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Candle Cafe
Candle Cafe in December 2023
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Restaurantinformation
Established1994;30 years ago(1994)
Closed2020;4 years ago(2020)
Owner(s)Joy Pierson and Bart Potenza
Food typeVegan
Street addressMultiple locations inManhattan
CityNew York
StateNew York
CountryUnited States
Websitecandlecafe

Candle Cafe,Candle WestandCandle 79were fine-diningveganrestaurants inManhattan,in New York City.[1][2][3]

Candle Cafe opened in 1994 as a juice bar and health food cafe, and was owned by Joy Pierson and Bart Potenza.[4][5]The Potenzas used $53,000 they won in the New York State Take Five lottery in 1993 to start the restaurant.[6]

Celebrities such asWoody Harrelsonwere known to frequent the restaurant.[1]

All three restaurants closed as of December 2020. However, a new Candle Cafe location reopened at 388 3rd Ave in March 2023.

Reviews

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In 2015PETAnamed Candle 79 one of the six best vegan fine-dining restaurants in the U.S.,[7]BuzzFeednamed them one of 24 "bucket list"vegan restaurants,[8]and vegan studies scholarLaura Wrightreferenced them as one of two "famous vegan restaurants."[9]: 23 

In 2013Travel + Leisurenamed Candle 79 one of the best vegetarian restaurants in the U.S.[10]

In 2013,Zagat'sgave Candle Cafe a 25 rating for food, making it the second-highest rated of the 46 New York City health food restaurants rated by the survey.[11]

Shapenamed Candle 79 one of the top 10 upscale vegan restaurants in the United States, calling them "one of the 'Grand Dames'" of upscale vegan dining.[12]

Works

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  • Joy Pierson,The Candle Cafe Cookbook: More Than 150 Enlightened Recipes from New York's Renowned Vegan Restaurant,Random House (2003).ISBN978-0-609-80981-5
  • Joy Pierson, Angel Ramos & Jorge Pineda,Candle*79 Cookbook: Modern Vegan Classics from New York's Premier Sustainable Restaurant,Ten Speed Press (2011). ISBN 978-1-60774-012-4

See also

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References

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  1. ^abJames Bernard Frost (2011).New York and New Jersey.Hunter Publishing, Inc.ISBN9781588438836.RetrievedJanuary 15,2013.
  2. ^Jared Koch (May 1, 2010).Clean Plates N.Y.C.ISBN9781458757999.RetrievedJanuary 15,2013.
  3. ^Mark Fleischmann (2004).Happy Pig's Hot 100 New York Restaurants: A Stubbornly Offbeat Guide.Quiet River Press LLC.ISBN9781932732054.RetrievedJanuary 15,2013.
  4. ^Joon Yun, Stephanie Daniel (2007).Low-Stress Food.Lulu.ISBN9780615148090.RetrievedJanuary 15,2013.
  5. ^Anita Gates (November 4, 2008).The Complete Idiot's Guide to New York City.Penguin.ISBN9781440653360.RetrievedJanuary 15,2013.
  6. ^Alex Witchel (August 6, 2003)."Feng Shui and Vegan Fare Battle a Neighborhood Curse".New York Times.RetrievedJanuary 15,2013.
  7. ^Prater, Danny (June 10, 2015)."The Top 6 Vegan Fine-Dining Establishments in the U.S."PETA.RetrievedFebruary 7,2019.
  8. ^Paul, Lauren (July 5, 2015)."24 Vegan Restaurants That Belong On Your Culinary Bucket List".Buzzfeed.RetrievedFebruary 24,2019.
  9. ^Laura Wright (2015).The Vegan Studies Project: Food, Animals, and Gender in the Age of Terror.University of Georgia Press.ISBN978-0-8203-4855-1.
  10. ^Stewart, Sarah L. (October 10, 2013)."Best Vegetarian Restaurants in the U.S."Travel + Leisure.RetrievedFebruary 9,2019.
  11. ^"Candle Cafe | Manhattan | Restaurant Menus and Reviews".Zagat.RetrievedFebruary 6,2013.
  12. ^Yolen-Cohen, Malerie (August 7, 2012)."Top 10 Upscale Vegan Restaurants in America".Shape. Archived fromthe originalon February 9, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 9,2019.
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