarianism, [...]
What’s the Best Vegan Burger in New York City? [Part 3]
Candle 79‘s Black Bean Pumpkin Seed Burger (Upper East Side) Pro: It’s absolutely yummy, polenta fries Con: It’s also a mush-fest, pricey Josie’s NYC‘s Organic 3-grain vegetable burger (Upper West Side) Pro: Quinoa, bulgur & cous cous-oh my! Con: A bit pricey Goodburger‘sVeggie Burger (Union Square) Pro: Separate grill, good quick burger Con: Mushy Bliss‘s [...]
Strip Mall “Heavens”
Living fairly close to Manhattan’s Little India and Curry Hill areas, going out for Indian is not so much something I do during a Long Island escape. However Hicksville’s vegetarian Indian restaurants have been on my radar after some repeated perusing of LI’s VegGuide. So a friend and I hit Dosa Diner, a well-touted eatery in [...]
The Other Wheat Meat
In the early days of my veganism, veggie hot dogs were bright orange, the size of my index finger and quite rubbery. And packaged vegan sausages were grey and resembled commercial-grade meat. I suppose they were satisfying in their historical context, yes, but lacked a satisfying texture and rich flavor delivery. Today, packaged vegan links [...]
