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EVOS: A Wholesome, Natural Approach to Quick-Food Fare

  The Veg­gie Gar­den Grill burger, air-baked fries, mesquite magic ketchup and an iced tea. EVOS approach to the quick-dining expe­ri­ence is a more health­ful and fresh alter­na­tive to the tra­di­tional burger and fries type joint. EVOS cooks their menu items using air-baking meth­ods instead of deep fry­ing, which decreases the caloric count sig­nif­i­cantly. They also use organic greens for their sal­ads, organic and reduced-fat... Read More

Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival 2013

  I’m hold­ing Dole Whip with spiced rum and Sam Adams Cream Stout in front of the Pineap­ple Prom­e­nade. They are not both for me! I’ve been want­ing to visit Epcot’s Inter­na­tional Flower and Gar­den Fes­ti­val for years, not real­iz­ing that it was a feast for more than just the eyes! In their 20th year cel­e­brat­ing mother nature’s finest flora, the fes­ti­val also offers a vari­ety of spring-inspired culi­nary... Read More

veg ‘n’ out: magic kingdom

Dis­ney World’s theme parks are filled with fun, excitement and mag­i­cal expe­ri­ences for every­one to enjoy. My favorite rides in the Magic King­dom included the speed and thrills of Space Moun­tain or get­ting soaked on Splash Moun­tain. For a lit­tle more relax­ing expe­ri­ence, I really enjoyed Mickey’s Phil­har­Magic 3D movie and the audi­ence inter­ac­tive Mon­sters, Inc. Laugh Floor. All the fun and laugh­ter... Read More

A Day of Play in Seaside

Halfway between Des­tin and Panama City, along the Emer­ald Coast waters, lies fairy­tale beach towns on County Road 30A.  Among those beach towns is the mas­ter planned com­mu­nity of Sea­side. Wooden cus­tom cot­tages, wide porches and a com­ple­men­tary color palette to the bor­der­ing gulf waters makes Sea­side the vision of a beach town ideal. While enjoy­ing the beau­ti­ful beach at Sea­side, one may find hunger and... Read More

A Few Good Apples

    Tucked away in the cor­ner of Sea­grove Plaza on beau­ti­ful state road 30-a, sur­rounded by sub shops and kitschy beach mer­chan­dis­ers is a fresh and tasty café, A Few Good Apples. Upon enter­ing the quaint eatery, the first things I noticed was the bright decor and clean envi­ron­ment. I reviewed the over­head menus with lots of veg­e­tar­ian and vegan options. I had trou­ble choos­ing between home­made veg­e­tar­ian... Read More

Orlando’s Freshest Veg Friendly Greek Cuisine

Mediter­ranean Blue restau­rant in SoDo Orlando is the fresh­est, most fla­vor­ful and afford­able veg friendly Greek cui­sine you’ll find in Cen­tral Florida. Mediter­ranean Blue interior When you are dri­ving along Michi­gan Avenue, Mediter­ranean Blue restau­rant can go unno­ticed among the vari­ety of restau­rants and retail­ers lin­ing the busy road. Set back on the cor­ner of Michi­gan Avenue and South Osce­ola Avenue,... Read More

Veg ‘n’ Out: Downtown Disney

  Dis­ney World is Orlando’s tourist mecca with four theme parks, two water parks, dozens of themed resort hotels and count­less places to grab a bite to eat. With that being said, this arti­cle is focused on veg­e­tar­ian and vegan options at the Down­town Dis­ney Marketplace. The Fresh A-Peel build­ing at Down­town Disney I started my Down­town Dis­ney Mar­ket­place veg expe­ri­ence at the new Fresh A-Peel quick ser­vice din­ing... Read More

Veg ‘n’ Out: New Smyrna Beach

  Just a short drive over the North Cause­way towards New Smyrna Beach you will find a quaint café with vivid ocean blue decor and an al fresco din­ing expe­ri­ence. Café Heav­enly wel­comes not only hun­gry veg beach goers, but canines as well. Sebas­t­ian about to enjoy his refresh­ing Milk­bone and frozen yogurt treat. Café Heav­enly, New Smyrna Beach We sat out­side with the dogs and the Café Heav­enly staff came out to not... Read More

Reviewed: Central Florida Earth Day 2011

  Live music at Earth Day The cel­e­bra­tion of the 41st Earth Day at Lake Eola Park on Sat­ur­day April 23, 2011 was enjoyed by many. There were vegan food ven­dors, live music, enter­tain­ment, eco-friendly ven­dors, mind body spirit activ­i­ties, ani­mal haven, artist cor­ner, speak­ers, pre­sen­ta­tions, envi­ron­men­tal edu­ca­tion, humane edu­ca­tion, earth kids zone and much more! The vegan cui­sine choices were... Read More

Florida’s Best Veg Friendly Chain Restaurants

    Jason’s Deli is a deli restau­rant for all tastes. Their large menu and excel­lent salad bar makes Jason’s Deli a top choice for veg­e­tar­ian and vegan options. They pride them­selves in using only the high­est qual­ity ingre­di­ents, USDA cer­ti­fied organ­ics, whole grains, extra vir­gin olive oil and more. The fol­low­ing menu items are highly rec­om­mended for max­i­mum veg enjoyment: Jason’s Deli Salad Bar Veg­e­tar­ian... Read More