Lagusta's Luscious

This is pretty late notice, but we are delivering to Kingston and all areas nearby Kingston today (Saturday) at 3 PM—place your order by 1:30 for a delivery between three and 4:30. If the website gives you any trouble send a DM, because it’s Ericka’s day off and I’m not sure if it’s set to accept orders as far away as kingston!!! —lagusta (at New Paltz, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLhNv6-jJDT/?igshid=t1kp4ebaftwj

@kingstonbread is BACK! Also it’s freezing (7 degrees when I woke up?!) so I highly suggest delivery. The bread isn’t on the website for delivery but if you want a warm loaf just place a delivery order and call us to add it on afterward. Next winter you’ll be able to cozy up in here when it’s so cold, sipping drinking chocolate in the window seat with your feet warmed by the radiators. (at New Paltz, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKofHgTDtGH/?igshid=13ta53zcaqjxr

We’re not restocking we’re not making more—we’re running out of everything in advance of closing for a week Thursday at 6 PM. Grab some lunch or dinner while we have it, come in for a perfect velvety latte to tide you over until January 8, flip thru a zine, snag some chocolates for your soft quiet NYE at home, get some @rancho_gordo beans to cook up on New Year’s Day because beans bring good luck in the new year. Oh and get some COFFEE beans. We’ve got @maquinacoffeeroasters and @tandemcoffeeroasters nice fresh beans on the shelf. (at New Paltz, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJbvJcHDA1M/?igshid=6lc82ydr8z6b

1) @kingstonbread is in the house!!! 2) I don’t imagine we’ll have indoor dining until, at the very earliest, the summer (more likely: next winter). Please follow my sweet + inspiring friend @stacydelin_md who is providing such wonderful, accurate, fact based information on everything. We are so so grateful for your takeout and delivery orders. They’re keeping us employed, keeping our doors open. DoorDash seems to be working well, please give feedback on the radius—I’m not quite sure what it is. After chocolate madness calms down at @lagustasluscious I’ll work on some ideas to expand our delivery radius like we did last winter. Xoxox lagusta (at New Paltz, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIqa_uEDDIm/?igshid=g8owmryq36hj

Zack @third_chai made us some more pronoun pins in custom commissary! colors — snap one up and wear it everywhere! ⠀ ⠀ We make it a point not to assume anyone’s gender pronouns—kindly do the same, cool? It takes some practice, but it’s so worth it to ensure that everyone is seen accurately, valued, & respected, you know? ⠀ ⠀ Any questions about what this all means? Please feel free to ask below or send a DM—no judgements, promise. ⠀ ⠀ Xoxox ⠀ lagusta ⠀ (she/her!) ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ (at New Paltz, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIdiMfoj0j2/?igshid=1m7rcvvpqbjpa

I thought about not doing Halloween ramen this year, but then realized that if any year needed a treat bowl o’ noodles it’s this damn year. Halloramen prep is starting up and we’re hoping to have it ready for your almost-completely-takeout pleasure by Saturday, for a full week of creepy noodle joy. A charcoal-squash creamy cauldron broth, vegan #molecularegg yolk magically red, nori bats, squash pumpkins, vegan egg white skulls, carrot worms, so much. 🍁🍂🍁Oh and if you balk at wearing a mask inside, you can’t have these special noodles. They’re only for nice people who care about other people. 👀🦇🍂🍁👀 xoxoxo lagusta (at New Paltz, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGnCDJCDZDT/?igshid=g4m4zup0y0ok

Sam’s beautiful powerful kimchi reminding you that even when we’re out of pickles (give em a few more days to get stinkier) you can always get a side of kimchi. Add a side of kimchi to your #socialistslidingscalesoup, ask Sidnye to make you a brine shot soda with kimchi juice, live it live it live it. Leave through the back door be soft when things get wild like on peak leaf holiday weekends stay soft when things get wild leave through the back door eat lots of kimchi stay soft (at New Paltz, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGLJIfxDClL/?igshid=uaz865dcrxyj

The #mitzvahwall is really unbelievable today (at New Paltz, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGDy862jOKw/?igshid=hywyd84276w2

The case as of this exact moment, and also a small bit of Avalon workin hard on the line. ⠀ ⠀ How is your weekend? It’s busy in town, I feel jittery about the election, and heavy about Breonna and am always wondering what we can do to do more. Just keeping the businesses running takes most of my energy most days but it’s important to use the small in between scraps for revolution, and, even more, to build that into the businesses from the ground up. ⠀ ⠀ I woke up and scrolled through @alokvmenon ‘s feed and it gave me a boost. “I’m not interested in legitimacy,” they write. “Legitimacy is a circus that requires me to convince others of what already is.” Wise words: focus on your important life’s work, forget what anyone thinks of you. ⠀ ⠀ It’s Saturday here we are. ⠀ Stay safe, stay sane. ⠀ ⠀ Xoxo⠀ Lagusta (at New Paltz, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFmy7rnD17Z/?igshid=1lzzd6ayw7xr8

