That’s right, I am FINALLY getting around to uploading pictures of food from my trip to NYC. Since there are so many pictures total, I’ve decided to do all of the food photos in one post, and the non-food photos in another post.
Wednesday
I didn’t think to snap a photo of the oatmeal I ate before I left, but it’s sort of irrelevant because this is really only about the food that I ate while I was gone, anyway. I packed a lunch to take with me on the plane, because we would still be traveling over lunchtime and I am never one to miss a meal.
It’s not a pretty picture, but below was my ‘airplane food’. A mock chicken salad sandwich with potato chips, a fruit leather and some yummy biscuits they gave out on the plane which happened to be vegan! Score.
For dinner we went to Better Burger. It was just okay. I liked that they offered a Veggie Burger and a Soy Burger, both of which were vegan. I went with the Soy Burger with vegan cheese. It was poorly put together and difficult to eat, but it wasn’t terrible. I almost went with a soy hot dog, and I kind of wished I had – if only for the fact that it was cheaper.
This burger cost $5.99 and the baked fries were another $2.75. I probably wouldn’t go there again.
Later that evening we took a trip to the Tribeca Whole Foods. I was kind of in love with the huge salt selection (and I bought some black salt! Woo!).
Here I am holding my first ever bag of Tings! I had to finish the whole bag before the end of our trip because, you know, I didn’t have room in my luggage to bring it back. Yeah.
And probably my favorite find of the trip – a Sweet & Sara Smores.
Hello, lover.
Thursday
Thursday morning we went to Westerly Natural Market, which was just around the corner from our hotel. I bought a pre-made sandwich which was supposedly mock tuna salad. It was pretty good, although a little weird. Nice to be able to pick up a pre-made vegan sandwich though.
I also bought a tofu blueberry knish, which was pretty damn tasty. All together it was an odd breakfast, I know, but I was really hungry from all the walking the day before and it fit the bill very nicely.
For lunch we went to Atlas Cafe (sorry, no website). I got a latte and the Vegan Philly Steak sandwich. It was SPICY and good. The cafe is tiny and poorly lit, so sorry about the crappy picture. I really liked this place and would have gone back for sure if we’d stayed in town longer.
For dinner we went to a vegetarian Thai place called Pukk. I got the ‘Triple Crispy’. It was yum, but again the lighting was terrible so you’ll have to excuse the bad picture.
Friday
Breakfast consisted of a soy latte from Starbucks and a vegan blueberry muffin from Whole Foods (it got a little smooshed in my bag, but it was still tasty!).
After this super-early breakfast we went to The Today Show to try and get on TV. I won’t go into all the painful detail, I’ll just leave it at us spending two hours in -4 degree weather, without it being worth it in the end. Whatever.
Everything was okay again once we got to Teany. It was cold and overcast all morning, but as soon as we stepped through the door and walked down the steps into this cozy little cafe, the sun came out and shone through the window we were sitting by. It was literally like a little oasis of warmth and calm after a day of cold and chaos.
I ordered a pot of juniper berry and red currant tea (number 51) and a vegan BLT.
The tea was awesome, and they had agave nectar and soy milk on the condiment bar!
The BLT was seriously awesome, it had LOTS of lettuce and tomato and Vegenaise, just the way I like it.
After my sandwich I got a slice of carrot cake (all of their desserts are vegan – awesome, right?). It was wonderful, but I totally forgot to get a picture. You’ll just have to take my word for it.
Teany was honestly my favorite eatery we went to on the whole trip. I wish I lived in Manhattan just so I could be a regular there.
Saturday
Our last day in NYC, we decided to go out for brunch before heading to Penn Station to catch the train back to Newark Airport. We went to Counter Vegetarian Bistro, which I’d read had a great veggie brunch. And they did.
The Brit got a mimosa with his brunch:
I ordered what I thought would be just regular old hot chocolate. The options were a ‘shot’ and a ‘bowl’. A word to the wise: order the shot. This stuff is good, but it’s like drinking chocolate soup. I literally ate it with my spoon. It was awesome though, it tasted like it had a little kick of cayenne.
For my meal I ordered the French Toast. Holy shit, this stuff was awesome. I was definitely on a sugar high by the end of the meal, but it was worth every bite.
Back at the airport, we opted for one last meal before boarding the first flight back home. I got some penne with marinara, which was mediocre but filling.
And as a treat after that so-so meal, I ate the Peanut Butter Smores that I had been saving. It was good, and usually I’m of the opinion that everything is better with peanut butter, but surprisingly I didn’t like it as much as the original. It was still pretty awesome though.
That’s about it… still to come: non-foodie pictures from NYC, and pictures from my trip to Nashville.
I’m a big fan of both Counter and Teany. Both are NYC “MUSTs,” if you ask me.
I had the French toast at Counter, too! Next time, make sure you try their dinner, as well. I don’t care for the S’Mores, but I’m in the decided minority on that one. They just don’t taste like anything except sweetness to me. Plus, the cookie layer is super crumbly.
hooray! i got all excitedfaced to see your NYC yummies post!
your airplane food looks so tasty. i'm not one to miss a meal either (i get so grumpy if i do. well, actually – i get downright bitchy.). great idea on bringing along some tasty lunch. fruit leathers are so good – and that's indeed a score on the vegan biscuits! w00t!
sorry your burger was pricey & disappointing. that stinks! nice on getting some black salt! yay! tings = addictively awesome! so addictive that i won't buy them anymore because i'll eat an entire bag in one sitting. soooooo goooood!
i've been seeing those sweet & sara smores around on the blogosphere lately – i think i need to order one soon! mmmmmmm! good to know that the peanut butter one wasn't as yummy. i too think peanut butter makes everything more awesome, would have thought the pb smore would have been more glorious as well.
my brother lives in NY and i'll be visiting him sometime in May – totally going to check out both Teany & Counter. the BLT, tea selection, and that french toast all "had me at hello"!
thanks for sharing all the NY awesomeness & i can't wait for the non-foodie post, and those nashville pics! superw00t!
Too. Much. Deliciousness!!! I can’t take it!
i’ve been to nyc 4 times, just never as a vegan. looks like you had a great time. i didn’t know that there were SO many kinds of salt!
Yea!!! I’m glad to finally see all your eats. I’m so jealous about Teany, but at least you didn’t meet Moby or something…cause then I’d have to hate you.
Did you get that tasty sammich on the airplane or bring it with you?
And that French toast! Oui, oui!
Hey, you comin’ to Saigon II tomorrow?
everytime i go to NYC i always beg my parents to take me to better burger, but NO. so im really jealous you got to go
I was thinking about ordering myself some s’mores as a bday present to myself and your drool-worthy pictures may just push me over the edge…
What a yummy trip. Does everyone stare at you when you take pics of your food? I love it. The black salt would screw me up, because it would look like pepper on my food & I am allergic! I have a soft spot for Smores.
I really want to try Sweet and Sara! And oh wow, your airplane eats look oh-so tasty!!
And mmm fries! LOL
Oh no! I just ate dinner and this post still managed to make me hungry! Great pictures, looks like you had a great trip.
Oh, you’re so lucky. I’d love to visit Teany. The vegan smores looked so awesome too. What a great trip!