Koko's Kitchen: Last Hurrah in NYC with my Besties

Two days before I moved, I was very fortunate to have a last amazing, delicious vegan lunch and dinner with two of my besties, Kumiko and Eileen. I have had the pleasure of knowing these beautiful, intelligent women for over five years, and even though we were not always able to get together because of the ridiculously busy NY lifestyle, whenever we were able to get together, we had a blast. And we would always be eating the tastiest vegan food! Kumiko took me to a very classy, expensive Japanese restaurant in Manhattan called Kajitsu, which was "on her husband" - meaning we could spend as much as we wanted (love those two!). We ate an amazing, gourmet meal. It was such a different culinary experience for me, but also such a blast. It is a kind of restaurant Kumiko has never been to. She says that even Japanese people only go to a restaurant like that one or twice in their lives, so I was honored to share the experience with her.

After we ate, we walked around and around and around Manhattan, with me soaking up every little detail and trying to memorize everything. We went to May Wah on Hester Street in Chinatown - the first time for Kumiko and likely the last time in a while for me (sad sad!). I got a couple things that will hopefully last me a couple months into living in my new city and remind me of the city I'm leaving behind. We parted ways very sadly, but with both of us promising to visit each other.

I had dinner with Eileen at Peacefood Cafe - Union Square. Dinner was tasty, but not exactly picture-worthy, and we were too busy blabbing and blabbing to take the time out. The cafe was mad busy and we had a great time. It wasn't as homemade oriented as Kajitsu, but definitely tasty and a nice send off. Enjoy the pictures of my last vegan meal in NYC. I'll bring my awesome vegan tasty treats with me to Michigan and introduce everyone here to the tastiness!