November 30, 2023
Well, somehow it’s December. To follow, November’s outtakes. Trips to the playground which will likely not be a often in the winter… An amazing calzone from Create-A-Pizza… vegan ricotta, some vegan cheese and some mushroom bacon So happy to have found an amazing Indian lunch buffet: Tandoor of India Another Read more…
August 5, 2023
Eating vegan in Rochester is just too easy. With established favorite cuisines (like Ethiopian, above, Addis Ababa‘s vegan platter with plenty of injera) and great and plentiful date spots, we are making up for beginning our time long distance. Here is one such date night at La Casa Restaurant. Two Read more…
November 29, 2021
Lots of cookie dough for special cookie deliveries to Rochester & West Palm Beach 💛🍪💛 I am loving my cookie scooper Check out these beauties Birthday cupcakes for my work ex-wife And a special pick-me-up in the middle of the chaos of middle school teaching… That Lively bite I love Read more…
October 2, 2021
How fantastic is calzone? Especially the all-vegan, Best of the Borough, Brooklyn Firefly‘s Sausage & Peppers calzone. It’s like a few slices of pizza, but neater. Neater to, say, eat while driving… though I don’t condone distracted driving. Here is my calzone, in the car. Do not try this… in Read more…
July 16, 2021
Vegan Victuals Best of the Boroughs awardee Brooklyn Firefly‘s calzone is just pure perfection. It was a must for my friend to sample as we vegged out in my Bay Ridge apartment. With housemade sausage and two housemade cheeses stuffed inside, there is no denying this is a special eat… Read more…
April 24, 2021
As the world turns, I capture it at every angle. And now that every shot has the setting of this “new normal,” I continue to archive it–tucking it neatly in its place for prosperity. Starting with a brief respite, returning to remote work briefly, and the pancake breakfasts that ensued. Read more…
April 9, 2021
𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓥𝓮𝓰𝓪𝓷 𝓑𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓑𝓸𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓼, 𝓑𝓻𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓵𝔂𝓷 While many omni eateries are embracing easy packaged products to create their vegan options, Brooklyn Firefly is serving up housemade vegan cheeses, walnut-arugula pesto sausage, vegan versions of all their pizzas (all 8 of ’em!), as well as three completely unboring vegan dessert Read more…
July 11, 2013
It was a long drive into Birmingham, Alabama. After hours of being snug between rolling green acres with the occasional billboard, sometimes a city comes out of the night and disorients you. Birmingham was faster than I expected. I slept in and slept off my highway stupor and needed a Read more…
September 18, 2012
Little Anthony’s is a pretty standard-seeming pizza parlor. Wood decor, a map of Italy on the wall, green/white/red, and an inviting counter with pizzeria-type guys (My definition of pizzeria guys: aimable, hard-working, Italian)… but they have a menu filled with vegan options! Vegan pizza… vegan heros (called submarines up here)… Read more…
April 11, 2011
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 Read more…
March 21, 2010
Above all, feed them well. (Vegan white cheese pizza with cashew ricotto dollops, tempeh roll and veggie meatball hero from 3 Brothers in Rockville Center.) Stock your pantry with friendly items. (Pineapple hot fudge soy ice cream sundae with sliced banana) Buy a separate vegan-only grill for the Grill. (BBQ-grilled Read more…
January 5, 2010
Last time I was at 3 Brothers, the very vegan-friendly pizzeria on Long Island, I was floored. This time, with the arrival of their comprehensive vegan menu, I was positively giddy. Not to be over-dramatic, but 3 Brothers is, quite possibly, vegan heaven on Earth. The thing of fairy tales Read more…