FOOD HEAVEN PART 2

I'm a HUGE food lover!

I'm truly in Love with the dining possibilities in New York. My first posting about restaurants in New York included four experiences. Now it's time to publish the next four. Let's keep it short this time.

1. TAO

TAO is a restaurant where my lovely friend and ex NY roommate wanted to take me so many times last winter but for some reason we never went. Now it was Niina's bday and me and Jenni wanted to surprise her and decided to take her to TAO. Tao is the largest and most popular Asian restaurant in New York. The atmosphere is like a trip to Asia and the food is incredible. The prices are OK, this is not a cheap chinese restaurant but it is not over priced either. Their website tells that it is frequented by celebrities on a regular basis from Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Robert DeNiro and members of the N.Y Giants and Yankees. Our experience was truly positive.

I had a Spicy Hoi Yin Eggplant, and Buddha’s Harmonized Vegetable Feast for the Minor Gods with Udon Noodles    

Bday girl Niina and Jenni had Soy Ginger Glazed Salmon with Udon Noodles and Spinach.

Location: 42 E 58th st, New York.

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2. Peacefood Cafe

Peacefood Cafe is a vegan kitchen and bakery located on Upper West Side. I went there for a lunch with Niina and really enjoyed the experience. The prices were reasonable, the atmosphere was cozy and our waiter was nice trying hard to find us a table where I can charge my phone. Food was yummy! I had a Quinoa salad and a delicious green juice called hangover cure (Lol). Niina had a salad called Asian greens.

fluffy quinoa $9.95
beans, baby greens & sprouts of the day, avocado, sweet peppers, corn & onions tossed with creamy lime mustard vinaigrette 
Hangover cure:
apple, orange, carrot, celery, ginger root

asian greens $9.95
seasonal baby Asian vegetables, mixed sprouts, shredded carrots, tomatoes, marinated & baked tempeh, ground peanuts, in a garlic, ginger, cilantro, ponsu & sesame dressing 

Location: 460 Amsterdam avenue (between 82nd and 83rd st)
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 3. Zia's Cafe

Zia’s mission is to provide you with a fresh, healthy choice for breakfast, lunch or dinner while supporting local farmers, plant-based meals & sustainable, green business practices.

Two weeks ago I made a blogpost ago about Zia's raw chocolate pudding that I found in Organic Avenue in Manhattan. Last weekend me and my boyfriend went to Baltimore, Maryland and I knew that Zia's have a restaurant somewhere in MD. It was almost on the way there and I was extra happy to be able to go and explore it. I love the brand and especially their Desserts. I love their mission and the whole idea so I'm happy to support restaurants and Cafes like Zia's as much as possible.

Of course I had to try one new Zia's dessert. It was a delicious raw chocolate brownie with super clean ingredients. 

You could make you own sandwich/wrap/panini so my wrap was a wholewheat wrap with grilled vegetables, hummus, avocado and spinach. 

My pink juice above was Dusk. It was nice, refreshing and gingery.

Andre had a Lucky13 smoothie and a grilled chicken wrap.

Location: 13 Allegheny Avenue. Towson, MD

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4. Candle Cafe

Candle Cafe is a Vegan restaurant two blocks from my home. It's always PACKED no matter the day or time so take some patience and an empty stomach with you when you go there. I went there with Annika for our weekly dinner with some high expectations and wasn't disappointed. The food was really fresh and good and I'm ready to go there again anytime.

We shared Summer rolls with spicy peanut dipping sauce for an appetizer and steamed broccoli with our main courses. I had a Quinoa salad for with avocado for main course and it was probably one of the best quinoa salads I've ever had in my life. Annika had a Ginger-miso stir-fry with brown rice.

Quinoa salad

Location: 1307 3rd Avenue Between 74th & 75th St.

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I'm going to keep posting about my delicious experiences in New York. There are so many restaurants and cafes I want to explore and share with you all. Hopefully some of you who live in New York or are able to come to New York sometime, will find these posts useful. I'm a huge food LOVER and that's why I did not manage to keep it short this time.LOL.

-E-

FOOD HEAVEN PART1

First I want to apologize for neglecting my precious blog and my readers. I have been too busy to even think about writing but now I need to tell you about some amazing restaurants I've found in New York. The list is long, so I'm going to do it in two parts.

1. Pure Food and Wine

54 Irving Place  New York, NY 10003

This restaurant is just fabulous with the inside terrace and  its romantic atmosphere. The menu is all raw, the prices are ok and most importantly the food is CRAZY!!
I came here with Niina and Jenni. I had philly rolls for appetizer and me and Niina had zucchini lasagnas for main course. Jenni had Tacos al Pastor. I can't wait to take my mom to this delicious raw food restaurant- She is going to love it :)

Philly rolls with spinach, avocado, cashew cheese.

Zucchini, Local Heirloom Tomato Lasagna basil pistachio pesto, sun-dried tomato marinara, macadamia pumpkin seed ricotta

Hen Of The Woods Tacos Al Pastor smoked guacamole, hearts of palm, bi-colored corn, guajillo crema fresca, pickled onions

2. Caravan of Dreams

405 East 6th Street  New York, NY 10009 Very cute and delicious vegan organic restaurant that offers some raw food dishes too. My salad was amazing and so was Annika's squash spaghetti.

Omega (LIVE)

Kale, sunflower sprouts & mixed field greens, avocado, spiced macadamias & hemp seeds and citrus hemp dressing 

 Zucchini and Yellow Squash Spaghetti (LIVE)

Brazil nut & sesame meatballs, sun-dried tomato marinara, kalamata olives and basil

3. Souen- Macrobiotic, Natural organic Food

326 East 6th Street  New York, NY 10003

My friend and coworker Annika took me to this restaurant yesterday. It was hard to choose what to eat since the whole menu looked so delicious. This macrobiotic restaurant offers something for everybody since it is not a vegan restaurant. The prices were surprisingly affordable too.

Kuzu Stew 12 broccoli, cauliflower, nappa, green, carrot, snow pea, shiitake, onion in ginger tamari clear kuzu sauce. 

Vegan desserts

4. The Hummus & Pita Co

585 6th Avenue  Manhattan, NY 10011 This is a fast food restaurant that usually are not my favorite places, but the food was actually fresh and good, and definitely inexpensive. This plate cost about $7.

Hummus with Falafel, Whole Wheat pita, cabbage salad and quinoa.

This last Hummus with Falafel was actually in a small Kosher restaurant in Brooklyn but I have no idea what the name was or even where in Brooklyn we were. unfortunately.

Ok, it's time to go to sleep. I will continue my restaurant experiences as soon as possible! Good night and remember to enjoy good food!

-E-

HipCityVeg Philadelphia!

IM IN LOVE!!!


I found the most delicious and fresh restaurant in Philly last week. Their food is 100% plant based and they try to be kind to the earth. They deliver on bicycle, source locally, and all HipCityVeg packaging is compostable. They compost kitchen scraps as well. Also their interior is made of recycled and energy-efficient materials..... I think that's just great!


I had an Asian side salad and a fajita wrap. The wrap was whole wheat with blackened chick’n, onions, peppers, tortilla, pico de gallo, avocado & chipotle creme.


I wish we would get our own HipCityVeg to Helsinki! Visit the restaurant's website HERE and get some good veggie food ideas :)) I definitely did.

-E-