Articles tagged “Restaurants”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

A South American Day In Los Angeles By Julia Austin IN Travel & Outdoors Oct 12 2011 There are two kinds of staycations. The kind where you want to completely relax and treat your city as though you are a tourist in it, experiencing all of the things that are so fill in your city here. And then there is the type of staycation in which you want to feel like you’ve gotten far, far away + READ MORE

8 Germiest Public Places That Could Be Making You Sick By Laurel House IN Food & Health Mar 25 2011 When you travel, you leave your controlled, clean, routine environment and venture into unmarked territory. You touch, eat, even sleep on lots of foreign and possibly dirty things. But if, like me, you have an ongoing case of wanderlust, the world’s germs aren’t enough to deter your globetrotting ways. You have just learned how to prepare for them. Because the fact is that you can plan and organize your life to a T, but if you get sick all your plans go down the drain. Goodbye trip to Hawaii you planned months ago, goodbye presentation you’re supposed to give at work tomorrow… + READ MORE

6 Intoxicating High Altitude Restaurants By Sara Novak IN Travel & Outdoors Jan 3 2011 Adventurous eating doesn't have to consist of gnawing on indigenous creep crawlers or mysterious internal organs. Exciting bites can be the result of the faces and places that you choose to eat. If heights give you the willies then this may be too much for you, but for all those bold eaters out there, why not consider dining in the clouds? + READ MORE

Christian Pilosi is Creating a Thriving Vegan Community in...Scranton? (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Food & Health Oct 25 2010 "I decided it would be more rewarding to change the part of the world I live in and believe it or not, eden has been thriving right here in Scranton!" + READ MORE

5 Great iPhone Apps for Vegans By NaturallySavvy.com IN Tech & Transport Oct 10 2010 Being vegan can be difficult, particularly when you're just starting out, but vegan iPhone users can get a little help with a variety of apps gears toward people who don't eat animal products. + READ MORE

Fast Food Kid's Meals Have Adult-Sized Fat, Calories and Salt By Lloyd Alter IN Food & Health Aug 26 2010 Happy meals are cholesterol and salt bombs marketed to kids with toys and tie-ins. Why is this legal? + READ MORE

Cooking, Eating, and the Gulf Oil Spill: Chef Joey Camapanaro of NYC's The Little Owl (Interview) By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jul 29 2010 Joey Campanaro is Chef/Owner of Blackfoot Consulting, which includes the restaurants The Little Owl, Market Table, and The Village Belle, all in New York City. We caught up with him to see what he thinks about the oil spill and the future of food in the Gulf of Mexico. + READ MORE

Eat Up - No Food Waste Allowed at This Restaurant By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Jun 9 2010 The world could do with a lot more restaurants (and homes) that prohibit food waste the way Australia's Wafu does. + READ MORE

Free Parking is Actually Pretty Expensive By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Tech & Transport Apr 1 2010 My town has free parking all along Main Street. It's the kind of thing visitors always remark on: "No meters!!" And we smugly say, "Nope, not here!" and pull up right in front of the nearest restaurant or antique store. Yep, life seemed pretty sweet... until I realized that the abundance of free parking meant one thing: I. Drive. Everywhere. + READ MORE

A Twist on a Quebecois Traditional Dish: Ploye By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jan 27 2010 My son's girlfriend Rebecca had a dinner party last week and the theme was Quebecois cooking. I took a tortiere as my contribution to the party and she served a fantastic vegetarian French onion soup and vegetarian poutine. However, the piece de resistance for the evening was the ploye. + READ MORE

Forget Fast-Food French Fries: Study Finds National Chains Using Less-Healthy Vegetable Oil Options By Mat McDermott IN Food & Health Jan 19 2010 Want a healthier french fry? Choose a local independent restaurant rather than a national chain. + READ MORE

The Secret to Greener Take Out? Being Prepared By Marye Audet IN Food & Health Oct 23 2009 Eating fast food is not green and it is best to stay away from it but there are going to be those times that fast food happens. When it does? Be prepared with reusable items and some of these ideas. + READ MORE

Try a New Vegetable: Fennel Mashed Potatoes By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Sep 14 2009 Ever try fennel in your mashed potatoes? The addition of an extra vegetable completely changes the flavour of an old standby. + READ MORE

A New Yorker's Vegan Guide to Portland, Oregon By Mickey Z. IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 8 2009 Portland, Oregon is the most vegan-friendly city in America.. + READ MORE

Teachers: Put Some Green in Your Lesson Plans By Blythe Copeland IN Work & Connect Sep 3 2009 Teach your kids more than just reading, writing, and spelling with these suggestions for incorporating sustainability into traditional lessons--and leave them with knowledge to last a lifetime. + READ MORE

How Green is Your Happy Hour? (Quiz) By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Aug 19 2009 No matter your cocktail preference, choosing a green drink is easier than you think. Learn all there is to know about sipping green in our quiz: How Green is Your Happy Hour? + READ MORE

Staycation Destination: Santa Monica By Laurel House IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 19 2009 Need to get away? Then stay. You live in a city that people like to escape to. You should too. Instead of packing up, taking off, and expanding your carbon footprint to some asinine size, stay put and take a staycation in Santa Monica. + READ MORE

Making Wise Seafood Choices with Monterey Bay Aquarium Pocket Seafood Guide and Emeril (Video) By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Aug 17 2009 Most people don't realize that the seafood choices that they make can have a huge impact on the planet. While the ocean might look blue and beautiful above the surface, below the surface the ocean could be telling a different story. On recent episode of Emeril Green, Sheila Bowman of Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch explained that overfishing and dangerous fishing methods are doing major damage to our ocean habitats. + READ MORE

Green Eating: Take a Gastronomical Tour of San Francisco By Sara Novak IN Travel & Outdoors Jul 28 2009 It is nearing the end of my end of summer West Coast jaunt and though I am saddened, my wallet is empty. In my days in the city I did my best to show PG readers the best and the brightest in new San Francisco green cuisine. That's no easy feat either with so many choices at hand. But with the help of my two best friends and fellow foodies Cathy and Susan, I was able to truly leave my gastronomical mark in this great city. + READ MORE

My Sultry Summer Park Slope Staycation By Jessica Root IN Travel & Outdoors Jul 20 2009 This past weekend, instead of hopping the train to a Connecticut or Long Island beach, the Hamptons or taking a road trip to Upstate New York—like so many of my fellow New York City dwellers—I decided to take a mini-staycation right here in my hometown, Park Slope, Brooklyn. + READ MORE