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The Margherita at Roberta’s
Although pizza is what originally brought me to Roberta’s, there’s a lot more to enjoy. They grow many of their ingredients in the backyard and rooftop farms; they make a great salad, and I had some...
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Roberta’s, or: How I Learned to Stop Ordering Pasta and Love the Pizza
I wrote about Roberta’s roughly a year ago, and I haven’t been back since. Ever since they got reviewed in the NY Times, and then opened their uber-fancy prix fixe restaurant Blanca, things at...
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Vegan Shop-Up In Bushwick
Sarah Peltier understands why people make fun of vegans, and vilify them. Some vegans, she says, are so obnoxious that they give the entire vegan community “a bad rap.” She was, she admits, one of...
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Fritzl’s Lunch Box
Donny invited me to join him for lunch at Fritzl’s Lunch Box in Bushwick recently. He wanted to try their fried chicken sandwich, but when we sat down in the school cafeteria-style chairs the first...
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Verde Coal Oven Pizza
About a week ago I was reading through L Magazine’s Best of Brooklyn 2013: Food, and one of the categories was “Best Bushwick Pizza That Isn’t Roberta’s.” They named Verde Coal Oven Pizza, and said...
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Portobello Reuben at Northeast Kingdom
Last week I trekked out to Bushwick to check out Northeast Kingdom, which has been on my go-to list for a while. I normally don’t care for portobello mushrooms, but the lunch menu didn’t have many...
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Batchery: A Food Artisan Market
This past weekend was the first ever Batchery — a market co-created by my friend Chitra Agrawal and her friend Sonya Samuel, creator of Bacchanal Pepper Sauce. Chitra recently created Brooklyn Delhi,...
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Vegetarian Pho At Falansai
It’s not easy to find vegetarian pho, even here in NYC. On the rare occasion a restaurant does offer a veggie version of this aromatic Vietnamese noodle soup, the broth itself isn’t actually...
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La Lucha Pop-Up At Pine Box Rock Shop
A few days ago I got an email telling me that La Lucha, a luchador-themed restaurant in the East Village, would be hosting a pop-up taco event to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. The event was taking place at...
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Weekday Lunch At Roberta’s
Although the popularity of Roberta’s means that if you go for dinner, especially on a weekend, you’re in for a wait. Sometimes a long wait — once I had to wait an hour for a table. There’s the nice...
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An Ethiopian Feast At Bunna Cafe
On a barren stretch of Flushing Avenue in Bushwick you’ll find Bunna Cafe. Bunna started as a pop-up restaurant, serving vegan Ethiopian food at events like the Vegan Shop-Up. In February they opened...
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Loving Hut: An International Cult Brings Vegan Food To Bushwick
When I was in Seoul I visited several restaurants called Loving Hut. They were all very different — for example, one was casual, semi-fast food; another was more formal, requiring patrons to remove...
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Vegan Sandwiches By Monk’s Meats
I enjoyed the Vegan Shop-Up the last time I went — but recently I realized it was more than two years ago. It was high time for a revisit, so I went both in August and in October to see what was...
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Vegan Burmese At Rangoon NoodleLab
I first heard about Rangoon NoodleLab when the Vegan Shop-Up posted a photo on their Instagram account. I like Burmese food, but it’s hard to find here in NYC and it’s even harder to find vegetarian...
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Vegetarian At Tortilleria Mexicana Los Hermanos In Bushwick
For years I’ve heard about Tortilleria Mexicana Los Hermanos, where they make fresh tortillas deep in the heart of Bushwick. In addition to the tortilla factory they have a small no-frills restaurant...
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Vegan Fried Chicken At Hartbreakers
There are a few square blocks in Bushwick where there are an overabundance of vegan restaurants. A few weeks ago I stopped by one of them – Hartbreakers – for one of their fried chicken sandwiches....
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Vegan Fried Chicken At Sol Sips
Just a few blocks away from Hartbreakers is another vegan restaurant offering another vegan version of fried chicken sandwiches. At Sol Sips I got the Chick’n Biscuits, which were battered and fried...
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Vegan At Union Pizza Works
While walking around the neighborhood admiring the street art by the Bushwick Collective I passed by Union Pizza Works and was surprised to see it open. I had seen online that they have a vegan pizza,...
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Vegan Deli Sandwiches At Seitan’s Helper
There are vegan sandwiches, and then there is the Sexy Devil, a vegan sandwich from Seitan’s Helper. Seitan’s Helper is a proudly queer-owned vegan deli, with a dozen or more sandwiches made with...
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Vegan Chinese At Amituofo
There are a few vegan Chinese restaurants sprinkled around Brooklyn, and many of them seem to have the exact same menu. At first glance Amituofo seems like one of them, but a closer look reveals more....
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