We’re psyched to start carrying @edenesquenutmilks in our retail case — locally made vegan milks! To kick things off @sid.artss made this TODAY ONLY special: a carob-mel apple steamer: Edenesque fresh carob date maple cashew milk with a touch of our homemade caramel sauce, plus whipped cream and a caramel apple slice. It’s Saturday and the world feels HEAVY. Come have a nice drink in the cool air. Xoxo (at Lagusta's Luscious Commissary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFUnMkgDwGM/?igshid=1mvqmiir8t99

It’s a #newpaltzsummersunday still even though it’s September. The @npopenairmarket is happening and is delightful. @libertyviewfarm is there with produce and @kay_and_kay_catering is outside with a lovely vegan curried chickpea lunch and raspberry lemonade, too. Inside we’ve got a new spicy corn-jackfruit stew, getting low on ice cream as the temperatures dip so get your fill now before it vanishes. I’m spending a few hours volunteering for @votesaveamerica today, join me in text-banking to save democracy?? Xoxo lagusta (at New Paltz, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFFTMMgDJ-m/?igshid=1ryhl56i1by9i

Laney @colleen.coursey has made no more than three batches of vegan croissants in her life and she’s GOT IT. This is a skill that took me years. Wow. I am humbled, with grateful crumbs all over my mask. A few more giant big puffy flaky babiezzz in here today but come quick. Also: we’ll be open 11-6 tomorrow! #veganviennoiserie !! Xoxox lagusta (at New Paltz, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEzKxohD7Iy/?igshid=yvfwh054tfs6

Very New Paltzy day around here! Xoli and I are both wearing fashions from glorious downtown boutiques, @crustandmagic and @headyteddys. And, when our new freezer arrived unexpectedly and it took all hands on deck to haul it inside (including taking the door off it’s hinges and the door’s a little wonky now...) @timrogers4767 strolls up at the perfect time and helped move it in—whatta mayor. And Nina and Rafi helped take the plastic off the doors (#satisfying), too. We’re small and scrappy and I’m not handy and honestly things like this only work because of our pals and my brother and our amazing staff (thank you Autumn for loosening all the pallet bolts by lying on the hot ground in full sun, come on) and I’m just grateful all the time. Also have you checked out @rafirogers’s YouTube channel yet or what? —-lagusta (at New Paltz, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEuoAcmj6lm/?igshid=2b0m2xaok40

NEWS! 1) it’s a soupy day 2) we’re now open 9-8 every day but Mondays and Tuesdays, which are 11-6, and Thursdays—we’re going to stay closed on Thursdays for a bit. We’re hoping to get to 9-8 every day except Thursdays in a few weeks. 🎉🎉🎉BUT! 🎉🎉🎉today we’re closing at 5 for our bimonthly staff meeting. (at New Paltz, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEo53o6D4a-/?igshid=5mijozz8paxv

What feels good to me lately, and with apologies to @rickawads for this quick snap, is creamy #socialistslidingscalesoup for breakfast then this tidy little luncheon: marinaded @blackbird_foods seitan, Sama’s beautiful housemade pickles, and beans and greens. This plate was made by Autumn, I am so grateful to them (also everyone). I’ve been struggling a bit the past few days — fear of the election, you know how it goes, it ebbs and flows — and what grounds me is: forcing myself to eat regular meals even when I don’t feel like it, meditating with the help of @headspace, and volunteering with @votesaveamerica. Schedules and rituals keep me calm and in check, good friends I can vent to keep my heart open, good food keeps me from getting shaky. A belief in democracy and a kindness that will somehow rule over all are what I breathe in, I breathe out a commitment to do the work to bring these goals about. Taking it breath by breath. Xoxo —lagusta (at New Paltz, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEhV1sojOY2/?igshid=1ktky006y37id

Bread delivery moved to Fridays! Snap these babies uppppppp!!! (at New Paltz, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEcIKevDG4H/?igshid=1jpeto3cxh0fq

Typical New Paltz Friday night: @huckleberrynewpaltz for a frozé and appropriate social distancing, then sumac harvesting and a sumac photoshoot. Look at this cache of #rhusglabra we stumbled on. Our lavender sumac lemonade is made with beautiful sumac, native to North America. An important edible and medicinal—the taste of our place. A natural sour patch kid, you can make lemonade just from steeping or cold brewing the fruit (strip it off the stem because the stem can be bitter) with no sugar or lemons, but because we like to make things difficult here we steep it with lavender and organic lemon and good old organic fair trade evaporated cane juice sugar. It’s good! —lagusta (at Lagusta's Luscious Commissary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD6jhgiD_Bh/?igshid=6b9epdo4exhc