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.
That is one tough question! If I HAD to pick it would be a kale salad with arugula, apples and pine nuts! With a balsamic/olive oil dressing…goodness! So yummy!
This is the best giveaway I think I’ve ever seen :)
Big fan of One Lucky Duck, and all of Sarma’s books. She’s quite amazing. Did you get to meet her in person? My favorite vegan food would have to be quinoa. There are endless ways to prepare it, and offer up vital nutrients.
I love the vegan dishes from Peacefood Cafe in NYC, especially their cinnamon buns.
I love your amazing cheese sauce’s. I put it on everything.
It is hard but one of my favourites is creamy Cauliflower soup with fried sweet onions and sprinkled with some nutritional yeast. Amazing!!!! I can eat it everyday.
Flax glo balls for sure…They are great and I feel good eating them :)
almond milk!
It sounds like you had a wonderful trip – thanks for the giveaway.
I have been enjoying your protein goddess bowl and the butternut
squash burrito.
Any kind of dessert is a win with me.
This is tough, since most foods can easily be veganized if they aren’t vegan already! If I had to pick just one, I’d say pizza!
So generous of you! I can’t get enough of quinoa, roasted squash, and brussels sprouts for dinner. It’s on rotation at least twice a week in our house.
vegan burritos/mexican food!!! because it got all my “non-believers” interested in vegan food glory. it even made my boyfriend say “mmmmmm. i’d go vegan for this” :)
Hard to choose, but the first thing that came to mind was: ASPARAGUS!
(I got a really slow start on eating well – when growing up, my family only ate processed food that came from freezer bags, boxes and cans – ew! – I was 21 before I ever ate asparagus – and it was like, “asparagus – where have you been all my life?!” it was real, fresh asparagus right from my friend’s yard – and it was amazing!)
Nutritional yeast!!!
Now I want to go back to NYC. I’ve been several times, but want to plan a 50th birthday year trek with friends. I’ve already started marking down foodie places to go!!
I am SO pumped (and jealous!) that you were able to experience Lucky Duck! Yay! Currently I am in looooove with your cheeze sauce. I want to put it on everything!
favorite vegan food……a tsoynami in Phoenix, AZ! It is next door to the vegan spot called Green! They make their own homemade vanilla soy soft serve ice cream and blend it like a dairy queen blizzard, but with VEGAN treats! When I went I had one with pieces of chocolate frosted chocolate cake, chocolate chips, & peanut butter!!!
Thanks, Angela, this is so sweet of you! Hope you’re having a blast in NYC. It certainly seems like it! My favorite vegan foods are dark chocolate and avocado – sometimes combined!
I have been loving vegan “mac n cheese” with nutritional yeast!
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I love the vegan Mac n Cheese that you posted. I made it and my sister LOVED it.