Eat Green, Be Happy

Victor’s 1959 Café, Minneapolis, MN 🌿🌿🌿 Si estás con antojo de un cafecito cubano (expreso con azúcar), ven a Victor's .  Victor’s está abierto de miércoles a domingo de 9:00 am a 2:00pm, así que tienes que ir temprano. Los fines de semana hay mucha gente así que ve con tiempo o ve temprano si tienes mucha hambre. He ido dos veces y me ha gustado muchísimo la comida. He comido el desayuno Día y noche (foto) y en otra ocasión el desayuno Eggs Havana. El primero me gustó más que el segundo. El segundo estaba delicioso excepto por las yuquitas, que normalmente son mis favoritas. Otros comensales recomiendan los tostones, sandwich cubano y desayuno ropa vieja, pero todo lo que pidas sabe delicioso. La salsa creole vale la pena probarla. Además, al ir a Victor's estás en territorio cubano, o eso pretende simular el diseño del local, en directa alusión a las tempestuosas relaciones entre Cuba y Estados Unidos, mismas que en más de siete décadas siguen tensas, por decir lo ...

Mediterranea , Via Santa Marta 6, Milán, Italia 🌿 🌿 🌿 🌿 A veces planeas ir al mejor restaurante para probar el plato típico de la ciudad, pero terminas en el restaurante de enfrente porque ya no hay reservas, está lloviendo, tienes hambre y los restaurantes cierran en una hora.   Así llegamos a Mediterranean pero fue una experiencia culinaria muy grata. Primero, este restaurante va más allá de la propuesta de ser consciente ecológicamente, también adopta una política de soporte de los productores locales, de los alimentos sanos, comida balanceada y nutritiva. No utilizan aceites calientes, les interesa la calidad, la naturaleza y la salud.  Su lema es “il cibo è come una medicina che nutre il nostro benessere” que quiere decir: “la comida es como una medicina que nutre nuestro bienestar”.  La comida es la salud, una propuesta que traduce el pensamiento naturista y que yo aprendí de mi abuela. Los dos platos que probamos estuvieron deliciosos, además de que no había...

Beirut , West Saint Paul, MN 55118 🌿🌿🌿🌿 This is one of the first restaurant I tried since I moved to Saint Paul. I have been there several times, last time with my family that visited me from Peru. The atmosphere is very pleasant, the space is small but very well decorated, there is always some music playing that transport you to the beautiful landscape of Lebanon, that you can see in the pictures around the room. There is a menu for two, one with meat and one veggie, that includes seven different plates (in the photo the veggie option), plus kebabs, rice and pita bread. It is plenty for two, so maybe you have some leftovers. I always bring my own Tupperware, just in case. I strongly recommend this place that has the complete four leaves because nothing is plastic, exception of the garlic butter that is served with the kebabs.  Eat Green, Be Happy rating system 🌿🌿🌿🌿   4 leaves: All green 🌿🌿🌿.  3 leaves: Great but you can do better 🌿🌿  2 leaves: Green by ...

Chimborazo , Minneapolis 🌿🌿🌿🌿 I was so happy to try the food at Chimborazo, an Ecuatorian restaurant in Minneapolis. It is a small business with two rooms but the service is very good and of course, the food as well. Nothing is one use only, even the container for the leftovers is ecofriendly. I tried the veggie "saltado" that was very spicy but anyway very good. The best of everything are the "patacones" and the "salsa criolla" that come with it. I have been in Ecuador in different moments of my life and I always liked it. It is also the home country of close friends and a brother country to Peru. I visited Chimborazo after attending Cine Latino festival and watching an Ecuatorian docummentary "After they were gone," (2019) the opera prima of Veronica Haro Abril. So, Chimborazo become a place of friendship, of latino flavors, of warm memories. I want to come back already. Eat Green, Be Happy rating system 🌿🌿🌿🌿   4 leaves: All green ...

With my pal Camilo, in my first visit to Red Cow Red Cow , St Paul, Minnesota 🌿🌿🌿🌿 For my husband this is the best (or one of the best) hamburgers that he has ever try and believe me when I tell you that he have eaten a lot of hamburgers everywhere. So, I won't discuss his opinion because in this field he is the expert. His favorite is the award hamburger: Double Barrel Burger (2016 Battle Winner). I prefer veggie burguers that I make at home following the recipies of Venu Sanz chef, but when I go to eat outside this is definetely the best option. I tried two of Red Cow veggie options and I like more the Veggie Love (curried chickpea burger, avocado salsa, sliced red cabbage). I have also tried So Cal Burger but it really taste like a regular burger and I can't tell what is in it, so that is uncomfortable for me, I prefer knowing what I am eating. Anyway, in terms of conscious and responsability with the environment, not a single item in this restaurant is disposabl...

  Kan Cafetería, Heredia, Costa Rica 🌿🌿🌿🌿 Kan es un oasis en medio de una selva de cemento. Es un pequeño restaurante abundante en afecto, en auto conciencia y en el buen vivir. Si bien tiene varios platos vegetarianos también venden platos con pollo, pero todo es preparado de manera saludable, nada es frito y tanto los ingredientes como la preparación es de la mejor calidad. Su filosofía es la del “slow food”, opuesta al “fast food”, porque se prioriza la experiencia de comer antes que la rapidez, aunque los platos los preparan prontamente. Kan tiene  un solo ambiente pero la armonía es total, está lleno de esculturas de artistas hechas de tela, de cerámica y de otros materiales. Un librero con títulos muy interesantes te da la bienvenida, así como una pared llena de mandalas. Tuve la suerte de probar varios de los platillos que preparan como el falafel relleno y el arroz con palmitos y todos estuvieron exquisitos. Los cubiertos están abrigados por unas servil...

Luci Ancora, St Paul, MN 55105 🌿🌿🌿🌿 A very classic style, the decoration of this restaurant is sober, simple and beautiful. It has a three course prix fixe lunch for $20 dollars and a four course prix fixe dinner for $25 to $30 dollars, depending on what you choose. The food is very tasty, very well put together; they don’t just serve a regular salad or soup but a special dish. There is always a veggie option or a fish option for pescatarians like me. I recommend: Lattuga alla griglia, spaghetti napolitana, and dolci del giorno (photo). I am so happy to give Luci Ancora the highest score, four leaves. Nothing in this restaurant is one-use-only. Every decision among food and environment was very careful considered. I think the price is very affordable for the service and food, both of the highest quality. I strongly recommend this place, you will feel the love in the air.     Eat Green, Be Happy rating system 🌿🌿🌿🌿   4 leaves: All green 🌿🌿🌿.  3 le...

Ichiddo Ramen, St Paul, MN 55116 🌿🌿🌿  There is some people that don’t pay for noodles but others that enjoy them, especially when taste good and came in a beautiful and artistic bowl, I am one of the latter. This small restaurant is delicious, I tried the ramen in a soup but there is also an option of fried noodles. My bowl was full of vegetables and it was enough for a good lunch. All the utensils were not only non plastic but pretty, it was obvious that were chosen with good taste, even the chopsticks that in many restaurants are of one use only. The decoration of the restaurant is simple but gives a great impact. They use spoons or ceramic bowls of different styles to bring an artistic touch. Unfortunately, I can’t give Ichiddo the perfect score because of the plastic container of the thai tea, other wise delicious and with bubbles, which I enjoyed but I think I prefer my tea withouth them. The tea was served in a plastic container with a big straw. The other dis...