I’m in New York (right now, specifically, Go!wanus) for the MoCCA indie comics fest this weekend, which I’ll be covering for these guys, natch.

But enough about art — it’s breakfast time and I just spent the last week putting together a list of all the New York foods I needed a taste of before I return back westward. So stop reading now if you care more about art than you do about soy.

I knew some of these already, but I didn’t realize what a lot of my favorite foods in New York were until I couldn’t eat them anymore (I never would’ve guessed that dosas would dominate over Veg Palate crispy nuggets):

• Mac & cheeze from Little Lad’s Basket
• A dosa from the Dosa Man
• A vege patty and coco bread from Christie’s
• Jerk chicken and plantains from Stir It Up
• A poppy bagel with tofu veg cream cheese from anywhere (why do all the bagels in San Francisco taste like donuts?)
• Cheap falafel from anywhere (why does all the falafel in San Francisco taste like particle board?)

I think I’ll start with that bagel. I’d also like to track down some kosher candy lentils…