August 3, 2010
Hey. New York City. Guess what? Your vegan points are piling up. Why? Because S’MAC, the East Village’s specialty eatery, has a vegan macaroni and cheese that is amazing. It’s the real deal. And it’s not awkwardly-melted belly-twisting packaged cheese, no. It’s coconut milk, rice flour, potato flour, palm oil, organic Read more…
May 11, 2010
See this food? I have eaten it and it has helped me to move from here to there to have me here typing this to you. See it? I put it in my mouth and chewed. Yeah, so what but: Have you ever paid attention to this process? Followed a Read more…
April 5, 2010
Still getting acclimated with my breadmaker, I’ve learned that I can barely put a dent in a 2 lb. loaf during the week. My olive and kale-pesto loafs had to find new life as croutons and, given my limited use of croutons, new homes. Determined to not waste them I Read more…
January 31, 2010
Since Daiya‘s first buzz in March ’09 to my first taste of it in August (read here), the vegan wonder has turned the vegan cheese world upside down. Now it is the winner of VegNews’s Product of the Year, although Vegan Gourmet (Follow Your Heart) won the reader’s choice. I Read more…
January 30, 2010
Back at 3 Brothers again. I plan to take full advantage of this place’s proximity to me. There is so much to try too. This time, we got a little fancy-pants and ordered the eggplant rollatini appetizer, which was as huge as a stand alone meal. What I love about Read more…
January 18, 2010
Pala means “shovel” in Italian. But on the Lower East Side, Pala means “absolutely delicious Italian restaurant with a new all-vegan menu, a dedicated fryer and Daiya“. After perusing its online menu of pasta and pizza, I knew I would have to put a visit to Pala at the top of Read more…
October 5, 2009
/ I often feel I was born in the wrong era. Though I have taken to the 00’s I suppose, I pine for old time aesthetics. I love the smack of a type writer, tintype photography, cloche hats, Ada Jones. From the satisfying scratch of a phonograph, to the grainy Read more…
September 25, 2009
True, I am not in love with Manhattan’s Upper East Side but I am more quoting the hilarious Ma Kelly in Johnny Dangerously when she plainly states, hobbling to her L.E.S. tenement: “The Lower East Side. This really sucks.” I’m back on the Upper East Side for my fieldwork placement. Read more…
September 21, 2009
Ever since I got my first Le Click camera as a lil’ bambino I have loved taking pictures. I have albums documenting my life, its inhabitants and biomes, since elementary school. I have several theories about why that I’m sure you’ll find cogent had I the energy to explain. But Read more…
May 19, 2009
1.) Lust Lust (Latin, Cupidita), or lechery, is usually thought of as excessive thoughts or desires of a sexual nature. Dante’s criterion was excessive love of others, which therefore rendered love and devotion to God as secondary. Mega-D.I.L.F. Panda Bear, Terminal 5, NYC (photo: Joseph “Whoa Whoa Whoa” Roth c/o Eat My Shots.) 2.) Read more…
May 14, 2009
Animal Collective hosted an enormous party for 3,000 of their disciples at Terminal 5 last night. The show- from the third floor balcony, next to the 7 foot speakers and above the undulating sea of fans- was awesome. Not so much as in “radical dude!” but as in I was in awe the Read more…
April 10, 2009
CupcakeCamp NYC was a total blast! Below is one of my offerings… the marsh-nilla cupcake: golden vanilla cake with a oozing layer of marshmallow topping (from My Sweet Vegan‘s marshmallow mudpie recipe) and dandies on top. Here, CandyPenny and I represent the vegans well in our separate table. She offers Read more…
April 2, 2009
When I was a little girl poking around my father’s coin stash, the stray New York City Subway tokens always intrigued me. I remember the subway: the turnstiles like a bathtub faucet turned upright, a rotating propeller I could slip under easily; anyone could. And I remember the trains, arriving Read more…
March 28, 2009
The Valentina exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York. I’ve always found fashion to be the most trivial of the arts… but then again I’ve been wearing the same clothes and shoes for at least ten years. Had I been amongst New York’s high society in the Read more…
March 5, 2009
Although I was caught in the act of sneaking in my vegan chocolate stout cake to be served after dinner, Wok Man played the clueless part as best he could. Birthday dinner was at Lodge, one of the many eateries in the hub of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The vegan ravioli, one Read more…
February 13, 2009
Happy Valentine’s Day! Red Heart Cutters Red Metal, Luna Mortis‘s Brian Little Red Dresses Red Car Bumper Chained Red Red Route New York City Red Tomato Red Cowboy Snowboot Red
February 1, 2009
It was a mild and beautiful Sunday for the Lunar New Year Parade & Festival in Chinatown. What a glorious afternoon! The confetti storms against the crisp blue sky were beautifully surreal and color, dance and cheer party-popped through the streets to frighten the evil spirits that may impede on Read more…
January 21, 2009
In the basement and auditorium in Good Shepard School in the high reaches of Manhattan’s northern-most neighborhood, I partook in a wonderfully unique experience: the Golden Music Festival, an annual collection of Balkan music, dance and art. Inside the monotone school in Inwood I was transported to the streets of Read more…
November 18, 2008
Only in New York City can you pass a cluster of housing projects followed by the largest Cathedral and Anglican church/fourth largest Christian church in the world (source). The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine on Amsterdam & Cathedral Parkway was a breathtaking discovery on my way to class and the Read more…
October 31, 2008
Like many strange and unusuals, Halloween is my favorite time of year. As I made 2 batches of these Halloween cupcakes, I, in accordance with ancient folklore and pagan ritual, listened to the Halloween soundtrack at full volume and prank called my boyfriend. The cupcakes would be for my students, Read more…
October 24, 2008
When CandyPenny sent me the link to Lula’s Sweet Apothecary in Manhattan’s East Village, I thought: this could be the one! The one I’ve been waiting for. Can New York City finally represent on the vegan ice cream front? Could the little truck that could in West Philly do it Read more…
September 13, 2008
Off the well worn track of my daily life here in New York is a different city. A city that the tourists come to see. 46 million tourists just in 2007 (this and other interesting figures here). Among New York City’s countless attractions and world renowned cultural institutions is the Read more…
September 12, 2008
I work around the block from New York eat-stitution Zabar’s. When luck leaves me with 10 minutes to spare before punch-in, I head to 91st street to loiter around the delivery trucks huffing the fresh baked bread ready to be shipped all over the city at Eli’s Vinegar Factory. Photographed Read more…
August 28, 2008
As the Industrial Revolution took hold of the nation, the average American in the late 1800s worked 12-hour days, seven days a week in order to make a basic living. Children were also working, as they provided cheap labor to employers and laws against child labor were not strongly enforced. Read more…
August 9, 2008
This weekend marked Wok Man’s 1-year anniversary here in New York City. In light of the milestone, the events planner within grabbed the reigns for a fitting commemoration: A New York City Staycation. The celebration began with a New York food staple: the bagel. Although many states and locales attempt Read more…
July 30, 2008
Blues are the most caring, nurturing and protective personalities in the color-spectrum. They live out of their hearts and their emotions. Their life purpose is to serve, help and love others. Blues have an inner knowledge and wisdom and they feel and know what is right without needing facts or Read more…