Espresso at La Colombe Torrefaction in SoHo NYC

On a recent cold, wet afternoon, we were shopping in SoHo and wanted to get into a café for some coffee / tea and were drawn to the beautiful interiors of La Colombe Torrefaction in SoHo.  La Colombe Torrefaction is a small café with very high ceilings, extremely sleek steel and wood furniture, and beautiful […]

Vosges Haut-Chocolat NYC - Bianca 2

So, Not Just Vegetarian is one year old!!!  Thank you friends, family, and all readers for supporting this blog.   Here is a round-up of the top 10 posts over the past year: No. 10:  Chilean wine class at Puro Wine  I really enjoyed learning about Chilean wine and eating Chilean appetizers in this class. […]

Curried cauliflower wrap with chick peas in a brown rice wrap served with Mango chutney at 'sNice cafe in the West Village in NYC

I had heard about ‘sNice, a vegetarian / vegan cafe that opened in the West Vlillage 2004, but have not had an opportunity to go there, until very recently when I met a friend for a late lunch. I loved the feel of the ‘sNice (it really is nice!), it had the vibe of an open, […]

Buckwheat crepe with mushrooms, cheese, and spinach at Sugar and Plumm NYC

On a recent afternoon, I met a friend for lunch at Sugar and Plumm after an unsuccessful attempt at trying to reserve a table for two for lunch in the Upper West Side. I have always thought of Sugar and Plumm as a bakery / candy store, but after this visit I am inclined to head there […]

Gougere (Cheese puffs) at Jeanne and Gaston NYC

I was recently invited to meet Chef Claude Godard in the garden of Jeanne & Gaston.  Some of you may have read my blog post on the Press Dinner that I attended a few weeks ago at Jeanne & Gaston.  The restaurant serves both classic Bourgogne dishes and  contemporary French dishes. I love the food […]

Deep fried chicken wings served with diced daikon (radish) at Barn Joo NYC

We went to Barn Joo, a Korean inspired Gastropub in the Flatiron district, because I had heard good things about this place serving small plates and Korean tapas.  Barn Joo intends to provide the space where people can connect with each other in a pleasing way and that it did.  Barn Joo is a large […]

Lavraki (Greek Branzino) served in classic Greek style with capers, lemon, and parsley at Thalassa NYC

I was recently invited to a Press Dinner at Thalassa (means “the sea” in Greek) in NYC.  While I have been to Thalassa before and have enjoyed the food there almost 9 years ago, this time too, I had a wonderful evening at Thalassa and enjoyed classic Greek and contemporary seafood dishes with Greek ingredients as well. […]

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