Pure Food and Wine

{{Short description|Vegan restaurant in New York City}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

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| established = {{Start date|2004|06}}

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| current-owner = Sarma Melngailis

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| chef = Matthew Kenney

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| street-address = 54 Irving Place

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| postcode = 10003

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Pure Food and Wine was a raw food and vegan restaurant co-founded by Sarma Melngailis and chef Matthew Kenney. The restaurant opened in June 2004 at 54 Irving Place in Manhattan.{{cite news |last=Fabricant |first=Florence |date=2004-06-16 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/16/dining/food-stuff-off-the-menu.html |title=Food Stuff; Off the Menu |work=The New York Times |access-date=2024-09-04 |archive-date=2022-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413052412/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/16/dining/food-stuff-off-the-menu.html |url-status=live }} It closed in 2016. It is the subject of the documentary Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.{{Cite web |last=Orlow |first=Emma |date=2023-08-09 |title=Is 'Bad Vegan' Sarma Melngailis Reopening an NYC Restaurant? |url=https://ny.eater.com/2023/8/9/23823253/sarma-melngailis-pure-food-wine-reopening-restaurant |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Eater NY |language=en |archive-date=2024-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904030632/https://ny.eater.com/2023/8/9/23823253/sarma-melngailis-pure-food-wine-reopening-restaurant |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=LeGardye |first=Quinci |date=2022-03-21 |title=You Can Order From the Restaurant From 'Bad Vegan' This Weekend |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/bad-vegan-pure-food-and-wine-restaurant-netflix/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Marie Claire |language=en |archive-date=2024-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414175227/https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/bad-vegan-pure-food-and-wine-restaurant-netflix/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Agrawal |first=Vandita |date=2022-03-22 |title=What happened to Sarma Melngailis from Netflix's Bad Vegan? |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3171400/what-happened-sarma-melngailis-netflixs-bad-vegan-former |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en |archive-date=2023-12-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231154034/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3171400/what-happened-sarma-melngailis-netflixs-bad-vegan-former |url-status=live }}

File:Pure Food & Wine - Pear Ravioli (8388703556).jpg|Pear Ravioli

File:Salsify Noodles with Radicchio and Fresh Figs, from Pure Food & Wine.jpg| Salsify Noodles with Radicchio and Figs