Ivy Stark, a longtime former executive chef of Dos Caminos, brings her veggie-forward concept, BKLYN Wild, to Time Out Market, Union Square, this week. Opened March 9, the Manhattan offshoot of her popular plant-based restaurant in Dumbo continues Stark's work in fine-dining kitchens, where she learned to "let plants shine-even before it became a trend."
On an otherwise industrial-grey corner in downtown Pomona, the bright-pink, cactus-covered facade of Borreguitas beckons like my bisabuela's house in Tijuana, Mexico. Like there, the interior here brims with hanging pothos plants and religious-adjacent wooden furniture; an older Mexican woman stands in the kitchen, apron on and wooden spoon in hand. Borreguitas is the only vegan Mexican spot in this area of eastern Los Angeles county and its menu, filled with tostadas, burritos, tacos, and more, can be made to accommodate gluten-free diners.
Texas Cocktail Week, scheduled for September 14th-21st, 2025, represents a pivotal moment for Houston, marking its first-ever cocktail week as the fastest-growing hospitality market in the U.S.