chinese / fake meat / faux meat / ifbc / live-blogging / products / seitan / Vege USA / Vegetarian Plus

Product Review: Vege USA

It’s been a tremendously long time since I’ve done a product review. I simply don’t have the time or interest for them very much, and very few offers legitimately pique my interest. This is my space, and it’s not a grocery aisle. I mean, as a vegan blogger, there are only so many times you … Continue reading »

booze / Bryant Terry / chinese / dinner / seasonal / spicy / test kitchen / The Inspired Vegan Cookbook / tofu

Inspired Vegan Dining

It takes a lot for a cookbook to truly hold my attention, and the stories and recipes, in addition to the soundtrack, of Bryant Terry’s Vegan Soul Kitchen did just that. This past January, his latest, The Inspired Vegan was released, and I’ve been captivated.  The words, the quotes, the instructions and meal components, were just … Continue reading »

chinese / daiya / fast / friends / Los Angeles / Mao's Kitchen / products / restaurants / review / stumptownvegans / travel / Veggie Grill

Veggie Grill Weekend: Day One

While I could sit here for hours and slowly being to photo document my December-long travels in Southeast Asia, deciding the next day’s destination on a whim, sleeping in a bamboo hut alongside a river, attempting to rock a saree at a Sindhi wedding, watching the sunset from the steps of ancient ruins, or the … Continue reading »

Candle Cafe / chinese / daiya / dim sum / dinner / fake cheese / fake meat / Lunar New Year Parade / new york / nyc

Photo Essay: The Best & The Rest of NYC (of my winter vacation)

Vegan Ice Cream at Stogo Starting with the Ten Best NYC Vegan Experiences of my winter vacation, in no particular order: The entire Vegetarian Dim Sum House Experience Carrot Tahini spread and Terra Sana Syrah at Candle Café – nothing else I sampled there interested me.  It was underwhelming the more ‘upscale’ dining attempt (on a … Continue reading »

boston / chinese / coffee / coffeeshops / daiya / Grasshopper Vegan / latte / Leslie and the Lys / Millie / Montien / No Name / soylatte / thai / travel / vegan pizza

Photo Essay: boston. vegan. vacation. go.

Just what got checked off the Vegan To-Do List from my Return to Boston post… See tall buildings? check! As for food, let’s start with the No Name.  If there was a flag representing Vegan Boston, this would be on it.  The very first gluten/fake meaty anything I could stomach! (and now require at least … Continue reading »

chickpeas / chinese / cookies / dinner / dreena / events / products / tofu / tofu scramble / VCIYCJ

sorta boring, mostly great & a segue

Roasted Blue Potatoes, Golden Beets and a single Russet, with coarse sea salt, olive oil and pepper.  I’ll take golden beets over red any day, any place, any time zone, as long as there’s a working oven. Huckleberry’s Bistro style Tofu Scramble with Italian kale, green cabbage, kalamata olives, yellow bell pepper, creminis, lemon juice, … Continue reading »