I've always been enamoured by big cities and New York has been my favourite for a while now. As excited as I was to be in New York, I also had other agendas for the trip. I wanted to hit at least one exclusively vegan place everyday. By the end of the seven days, I was ready never to eat a cupcake again. Just as I was sorting through the pictures the other day, K and I had a cupcake craving and I just had to make some. And I thought I was done!
I had a two page list with streets and avenues, phone numbers and websites to make sure I found every single one of them. Of course Google Maps eventually won over paper maps, but I can't get myself to trust technology yet.
What I observed is that vegan food at vegan places is much more expensive than I thought it would be. May be even more expensive that what it should be. There is a price to pay for eating healthier but I didn't imagine it would be that much of a difference. Sometimes it puts people off that vegan cafes are so expensive but I wish everyone understood what actually is happening with the food and how the subsidies favour the promotion of unhealthy foods like soda, meat and dairy.
A few of my favourites that didn't quite make it to the pictures:
1. The 'Shroom Burger at B.A.D. Burger, Brooklyn - Grilled Portobello with an amazing pepper cream sauce. Just have a Portobello Burger any chance you get anywhere!
2. The Ancho-Seitan Burger at Cinnamon Snail
3. Udon Thai Curry at Loving Hut
4. Ice Creams from Trader Joes
5. Vegan muffins from Whole foods
So this is what I was doing when I wasn't walking around the city...
I had a two page list with streets and avenues, phone numbers and websites to make sure I found every single one of them. Of course Google Maps eventually won over paper maps, but I can't get myself to trust technology yet.
What I observed is that vegan food at vegan places is much more expensive than I thought it would be. May be even more expensive that what it should be. There is a price to pay for eating healthier but I didn't imagine it would be that much of a difference. Sometimes it puts people off that vegan cafes are so expensive but I wish everyone understood what actually is happening with the food and how the subsidies favour the promotion of unhealthy foods like soda, meat and dairy.
A few of my favourites that didn't quite make it to the pictures:
1. The 'Shroom Burger at B.A.D. Burger, Brooklyn - Grilled Portobello with an amazing pepper cream sauce. Just have a Portobello Burger any chance you get anywhere!
2. The Ancho-Seitan Burger at Cinnamon Snail
3. Udon Thai Curry at Loving Hut
4. Ice Creams from Trader Joes
5. Vegan muffins from Whole foods
So this is what I was doing when I wasn't walking around the city...
A Roasted Red Pepper Harissa with Sauteed Portobello on Pasta
The first of my many delicious meals in NYC (Thanks Rahul!)
A vegan bistro that serves organic wines
Curried Unchicken Salad
Black-eyed Peas Cake with the most awesome Chipotle Aioli
Crispy Pine nut and Basil Seitan
Tiramisu
How can one choose?!
Not making things any easier
Chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting
Wish I had one in my hand right now
Wish I had one in my hand right now
Bruschetta in Little Italy
Sundae at Lula's Sweet Apothecary
Couldn't get enough of this one
Cupcakes!
Yummy Quesadilla
I'm not used to so much cheese in anything, but I now know how much cheese goes into a regular quesadilla. Thank heavens this was vegan!
Union Square Farmer's Market
On every alternate day of the week, farmers gather here to sell fruits, vegetables, plants, cheeses, honey and lots of other things.
Check out all the Summer Squash varieties
Pattypan Squash
How cute are they!
Radish
Rhubarb
Shiitake and Maitake Mushrooms
Yes, I managed to find a vegan stall!
Pupusa stuffed with Loroco
A traditional Salvadorian dish which is much like a paratha from the Red Hook food trucks in Brooklyn
Horchata -A traditional Latin American beverage
This one was made with Rice, Cinnamon and Vanilla.
Ethiopian Dinner in Brooklyn
They serve a dosa made of Teff with many different types of vegetable and lentil dishes on top
One of the most famous vegan bakeries in NYC, they even have two books to their credit.
Spelt Cupcakes
Chocolate Chip Donut
The most amazing donut ever
A hoarding at High Line
(Thought I should leave you with a non-food picture)
