What Vegans Eat – Day 219

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Breakfast: We enjoyed a comforting breakfast, finishing up the last of the Blueberry Peanut Butter Scones and Challah Bread with Genmaicha Tea.
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Lunch: Gary had made this Tomato, Red Bean and Corn Soup a few days before but there were so many other foods around I didn’t get to enjoy it until now.
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Daily Green Juice: Kale, Celery, Carrots, Ginger
 
Dinner: We were very excited to be heading out to Mooshoes owned by sisters Erica and Sara Kubersky in Manhattan. They generously host a lot of vegan parties in their store. This evening was the VegNews Comfort Food Shindig! We put on our party clothes and took a ride on the subway.
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Here’s Gary.
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When we arrived we were greeted by Erin Red.
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Gary grabbed a couple of Mint Juleps for us. Let the party begin!
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During the evening we enjoy small bites including Mac ‘N Cheese followed by Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup.
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I got a peek of Chef Jay Astafa and his crew working in the back.
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Ooh! Next I tried the mini Cheeseburger with Fries and a Vanilla Shake. Yummy!
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Chef Jay Astafa came out to greet the crowd.
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Thanks to Danielle Konya for the stunning Vegan Treats
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My favorite was the Chocolate Covered Donut. I also tried the Cannoli, and a Nut and Seed Creamed Filled Treat. Why not?!
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We saw many old friends – Martin Rowe and Mia McDonald; Diane Wenz, Miracle Worker PR‘s Anne Sullivan; Yoga teacher Siewli Stark and met new ones, like vegan doctor Michelle McMacken. Master compounder, Jim Van Alstine of Woodstock Herbal Products gave us a sample bottle of C&S Seasonal Support. Nell Alk told us about the upcoming event Laughing for Animals: A Comedy Showcase to benefit the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary.
 
Here’s Chef Fran Costigan!
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And Joy Pierson, Bart Potenza and Benay Vynerib from Candle Cafe took time out of their busy schedules to celebrate VegNews. Here’s the Bartman!
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We met Mark and Mary Wendt – The Athlete and The Doctor. Mary Wendt, MD co-founded Get Waisted, a healthy, weight-loss program. We’ll be finding out more about this venture soon. Here’s Gary with Mark.
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And here’s Mary.
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I met some cool new vegans too, Sunny and Natalie.
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Of course Amy Trakinski was there.
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And Sharon Nazarian.
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VegNews Publisher and Co-Founder Colleen Holland spoke to all of her adoring supporters.
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What would a New York Vegan Event be without Victoria Moran?
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Wow, was that vegan celebrity chef Jason Wrobel? He was chatting with Petit Vour Founders Madeline Alcott and Ryan Miler.
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I’ve been surprised to see Vegetarian Society of DC Treasurer Saurabh Dalal in NYC at so many events lately but apparently his day job has brought him here.
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We recognized the photographer from the Living The Farm Sanctuary Life release party at ABC Carpet and Home a few months back. Nice guy!
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We headed over to the subway after the party to get back home. While waiting I got to look into the gift bags we received. Wow! We got Dandies Vegan Marshmallows;!! I can just taste the REAL S’Mores we’ll be making real soon with our easy to make gluten-free Graham Crackers.
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And there were other wonderful goodies: Earth Balance Vegan Aged White Cheddar Popcorn; samples of Upton Natural’s new line of Gluten-Free Jackfruit products; cookies from the Sun Flour Baking Company and Alternative Baking Co.; Eli’s Earth Bars.
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Plus I’ll be ready for winter with Hurraw Lip Balm.
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Evening: Overloaded with sugar but still hungry I was happy to come home and nibble on some clean leftovers: Lentils with Onions, Sweet Potatoes, Carrot Sticks, Broccoli.
 
 

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