Modern Love

I came across Modern Love when I was going vegan for about 6 months earlier this year. I was digging through VeganTok and saw so many recomendations for this spot. It can be daunting to decide to give up meat and dairy from your diet and a lack of delicious and trendy restaurants in your repetoire defintely doesn't help. Thank God for this gem.Modern Love is a vegan restaurant in Williamsburg. A 7 minute walk from the L train, the restaurant has a shaded outdoor seating area to block you from the busy Brooklyn street if you want to enjoy the weather while you dine on their nosh. The menu was very diverse and after much deliberation, I eventually settled on the Jerk Tofu Bowl. THIS DISH. Honestly, probably one of the best things I have ever eaten in my life. The bowl consists of grilled jerk tofu, coconut herb sauce, coconut rice, fried plantains, with a toasted coconut pineapple pico salad. The tofu was so well seasoned and smoky that even after I had a bite of other things on the plate, I could still feel that slight heat from that tofu. I can't even imagine how delicious that seasoning would be on some chicken. People think that vegan food is just salads and fruits but Modern love makes it fun and engaging.

One interesting thing that I learned about Modern Love was that none of the restaurants alcoholic beverages are truly made with liquors. When an establishmeny is within a certain amount of feet from a place of worship (churches, mosques, synagogues), they are not allowed to serve hard liquor on the premise. Modern Love found a way to still give their customers a feel of alcohol with their mocktails. They are crafted with an agave liquor with a very low percentage of alcoholic content. While tasting like a liquor, the drinks have a special sweetness to them. My Butterfly Lemonade was so tasty and refreshing to sip on in between bites of the coconut rice and sweet fried plantains.

I absolutely adore Modern Love and will be dreaming about that Jerk Tofu Bowl. Unfortunately for me, I want to try other things on the menu and the serving sizes at Modern Love are so healthy and large that I just wouldn't be able to get away with order multiple dishes. Next time Ill have to pass on this tasty dish, but maybe I can dry my tears with some Seitan Buffalo WIngs !