Eat Green, Be Happy

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 ...

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...

I had the idea to create this blog since I arrived to the United States for the first time in August 2010. As part of the culture shock of being in another country and learning its language, its culture, and its social norms, I was surprised and disappointed by the amount of waste, especially plastic, of disposable, one-use, to-go containers, that are produced all day long, especially related with food: coffee, lunch, dinner, juice, etc. I discovered very soon that the idea of a country that prides itself on its recycling was one of many falsehoods of the American way of life. It might be true that the US recycles more, but it also wastes more. Maybe it is better to say that they separate the garbage, but recycling is a reality only for 20% of all their waste, except for California where 70% of the waste is recycled.  One of the first procedures I forced myself to remember anytime I went to buy food or a drink was to say "to stay, in a mug, please." Otherwise I receiv...