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Philly: Vegan pizza

Around 4 pm, I hit a wall.  Kyle did too. One cup of coffee and one hour of sleep do not make a winning pair. Starbucks run! Kyle discovered his new favorite treat, a Mocha Cookie Crumble Frappuccino (try saying that five times fast…or after certain red-eye conditions).  We also got my mom a Coffee Frappuccino (her first one I think?).  We are such enablers.  It was Frappuccino happy hour though, so it was a decision made purely from an economical stand point.  I [thought] I ordered a grande iced coffee with room for soy… Read more >

May 9, 2012 Daiya, pizza dough, seitan, Read more >

Philly: Marathon

Don’t be deceived by the post title, I didn’t run a marathon in Philly. I hate using the word “chain” when describing restaurants because it tends to carry a certain (low quality) connotation.  Marathon is far from fast food, but they do have a few locations in Philadelphia.  You can read more about their urban farming initiative here if you’re so inclined.  The menu is seasonal, with some permanent items in the salad section.   As much as I wanted the Vegetable Capellini, we had to embrace the gorgeous weather and sit outside.  Meaning I… Read more >

May 9, 2012 big salad, Read more >

Philly: Red eye

I’m getting too old to do red eye flights.  That’s what I decided after this weekend.  I thought it would be like working night shift, but it’s not.  The combo of the time change and being confined to a middle seat – yikes.  Not for me. So as you can imagine, we didn’t exactly hit the ground running.  My parents’ flight arrived before ours, so they were waiting for us when we finally touched down at 6 am. We cabbed it over to the hotel to drop off our bags, but since it was way… Read more >

May 8, 2012 cosi, , Read more >

Primo Passion Project

Primo Passo Coffee Co. opened in March and in spite of it’s location (across the street from Starbucks and a few blocks away from Caffe Luxxe), it seems to be doing pretty well. Kyle has been twice, but yesterday was my first visit.  I don’t frequent Montana Ave as often now that we’ve moved.  Not that we are that much further away now, but it was nice to see our old ‘hood again.  PPC co is on Montana and 7th.   The interior felt minimalist and modern.  Like they just want you to focus on… Read more >

May 3, 2012 primo passo, soy milk Read more >

DC: LPQ

I was wet.  I was cold.  I was tired.  I was in the mood for something familiar. And so Kyle and I went across the street to Le Pain Quotidien, a bakery and cafe with a veg friendly menu that I already know and love. Sorry about the lack of light.  I started with tea.   We shared two appetizers.  First, the soup of the day, a (vegan) broccoli soup.  And second, the seasonal tartine with sweet pea hummus, garden vegetables and smoked tea vinaigrette. I’d had this particular dish on my mind for a… Read more >

May 1, 2012 asian tofu, big salad, hummus, le pain quotidien, vegan cake Read more >