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.
Raw Lemon Avocado Pie from Gorilla Food in Vancouver. It’s life changing!
hmm… my staples are a bowl of chocolate & flax oatmeal and giant fresh spinach salads. :)
almond milk! I love it sooo much!
almond milk! I love it sooo much! <3
I love raw…. kale,cranberries and apples with fresh honey!!
My current favorite vegan foodie craze is the vegan red bean chili from the Fresh cook book -it is just perfect on these colder nights!
How funny – I went to Pure Food & Wine tonight for the first time! It was INSANELY good. As for my fave vegan food, I definitely have to say AVOCADOS!!! But I also have to say Earth Balance b/c it is an excellent substitute for butter. And everything’s better with EB!
quinoa! with tons of vegetables and balsamic dressing!
Fave vegan food: Dohua (tofu pudding) with candied ginger syrup. Delicious warm (in the winter) or cold on ice (in the summer). One of the most versatile Chinese vegan desserts, and a lovely memory of my childhood. :)
Eek! You are 1 lucky duck :) I’ve made the buckwheat crispies from the raw food real world book Sarma & Matthew co-wrote; You can totally recreate them. My favorite vegan food? Everything I eat :) I’ll say FRUIT!
My favorite vegan food would have to be quinoa. Yum!
Banana soft serve, with a little protein powder for good measure.
Kale chips! I love them with salt and ketchup :)
I love vegan coconut cheesecake!
And veggies. And guacamole, haha!!
NYC is one of the most vegan friendly places in the world! I’ve been and you can find vegan food without even trying to look for it. Thanks Angela!
I love black bean brownies made with applesauce (for a replacement for fat)! They are so good, so low cal…and I’m addicted!
I have been a fan of One Lucky Duck forever! It’d be a dream come true to win this! :) Yay!
My favorite vegan food that I’ve finally mastered myself is the perfect pumpkin carob cranberry muffins! And something that anyone else makes? That’s difficult because it’s so simple to turn any meal vegan. People are often doing an amazing job with so many different dishes! (Look at everything on your blog.. I mean, COME ON!) … Now I’m getting hungry again! Hope I can win to try something new!
Hummus or anything Indian for sure!
“Sour Cream & onion” kale chips!! Yumm
favorite has to be my version of the “plant burger” (beet burger from The Plant Cafe in San Francisco)