The Prappening

Ahh! The Tofu-Pesto Spelt Crust Pizza at Cafe Viva Natural Pizza had no chance against the famished Prapo.

Nicky, aka "The Prap", came to visit me in New York City. The long weekend, or "The Prappening," as I like to call it, featured the typically absurd occurrences, perilous obstacles, and (satanic?) foodstuffs of the Prapo variety. The astonishing part was that, as carnivorous as I am, I found vegan New York to be quite wonderful. Yes, it Prappened to me, and be careful, because it could Prappen to you, too!

The weekend's highlights included:

Grand Central Terminal, Bryant Park, dinner in Chinatown, movie at Astoria-Kaufmann Studios, lunch in Koreatown, shopping/stealing M&Ms at Macy's Herald Square, walk up Fifth Avenue, Rockefellar Center, the TODAY Show set, the Rockefellar Christmas Tree, Nintendo World Store, The New York Dog Shop, watching USC win the Rose Bowl, Times Square, Avenue Q on Broadway, The United Nations, Hot Apple Cider at the Union Square Greenmarket, The Strand Bookstore, Economy Candy Store, The American Museum of Natural History, Lunch at Cafe Blossom, The Staten Island Ferry, The Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, Ground Zero/WTC, Battery Park, Lunch at Pommes Frites, Dinner at Kate's Joint, and comedy and drinks at Comedy Cellar in Washington Square.

The Prapo goes to the United Nations! My favorite part was when he got all frazzled while going through the security checkpoint. He frantically took off article upon article of clothing, tossed his gum into the bucket, removed all the receipts and papers from his pockets, and fortunately, prior to actually slitting his wrists and draining his blood into the container, I managed to get through to him the fact that none of those items were likely to trigger the metal detector. Sheesh, Prap, why do you always have to come across as a terrorist?

Token photo of me with the U.N. logo. Look how important I am!

A Prapo in Times Square! While I was waiting in line for tickets for Avenue Q, I sent The Prap to try to win some tickets to In The Heights. He was reluctant to go off on his own, but managed to survive the 50 foot journey! The Prap is progressing!

The Prapo in front of the financial district. Don't be surprised if his mere proximity to Wall Street was the direct cause of the recession.

The Prapo crosses the Brooklyn Bridge.

Sailing to the Statue of Liberty. If this were 1900, I suspect that this is as close as The Prap would get before the Americans started throwing stones at him.

Yes, THE New York Dog Shop, and the best doggie treats that $247.00 can buy!

Look at that ferocious beast! Oh, and theres a wolf behind him, too.

And, of course, the veggie food. This is my tomato, onion, mushroom, and broccoli pizza on whole wheat crust at Cafe Viva.

Tofu-Pesto Spelt Crust!

This is vegetarian chicken-fried steak from Kate's Joint in Alphabet City. It's made with seitan (satan?), which is a wheat gluten meat substitute.

Belgian fries at Pommes Frites in the East Village. They let us try several dipping sauces before we picked the one we wanted. It was down to curry/peanut and pomegranate/teriyaki, but the latter won out.

My portobello mushroom, tomato, pesto, and alfalfa sandwich from Cafe Blossom. Everything about this was surprisingly delicious.

Nicky got the grilled setian (SATAN!) sandwich with fries at Cafe Blossom. Nobody does vegetarian like NYC.