Plant Food + Wine NYC

"Sarma Melngailis, known for her documentary 'Bad Vegan', is planning to relaunch her once-famous raw food restaurant, Pure Food and Wine. The restaurant was popular among celebrities and was the meeting place of Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin. Melngailis pled guilty to misusing $1 million in business funds in 2017 and served time in prison. She now seeks investors to help revive the restaurant." - Emma Orlow

"If the Real Housewives of NYC ever have a vegan dinner, there’s a good chance it’ll happen at Plant Food + Wine. Even the plants in this sleek, all-black, East Village spot have individual spotlights to show off their tiny pores. You’ll find the best vegan cheese plate we’ve ever had, plus incredible bread and butter (which is worth the $8), and a veggie burger that’s too good to eat on camera." - Nikko Duren, Matt Tervooren

"If the Real Housewives of NYC ever have a vegan dinner, there’s a good chance it’ll happen at Plant Food + Wine. Even the plants in this sleek, all-black, East Village spot have individual spotlights to show off their tiny pores. You’ll find the best vegan cheese plate we’ve ever had, plus incredible bread and butter (which is worth the $8), and a veggie burger that’s too good to eat on camera." - Nikko Duren

"Kenney’s start in vegan food began in 1993, with his first vegan restaurant in New York, and operates 15 restaurants on five continents. Last March, he opened New Deli, a vegan and raw food restaurant in Venice after opening Plant Food + Wine in 2015. Kenney’s persistence keeps moving forward though, even after a succession of openings and closings throughout the years in Southern California." - Mona Holmes