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Make New York City's iconic foods at home with easy plant-based recipes.NYC Vegan brings New York's fabulous foods to the plant-based table. The book was written by native New Yorkers as a tribute to the city they love. From the diners and delis of Brooklyn to the traditions of Little Italy and Chinatown, the foods of New York are the foods of the world.Old New York: Manhattan clam chowder, Waldorf salad, eggs Benedict, New York-style pizza, and New York-style cheesecake.Street foods and festivals: Soft pretzels, churros, falafel, Italian ice, caramel corn, and zeppoles.Delis and diners: Reuben sandwich, bagels, pot pie, and Brooklyn egg creams.Bakeries: Knishes, cinnamon rolls, black-and-white cookies, and Irish soda bread.Jewish specialties: Blintzes, brisket, mandelbroit, and "chicken" soup.
About the Author
Michael has been hooked on cooking since the age of seven and believes he becomes his true self when he's in the kitchen. Michael believes passionately in vegan food as activism. He is a certified vegan life coach and educator through the Main Street Vegan Academy. He is also a certified Food for Life instructor through the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Michael is a recovering lawyer, having practiced in the field of corporate litigation for twelve years. He is also an accomplished photographer whose work can be seen in private collections in New York, Palm Beach, and Los Angeles.
Michael and his husband Ethan created the blog VeganMos.com where they share recipes for delicious homemade vegan food, cookbook and product reviews, and thoughts about LGBT equality and animal rights. In 2015, Vegan Mos was named one of the Top 10 male vegan blogs by Veg News magazine. In 2016, Vegan Mos was awarded a Veg News Bloggy award as one of the Top 21 vegan blogs to follow.
