[Sca-cooks] NYC in July

[Denise Wolff]

***Angelica Kitchen
300 East 12th Street, between First and Second Avenues, East Village
212-228-2909
Web Site: http://www.angelicakitchen.com/ (Have menu on website)
Hours: Daily 11.30 am to 10.30 pm
Vegetarian Vegan Natural Food Restaurant. 98% organic. Many macrobiotic 
options.
Menu: Has a good selection of items. Beverages, appetizers, soups, salads, 
entrées, side dishes and desserts. Sea Caesar Salad, Mashed Potatoes (with 
pesto or vegetarian gravy), Seven Grain Croquettes (with butternut squash) 
and Dasahi & Noodles in traditional Japanese broth. Roasted and steamed 
vegetables. Tofu sandwiches, barbecued tempeh and Soba Noodles with sesame 
sauce. Brown Rice and Pickled Carrots wrapped in seaweed. Shitake-kombu 
Dashi with soba noodles. Three-bean Chili Soup (kidney, black bean and 
lentils) is good. Rice, steamed vegetables, simple salad, sea vegetables or 
beans for $3. Has a salad special for $10. Dragon Bowls are made up of 
grains, beans, assorted vegetables, seaweed, greens, and salad. Half Dragon 
Bowl is a good meal. Fresh cooked cornbread with carrot butter or tahini 
sauce is very popular. Homemade sauerkraut. Mu Tea (macrobiotic tea) at end 
of meal. Maple whip on desserts. Good coolers (a variety of cold teas). Good 
freshly made desserts such as peanut butter cookies, apple kanten (no 
wheat), muffins, and Mixed Fruit Crisp with maple tofu whip (no wheat). 
Fresh juices and smoothies.
Comments: Highly recommended. Considered to be one of the best vegetarian 
restaurants in the country. Very popular, so may have to wait for a table 
for dinner (maybe a long time on Saturday nights). Laid-back, friendly, 
pleasant, casual, cozy atmosphere. Cool people. Good place for meeting 
people. Sociable, informal, hip place. Has community table. Has about 70 
seats. Recycled napkins. No salt and pepper on the table, but a bottle of 
soy sauce. Good, friendly service. Community oriented. Cozy and warm décor. 
A good percentage of produce is harvested less than 48 hours before use. No 
refined sugars, no preservatives, no animal products including dairy and 
eggs. Reasonable, moderate prices. Healthy cooking style. No cell phones 
allowed in restaurant. Established in early 1970s. Guarantees that 95% of 
produce is organic.
Other Info: Full service, take-out, delivery. Does not take credit cards or 
reservations. Non-smoking. Price: $$. A main meal is around $12 to $15. The 
Daily Special is $12 and $15 with two basic extras.
Directions: Located in the East Village. 4, 5, 6, N, R to the 14 Street - 
Union Square stop; L to First Avenue stop


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	Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met)
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, also known as "The Met" was founded in 
1870. It has become one of the world's premier art museums. The museum's 
collection has expanded to include over two million works of art. Plenty of 
time should be allowed to see even a fraction of what this wonderful museum 
has to offer. The collection consists of pieces from ancient through to 
modern times.


Islamic Art
Manuscripts and miniatures, carpets, intricately decorated objects in many 
media, and architectural elements from the founding of Islam in the 7th 
century C.E. onward, from Morocco to India


American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History hosts the largest collection of 
vertebrate fossils in the world.
Address: Central Park West and 79th Street New York City  NY  USA  10024
Tel: 1 212 769-5100

Asia Society and Museum
The Asia Society and Museum is open to the public. Exhibitions from private 
collections are regularly shown. The society aims to improve the 
understanding of Asia by Americans.
Address: 725 Park Avenue New York  NY  USA


The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Pkwy.
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-5000
Website www.brooklynart.org
Hours
Wed-Fri, 10am-5pm
Saturday, 11am-6pm
First Saturday of each month, 11am-11pm
Sunday, 11am-6pm
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day
Admission
Contribution: $6
Students with valid I.D. $3
Older adults $3
Free for Members and children under 12
The Brooklyn Museum of Art
The Brooklyn Museum has one of the best collections of Egyptian Art in the 
world; their permanent collection also includes Classical and Ancient Middle 
Eastern Art, Arts of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas. They have 
installed 28 period rooms and feature an extensive selection of American 
Paintings.




"Cookery is not chemistry. It is an art. It requires instinct and taste 
rather than exact measurements. ~ Marcel Boulestin "

“Non cooks think it's silly to invest two hours' work in two minutes' 
enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent, well, so is the ballet.”
Julia Child(1912-2004)

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