Restaurants

Raw Vegan Classics, Redefined: Dinner at Great Sage

June 24, 2012
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There are a couple of raw dishes so ubiquitous and popular that they can rightly be called “classics.” These include, but are not limited to: zucchini and tomato lasagna kelp noodles with peanut (or almond butter) sauce zucchini marinara raw pizza beet ravioli raw nori rolls raw mushroom “burgers” raw brownies raw cheesecake raw apple [...]

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Vegan Pie at Pete’s Apizza, D.C.

June 15, 2012
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Happy Friday! This was a jam packed week for me; while summer physics can’t compare to the Orgo II/Biochem experience, there’s a lot of work, and assignments are due consistently each day. Between that, CR, and a narrative medicine seminar I sat in on this week, I’m ready for a weekend…except that this weekend includes [...]

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Bloggers Meet at Blossom on Carmine

May 27, 2012

I woke up this morning with a big smile on my face. Why? Because I got to share a meal last night with two of the most inspiring, uplifting, intelligent, and ambitious vegan bloggers, culinary masterminds, and activists I know. Before I get to them, let me tell you a bit about our dining spot: [...]

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Living the Sweet Life: My Ode to SweetGreen

April 26, 2012
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See that photo? That was taken three days ago, from inside a cubicle at the Georgetown library, where I had been parked for days, studying Orgo. Needless to say, a week bivouacked at the library with Orgo notes and intermittent bouts of frustrated crying can bring one’s spirits down. What quickly elevates them is good [...]

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Restaurant Review: Candle Café West!

April 16, 2012
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You may have recently seen a tweet or Facebook post from me that looked something like this: “OMG!!!!!!!!!!! Candle Café is opening an UWS location!!!!! OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Sorry folks. It was hard to contain myself; you see, as you all know, the Candle empire is just about my favorite place to eat in NYC. Candle Café, [...]

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Meal of a Lifetime: Vedge Restaurant, Philadelphia

April 2, 2012
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Two years ago, I ate at Horizons restaurant in Philadelphia, and blogged about my meal. It was exceptional, I said, and I looked forward to returning. When I moved to DC, it occurred to me that I would love to take a day trip to Philly for a second meal there. It was only then [...]

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Graffiato, DC

March 23, 2012
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On Monday, my post-bacc BFF, Dave, celebrated his birthday with ten hours of studying and a 7 p.m. orgo exam. Clearly, this is no way to usher in a new year. Last night, he and I ventured outside of the Georgetown bubble—a rare occurrence for us these days—to celebrate properly, and to get a desperately [...]

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