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.
Smoothies, granola, and your truffles!
This Moroccan Stew:
http://www.gourmet.com/recipes/2000s/2008/05/moroccanchickpeas
And your pumpkin brownies – so good!
It’s so hard to choose a favourite vegan food! There are too many. Maybe my favourite newer vegan food discovery is Silk almond milk, so much better than Almond Breeze and now I’ve stopped drinking soymilk!
Favorite vegan food right now is your burgers! I can serve them to anyone, but truthfully I end up eating them all myself :) Nothing to feel guilty about there though. Thanks for the giveaway!
Kale chips :) I know – not so creative but so yummy and easy.
My favorite vegan food is hummus…oh so good on all veggies!
It is hard to choose a favorite, but I would have to say kale chips. Also, roasted cauliflower w/ indian spices. NYC looks amazing. :)
so hard….one vegan food that I love is… I am going to say vegetables, Why? then I can make like 80 dishes out of it! See I am so smart. :)
I’m loving vegan veggie chili now that the weather is colder!
Kale and apple smoothies!
I really love Averie’s vegan cookie dough balls:
http://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2009/10/raw-vegan-chocolate-chip-cookie-dough.html
YUM!
ME ME ME!!! :-)
My favorite vegan foods remains simple: beans and rice.
Picking a favourite vegan food is practically torture, so I’ll cheat a little and pick two. When I’m needing that sweet and comforting moutful: whole grain bread, guava jam, almond butter, sprinkling of ground chia seeds and sliced strawberries in between. For the salty, but equally as comforting delight: a bed of brown rice, layered with chopped raw kale/cilantro/arugula and covered in vegan chilli. (insert droopy eyes and goofy smile)
I have just started eating vegan, and so far my favorite thing is big giant salads, because you can mix in as many delightful things as you want!
you can never go wrong with a vegan chocolate, chocolate cookie :-)
Favorite Vegan Food: Avocado and Kale Salad :o)
Such a generous prize! My friend just went to NYC and now seeing your adventures makes me want to go sooner rather than later! The Cheese-y Crackers of Blone Macaroons would suit me just fine ;)
I LOVE One Lucky Duck. Probably one of my favorite NYC restaurants.
My favorite vegan dish is my adaptation of your Protein Power Goddess bowl (http://ohsheglows.com/2011/05/12/lightened-up-protein-power-goddess-bowl/). I make it all the time- YUM!
I loooove Palak, which is Indian creamed spinach. I could eat that green goop everyday, especially with soy milk instead of cream in it! I also am obsessed with the cookie dough blizzard from your site, and my very un-vegan/ meat loving finacee loves it too! Score!
While I was pregnant last year, I would dream about the live falafel wrap from Blossoming Lotus (http://blpdx.com/ ) in Portland Oregon. It is addicting! I’m also a sucker for your vegan chocolate chip cookies. Thank you for your inspiring recipes, I appreciate you!