Quintessence Raw Restaurant NYC

So once again I have been a Little Piggy in the Big City. In the past 2 trips I have made to NYC I have stopped by this super cute little spot and pigged out on raw food. I hope you are not thinking, raw euw! It really is amazing. They have also started offering slow cooked food for those who may not love raw, but also don't love the life cooked out of your veggies!

Here are some of the yum yums I indulged in.

Raw "Hot" Chocolate

View from our seat

Spicy "tuna" rolls

enchiladas

Some chocolate and Strawberry

pecan pie cookie

This was the pumpkin pie cheese cake

 

 

 

And this is just a few of the amazing items. They change their menu often, so don't worry about getting bored! Swing by and give this place a try!

Details:

Site...http://www.raw-q.com/

Address: East Village
263 E 10th Street
(btw. Ave A & 1st Ave)
NYC
(646) 654-1823

Blossom NYC

Before I had dessert at Lula's, my friends and I dined at the amazing Blossom Restaurant. I say amazing bc, well, by the sounds we all made after our first bites, it was. The spot has an upstairs and downstairs for seating. When we went, the top was reserved for a party, so we dined street level. It was a Sat, we didn't have a reservation and we were starving. The server was awesome enough to squeeze us in to a 45 min spot, allowing only one course. (on a budget that is all we could do anyway!) If you are a vegan, you know the pure excitement of staring down at a menu that you can pick ANYTHING you want from! So, I did! You had me at hickory...Hickory basted tempeh that is, with collard greens, potatoes and a horseradish cream sauce. Oh nom nom. The price for this plate of heaven, $18. (Did I mention this place is organic!!!!) Not bad at all. It was just the right amount of food. My girlfriends chose the lasagna and mushroom rigatoni. All of which I had a bite and were equally amazing. I cannot report on desserts as we quickly packed up and headed to Lula's, but I have no doubt that they quite the treat!

Equivalent to the Bible

The collard greens are peaking out

The gateway to heaven

The details:

Blossom Restaurant

187 9th Avenue (21st/22nd)
Telephone: 212-627-1144

Lula's Sweet Apothecary NYC

If someone said to you, "Would you like pumpkin spice or cake batter soft serve?", what would you say? Well, my answer was..."Twist Please!" That is how my evening went last night. After a day of vegan outreach in Union Square, me and my girls went on a vegan food rampage! We had am amazing dinner (which I will save for the next post) and killer (or nothing really died) desserts.

Lula's Sweet Apothecary is awesome. If you love the retro ice cream parlor atmosphere, welcome home! It is a tiny little spot with 4 stools and a window ledge on the inside, and a cozy wooden bench on the outside. Upon entering heaven, you will spot a book shelf to your left lined with jars full or candy bars (including Rescue Chocolate) and cookies. The menu has gluten free options made from cashews and soy options. They are all about sampling their flavors, which I was nice and only took one sample (the ginger molasses which was out of this world). They have 2 flavors of soft serve which changes. I lucked out and had pumpkin spice and cake batter twist. The staff were super friendly as were the customers. I am in love. I don't think I will ever be able to travel to NYC without stopping here now.

Cookies and Candies Oh My!

Next time, it will be a float for me!

Seriously...

It was kinda like licking the bowl of a pumpkin pie cheese cake <3