Honey & Co is a joy. There’s a really, really good reason why everyone wows about it and why it won the Observer Food Monthly Awards 2013 Best Newcomer. Step inside and the place exudes passion and happiness. They call it love. “12 years in the making, [Honey & Co] is a labour of nothing…
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Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Vegan Food at Blossom, New York
Vegan food is everywhere is New York. Clean and colourful, with delicious flavours and beautiful ingredients, it’s food that makes you feel good. Blossom bills itself as Gourmet Organic Vegan Cuisine and won New York City’s Best Vegetarian Restaurant as voted by the readers of Time Out Magazine in both 2008 and 2009. Based in…
Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free at Mŏk Bar, Chelsea Market, New York
Tucked away in the corner of Chelsea Market, NY, is Mŏkbar (literally a combination of English and Korean to mean ‘eat bar’). You can either order a take-away, to eat as you walk round the sights and sounds of Chelsea Market, or you can sit at the wooden bar, watching the chefs work in the…
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free at Bleecker Kitchen & Co, New York
Bleecker Kitchen & Co is all about modern American cooking. The menu is seasonally-inspired, it’s unpretentious and welcoming, and there are both large and small plates all reasonably priced. The interior is perfectly aligned with the food – the industrial-style steel fixtures and exposed brick walls combine with wooden tabletops and warm lighting. And, based…
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free at Le Pain Quotidien, New York
I went for a lovely lunch at Le Pain Quotidien when I was in New York. The bakery chain that focuses on serving classic, rustic loaves, started in 1990 in Brussels. It quickly grew to an international one, opening 200 locations throughout the world, including UK, US and Australia. There are bakeries, bakery classes, books…
Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free at The Greenhouse at Wild, New York
Opened by Miki Agrawal who is intolerant to pesticides, hormones and additives, Wild is dedicated to giving people a positive environment to eat nourishing, yummy food, and offer true peace of mind. That’s a tall order! But, with their careful focus on better-for-you-food, made with organic, additive-free and gluten-free ingredients – and beautiful environment –…
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free at Caracas Arepa Bar, Williamsburg, New York
My friend Elinor told me I had to go here when I visited New York. And this was one of the best recommendations. Tucked behind the main streets in Williamsburg, Caracas Arepa Bar is a great experience. It’s hip, but not too hip – and the food is truly delicious. The Brooklyn restaurant follows on…
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free at The Empire, New York
Recently, I went to New York. I stayed at The Empire Hotel, which is one of the oldest hotels in Manhattan. The staff are lovely and the whole place feels great. Walk into the reception/bar, and you’ll find a slick modern space with soft lighting and lounge music that becomes a hip hang-out at the…
Gluten Free Gathering – Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Food at GB Pizza Co
Last week I went to the first Gluten Free Gathering. The brainchild of Kim McGowan, Gluten Free Gathering is a brilliant idea. Kim’s vision is for a regular get-together for like-minded GF people, revolving around meeting up to hang out together, eating delicious food in gluten-free-friendly restaurants and getting inspiration from each other, and from…
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free in The Good Life, Chelsea
When Beyonce and Jay Z announced that they were going vegan for a while, it seemed like healthy, conscious food had turned a corner. Eating chia seeds and talking about being respectful to the planet was no longer the domain of tie-dyes and guitar-playing. Instead, vegan and macrobiotic and the like was on the mainstream…