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• We walked 14 miles from North Bronx to check out vegan-friendly brunch!

Sweetgrass Grill supports sustainability by serving local, seasonal food from their rotating menu. Catering to multiple mouths Sweetgrass extends much love to those who opt out of consuming animal products. Items are clearly marked for plant-based people by signifying V for Vegan and VP for Vegan Possible (Yay!). It’s always cool when servers are hip to ‘alternative’ dietary choices, ours was very much so and that helped make our first experience at Sweetgrass a great experience, indeed. The Buffalo Tempeh on a Bun (with fries) and Vegetable Tofu Scramble were exactly what was needed after 4 hours on the picturesque Old Croton Aqueduct Trail in New York's Hudson Valley. Starting with the scramble, a smoky melange of warmth made perfect with tofu, spinach, mushroom, red pepper, shallot and vegetable hash. If the tofu in a tofu dish isn’t right, the whole dish is wrong and thankfully this wasn’t the story, the texture and flavor were flawlessly executed. Same kudos goes out to the buffalo tempeh, O-M-G lids were flipped over the vegan bleu cheese dressing, creamy and super rich, which married perfectly with the sharp tang of the traditional Buffalo sauce marinade along with the crisp crunch of lettuce on a house-made multigrain roll. Yes. Please! This is a filling sandwich but if a lighter side than fries is desired Sweetgrass offers a vegetable hash or grain salad option. The most important meal of the day (dessert) had ecoRDN share a chocolate cashew cream mousse that was as airy and rich as any dairy mousse we’ve ever eaten (i.e. stuffed in our sugar-holes at breakneck speeds). It was superb. One of the greatest vegan sweet treat innovations we’ve been fortunate to experience. ecoRDN extends mad props to the big brains at Sweetgrass Grill for a meal that was well worth the walk! We appreciate the Plant-Based Love!!! ecoRDN.com Updated from previous review on 2016-11-03