Eating Our Way Through Austin: A raw and Living Foods Culinary Adventure

This weekend has seemed like an eating and socialization orgy. What a nice break ! Friday night was date night with my husband, Scott. It was supposed to be an evening out with out of town friends, Tonya and Cody of http://www.JourneyofHealth.net, but they were delayed in their travel plans, so Scott and I took the opportunity to have an evening out anyway.

We went for dinner at Daily Juice Cafe and had a delicious meal. Scott had Caesar salad and a coconut barbecue wrap and I had an enchilada and a not egg salad wrap. We each had a green smoothie, too. The food was delicious.

When Tonya and Cody arrived on Saturday afternoon, I took them to Borboletas Living Gourmet for lunch. The food was delicious and they were thoroughly impressed, since they have no living foods restaurants in Calgary. Tonya and Cody's 8 month old Daughter Abby enjoyed the food as much as we did, and Grandma Jean was excited that Borboleta's served coffee and chocolate pie.

Since Tonya was on day 62 of a 92 day juice cleanse, we went to Daily Juice Barton Springs afterwards for a green juice then we went to check out a new store called Natural Grocers. There we stocked up on produce at amazing prices. What an exciting find.

We topped off the day with a living and raw foods potluck at my home. We had a huge turnout...in the neighborhood of 70 people. It's exciting that so many people are discovering Living Foods and desiring to learn more.

The weekend was topped off with another trip to Daily Juice Cafe with Tonya and Cody, where we met our friends the Osborne's. Mom Karen and daughter Lauren were celebrating their birthdays and we had another amazing meal.

Below are some photos of our food.

Caesar Salad - daily Juice Cafe

Delicious Chocolate Desserts from Daily Juice Cafe

Chocolate Desserts Daily Juice Cafe

Sloppy Joes - Borboleta Cafe

Baby Abby Loves Greens

Thai Green Curry on Yam Noodles- Daily Juice Cafe

Chocolate Pie Borboleta's Cafe

Sloppy Joes - Borboleta's Cafe

Capresi Salad - Borboleta's Cafe

Red Cabbage Fajitas at Borboletas

Not Egg Salad from Daily Juice Cafe

Barbeque Coconut Wrap Daily Juice

Austin is a great place to live if you enjoy eating treating yourself to gourmet living foods and fresh whole foods that nourish and satisfy! Here's a rundown of our wonderful restaurants that have plentiful Raw and Living Foods Selections. If you have any to add, please comment below.

1- Daily Juice Cafe - Full menu raw living cuisine with an international flair (mainly Mexican and Thai)

2-Borboleta's Gourmet Living Foods Cafe - Dine in or take out gourmet living cuisine. Also serves alcohol and coffee

3- Coming Soon - Beet's Cafe - Full service raw and living foods cafe with sit down service

4- Whole Foods Downtown Raw Foods Cafe

5- Cheer-up Charlies Roadside Stand : Serves raw vegan and cooked vegan sandwiches, drinks and desserts

6- Casa De Luz macrobiotic, vegan, gluten free with huge salads and sea vegetable salads

7- Daily Juice Original Juice Bars and Snack Shops - 2 locations : juices, smoothies and take out items from the cafe

8- Fresh Choice Huge salad bar with lots of raw vegetables. Also serves meat and standard American fare.

Have fun!

Love, Health and Joy,

Dr. Ritamarie

www.drritamarie.com