Pure Food and Wine

Chocolate Avocado Sauce and Chocolate Avocado Breakfast Salad

December 30, 2011
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Happy Friday!!! I can’t believe that NYE is upon us. Time, as they say, flies. All morning, I did the annoying thing where I excitedly tweeted about an “awesome” recipe and then refused to say what it was. I should make a point of not doing this, because when I do, the pressure to deliver [...]

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Choosing Raw Interview + Giveaway: Sarma Melngailis of New York City’s Pure Food and Wine

August 9, 2009
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(Erica Michelsen) Boy, do I have a treat for you guys tonight! Few New York City institutions are more cherished than the neighborhood restaurant. Most everyone has one: a beloved dining spot downstairs or around the corner that they can depend on. This restaurant is rarely adored for its cuisine; if anything, most neighborhood restaurants [...]

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Raw Food and Wreckage

July 22, 2009
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So then this happened: Wait, wait. Let’s back it up a bit. One of the many fun benefits of blogging is entrance into a community. Choosing Raw has allowed me to connect with so many incredible men and women, in and out of the blogosphere. In the last week, I’ve been lucky enough to spend [...]

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A Pure Dinner

June 26, 2009
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Hey guys! Thanks for such an awesome response to Beam Green! I would love to have you NYC gals as guests, so please keep getting in touch if you’re interested! I’m taking a break from a night of reading to recap my very fun dinner last night with Melissa and Liz — aka, the blogcelebrity [...]

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Pre-Bday Celebration at Pure

June 7, 2009
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Happy Sunday! As promised, I’m here with a full recap of what was a lovely pre-birthday celebration yesterday: first, a juice date with my buddy Kristen, and then a full blown dinner extravaganza at Pure! After waking up to a grayish morning jog, I was delighted when the clouds parted and I was able to [...]

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Two Special Meals

May 23, 2009
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Hey all! Hope you’re enjoying great weekends. I’m here with a quick post to report on two lovely memorial day meals. The first was an NYC blogger lunch yesterday afternoon. Gina, aka the Fitnessista, was here in NYC for a visit, and I was lucky enough to meet her and a few other bloggers for [...]

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Quitiversary, Part Two: The Celebration!

April 20, 2009
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First of all, thank you so much for the many incredible comments you all left me yesterday. I can’t tell you how much they meant to me. My celebration was so much richer because of all the support I got from all of you. To the women who’ve emailed me about quitting, and to those [...]

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