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Sestina Pasta Bar 🍝
Matthew Kenney Domination

I’ve been blogging about Matthew Kenney restaurants for 12 years. A testament to the quality of his eatery’s food and the ever-growing popularity of vegan food, he now has more than 40 restaurants in 8 countries. My next report is on his newest NYC-based eatery, Sestina Pasta Bar. This is Read more…


T.M.I. About My T.L.T.

Sometimes I eat food out and about and it reminds me of my own skills, how I could have done it better myself.  Take the T.L.T. I had on my Queens expedition recently.  It was fine and all, but its simplicity as a sandwich requires great care with all components, Read more…


Croissants, Red Rocks, Health Guru and Voodoo [Utah & Colorado]

Passion Flour Patisserie is an all-vegan French pastry shop in Salt Lake City, Utah. I arrived when brunch was still being served so I had to partake in both sweet and savory.  There was plenty of pretty, delicate options that I fancied, including French macarons.  But it was their croissant that Read more…


V.V. hits State 48!

Guess where I am…Yes, I’m in Iowa! Vegan Victuals is now reporting in 48 states! So let’s get to my lunch. I decided that Krunkwich Ramen House in Des Moines, Iowa had the best vegan options in the whole state. Krunkwich has a wonderfully appetizing selection of clearly identified vegan options, from Asian Read more…


V.V. Burger Showdown: Match 2: Gentrification Burgers
[Toad Style vs. Champs Family Diner]

The Burger Showdown continues with the first Brooklyn showdown: Toad Style vs. Champs Family Diner Just when my burger brackets were set, along comes Toad Style‘s all-vegan menu, batting its housemade cheese and sage butter and lime aioli. Those kinds of words indicate an eatery who not only make but love food. Throw Read more…


One Ingredient

Summer is best with one-ingredient eats… Ok, maybe you need some olive and salt, too. candy cane beets. I am a skins-on beet-devotee. So I like making discs so I’m not overwhelmed with the fibrous skin. yellow carrots. I love roasting carrots because the different girths allow for different textures Read more…


The Last of the Mozzarella

Gorgeous heirlooms and the backyard basil is the best for the last of the buffalo mozzarella. A little puddle of good olive oil goes far…