Celebrating two special ladies on their October birthdays, we met at the very fancy
Pure, Food & Wine restaurant for a night out. Never having been there before myself, and making only a layman's presumption, I assumed the Raw Food portions would be small, yet tasty, but possibly not too filling. Boy, was I was
dead wrong!!! We opted out on appetizers and went straight to the second course, holding onto the childlike expectation of dessert after instead. The Zucchini & Roma Tomato Lasagna was
fantastic and absolutely exploding with flavor. Every mouthful was savoy and scrumptious, and never once do you miss an overcooked soggy noodle.
The presentations were a true work of art, whetting the appetite immediately upon first glance, and in such a perfect little bundle that it was
almost hard to not just "dig in" and shovel (not that it, um, stopped me anyway). There were 2 of us unwrapping the Zucchini Lasagna, while
Tim delicately peeled away the White Corn Tamales with Raw Cacao Mole,
Candypenny savoring her Raw rendition of an old Greek favorite
, and
CunyQueen kickin' it up with some spicy Raw tostadas.
Ah, Bellissimo!
Completare a chef!!
Moving onto to dessert, I was surprised at how full I was already, having scraped the plate and tasted a little bit of everyone else's dish. We had a shared table of the Classic Sundae (chocolate and vanilla ice cream, cherry framboise, bananas, and candied almonds), as well as the Tiramisu (coffee sake almond babyfingers-layers with vanilla cream).
Ahhhhhh, I've died and gone to nutty dessert heaven, where things actually taste AMAZING and are healthy for you too.
Topped off with some b-day treats.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LADIES!!!!!!!!!
Organic veggies from the Park Slope co-op, from left to right: beets, fennel, sweet potatoes, red bell peppers, eggplant, and brussel sprouts in olive oil, rosemary, thyme, Himalayan pink salt, and a lil' garlic powder. So yum!
I work near Wall Street, where someone's rent can be as much as $30,000+ dollars a month (hello, CRAZY), which is more money than some people have in their entire life savings.
"High-end eateries could soon feel Wall Street's pain."
It was time to call in the big guns:
Served over some curly Asian-style noodles with chopsticks & spoon.
Health & Nutrition Benefits of Red Cabbage
Pop Sparrow came out to good ol' Crooklyn for a visit with his lil' baby sparrow and her mock-worm eating ways.
Celebrating two special ladies on their October birthdays, we met at the very fancy Pure, Food & Wine restaurant for a night out. Never having been there before myself, and making only a layman's presumption, I assumed the Raw Food portions would be small, yet tasty, but possibly not too filling. Boy, was I was dead wrong!!! We opted out on appetizers and went straight to the second course, holding onto the childlike expectation of dessert after instead. The Zucchini & Roma Tomato Lasagna was fantastic and absolutely exploding with flavor. Every mouthful was savoy and scrumptious, and never once do you miss an overcooked soggy noodle. 
Ahhhhhh, I've died and gone to nutty dessert heaven, where things actually taste AMAZING and are healthy for you too. 
Second Helpings on 9th street & 7th avenue in Park Slope is one of those awesome places that I tend to forget about and kick myself for it later. But not anymore! It's a cute little place that serves mostly vegetarian & vegan foods, with some organic meats. With a counter full of their homemade vegan sweets, scones, and side dishes, you cannot go wrong. Everything is labeled well, such as soup that will say "dairy-free, but not vegan!" to give you a thorough heads-up, or the big luscious "V" next to their yummy vegan sammiches menu written in chalk above. Drinks are a variety of Kombucha teas and Naked Juices to choose from, and on your way out you can even grab a flyer or two on holistic health care.
I didn't even realize just how fitting the name was until my first bite of their peanut stew, when all I could think of was how to have this meal a "second" and third time for later that day.