Eat Local Week-Restaurants and Menu Selections

Eola Swan



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The planner in me wants to have a rough estimate where we'll be dining and an idea of what's on the menu just in case those cravings come about. Naturally, the friends joining us will get a say; so, my schedule depends on their schedule, too. Below is a rough order of dining and the foods I chose based on my internet research today.

Infusion Tea-College Park-The website only had a fall 2009 menu. Figured it must have changed by now. Too hot for a hot drink, but know there will be cold sandwiches to offset the heat just in case.

Virgin Olive Market-Downtown on Orange Ave.-The easiest website to maneuver so far. The Flower Child and Hummus Wraps look amazing. However, I could go for the Hummus or Caprese Salads, too. I read there are soups of the day. I'm a soup-a-holic and might throw everything out the window for a soup that sounds delish. Looking forward to giving this one a shot.

Urban Flats-Two locations-Tempted by the Gnocchi with Cauliflower and The Park salad-hold the cheese cause the general consensus is that you shouldn't have soft cheese while you're pregnant. Some things are seasonal, and after the frost last week, I'm curious to know how that will change the menu.

Harmoni Market-Two locations-The little bites appear to be vegetarian. The Mediterranean Vegetable Panini sounds really good right now. And I would love to try the Avocado Ranch dressing on the Mediterranean Cobb salad.

Paxia is a fairly new (as near as I can tell) Mexican restaurant in College Park. It appears its attraction is more tequila than food. However, you never know what a good restaurant can do with a plain old burrito. Should we find the time, it might be worth a shot.

There are a couple other restaurants that we will consider should one of these options fail or should we have extra time to eat out. One of our favorites, Dandelion CommuniTea Cafe, will also be participating in Slow Food Week, but I feel that we should review other restaurants in the area since clearly Eat Like a Rabbit readers and our friends and family already know how much we enjoy Dandelion. If you have not tried Dandelion before, be sure to take this opportunity to do so.

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