NYC Vegetarian Food Festival: The Beverages
After writing about all the food, I will now share with you all the drinks I tried at the festival. I was introduced to kombucha. What is kombucha? It’s a fermented tea beverage that promotes good health and energy, and aids digestion as well (so they say). Kombucha, in its basic form, is made with [...]
NYC Vegetarian Food Festival: The Savories
For the most part, I think there was definitely more sweets and snacks than savory foods at the food festival. I was equally excited about the savory dishes that the vegan eateries had to offer. One food item I was quite thrilled about was vegan cheese. Being lactose intolerant, I’ve always avoided cheesy dishes like [...]
NYC Vegetarian Food Festival: The Sweets
I am often very fascinated by vegan recipes for cookies, cakes, and desserts. The main ingredients in many baked goods are flour, milk (liquids), eggs, and butter. They all play quite a role in forming the end product, that has the right consistency, a nice texture, and, of course, tastes great. At the NYC Vegetarian [...]
NYC Vegetarian Food Festival: The Intro
This past Sunday April 3rd, I attended the NYC Vegetarian Food Festival. This was the first annual event. It was held at the Altman Building in Chelsea, from 10am to 6pm. The food festival was organized by Sarah Gross, founder of Rescue Chocolate and Nira Paliwoda, an event planner and foodie. The purpose of the [...]
NY JapanTown Soul Food Festival
This past Sunday, I went to the Upper East Side to explore the NY JapanTown Soul Food Festival. It’s the last installment of JapanTown’s three-part series of festivals. This Soul Food Festival highlights the local Japanese dishes or “soul food” unique to specific regions of Japan, in particular, the regional specialties of Kyushu, Japan’s southernmost [...]
