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Vegan in Toronto, Part 1: One Love, Holy Hogtown & the King of Carrot Flowers
Quick! Name as many starches as you can in this dish from the all-vegan One Love in Toronto, Canada. I’ll help you. 1) Green banana, steamed… 2) sweet potato… 3) yucca… 4) yellow yam… 5) plantain, as well as cooked greens and some fresh avocado slices. As the darling name implies, One Love is a Caribbean [...]
It Ain’t Easy Being Cheesy
Sure, it isn’t really weather-appropriate to be craving Mac & Cheese, but sometimes the body’s pulls and pushes don’t make any sense. I’m okay with that. But to eat it twice? In one day? In one hot, muggy day in New York City? Sometimes I think in themes and it makes my stomach hurt. The [...]
Vegan on the Jersey Shore, Part 1: Karma Cafe
Living in the shiny apple of the Tri-state area, I don’t get to New Jersey very often. But in the search of sun and sustenance not-so far from home, I was surprised at how plenty the Jersey Shore was with vegan options. It was time to return to the Jersey Shore. Before the words “Jersey [...]
Vegan New England, Part 4: The Red Lentil
Wait. What? Do you see that? The billboard right outside of our cheap motel in Foxboro, Massachusetts. “Go Vegan!” Well, what do you know. This billboard, part of Peta‘s “Be Healthy. Be Happy. Be Vegan.” campaign was a nice siting. Nicer than the true but kinda offensive Save the Whales campaign that takes aim at [...]
An Italian Stocking
I love a variation on a theme. Isn’t that what most cuisines are? Combining the region’s ingredients in different ways? In its simplest and most deconstructed form, Italian food consists of bread or pasta, sauce and cheese. But oh what these elements can accomplish! And of course, there is room for evolution. Like 3 Brothers. [...]
Brooklyn Mac
Sometimes I love Brooklyn. Lying in bed sick knowing vegan macaroni and cheese was being bicycled to me is one of those times. Yes, Brooklyn Mac in Greenpoint, with its fully veganizable menu, delivers. Their menu is simple and effective, like most of the world’s wonders. Select a mac n’ cheese dish named for Brooklyn [...]
All the Food Groups In One Bite
Wanting to use up my potatoes, I tried something like this. I mashed up the boiled Yukon gold beauties with some veggie stock, soy milk, nutritional yeast and assorted spices. Bam! That’s the bowl on the left. I steamed up some spinach and Brussels sprouts for some added texture. Pictured is the deep green of [...]
1.2.11, back in the 11211
I started 2010 doing brunch at Boneshakers [read here] so why not continue the tradition? Last year I said: “There’s something about 1/1 that motivates change. Yes, I subscribe to that New Years philosophy of renewal and growth, mostly because I appreciate the year as a unit of measurement, appreciate a set span of time [...]
2010: The Year in Food
In the year 2010, more than any other, the camera was angled down, capturing flicks of food. Sure, there are people on the other side of the table. Had the camera lifted its head, it’d see. But for a gal who sorts time through food, the vibrant color of shared meals and food creations encompass [...]
Pounding the Dough
How to start a new year right: Don’t do anything all day. Load up on carbohydrates; it’s going to be another swift year. Clean out fridge leftovers by piling them on pizza dough. Eat the pizza. Eat the pizza twice. $4 from the local pizzeria and you need not waste time waiting for dough to [...]
Old World Italian with a Vegan Menu
John’s Of 12th Street in Manhattan’s East Village, is a landmark of authentic Italian dining that’s been around since 1908. Stepping off East 12th street into the long narrow procession of starched white table clothes and napkins, you become a part of the pulse of this place. You dodge the many waiters, career waiters, to [...]
Pizza Break.
The insights on the human animal that gleam in an elementary school classroom are ceaseless. Open and active minds are contagious, emitting a palpable force-field into the air. The most minute shift in emotions blares obviously on child’s face. And pizza has the power to cause widespread and massive upheaval. Thanks to 3 Brothers in [...]
