Beloved NYC restaurant owner’s world crumbled when he lost $300K in ‘fraud’ scheme — but a viral post saved his eatery and faith in the city: ‘I couldn’t believe it’

Source: New York Post

It’s a meat-free miracle. In recent months, the decades-old pioneering vegan East Village restaurant Caravan of Dreams was living a nightmare. Saddled by debt, allegedly swindled by a business partnership turned sour, and bogged down by an evolving East Village along with the lingering effects of the pandemic, the oldest vegan eatery in NYC was teetering on the edge of serving the last of its signature dishes, like creamy vegan burritos, crisp risotto croquettes and yummy tofu scrambles.