mbf
12-30-2005, 06:15 AM
I wanted to share my wonderful raw food dining experience ! We went into NYC last night for one of the most amazing dinners of my life.
We ate a Pure Food And Wine on Irving street in Manhattan. I'll start with how easy it was to get to and the atmosphere is just as described, casual elegant ! Now the food ! My husband and I (we have both been Raw since June) had checked out the website and were pretty sure what we were going to have but once there and looking at the gorgeous plates of food on others tables decided to go for the sampler meal! It was all chefs choice, we did tell them we both disliked olives.
First, we got a moosh goosh ( spelling? meal starter) that was pine nut goat cheese on walnut crackers topped with thin lovely slices of bosch pear ! Yum ! I am going to e-mail for the recipe today.
We then each got an appetizer.
I got the Cauliflower Samosas with banana tamarind sauce and my husband the sea veggie salad ! Yum Yum Yum !
Next we had soup, it was the Celeriac and Green Apple soup, first bite was a little odd but it delicous from then on ! I will try to make this at home !
Then we each got a sampler (1/2 portion) of 2 entree's.
We first got Corn epminanadas that had and amazing salsa and the spicy thai veggie wraps, that were my favorite so far ! Again,something I am going to attempt at home !
Our second round of entree included the Soft corn tortillas with spicy beans, avacado corn guacamole and tomatoe lime salsa !! and the favorite of the night the Zucchini and Green Zebra Tomatoe Lasagne ! I am speechless as how to describe how incredable this was ! We even got a piece to go !
We then had a lime sorbet as a pallet cleanser and onto our 2 full desserts !
This was a dissapoinment for my husband who dislikes pumpkin and chocolate ( we should have told them) because he got their pumpkin pie with vanilla ice cream. He did eat and very much enjoy the ice cream, and I got the double chocolate cake with chocolate ice cream. Since he didn't want the pie I was forced :D to eat both ! again..words cannot do justice.
If the meal at the restaurant wasn't enough we walked around the corner to the Pure Juice and take-away ! It was lovley night, 51 degrees ( crazy for Dec in NY) and the rain had stopped ! My husband then got dessert of his choice and I got the Blue Grape drink, again this will be a regular at home ! and we picked up some organic body stuff and what I really wanted The Eat Raw Live Long shirt Sarma is wearing in the book !
We then drove and found where one of the Quintessence restaurants is located, that will be our pick for next month ! We drove thru Rockafellor Center on our way out of the city and saw the tree lit up. My first time this year.
It was an wonderful nite ! To be able to eat all Raw in a restaurant was such an uplifting experience ! I just couldn't believe it !
I have made it my mission to perfect the lasagna at home ! needless to say I highly suggest a visit to Pure Food And Wine or at least detour thru the city and get some take-out !
MBF
We ate a Pure Food And Wine on Irving street in Manhattan. I'll start with how easy it was to get to and the atmosphere is just as described, casual elegant ! Now the food ! My husband and I (we have both been Raw since June) had checked out the website and were pretty sure what we were going to have but once there and looking at the gorgeous plates of food on others tables decided to go for the sampler meal! It was all chefs choice, we did tell them we both disliked olives.
First, we got a moosh goosh ( spelling? meal starter) that was pine nut goat cheese on walnut crackers topped with thin lovely slices of bosch pear ! Yum ! I am going to e-mail for the recipe today.
We then each got an appetizer.
I got the Cauliflower Samosas with banana tamarind sauce and my husband the sea veggie salad ! Yum Yum Yum !
Next we had soup, it was the Celeriac and Green Apple soup, first bite was a little odd but it delicous from then on ! I will try to make this at home !
Then we each got a sampler (1/2 portion) of 2 entree's.
We first got Corn epminanadas that had and amazing salsa and the spicy thai veggie wraps, that were my favorite so far ! Again,something I am going to attempt at home !
Our second round of entree included the Soft corn tortillas with spicy beans, avacado corn guacamole and tomatoe lime salsa !! and the favorite of the night the Zucchini and Green Zebra Tomatoe Lasagne ! I am speechless as how to describe how incredable this was ! We even got a piece to go !
We then had a lime sorbet as a pallet cleanser and onto our 2 full desserts !
This was a dissapoinment for my husband who dislikes pumpkin and chocolate ( we should have told them) because he got their pumpkin pie with vanilla ice cream. He did eat and very much enjoy the ice cream, and I got the double chocolate cake with chocolate ice cream. Since he didn't want the pie I was forced :D to eat both ! again..words cannot do justice.
If the meal at the restaurant wasn't enough we walked around the corner to the Pure Juice and take-away ! It was lovley night, 51 degrees ( crazy for Dec in NY) and the rain had stopped ! My husband then got dessert of his choice and I got the Blue Grape drink, again this will be a regular at home ! and we picked up some organic body stuff and what I really wanted The Eat Raw Live Long shirt Sarma is wearing in the book !
We then drove and found where one of the Quintessence restaurants is located, that will be our pick for next month ! We drove thru Rockafellor Center on our way out of the city and saw the tree lit up. My first time this year.
It was an wonderful nite ! To be able to eat all Raw in a restaurant was such an uplifting experience ! I just couldn't believe it !
I have made it my mission to perfect the lasagna at home ! needless to say I highly suggest a visit to Pure Food And Wine or at least detour thru the city and get some take-out !
MBF