by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Feb 28, 2014
If you’ve been keeping track of my Twitter feed or are a part of my LinkedIn network, you know that I’ll be hosting a viewing party tomorrow, Saturday, March 1, 2014, for the TEDxManhattan live-streaming event “Changing the Way We Eat.” This...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Dec 8, 2013
Not too long ago, a group of us were craving pancakes and met up for brunch at Café Orlin on St. Marks Place. The lines outside of this place are notoriously long and if there’s one thing I won’t do it’s wait in a long line. (I am very busy and...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Apr 3, 2013
One of my favorite vegan spots, Peacefood Café, has recently opened in the East Village/Union Square area and I am thrilled! There are so many creative savory and sweet options to choose from there, mostly made with meat substitutes like tempeh and seitan,...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Jan 5, 2013
The East Village is not exactly known for its spacious apartments. As a matter of fact, my building, much like many of the surrounding ones, is a renovated tenement, which once contained large, shared areas, often housing hundreds of residents at a time from the late...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Nov 8, 2009
THIS EVENING: A dinner in three parts. INT: Suba, on the Lower East Side, recently renovated from a late-night club into a painfully chic, contemporary, Spanish restaurant. A couple is seated at one of many tables located on a platform that, they kid you not, appears...
