Top Ten Desserts

Monday was the Top Ten Desserts at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York organized by Dessert Professional Magazine.
I had the best time over there not just because of the amazing sweet creations but also for the the cool crowd that I bumped into.
I love this event because it's not a competition but an honor to the "Top Ten Pastry Chefs" of the year.

The nominee chefs were:

Nathaniel Reid, Norman Love Confections, Naples FL

Jean-Marie Auboine, Jean-Marie Auboine Chocolatier, Las Vegas, NV

Chris Hanmer, The School of Pastry Design, Las Vegas, NV

Sally Camacho, WP24, Los Angeles, CA

Craig Harzewski, Naha, Chicago, IL

Sandro Micheli, Daniel, NYC

Marc Aumont, The Modern, NYC

Christina Tosi, Momofuku Milk Bar, NYC

Damien Herrgott, Bosie Tea Parlor, NYC

Angela Pinkerton, Eleven Madison Park, NYC

My favorite dessert (even if I'm vegan I had to taste) was Sandro Micheli's, (below) simple and perfect!

The great surprise was that we were featured in the cover of the magazine with Hasty Torres (Madame Chocolate), there are cool pictures of www.vegandivasnyc.com sweets and also some fun shots with Daniel Boulud when he devouring our Decadent layered triple cake and was nice enough to let us "take over" his uber kitchen at Daniel!

Matthew Stevens and I

Hasty Torres (right) and I in the cover of the magazine.

Thank you Matthew Stevens, Stacie Joy and the Dessert Professional team for the great job and helping spreading the word about Vegan Divas and our delicious guilty-free desserts!  

Cheers!

Fernanda

 

My last trip

Went to Strasburg, in my last trip this month, the capital of the Tarte Flambe. I felt in love for this French city that has a huge German influence. The cannals reminded me of Amsterdam. You can notice the German flair in the arquitecture and on people's behavior. Everyone there speaks German because it was a German territory a couple of decades ago. What I love about this city is that you can do everything walking distance. The most popular way of transportation is bycicle, which is great. Unfortunately there was almost nothing vegan for me, the food was very meat oriented as you can expect in Alsace (French region close to German). It was all about chucrute and "couchon"! I really enjoyed the local white aspargus, the potatoes and the pretzel bread everywhere I went!

I went to visit Pierre Herme factory where he produces macaron and chocolate and ships across Europe. It blowed me away ! 

Went to this incredible Asacian 3 Stars Restaurant that I recommend Auberge de L'ill. They made a complete 100% vegan meal for me.

 A biantot!

 

Jehro - All I Want

Vegan treat basket!

Our client Juny sent us this picture from her lovely son, Abyot, who is lactose intolerant, with his Vegan Divas style-case! She was one of the 200 clients who purchased the vegan treats basket at Gilt City.com! You still can order yours at our website www.vegandivasnyc.com.

Detox Time

Hello! Today we are going to talk about cleaning. Body cleaning. It's great to leave in an exciting city like NYC; but sometimes our body needs a break. The pollution, the computer and cell phone radiation, the cigarette smoke, the chemical pesticides, the processed foods and the alcohol makes our body overloaded and intoxicated.

A good way to start the process is having a good fresh juice. Specially in the warm weather, it will refresh and relieve your body right away!

Here are some recipes that you can easily make at home:

Sprouts surprise:
1 apple, 1/4 lb alfalfa or clove sprout
6 fresh mint leaves, 3 carrots

Lemon essence:
8 carrots, 1 apple, juice of 1 lemon, piece of (1 inch) ginger root (must be peeled and grated before)

Great grapes:
20 green grapes, 10 strawberries, 1 apple, 2 mint branch.

Happy ginger:
2 apples, 2 pears, 1 small piece of ginger root (peeled and grated)
Great for breakfast because activates your body and taste buds

Delicious pineapple:
Half pineapple peeled and sliced, 1 small piece of ginger, 4 mint leaves
(This recipe is also great warm, when is winter)

In your daily routine, be aware of the items that help in the detox process; and the toxic ones;

to detox:
fruit juices and  (raw) vegetables
water
sprouts
legumes and seeds
wholewheat grains

avoid:

alcohol
sugar
coffee
dairy products
meat
seafood
cigarette

After trying, let us know if you enjoy the juices! And also send  your ideas!

xx

Fernanda