Category City

Bumpkin: Brunch in South Kensington, London

Bumpkin serves British food that is ethically sourced.  Bumpkin is a popular restaurant with locations in South Kensington, Chelsea, Notting Hill, and in Westfield.   The best time to go to Bumpkin is around 11 AM, its buzzing with people by noon.  The food is apparently seasonal British, but I have never seen the menu change […]

Nunu Chocolates: Ganaches handmade in Brooklyn

Nunu Chocolates has some of the best chocolates made in NYC.  I visited the flagship store sometime back and got the booze box – ganaches infused with absinthe, sake, rye, mezcal-chili, moonshine, and amarula.  The ganaches were smooth and velvety, and one cannot miss the distinct alcohol flavor.  My favorite was the sake ganache. Alcohol infused […]

La Maison du Chocolat: Rich, dark chocolate in NYC

This is chocolate week on Not Just Vegetarian!! La Maison du Chocolat is one of my favorite places in NYC to get a cup of rich, dark chocolate!  The hot chocolate is not very thick (not as thick as the hot chocolate in Apostrophe, London), but rich and smooth, like velvet.  The best part about […]