10th Anniversary dinner for vegetarians

So, here's the report on our weekend trip to NYC!

- we did end up going to Pure Food and Wine for dinner on Friday night and had a great time. The atmosphere was perfect for our special occassion and the food was delightful. This was our first vegan, raw food experience and was totally worth it. We started with the zucchini fettuccine and mache salad with berries, followed by the white corn tamales and coconut noodles. We finished with the dark choc trio...everything was amazing, tamales in particular were awesome.

Lunch on Saturday was at Stanton Social, not many things on the menu for us but enjoyed the pizzetta, brie quesadillas were not too impressive but you can't win 'em all I guess!

Dinner on Saturday at Buddakan, again, fantastic atmosphere and amazing food!! You rock Lisa!! :)

Thanks to all for your help and input, it was a truly one of our more memorable trips....cheers!

crazycanuck in Manhattan

10th Anniversary dinner for vegetarians

thanks again for the advice RGR, I hadn't thought about proximity of the dinner and dessert locations, I will definitely check out 11 Madison Park...not too keen on waiting an hour or so after dinner at chicka's...

I am just blown away by all the responses, thanks to both RGR and goodhealthgourmet, hopefully I can return the favour if you ever visit Toronto in the near future :)

crazycanuck in Manhattan

10th Anniversary dinner for vegetarians

thanks everyone for the suggestions and for your wishes goodhealthgourmet!

here's how it's shaping up right now:
- Fri night: anniversary dinner @ i trulli or pure food and wine followed by dessert @ edgar's or chikalicious (haven't made up my mind yet)
- Sat. night dinner & dessert @ buddakan

can't wait to get there!!

crazycanuck in Manhattan

10th Anniversary dinner for vegetarians

thanks for the warning on zen palate, it came highly recommended from the concierge at the hotel we are staying (the location further away from times square).

I did check out i trulli and it looks good, a definite option!

crazycanuck in Manhattan

10th Anniversary dinner for vegetarians

budget is not that big an issue, it is a special occasion, I just put it out there as a guide, if it has to be $100 pp without wine, then so be it...

also, re. reservation, I checked on opentable and tried to get a feel of availability and it seems there were still lots of 7-8 pm options open for a party of 2 but I do realize friday is the busiest dinner night so will be looking to book tomorrow.

what would you recommend for dessert? stay within the restaurant menu or are there niche dessert places with a more diverse selection?

crazycanuck in Manhattan

10th Anniversary dinner for vegetarians

thanks! didn't have a particular budget in mind...say $75-$100 per person incl. wine would be fine...how many choices you proposed get eliminated with that budget? :)

also, do all restaurants offer a la carte as I am told we're visiting in restaurant week?

crazycanuck in Manhattan