Dirt Candy 1st NY Veggie Restaurant To Receive Rising Star Award
Written by Vegetarian Star on September 11th, 2009 in Business, Chefs, Environment-Eco-Green, Food & Drink, Restaurants.
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It’s been open for less than a year, but Amanda Cohen‘s Dirt Candy, has already won praises from customers, chefs, and food connoisseurs.
Cohen is the first New York based vegetarian chef to win the Rising Star award from starchefs.com, an esteemed culinary website.
Starchefs.com based its decision on media, past winners and an advisory board to name Moby‘s former chef at Teany the winner.
“It’s really exciting to see vegetarian restaurants around the country getting recognized and appreciated, and I’m proud to be a part of that,” Cohen said.
Ever wondered how the named Dirt Candy came to be?
Why, vegetables are the sweetest things on the earth, don’t you know?
They’re candy from the ground.
“Vegetables are amazing,” Cohen said. “Made out of little more than water, sunlight, and dirt they wind up growing into a candy store full of color and flavor. And that’s what I want Dirt Candy to be: nature’s candy store.”
And if serving vegetable dishes wasn’t enough for the environment, Dirt Candy is made from recycled and sustainable materials and is certified by the Green Restaurant Association.
Suddenly the 5 second rule about eating food that touches the ground no longer applies.
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