Food and Restaurants

Top 5 Ways to Eat Local Food: Blog Action Day

October 16, 2011
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If you live to be 80 years old and eat 3 meals per day, you’ll eat over 87,000 meals in your lifetime. That’s a lot of food. Most of us are vaguely aware of the impact of food on the environment, but it’s not something we think about every day. It should be. For Blog [...]

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The 4 Best Vegetarian Restaurants in Brighton, England

August 24, 2011

This is a guest post from Rebecca Padmore who is co-owner of GlobalGrasshopper.com England has its fair share of vegetarian and environmentally restaurants but if you venture south to the coast you’ll find the UK’s greenest and most progressive city, Brighton. Enjoying a great seaside location, the bohemian coastal town is also one of the [...]

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French Food: Your Guide to Meal Time in France

July 14, 2011
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The wonderful thing about France is that each region has its own very distinct specialties.  Most produce their own wine, and have cheeses, breads and dishes they call their very own. From bouillabaisse in the South of France, to the wonderful bleu cheeses in Auvergne, to the champagne from—where else?—Champagne, you could very well spend [...]

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Biodegradable Water Bottles: Choosing the Lessor Evil

April 1, 2011

Entire blogs are dedicated to how bad bottled water is for the environment. And we’ve written our fair share about it including:  Healthy Water Bottles, Stainless Steel Water Bottles, Glass Water Bottles, Shades of Green: Bottled Water, and 8 Ways to Save Water While Traveling for Blog Action Day. But, the reality is that sometimes [...]

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My Favorite Sustainable Restaurants in Minneapolis and St. Paul for Organic and Local Food

January 6, 2011
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  When we moved away from Washington DC, I knew I’d miss two things above all others: excellent public transportation and amazing restaurants. Although the public transit in the Twin Cities is comparatively lacking, I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the restaurant scene — and especially by the top-notch eateries dedicated to sustainable food. Here are [...]

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Eating Our Way Through the Best Restaurants in Boston

January 13, 2010
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Boston is an excellent destination for the green traveler, as we discovered on our recent trip. There’s fantastic public transportation provided by the T, Boston’s subway system; there’s a rich history; there’s cultural diversity.

But above all, there’s food: from Italian to Indian and ice cream to brunch, Boston provides an abundance of delicious local dining options. Here’s our food journey through the best restaurants in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Save 90% on Restaurants with 2 Restaurant Coupon Tips

April 30, 2009
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I love trying new restaurants, but this can get expensive, especially in the U.S. Luckily there are ways to save a huge amount of money, while supporting local businesses…. If you’re going to be visiting a new city (or even want to try a new restaurant in your own town), it’s worth choosing a few restaurants before you go and purchasing the gift cards through Restaurants.com.

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Where to Eat the World’s Healthiest Foods

February 27, 2009
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There are plenty of travelers who visit a country or region specifically to sample local cuisine — pasta in Italy, wine in France, or steak in Argentina …. The following foods are known to be high in antioxidants, lower cholesterol, reduce your risk of heart disease, control blood sugar, and/or prevent cancer. The worlds healthiest foods.

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10 Best Countries for Vegetarian or Vegan Travel

February 25, 2009
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For vegan or vegetarian travelers, maintaining a strict diet while traveling can be extremely challenging. Luckily there are plenty of places where vegetarianism is commonplace and even encouraged (specifically in Buddhist countries). Here are 10 countries where vegetarian travelers should have an easier time finding vegetarian restaurants (listed alphabetically):

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11 Common Foods to Naturally Relieve Illness while Traveling

February 24, 2009
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Have you ever walked into a pharmacy in a foreign country and wondered what exactly you were buying? While common pharmaceuticals are available in most countries, sometimes you’re better off trying an at-home remedy before you experiment with an unknown medicine.Here are 11 everyday foods and the common traveler’s illness they are known to help cure. I’ve posted this two ways, first by food and what it treats, and secondly by the illness and what will alleviate it.

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