February 28, 2022
This recipe has rocked my world. Besides it being absolutely delicious, easy and customizable, Alfredo sauce (like dairy style) is extremely fatty (like 75 grams of fat per serving!) This vegan recipe packs all the flavor with a ton less fat. Give it a try! Approximately 3 servings, Recipe adapted 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…
November 8, 2021
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn has a magical eatery… an eatery with high standards–ingredients, technique, presentation. Labeled as “farm to table” and “New American,” Beets & Carrots never disappoints. A late celebration of our respective birthdays was all the occasion Ang and I needed to treat ourselves to a special meal. Here Read more…
October 7, 2021
After hearing of the vegan option’s at Cecconi’s gorgeous DUMBO space overlooking both the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, it went straight to the top of my Brooklyn list. But first, a stroll in the late afternoon sun. With a reservation, we got the option to nab one of their outdoor Read more…
August 7, 2021
I love me a menu with marked vegan options! Barrow Food House makes it easy to see the makings of a tasty vegan meal in an area with no all-vegan eateries. With some adjustments, we were satisfied in our bellies… but not necessarily in our wallets. Let’s start with our Read more…
Jack Jack’s Coffee House in Babylon serves up all-vegan breakfast eats from Veggie Head Kitchen. What is different about these offerings is that they don’t heavily rely on simply combining packaged products. The B.E.C. is made from tofu scramble, portobello bacon, and coconut milk cheese on a house made flatbread. Read more…
July 29, 2021
Back over the bridge for some more vegan eats! Firstly, breakfast at Northside Coffee in West Brighton. I’ve reported on this space before, but when it was Fab Cup. (You may remember my complaining about their Golden Milk latte and their lack of good vegan options here.) Now, renovated and with Read more…
July 21, 2021
New River Gorge National Park is the newest National Park. One of its scenic draws is the gorge’s bridge, the longest steel arch bridge in the world at the time of its construction. Now this gorgeous feat of engineering is the longest steel arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere. Many Read more…
July 17, 2021
And while we’re hitting the best vegan in the area, it was breakfast at Clinton Hill’s Guevara’s. A space as gorgeous and vibrant as their food, this is a Brooklyn gem. A rainbow concha was a must-have… This is their B.E.C. … made of King trumpet mushroom bacon, Mung bean ‘frittata’, Read more…
June 14, 2021
Provincetown is on Cape Cod’s most northern tip. Well known as a very friendly LGBTQ+ travel destination, the good vibes on the streets during Pride Month was palpable. I stopped in briefly for vegan options as they seem to be the best on the Cape. Here is a brief report Read more…
May 29, 2021
To follow, many pictures of an outstanding sandwich from Parlor City Vegan. But first my usual spiel: We need to celebrate eateries that are doing way more than offering processed, packaged foods on their menus. We need to support eateries who make food from scratch, partner with their community, and Read more…
March 20, 2021
I treated myself to a little bit of burger chaos as a reward for a week well done. Wanting more of Mrs. Goldfarb’s Unreal Deli Corn’d Beef, I headed to Next Level Burger for a Thicc Boi: One of their mushroom quinoa patties (substituted the Beyond patty), Mrs. Goldfarb’s Unreal Read more…
January 9, 2021
I have been running off to Manhattan far more often these days. This pandemic is taking its toll on her. Her heavy heart is tired, parts shuttered, but she’s nowhere near being defeated. This has been drawing me in–back to her streets–the same ones I wandered about in awe when Read more…
November 27, 2020
I was excited to try Chloe Coscarelli‘s Vegan Thanksgiving Spread offered by Whole Foods this year. She covered all the bases… and with her vegan cred, I trusted the holiest of food holidays in her hands. So let us look and admire… From left to right: Coconut Sweet Potato Casserole: Read more…
October 18, 2020
🎉 I guess my birthday celebration starts… now… on the day that my friend mistakenly thought was my birthday. Though we’ve been friends for like 15 years. 😐 But I shouldn’t complain as The Greek got me a tent for my birthday and facilitated a great camping experience on the Read more…
October 15, 2020
Wanting to check out Clinton Hill’s new all-vegan spot Guevara’s, I partook in a bit of self care for another week well-endured. The gorgeously hued “plant shop” has some spectacular-looking sandwiches, but I think I fumbled in my choice. Not that my B.E.C. wasn’t delicious, with its King trumpet mushroom Read more…
October 3, 2020
I’ve realized that intellectual compatibility is the only way to be ushered past all my diligent guards. But beyond the gates… rewards well worth the usual frustration, hassle and disappointment of having said standards. Within these states of understanding, the exchange of thoughts and ideas is, to me, the most Read more…
March 7, 2020
I am one visit away from the Union Square Greenmarket being one of my official Favorite Things. It’s like a living gallery with tactile and tasty displays… plus real-life, non-pretentious folk from mostly upper New York… They’re not playing some role. They’re farmers and makers, by merit and not by Read more…
February 9, 2020
I’d rather eat my orange juice than drink it. So this week’s lunch is packed with its citrus goodness: Vegan Richa’s Orange Tofu. A double batch so I don’t have to make lunch after my upcoming week of travel. And on that front, let me throw in some perishables I Read more…
January 21, 2020
Staten Island’s vegan offerings keep me coming back. And now vegan donuts?! Yes, vegan donuts. But first another kickbutt Golden Milk latte at New Dorp’s Sips + Maker. This may be my favorite Golden Milk latte in New York City! And they seem to always have housemade vegan sweet treats Read more…
December 30, 2019
The TWA Hotel, the midcentury modern marvel at JFK airport, is an amazing place to pass away a day. Especially when it is raining all day. Especially with a fish eye lens on a new camera. The sublime attention to detail is downright transportive. From every angle, I wanted to Read more…
December 7, 2019
…with housemade vegan cheese?! Yup, The Brooklyn Firefly has a vegan section on their menu with five delicious pizza selections. Add GrubHub for easy ordering and delivery and this is a straight-up dangerous discovery. I got the Shore Road. To represent as a Ridger. It had tomato sauce, their house-made Read more…
September 2, 2019
The end of summer is a heartbreaker for teachers. So I squeezed in some commiseration with a couple of my favorite teachers in Brooklyn and Staten Island. We ate, drank and mourned the end of our total freedom. Williamsburg’s Modern Love has these mozzarella sticks that are mind blowing, just Read more…
August 23, 2019
After a day of convalescence, I was back on the road… but this time with a co-pilot! We would be heading south to the Florida Keys, a neat opportunity to drive off the continuous United States for some tropical beauty. An important stop on the itinerary was the Turtle Hospital Read more…
July 24, 2019
Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal is heavily polluted. The vivid colors of its contaminants caught my eye this day. It was like a Jackson Pollack canvas moving down the water’s surface. Is it horrible that I love how this looks? Yes, yes it is. Brooklyn-beautiful. Not beautiful-beautiful. My bridge in a delightful Read more…
April 23, 2019
Today ended with thunder and lightening and torrential downpours, telling me “Stay put and get some sleep!” Ok, I had to say. Lightening when the sky is this big is its own draw, but I suppose I won’t run out at midnight tonight. Maybe at 11 though… I set out Read more…