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.
I’m going to have to go to with the pumpkin spice overnight oats I am eating right now.. recipe adapted from your very own! :) Enjoy the rest of your time in the Big Apple!
Im pretty new to eating Vegan, so there is still alot to still try, but I must say, my favorite food as of right now would have to be your Vegan Veggie Burgers, there delicious, I already made them twice already.. yumm yumm :)
chana masala
Do I really have to pick only one? Ultimately…I would have to say fruits and veggies. I have grown accustomed to So Delicious Coconut Milk/Yogurt as well.
Favorite vegan food? NOOCH! And I totally discovered it here <3
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My favorite vegan food is pretty simple: big salads with your cheeze sauce…yum. yum. yum!
So much to choose from, but nut butters and hummus are definately at the top of my list!
I can only pick one!?? :) My favorite Vegan food is Hummus!! My favorite Vegan sweet treat is Rice Dream Mint Chocolate Pies, YUM!!! I just had to pick two! ;) Thanks for the chance to win the goodies basket!
Hard to choose but I think my fave (or latest fave at least) is your eggplant and zucchini casserole!
Almond Milk! In my cereal, in my coffee, in my vegan baked goods, in my vegan cooking. Almond Milk!
Wow, what a generous giveaway! Thanks Angela, and so glad to see you had a blast on your NYC trip!
Easy – chickpea, leek and potatoe casserol. That reminds me, I should make it again soon.
I LOVE making raw vegan pestos! My favorite is soaking walnuts and sunnies overnight and then blending them in the food processor with sundried tomatoes, fresh basil, some Mediterranean Sea Salt blend (from Sarah’s Sea Salt), a touch of cinnamon, a splash of balsamic vinegar, and a tiny bit of olive oil. This is processed into a “nut meat.” This is fantastic all on its own. BUT, to make it even better, blending a can of organic tomatoes with balsamic vinegar, fresh basil, salt, and a dash of cinnamon (you can sautee an onion if you’re really feeling sassy) to make an amazing tomato sauce is even more amazing. Serve both of these things over pasta, spaghetti squash, or even really crusty bread broiled in the oven!!!
All my favorite vegan foods are really just amazingly delicious, natural foods that simply happen to be plant-derived and not animal-derived… like: apples, collards, peanut butter, oats, squash, brazil nuts, bananas, coconut, grapes, blueberries, lentils, quinoa, sweet potatoes, ~ seriously I could go on for pages! Love it all.
My favorite vegan food is a big green smoothie. Can’t do wrong!
My daily morning green monster!
I love Nootch and Kale Chips (also together), which I get are both vegan and raw. Yum!!
You are incredibly generous – what an amazing giveaway! Thank you!
Apples – LOVE them! So simple yet perfect.
SWEET POTATO GNOCCHI ! mmm so comforting after a day playing in the snow. But I’m pretty sure I could find a new favourite in that box of delights you have there….
-Amanda