New York pt 2

This is my second post about my trip to NYC based abit more round the restaurants we visited and food we devoured!






On the first night we got there luke and I weren't overly bothered about going out anywhere as jet lag was making us both a tad cranky. We headed over to the corner shop across the road so grab some snacks and found AMAZING food. There were rows upon rows of food we could try ranging from your basic leafy salad to oriental noodles and fresh veggie salads, amazing fresh sandwiches and incredible looking cakes. I grabbed the 'turkey' salad and some crackers and my goodness, even now I still can't get over how good it was. It had quite a meaty taste and the texture was a little chewy but everything was cut up into tiny pieces so worked well, I would definitely grab this again when I'm back out there. Plus it was so filling and a really great size for its price.
Those cakes though, I have never had anything like them since being vegan. The pumpkin cheese cake was really lovely (coming from a girl who never liked cheese cake and thought it was the devils food) it was creamy, a little tang to it and the pumpkin spice really made it work well together. The peanut Butter mousse bomb however just stole my heart, if I didn't have proof of a picture to show I did really have it I would have thought it was something from a dream. It was light, creamy with the shell of chocolate covering it and I have honestly never had anything as good as that dessert and don't think I ever will until I have it again. It was, quite honestly, the bomb.



Another place I was desperate to go to was Babycakes. And well, I'm not sure what happened but it was such a disappointment. The staff were super unfriendly (it wasn't like they were busy either, there was another couple in the shop and thats it) and the doughnuts were.....blah. I got the pumpkin spice I think and like got the glazed and we ended up nibbling the icing off and leaving the rest. They weren't soft nor cakey. Very thick, dense and I hate to say it almost stale? When I next go I'm staying in a hostel down the street from babycakses but I may give it another go and give it the benefit of the doubt but I've heard much better things about dunwell and that's were I'll be heading next time.



Next up is the BLT from Atlas Cafe. This place was in East village and we went a few times (the whoopie pies there are the best ever) and the people who worked there were really friendly and helpful. This sandwich was something we grabbed for lunch before heading out and I can't remember the price but remember it being pretty cheap for what it was. They were super generous with the fake meat and it really was delicious, I ended up eating half and taking the other with me as it was filling so it lasted me all day until dinner which is great when you're living on a strict budget!



Another place I was really excited about trying was Red Bamboo and they didn't disappoint. For started we shared the buffalo wings and almond coconut chicken and both dishes were just amazing, really meaty texture with a lovely flavour and way too morish. I wish I could recreate this at home! I didn't manage to get a picture of the main course but I had the 'pork' chop with sweet corn mash and cabbage. the 'pork' and cabbage were lovely, the cabbage had bits of apple in if I recall right but I didn't think much of the mash. I ended up leaving it, which to those who don't know me, don't do. Ever!




Another memorable meal was at a place called Bad Burger. Its a all round restaurant serving vegan and non vegan food and has two separate kitchens to control cross contamination. We had breakfast and dinner there and both meals were pretty good. I had the Evis sandwich for breakfast (1st picture) which was pretty much fried bread, banana and fakon. It was good but I would never order this again, definitely a once in a lifetime kinda thing. It ended up being too sweet for me and totally over filling. We had this on our last morning so it was a good last meal I guess.
The second picture if of the starter we shared when we went for dinner. It was fried pickles, broccoli and MACARONI CHEESE BALLS. Incredible, there was a side of this smokey vegan mayo as well and it was delicious. Good enough to not want to share for sure! Again I didn't get a picture of the main course from here, it wasn't all that and seemed like it had been sitting a round for a while. This is the kind of place I would go back for but just for that starter if we were in the area, I probably wouldn't go for a full on meal again.


Well, thats the end of my food post about NY. Sadly I didn't get pictures of more, there was an amazing food fair at smoresburg I'm going to back to this year as it was fun and right on the river that had some wonderful food available which sadly I didn't get pictures of. I can't wait to go back, june really can't come soon enough.