S.F. & L.A. Eats Day 6 - Eddie’s Cafe

I do love breakfast all day, who doesn’t? This was probably one of the best food find during my trip in SF. I do love it when it’s a result of spontaneity. My friends wanted to walk their dogs to the park near our rented apartment. While walking we happened to [...]


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 [...]


L.A. & S.F. Eats Day 5 - Taiwanese Breakfast

My friend was nice enough to take me to the airport for my flight to San Francisco. Since my flight was around 1pm she picked me up from my house around 10am to get Taiwanese breakfast. I never really had Taiwanese breakfast before I just know they serve sweet soy milk (甜豆漿) and [...]


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 [...]