So now that you have seen and read about my "chocoholic dinner and dessert" at Pure Food and Wine, it is time to share with you what my dining companions (the "Veggie Folks," Gena, and Melissa) ate on that Thursday night.
VeggieDad ordered the Butter Lettuce Caesar Salad for dinner (which featured a chocolate-balsamic reduction, avocado, lemon, caesar dressing, fine herbes, capers, and "parmesan")...
...and then both he and VeggieMom had the Winter Citrus Sorbet Plate for dessert (which was a selection of meyer lemon, tangerine, pink grapefruit, and passionfruit sorbets).
As for her entrée, VeggieMom ordered the Sweet Pickled Beet & Rosemary Cashew Chevre Ravioli (which was composed of braised pea shoots and fava greens, blood orange, saffron cream, and kalamata tapenade).
Melissa ordered the S&M Salad (a new personal favorite of mine that I now enjoy at home), made up of greens, avocado, hemp seeds, dulse, rosemary crackers, and argon-lemon dressing...
and then enjoyed the Chocolate Passion Fruit Tart for dessert (which contained passion fruit curd with fresh raspberries, framboise pearls, vanilla "cream" and chocolate-cacao ice "cream").
Gena ordered a Build-Your-Own Salad with greens, carrots, dulse, avocado, cucumber, argon-lemon dressing, and a side of guacamole...
...and then it was time for the Strawberry Shortcake Napoleon, which is one of her favorites at Pure Food and Wine.
This truly was an evening filled with the best company, exceptional food, entertaining conversation, and lasting memories.
**Stay tuned for Part Six of the VG NYC post series!!**
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This dinner looks outstanding - and what great dinner guests!
Everything looks so great!!
Hi Newbie here saying hello. Amazing food pictures, I swear to God I'm drooling over my keyboard =)
What a great meal with great company :) Everything looks delicious!!
All the meals look mouth watering and very creative!
It all looks absolutely delicious, especially the sorbets! Glad you all had a fun time! :)
Everything looks incredible- the ceasar salad and shortcake are definitely on my *must try* list. Is it crazy that I want to book a seperate vacation purely to eat at Pure for a couple of weeks solid? :P
Mmm I love all of that avocado action!
And the desserts are just stunning.
I'm so happy that you had fun with the girls! They sound like so much fun =)
Oh my gosh...I'm dying over VeggieDad's Caesar. I need to try and recreate that one.
I love Gena's love for avocados. :)
Another beautiful meal - can PURE do any wrong?
Yum Yum YUM!!!! I love the caesar salad at pure!! And I having been making the S&M salad at home as well, it's my fav. from the takeaway! The strawberry shortcake was tooooo divine, I just loved it the most! :) Mmm.. I feel like I was there with you guys, since I had a similar meal just a few weeks ago at Pure! Haha!
Unbelievable looking meal... I love all kinds of sorbets, and those look amazing!
Wow, I am impressed at how good everything sounds. I didn't know that Pure was so fancy. VeggieMom's meal sounds delicious.
I just read your post too about your chocolate dinner. It all sounded SO good, especially that gelato ice cream sandwich! I think I would have felt sick after eating all of that though!
I can't believe I attended high school right next to Pure Food and Wine and STILL have not been there! Everything you guys ordered looks great, I cannot wait to go there!
Everything looks so good!
Gorgeous food pictures! I must check Pure Food and Wine when I visit NYC next month..thanks for the tip!
*gasp* that's not food...it's works of art! :-D everything looks so delicious!
very snazzy dining! Glad you all had a wonderful time :) The desserts look so creative and yummy!
Fun dinner! Love avocado on salads...mmmm. You have the best trips! I told kath and Tina you said hi!! We had an absolute blast
Yum. Everything looks so great!
Those fabulous entrees look almost as delicious as the fresh desserts! What a great dining experience. I'd love to try Pure Food & Wine next time I'm in the city!
Glad you enjoyed yourself :)
everything looks amazing!! and beautiful! but NOT too pretty to eat ;) -- can't waste that kind of deliciousness ;)
Well, everything looks wonderful of course, but I still think I would dig your chocolate dinner the most.:D
framboise pearls?? im intrigued :)
Wow! I am blow away at the food, everything looks so professional and delicious! I'm so glad you had a good time darling!
Those desserts look fantastic! Nothing beats good food and great company!
tres gourmet miss VG :)! you look gorgeous as always!
I love passionfruit... anything
which makes me one jealous girl of all your fabulous eats that night!
Everything looks amazingly delicious! I've been to NYC three times and never really had the chance to explore. I need to go back ASAP and visit Pure! It looks like you had wonderful dining companions throughout your trip too. :-)
What fabulous looking food! The picture of the three of you is great too:) You did so much in so little time!
Mmm everything looks so fresh and delicious, and the presentation is lovely! I'm partial to the desserts, gotta feed that sweet tooth! :)
such a gourmet meal! how divine!
All the food looks awesome, especially Veggie Dad's salad... :)
Looking forward to Part 6! Have a great week!
You weren't kidding when you said you went to "Pure" a lot! lol
The chocolate tart and strawberry shortcake look amazing!!
Lol you ate there too much. I am jealous :)
Awesome recap of an awesome meal :)
It sounds like you had a super nice time at your lunch! All of the food looked amazing - i am loving the look of your salad especially its so pretty. : )
Michal
Is the whipped cream on the tarts the stuff made with soaked cashews? My friend Ann wants me to make that for her.
Your meal looks awesome, especially the desserts.
