I had my first One Lucky Duck experience in NYC after hearing so many good things about it over the past few years. One Lucky Duck was founded in 2005 by Sarma Melngailis, the co-creator of the Manhattan raw food restaurant, Pure Food and Wine. Sarma started One Lucky Duck to help bring the raw, vegan and organic lifestyle out of the underground and into the mainstream.
At One Lucky Duck, you can find all kinds of amazing raw vegan snacks from raw macaroons to chocolate chip cookies, handmade in small batches in the kitchen at NYC’s raw vegan restaurant, Pure Food and Wine.
We visited the Chelsea Market location and I was so excited to step inside this cafe!
We did all kinds of NYC sightseeing on this day of our travels, so the market was a nice change of pace after rushing around all day.
I bashfully asked the server if I could snap a picture or two. I don’t know about you other bloggers, but I get shy when I take pictures of food…!
It’s a really cute & cozy cafe. All of their products are on the wall including a fridge for fresh juices and whatnot. I got myself a few goodies (macaroons, raw chocolate, and buckwheat crispies) and a shot of wheatgrass for good measure.
It was hard to choose! I’ve somehow managed to open everything over the past few days and everything tastes incredible. I especially fell in love with the buckwheat cinnamon crispies (below). Maybe I can make these at home too? It’s on my list. ;)
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Since you all can’t be here with us (physically, at least) in New York, I thought I would do the next best thing…bring New York’s One Lucky Duck goodies to you!
I’m giving away a One Lucky Duck Big Gift Sampler as a personal gift from me to one lucky OSG reader. This is a HUGE box of delicious loot that you can share with family and friends over the holidays or enjoy all for yourself!
What’s inside this awesome gift pack?
This One Lucky Duck Big Gift Sampler includes a package each of the following:
- Chocolate Macaroons
- Cheese-y Quackers
- Cinnamon Striped Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Honey Bunches Bar
- Buckwheat & Hemp Granola
- Blonde Macaroons
- Vanilla Crispies
aka……some of the most popular goodies from One Lucky Duck. YUM. You can click the links for more product info.
To enter this giveaway:
Leave a comment below telling me one of your favourite vegan foods and I’ll pick One Lucky Duck on Tuesday! Goodluck. :)
This contest is open to anyone, anywhere in the world.
Hmmm..favorite..so difficult to choose one, but I love raw fudge brownies…last night tried Hail Merry Mint Chocolate…I’d be happy to sample more delicious vegan fare!! Awesome giveaway!! :)
One of the first things I made for breakfast as a vegan years ago were Pumpkin Belgian Waffles. Still a favorite. Makes the house smell yummy all day!
My favorite is kale salad with apples, cranberries and pumpkin seeds!
I love cupcakes! I just bought Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, and I am addicted!
I love any and all granola!
Kale chips with nutritional yeast. yum
pop chips!! :)
Your weekend-kale glow salad, and of course that double layered chocolate torte. I also agree with a couple of these posts, anything Indian works!
My absolute favorite Vegan (and raw) food I have ever tasted was from Pure Food and Wine – their cheesecake. DIVINE!!! Am dreaming of it. Hope to someday have another taste.
Truly love reading your blog. Daily log in during my lunch break. Thanks for making “me time” so interesting and helpful.
nutritional yeast is zoo great when i want a cheesy fix! I also my recipe for vegan muffins, so much better for you than traditional muffins :) One luck duck/ pure food and wine were my favorite stops in NYC
my favorite vegan food is dark chocolate covered almonds, I could eat them for days
Almond milk for sure! Great staple I use every day! :)
I love love love vegan mac and cheese made with nutritional yeast! yummo
Portobello Mushroom Cap Pizza! If you haven’t had one of these delicious – nutritious – super easy dinners then you’ve got to try them out!
I’m a huge fan of your butternut squash mac n’cheese recipe. I think it’s super tasty and I feel healthy after eating it. I always feel so gross after eating normal Mac n’cheese. As you can tell, I dabble in vegan food.
I absolutely love anything with nut butter! Aren’t spoons just vehicles of transporting nut butter into people’s mouths?
Kaia Foods’ Raw Kale Chips! I really enjoy the sea salt and vinegar flavor! YUM! I would rather make them myself, but sometimes it is just easier to have snacks that are ready to throw in the bag and go! I want to be the LUCKY DUCKY to win LUCKY DUCK!
I am a complete sucker for vegan desserts. I think my favourite one ever is your double chocolate torte (the one that needs chilling for a couple of very long hours) with avocado in it. I had SUCH a feeling of victory when my 6 year old niece ate some (bwahahaha, secret veges!). She was helping me make it and I had to come up with some reason for her to leave the room which I did the avocado bit. If she’d seen it, there’s no way she would have eaten the end result.
I LOOOOOOOOOOVE this give away!!
My fav vegan food… do you really make us choose? I love Katies Deep Dish Cookie Pie and roasted Brussel Sprouts. And salad with baby spinach, tofu, chickpeas, tomatos, celery, carrots.
Definitely raw chocolate!