Holy sheets! posted by lindyloo.

Last summer, we took a ride to the Big Apple, NYC, from our lovely hometown Cleveland. On our last day in NYC, we got up super early and wandered around neighboring Chinatown for a little bit. I remember the thick heat, and so many people bargaining at the street-side markets; a mix of smells, both exciting and unbearably foul. At times, the side-walks were so crowded that we had to walk into the street to move on. It really felt like we were in another country. There were peddlers peddling endlessly, and once we had enough of the people peddlers pushing handbags on us ("HandbaghandbaghandbagGucciguccigucci"), we wandered over to our breakfast destination: Sacred Chow. We ended up in that neck of the woods a tad bit too early, but thankfully the restaurant was only a block or so from Washington Square Park, so we just headed over there. Much to our delight, we discovered that the big, Paris-feeling water fountain was on, so we (or at least I) took my shoes off and swished my over-heated feet around in the delightful water while a man nearby played quietly on his guitar and kids leapt from platform to platform, splashed at each other, and dunked their heads underwater. Eventually, our hunger got the best of us, and we drifted over to the restaurant to chow down. Seeing as the vegan breakfast-fare in Cleveland consists of nothing more eventful than the standard Tofu Scramble, I knew after seeing not one but half-a-dozen delectable breakfast options that I had no other choice but to order breakfast. So I did. Along with 1500 other things to eat, simply because it was our last NYC meal, and simply because EVERYTHING LOOKED SO FRICKIN' GOOD. I am sad to say that I'd never had a mimosa before, so that was first on the list.

Everything after that just fell into place.

Appetizer: Root Vegetable Latkes (Pancakes) w/Indonesian Date Butter--delicious.

Breakfast: Biscuit Breakfast Sandwich: their famous soy buttermilk biscuit filled w/tofu scramble, melted soy cheddar & tempeh bacon with the fruit of the day--best vegan cheez I've had...ooey and gooey and surprisingly authentic-tasting, and did I mention the biscuit? Holy sheets!

Flaky and buttery-tasting, a complete melt-in-your-mouth experience.

Desserts: Cupcake: chocolate soycream-frosted vanilla cupcake w/sprinkles--I ordered this,

and after E dropped it on the table, oops, and then I dropped it on the table, my first mimosa, I finally managed to get it into my mouth to find that it was moist and delicious with a rich sweet chocolate frosting.
Pound cake: Orange Chocolate Chip--E got the orange chocolate chip poundcake (as he's a huge fan of poundcake) and, though I'm not a huge fan myself, I had to try it anyways since I love all bakery fused with orange-flavoring, and DAMN was it good. Dense (like all good poundcakes) and brimming with citrus flavor.

All in all, it was the perfect end to the NYC trip--the waiter was nice and attentive, the place was very cute and cozy, and the food was out of this world. So if you haven't figured it out yet, clearly, I miss Sacred Chow and NYC, and wanted to share the memory.

Sacred Chow 227 Sullivan St. (between W. 3rd and Bleecker)(212-337-0864)

posted by lindyloo at 4:09 AM