Eat Out

I’ve never made a carrot cake. I may have had the inkling to once upon a time; however, that was before I discovered Lloyd’s Carrot Cake shop in the Bronx… Seriously, there is no reason for me to ever make carrot cake when the folks at Lloyd's have absolutely perfected the stuff. Their namesake...

Lloyd's Carrot Cake 6087 Broadway Riverdale, NY 10471 718-548-9020 lloyds@lloydscarrotcake.com www.lloydscarrotcake.com Lloyds Carrot Cake Cafe 2051 2nd Ave New York, NY‎ 2120831-9156‎

Blossom Cafe, in the Upper West Side, provides exceptional organic vegan cuisine in a casual setting. If you like chicken, try the Soy Filet Parmesan (pictured here). It sits on a wonderful zesty smoked tomato sauce with melted vegan soy cheese. It also has a great chewy texture and nice crispy...

Blossom Cafe www.blossomcafe.com 466 Columbus Ave, New York (212) 875-2600

Way off the beaten path, in the sleepy town of Herkimer, NY I encountered the most phenomenal little bakery. The Heidelberg Bakery, owned by bread advocate Boyd Bissell, is always sure to please. Though the bakery once housed a restaurant with a fantastic farm-fresh brunch, the building was...

Heidelberg Baking Co www.heidelbergbakingco.com 3056 State Route 28 Herkimer, NY 13350 (315) 866-0999

If you travel north along the Hudson River you will reach its largest tributary, the Mohawk River. The Mohawk flows towards Albany, nestled between the Catskills and the Adirondack Mountains. Following the Mohawk westward into the Mohawk Highlands, I acquired my own little piece of New York...

Yetty's Pizza 109 Mohawk St Herkimer, NY 13350-2325 (315) 866-4201