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Peet’s Coffee

    Whether you drink a cup as your morning pick me up, or you pair it with something sweet in the evening…   High quality coffee like Peet’s is sure to please! As part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker program, Peet’s sent me this great...

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George’s Ocean Terrace

George’s in La Jolla, CA is a multi-level joint, with options for a smooth, jazzy, fine-dining atmosphere below or a breezy, oceanside rooftop terrace above. The terrace is an open air world of its own, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The terrace kitchen is lined with...

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Review: Vega Chocolate Sport Performance Protein

If it looks like chocolate…. It might not actually be chocolate… but thankfully… It really does taste like chocolate!!! When Vega approached me about reviewing their line of Performance Protein smoothies, I was excited for the opportunity! Vega’s line of  “Performance Optimizer” supplements are superior. ...

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Review: Cantina 18

  “Someplace warm. A place where the beer flows like wine. Where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I’m talking about a little place called…” Cantina 18.. Name that movie!? In the movie, the place is called Aspen but I instinctively flock...

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I’ve got the notion…

Beginning at a black oak on the bank of the Allegheny River, the town of Oakmont was established about 15 miles northeast of Pittsburgh in 1816. (Vacation photo, July 2011) In early 2011, one of the most interesting restaurants in the Pittsburgh area was established...

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Thriving in 30

I’m a huge fan of whole foods that are not processed, local, and organic if possible. I do not take vitamins and minerals because I feel we obtain the nutrients we need from the foods that we eat (or should eat!) in general. In the...

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Tupelo Honey Cafe and Working Out Wednesday

Work travel resumed this week and this should be the last of the year. Though each trip I say that then another comes up! I had the chance to dine at Tupelo Honey Café for dinner this week and it lives up to the reviews...