vegetarian
Dirt Candy
When I first heard about Dirt Candy, a new vegetarian restaurant in the East Village, I was skeptical. But then I read an article over at the Feedbag in which Amanda Cohen, chef and proprietor at Dirt Candy, mentioned that she, like me, does not like most vegetarian restaurants in NYC. I [...]
Cambodian Comfort Food at Kampuchea
A few months ago I started hearing about Kampuchea, a Cambodian place on the Lower East Side. I don’t know how many Cambodian restaurants there are here, but the Village Voice recently voted it the best Cambodian restaurant in the city. I checked out the menu on line, and was happily surprised to [...]
Papacitos: Brooklyn Goes Veg! Day 4
Tucked away among the ethnic markets and discount stores in Greenpoint is Papacitos, which purports to sell “Mexican street food in Brooklyn.” Papacitos is different than the other restaurants I visited during the Brooklyn Goes Veg! week. It is the only restaurant that I went to that was not exclusively vegetarian, and [...]
‘Snice: Brooklyn Goes Veg! Day 3
Ok, this one is a bit of a cheat — ‘Snice in Park Slope is not actually one of the restaurants participating in Brooklyn Goes Veg! However, I think the spirit of the week is to support Brooklyn’s vegetarian restaurants. Anyway, ‘Snice had three things going for it. 1) I had just [...]
Earth Tonez: Brooklyn Goes Veg! Day 2
For my second Brooklyn Goes Veg! meal I had lunch at Earth Tonez in Park Slope. It could not have been more different than my meal at Jill’s Cafe; where Jill’s was concerned with plating, and had a three course prix fixe meal, Earth Tonez served me a messy sandwich on a paper plate. [...]
Jill’s Cafe: Brooklyn Goes Veg! Day 1
It’s often said (and it’s true) that if you live in New York that you can eat in a different restaurant every day, with no repeats. Of course, most of us fall into patterns and have favorites, particularly around where we work. Sometimes it takes a little extra push to get me to [...]
