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Plant-Based Soul Food in New York City
ABOUT CADENCE
Cadence is a vegan Southern + soul food restaurant in the East Village from Ravi Derossi’s Overthrow Hospitality. Tapping into her upbringing and plant-based ethos, Executive Chef Shenarri Freeman spotlights Southern foodways through the lens of health and sustainability.
ABOUT CHEF SHENARRI FREEMAN
Raised in Richmond, Virginia, Executive Chef Shenarri Freeman, aka “Shenarri Greens” began her hospitality career in 2011 while completing her undergraduate degree at Howard University. For eight years, she cooked her way across DC before 2019, when she moved to New York to further her culinary skills at the Institute of Culinary Education, where she is currently enrolled in the Health Supportive Culinary Arts program. In 2017, Shenarri adopted a vegan diet, and via Cadence, is excited to showcase Southern foodways through a lens of health and sustainability.
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Learn about all of the plant-based venues in the award-winning Overthrow Hospitality portfolio.
Saramsam
New York City’s first vegan Filipino restaurant. Hailing from the province of La Union, Executive Chef Raj Abat says he wanted to create a restaurant that was Filipino down to its core—in its warm hospitality, nostalgic ingredients, and informal, communal style of dining.
111 E 7th St, New York, NY 10009
Amor Y Amargo
When we opened Amor y Amargo in 2011, it was New York City’s first bitters-focused bar. Helmed by our legendary Beverage Director, Sother Teague, the bar still celebrates every manner of Italian amaro, bitter, and tincture we can get our hands on.
443 E 6th St, New York, NY 10009
Ladybird
Opened in 2016, Ladybird is our vegan tapas and wine bar—a convivial environment for dates and good conversation. As with our other venues, Ladybird’s menu rotates regularly to spotlight what’s in season.
111 E 7th St, New York, NY 10009
Avant Garden
After years of running top cocktail bars, Ravi DeRossi opened this modern vegan restaurant, in 2015. Since then, it’s become the jewel of our portfolio, producing some of New York’s most beloved vegan dishes—served alongside curated global natural wines.
130 E 7th St, New York, NY 10009
Proletariat
Proletariat has been one of New York City’s craft beer institutions since 2012. With menu rotating across ten taps and thirty-plus bottles, we bring our favorite brews around the world right to the East Village.
102 St Mark’s Pl, New York, NY 10009