I have to preface this post (I don’t, but I will) by saying that I love Thai food. If you ask me what my favorite cuisine is (outside of my mother’s and grandmothers’ Punjabi food), it’s Thai food. If you ask me what I want to eat on my birthday, it’s Thai...
With my 30th birthday now in the rearview mirror, I’ve had a chance to reflect a little on my birthday and birthday traditions. I loved celebrating as a kid, and the whimsy of it all gradually disappeared year after year as I became a teenager, then a young adult, and finally a full...
First trip to New York City? I’m going to share the top 11 things you need to see. I’ll be the first to admit that New York City and I have always had a love/hate relationship. Though I grew up with the city practically in my backyard, I didn’t fully appreciate it until...
Portland, Maine may not seem like a vegan foodie hotspot compared to the West Coast city it shares its name with (which was named after, by the way) and you wouldn’t be entirely wrong. The 70-square mile city that was “settled” nearly four centuries ago doesn’t...
Hello, summer! It’s that time of year when it gets unseasonably warm and humid after it storms. I’ll be honest: I do not enjoy hot weather. It makes me miserable. I’m not a beach person. I don’t like getting sand in uncomfortable places. I don’t like the way...
One of the first things I looked for when I first started transitioning to a plant-based diet was vegan pizza in New Jersey. New Jersey is known for great pizza and no, I will not argue with New Yorkers or people from New Haven who think theirs is superior. Quality > quantity/price...