Whole Earth Bakery & Kitchen
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Deli
All vegan bakery
Small vegan bakery in the East Village that makes muffins, breads, cookies, pies, cheese cakes as well as soups, turnovers, sandwiches and other specialties. Mostly a take-out place with a small bar to eat at. Many wheat free, sugar free, oil free options. No refined sugars, honey, margarine or hydrogenated fats.
Added by starfive on Nov 15 03 (updated Mar 16 07)
Reviews
I appreciate that the baked goods were vegan and pretty healthy (most, if not all were made with no oil or refined sugar) and they had a big selection. However, nothing my friend and I tried was good. We had a spinach and tofu turnover, a chocolate chip cookie and some other cookie with jam on top of it. Everything was very bland and too health-food-ish. I won't make the trek across town again.
I tried a cookie and a cinnamon raisin roll. bleh, too healthy! I have no idea what in the world they make things with here, not using margarine. it was pretty clear everything was sweetened with maple syrup, as my cinnamon roll was almost underwater in it. sadly, in spite of this, it still didn't taste like dessert.
I tried an apple turnover and the almond biscotti. They were both good.
I went back for a second trip and got a number of other items, including the vegan cheesecake. The cheesecake was pretty mediocre, not very creamy, and too sweet. I also had a brownie which was decent. But overall I think the biscotti was the best thing I tried.
The guy who owns the place is so helpful, nice, knowledgeable, etc. Some of the food is a little too bland/health-food-ish, but the cheesecakes are to die for, especially the tofu coconut one. The lasagna, the pizza, and the soups are amazing. The brownies are good, as are all the chocolate baked or raw goods. I recommend it. That area of the village needs more places like that. Less bars, less overpriced art stores. More down to earth, honest food.