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After passing by FONUTS on 3rd street and Crescent numerous times and seeing exchanges occur about the mysterious treats via twitter, I was curious…what was it with these fonuts?! So I took to google. Fonuts: A wheat & gluten free (and sometimes vegan) alternative to a donut. Always one to try vegan and vegetarian food (addicted to the immense health rush it gives me) I was determined to try fonuts despite my love for a good ole’ classic donut! There is just something about the terms “gluten free” and “wheat free” that makes you feel like you are doing something...
If you’ve been in New York within the past year, then no doubt you’ve heard the rave about new Jamaican hot spot Miss Lily’s. Located on 132 W. Houston Miss Lily’s is the first downtown caribbean spot that transports you to the islands the second you walk in the door. With a full bar offering beers and alcohol that take you back to that one time you actually decided to give yourself a vacation, and food that makes you wish you had a grandmother that could get down like the chef, Miss Lily’s is more than a restaurant. It’s a hang...
Dependence on non renewable resources can prove to be very dangerous. Realizing this fact, everything around us is going green these day be it hybrid cars, radiant cooling in house, carbon offsets or eco-friendly spas. Next is this list is tourism industry. Hotels are trying to get Eco sensitive and we are here to discuss some similar Eco-friendly hotels. Given below is a list of seven best Eco resorts providing sustainable luxury. 1. Finca Rosa Blanca Inn This beautiful resort is positioned in the middle Valley of Costa Rica enclosed by mesmerizing sights. Striking sights of volcanoes, thick forests and...
Getting young’uns to fulfill their five-a-day nutritional needs is often a trying task. In desperation, parents often resort to sweet talking, bribery, or find clever ways to disguise broccoli and brussels sprouts as more appealing foodstuffs. With sympathy for this plight, Peter Rabbit Organics has produced a line of organic fruit snacks and veggie blends, available in “squeeze pouches” that make downing the concoctions as fun as they are healthy. Rich in iron and beta carotine, the Mango, Banana and Orange blend will appeal to smoothie lovers, while the Sweet Potato, Corn and Apple pouch serves as a satisfying on-the-go meal during long...
The Urth Caffé is an organic coffee company that exclusively carries its own brand of premium, fresh roasted whole bean organic coffee, and hand selected fine teas sold under strict quality and ethical standards. Not a coffee or tea person, go for the food! At first I was a bit turned off by the trendiness of this well known melrose restaurant – often featured in shows like Entourage and The Hills, but that’s only because I hadn’t discovered their downtown location! Usually frequented by your local downtown officers, Silverlake hipsters, and students from campuses near by, it is much more...
Any restaurant that allows me to walk in casually wearing sneakers and carrying a skateboard is a friend of mine. Remix…Any restaurant that features its own sneaker and skateboard line is what I’d consider to be a very close friend of mine. But let’s not misread the subtext kids; entering a restaurant as such must be done effortlessly with style and class. Which is exactly what I did this past weekend as I “rode” into The Spotted Pig’s Restaurant, located on the quiet west village corner of W11th and Greenwich Street, and was greeted generously by their warm and laid...
We’ve reported on the organic bubbly from Domaine Carneros – the only certified organic sparkling wine in the United States – before. Now, they are happy to report that theirsparkling wine is also vegan-friendly, and apparently always has been. Champagne and sparkling wine have animal products in them? Who knew? The entire estate at Domaine Carneros, including the grapes grown for their sparkling wine and their pinot noir, are all certified organic. While the grapes have been grown organically for the last twenty years, they didn’t get official California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) label until 2008. What Makes Their Sparkling Wine Organic? Wine...
How many of you hotel stayers have been noticing a new GREEN POLICY/GESTURE at most of your hotels? One would usually stumble upon such a “gesture” in your hotel bathroom printed upon a cardboard card resting against the sink mirror. It would tell you something like, “EVERYDAY IS EARTH DAY….” and then proceed to tell you that they do not collect and wash towels or sheets unless asked! In other words, they are saving energy and water by limiting their daily wash cycles and they are giving you the option to contribute to their fruitful goal or not. Now this...
When you hear the term ‘green restaurant’, greasy fast food chain McDonalds is pretty much the last thing that comes to mind. With a reputation for fostering obesity, bad health and environmental destruction by peddling rainforest grown meat, McDonald’s has been fighting a less-than-rosy public image for years. But now the country’s largest fast-food restaurant is hoping to change all that with the opening of their first ‘green’ restaurant in North Carolina — dubbed ‘green’ because the restaurant will offer electric vehicle charging. The McDonald’s features an array of green technologies and is designed to use as much daylight as possible, comes equipped...
I’ll never learn quiet how to adapt to the winter. My Latin blood does not adjust well. However, I do enjoy any excuse I get to drink warm beverages, especially hot cocoa. When I learned that there existed such a thing as eco cocoa through Grist.org’s recent tasting, I could resist but to share. Check out some really insightful views on the following seven cocoa’s. Hopefully it’ll help you select your next brand of choice as it did me! From Grist.org Green & Black’s organic hot chocolate drink Ingredients: Organic raw cane sugar, organic fat-reduced cocoa powder, organic dark chocolate...
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