December 16, 2023
When I saw a post about this collaboration between Dough Boyz and Red Fern, I knew I had to have it. This gorgeous specimen contains roasted butternut squash, dollops of vegan ricotta, coconut bacon bits, basil, garlic oil with a balsamic glaze and fried sage. It hit every flavor note Read more…
September 12, 2023
Beautiful Places Close By, Box-free Baking, Cemeteries, Cookies, Cooking Stuff, Eating Out, Lunch, Nature
This year, the summer seems endless. I never know what day is and thus time is passing in giant chunks of leisure. This is my daily life right now. Until it isn’t. So I am basking. Above, an amazing tempeh rib special from Red Fern. Cornbread, sweet potato mash, pilaf Read more…
July 17, 2023
When my friend Angela says let’s keep it local, she literally means like blocks. So we headed to The Common for our last meal together before I leave Brooklyn. Though this brunch spot has a line out the door on the weekends, those of us who don’t work summers can Read more…
January 30, 2023
Well, January is over… and the short but mighty month of February ushers us close to spring like a time machine. Because it’s always gone in a flash. Before we dive in, some outtakes from January 2023’s archive in my three favorite boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, & Staten Island. Manhattan On Read more…
October 1, 2022
With an alluring and authentic vintage tiki kitsch, Jade Island is right up my alley. . . and perhaps the alleys of the many visitors also basking in tropical fun during our visit. As you step in you forget about it being in a strip mall next to the huge Read more…
August 9, 2022
I am calling this Part 5.5 because it’s brief… I was coming off a juice cleanse and only had two meals in total on my short visit to Rochester, New York. But both are definitely worth the mention. First, Mamasans, my first meal off the plane. I got some Garden Read more…
July 29, 2022
The gang back in LA. Really, going to LA feels like going to a friend’s house. There is a comfort and at-home-ness I have always felt there. So with all significant tourist attractions kinda already done, it is always about the amazing vegan food there! Just What I Kneaded in Read more…
July 28, 2022
You might have forgotten since I told you in 2018, but I have a thing for tiki bars. Real ones. Ones that opened long ago. There are two in Los Angeles and I was happy to have hit them both, along with a new one which, of course, was not Read more…
January 7, 2022
Finding a place to get a drink before 5pm is kind of a difficult mission in Manhattan now. It is a little cringey how the pandemic has altered it so. So this is chips and guacamole and an overpriced drink from the only place we could find that was open Read more…
October 16, 2021
A special birthday weekend on Eastern Island meant some delicious vegan eats. Under a gorgeous, crisp autumn sky, a lunch at Westhampton Beach’s Flora, a space as pretty as its menu. Some vegan options marked, but I just wanted a small bite as my host was making me dinner soon Read more…
October 9, 2021
Though the Upper West Side’s Tiki Chick isn’t my kind of tiki bar (“my” meaning grimy, with retro credibility, not on the Upper West Side, etc) it is a version of a tiki bar, a kind I just have to embrace given my coordinates. And they’ve got a vegan sandwich Read more…
April 25, 2021
Post-Coney Island eats needed to be vibrant and plant-forward, so we headed to the bustling Ras Plant Based in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. It was meal perfection. First a coconut cream-based cocktail. No scary egg white froth here. Piassa Platter with Yater Kik, Missir Alicha, Zucchini, Alicha Shiro, and Ksir Alicha. Read more…
September 4, 2020
Was shocking to see, as I consulted my archives, that I had first visited Tula Kitchen 10 years ago. This eclectic fine dining eatery in Bay Shore, Long Island has long acknowledged the value of offering a variety of veggie dishes, allowing vegans and their omnivorous friends the chance to Read more…
August 17, 2020
After having spent 2 days munching on my road snacks, nary an eatery in sight, Moab’s Desert Bistro was going to be a splurge. And what a place to finally get some sustenance… Name two things I love about this pictures below. (Print upside down on the last page: 1) Read more…
November 8, 2019
With an ever-growing field of vegan fried chicken at my fingertips, I made an addition to my brackets. I had to. After hearing the vegan fried chicken sandwich at Bushwick’s new all-vegan bar and event space Gradient was house made, I told my friend to meet me there… because unless Read more…
November 11, 2016
A trip to Manhattan to visit to all-vegan eateries started with killing time at By Chloe’s Sweets shop. I was impressed with their extensive selection. Pies, bars, cookies, layer cakes, cupcakes… Everything sitting pretty. I got a couple of old fashioned chocolate chip cookies. They were reminiscent of Otis Spunkmeyer cookies. Read more…
July 30, 2010
It’s about time I got myself to Stogo, New York City’s all-vegan gourmet ice cream shop. To escape the debilitating heat and humidity, CandyPenny and I ducked into the East Village storefront’s huge people-watching windows to cool down with their soy, hemp and coconut-based frozen treats. Stogo has some wonderful Read more…