If you’re a fan of inventive vegan cuisine — Butternut Gnocchi, Brussels & Shitake Bacon, Hen Of The Woods Piccata, you’re in luck. Isa Chandra Moskowitz describes the menu of Modern Love, her recently opened Williamsburg restaurant, as “swanky vegan comfort food,” but mostly it’s just inspired by the food she ate growing up here […]
Modern Love – a new “swanky vegan comfort food” restaurant is now open in Williamsburg
They opened quietly a few weeks ago on Union Ave: The two best dishes I ate here used tempeh, tofu’s firmer, cakier cousin, for textural balance and a subtle earthiness, and the results were excellent. The simple Tempeh Stuffed Avocado featured a mini mountain of the stuff, chopped into chunks and slathered in spicy mayo, […]
Screamer’s Pizzeria brings vegan pizza to Greenpoint
It seems like heresy to us, but to each their own: Champs Jr. in Greenpoint (620 Manhattan Avenue), which mysteriously closed last month, is re-opening this Monday as an ALL-VEGAN PIZZA BY THE SLICE JOINT in partnership with Philly-based company Blackbird Pizzeria. The micro-Champs will now be a late night mecca of cruelty-free, hot n’ […]
New vegetarian restaurant, Black Flamingo, now open in Williamsburg
They have a $3 taco happy hour, which is alright by us: The team behind Williamsburg barstaurant Battery Harris have joined forces with musicians Eli Goldstein (Soul Clap), Philipp Jung (M.A.N.D.Y.), and Gadi Mizrahi (Wolf & Lamb) to open Black Flamingo, a Miami-esque restaurant and lounge they say they’ve “tailored to remove the BS that […]
Favorite Ethiopian pop-up restaurant Bunna is now open in Bushwick with its own space
Well this is good news: After two successful years spent as a pop-up restaurant and Smorgasburg vendor, Bunna Cafe is finally getting more permanent digs: a brick-and-mortar restaurant at 1084 Flushing Avenue. While Ethiopian food is far from a novel concept, Bunna Cafe will serve a completely vegan menu, the first of its kind in […]
Foodswings is closing
Vegan fast food joint Foodswings is going to be to be shutting down due to issues with their landlord. They announced in a Facebook post that they would be closing down within 1-6 months. From their post: Foodswings has a very sad but important announcement. Due to problems with our landlord, Foodswings will likely be […]
Make Easy Vegan Truffled Mashed Potatoes for your Burg-Family Thanksgiving
For your Williamsburg family thanksgiving, I recommend keeping it simple. Even if you’re no culinary expert, these potatoes are easy, and truffle oil makes it fancy tasty. Open up a bottle of Wild Turkey to keep it festive, or make this. Put on a record, and whip up these bad boys. People will be all […]
Vegan Pop Up
Secret-ish food markets are back (with the never-talk-to-the-New-York-Times lesson learned from the Greenpoint Food Market forgotten). So, of course we have our very own. And obviously its going to be vegan. From the release, these are some of the goods: Puffy glazed doughnuts from Dun-Well Doughnuts! The Regal Vegan’s top notch Faux Gras! (gluten-free too!) […]
Foodswings Party
Good news, vegans! As if it weren’t good enough having Foodswings around to let you indulge in delicious burgers, wings, mac and cheese and even their own version of the Double Down while still sticking to your morals. As if this spot wasn’t the saving grace for drunk herbivores craving a late-night feast. As if […]
Make this: Impress family and friends (and Kanye)
From Dreamin It Vegan: 3 whole bell peppers, cut in half and seeded 3 cups cooked brown rice 1 med. yellow onion, diced 1 cup corn, cooked 2 T. pine nuts 2 tsp. cumin 1 1/2 tsp. oregano 2 T. cilantro 1 package of vegan sausage crumbled If using tofu I used firm and crumbled […]