Aside from burgers, hot dogs, and meatballs, another classic American comfort food is chicken pot pie. Vegetarian versions of the classic pot pie are popping up in restaurants everywhere. Recently, I had a chance to sample one at The Green Table inside Chelsea Market. The vegetarian pot pie at this farm-to-table restaurant is made with organic mushrooms and vegetables and a whole wheat crust. The inside is piping hot, creamy, and earthy in flavor while the crust is thick, flaky and nutty. It is not light fare but perfect if you are craving something hearty and comforting.
The Green Table
75 Ninth Avenue (at 15th Street)
Inside Chelsea Market
212-741-6623
Currently based out of Boston, Jesal is a blogger, freelance writer, yoga enthusiast and lifelong vegetarian who spent four years eating her way through New York City and various other cities around the globe. After answering hundreds of emails and phone calls answering the question, "Where's a cool place I can take my vegetarian friend out to eat" she started Veggiewala to efficiently share her knowledge of the vegetarian food scene with curious carnivores, flexitarians and other vegetarians.