Everything looks so amazing! Will definitely have to check this place out the next time i'm in NYC.
drooling at my keyboard once again - next time im in NYC, i am totally hitting this place up!
hope you had a fabulous weekend dear :)
How fun!! That food all looks amazing!
Such amazing food! And the three of you look so cute :)
I love how they display their food! soooo artistic! That's the footprint of a fine/high class cuisine! :)
SWOOOOON!!! Can't wait to try for myself. Never did make it to Cafe Raw in Vegas (boyf's parents packed our schedule!) but obviously had many other treats. Something tells me I won't be missing out when I get to try Pure though!
everything looks so amazing!
cant wait for part 6!
love you loads
Eliza
Oh I miss Gena!!!!!!
I am loving the abundance of avocado in this post! Everything looks amazing, but I think the S&M salad is my favorite:)
Can't wait for part 6!
Oh man, sounds like you had such a great time! Food looks amazing!
Cute picture!!!! Your posts always make me hungry.....oh girl, I wish I had access to all that delicious raw & vegan food! :)
The food looks amazing! What a wonderful time!
:)
wowy. pure's plating is so incredible!
Oh my goodness, VeggieGirl, I am SO excited that you've become a chocoholic!! :-) Isn't dark, dark chocolate the best thing ever? :-) My favorite is 85% cacao with raw cacao nibs... Mmmm... *dreamy sigh*
I absolutely love how you had dessert for dinner! You're the coolest! I mean, we already knew that, but this just officially confirms it. :-)
Thank you for sharing the awesome photos of everyone's dishes - such a gorgeous, gorgeous meal! I'm so glad you had such a beautiful trip! :-)
what a gorgeous meal and amazing company :D wish i could have been there! i want to go back to nyc soooooo badly!
can't wait to see the rest of your re-cap!
ohh, i almost ordered the beet ravioli when i was there and decided against it. i have to go back; it looks to die! looks like such a fun evening. :)
what a fun dinner! all the food is so beautiful and colorful :) I will definitely have to go there if I ever get to NY.
Every plate is so beautiful! The pea shoots look like brush strokes. I really enjoyed this post, and whoaa can't wait for Part 6! :D
Too.much.pretty.food!!!
And such great company!!! Everything looks so marvelous!! What was the fake parm made out of?
I love you mama. Happy to see you similing with wonderful friends and family!!
xoxo
GC
By the way is that a dress or a skirt you're wearing? Looks gorgeous! Love black and white prints like that!
All this gorgeous raw food is making my want to jump on a plane to NYC and straight to Pure Food and Wine :)
Loving the NYC series and looking forward to more!
Yum! I make my own rosemary crackers and they are taaaaaaaasty. Rosemary is great.
All those pics are making me crave avocado badly! Can't wait to see more from NYC :)
Yum! Everything looks so beautiful! And framboise pearls!!!! Wow! How cool that you got to hook up with Gena from Choosing Raw...one of my fave blogs (besides yours of course!!!!).
of course everything looks amazingly delish!
i literally had to look at your mom's dish for like a couple mins till I realized where the ravioli was.....I feel a lil' dumb, but thats ok =)
Maybe it's because I am pregnant, but I swear I can almost taste your pictures. Yum!
Again all the food looks wonderful. How fun you got to meet up with even more fellow bloggers!
oh my gosh everything looks SO good :) I haveee to get to that restaurant sometime soon!
Good for you for deciding that you don't have to eat healthy all the time!
ooh, all those eats look so amazing!!!
Wow, all thpse meals (and you three women) are so beautiful!
Vegetarian food is always so artist! I love the colors and it looks so refreshing. Glad you had a good time with fellow food friends :)
All your food pics are great and make me so hungry!
Love your blog1
Liz, all of this food looks incredible! So fancy.
Such incredible food...! I'm dying to go check out Pure Food and Wine, but haven't found the proper opportunity yet. It seems like a "special occasion" sort of place to me.
What a cute picture of you ladies! The food looks good too :)
Love all of the food, but I am really eyeing that sorbet plate. Yum!
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alright my little baking goddess, i want to start making some of my own granola/energy bars and maybe some muffins, using my new hemp and navita goodies....any suggestions?? i'm fairly creative, just thought i'd ask an expert first
also, does king arthur make a gf ww flour? i haven't been able to find it.
you are beautiful!!!
all this yummy food is making me SOOOOO flippin hungry right now!!
lol
I love your blog. It makes me realize there are so many good things to eat out there that I never would have thought of. I'm returning to your blog often for some much needed inspiration. Thanks!
looks delicious! especially all that avocado! yum!
Im a huge fan of all your dessert pics :) haha
They look so good!!!!!
Oh my gosh - that food looks AMAZING! I am definitely going to have to get my butt over there soon!!
That all looks amazing! I'm particularly jealous of the salads right now, yum.
That food looks fabulous! So fresh :-) how long have you had the allergy/how did you figure it out? Also, how long after eliminating gluten from your diet did your symptoms go away? Do you suggest cutting oats out right away too? Thanks!!
i just love it when restaurants allow you to build your own salad! everything looks amazing :D
So much fresh food! And I love how they paired the ingredients. My mouth is watering, and I love how colorful everything is -- like art :)!
Ooooh - looks fabulous! I LOVE those delicate little scoops of sorbet!
Mmm :)
Hi Veggie girl!
Just wanted to say Im a HUGE fan of ur blog and think u are awesome! I just started my own blog, and I would love it if u checked it out! The address is lenabanana.wordpress.com. Check it out if u can! Thanks so much,
Lena
Everthing looks incredible- your dad's Ceasar salad sounds amazing. I think I might have to book a seperate trip to NY purely to eat at Pure... I'm not going to have time for anything else at this point :P
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