I'll write about one of the first Sarasota restaurants I visited- the now defunct Olive Oil Co.
I didn't actually eat anything, but I DID drink something. I was ordering for my boss. Some sandwich and a drink...a panini, I think. I got a chai tea latte! I love chais. I would murder someone possibly for a chai...ok, maybe not. But that day was my first day of work and I was hungry. Ironically, I just went there again today for a different boss...it's called the Venue, but it's closing in two days. Awkward, they were out of bread, the rent was too high, and they only seemed to have a few things left. So new boss got a bagel. Apparently it was a GREAT bagel, though.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Mi Pueblos
There are generally two reasons why I go out to eat, being an extremely frugal person: uncontrollable curiosity, or someone else wants me to go with them. One of my roommates recently got obsessed with a Mexican restaurant on University Parkway called 'Mi Pueblos'. It seems fairly authentic, and I've been there twice now (with the same roommate).
The first time I went, I was impressed with their 'living food' and vegan menu- suitable for a raw food diet. I ordered some kind of taco on it, then a drink called 'licuado de chocolate' caught my eye. It was a kind of blended chocolate drink, and tasted really good, kind of bittersweet. It also wasn't so huge that you'd get sick, but I wish it wasn't so expensive, around $6, which is more expensive than Starbucks. And Starbucks is the standard for expensive. Anyways, the living taco thing was pretty good, and felt healthy (you get energetic after that kind of health food).
The next time I went I got a huge avocado salad. I'd eat a shoe if it had avocado on it so....uh..it was good! A friend got their horchata, a sort of rice drink that I'm dying to try.
But...I think my roommate is over that place so...I think this is where we part, Mi Pueblos.
The first time I went, I was impressed with their 'living food' and vegan menu- suitable for a raw food diet. I ordered some kind of taco on it, then a drink called 'licuado de chocolate' caught my eye. It was a kind of blended chocolate drink, and tasted really good, kind of bittersweet. It also wasn't so huge that you'd get sick, but I wish it wasn't so expensive, around $6, which is more expensive than Starbucks. And Starbucks is the standard for expensive. Anyways, the living taco thing was pretty good, and felt healthy (you get energetic after that kind of health food).
The next time I went I got a huge avocado salad. I'd eat a shoe if it had avocado on it so....uh..it was good! A friend got their horchata, a sort of rice drink that I'm dying to try.
But...I think my roommate is over that place so...I think this is where we part, Mi Pueblos.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Pastry Art
Pastry Art...was awkward for me. For reasons I am not at liberty to state.
A little back story. Pastry Art was, for me, that place that I always looked sort of wistfully at, mentioning it vaguely to whatever friend I was with on the way to wherever in the mild hope that they would screech, "THAT SOUNDS AWESOME, LET'S GO THERE". But it never happened.
Until my mysterious circumstances that led me to finally check this place out.
Unfortunately, I had a dilemma. I was freaking hungry because I hadn't eaten for four hours, but I couldn't very well shove all the awesome fancy pastries and stuff in my face because:
a) I had to uphold an image with the particular company that day
b) I'd be hungry like five seconds later
c) I am not made of money
so for whatever reason, I ordered this HUGGGEEE croissant and a chai tea latte. It was delicious, and cost me $7 total. The croissant was good enough to temper my dismay when they totally forgot my chai, and I eventually had to go without it because I had to suddenly leave. Hmm...I don't know, Pastry Art. You were good, but I also essentially spent $7 on a croissant...and gave a tip. What the heck. Good thing I'm benevolent.
A little back story. Pastry Art was, for me, that place that I always looked sort of wistfully at, mentioning it vaguely to whatever friend I was with on the way to wherever in the mild hope that they would screech, "THAT SOUNDS AWESOME, LET'S GO THERE". But it never happened.
Until my mysterious circumstances that led me to finally check this place out.
Unfortunately, I had a dilemma. I was freaking hungry because I hadn't eaten for four hours, but I couldn't very well shove all the awesome fancy pastries and stuff in my face because:
a) I had to uphold an image with the particular company that day
b) I'd be hungry like five seconds later
c) I am not made of money
so for whatever reason, I ordered this HUGGGEEE croissant and a chai tea latte. It was delicious, and cost me $7 total. The croissant was good enough to temper my dismay when they totally forgot my chai, and I eventually had to go without it because I had to suddenly leave. Hmm...I don't know, Pastry Art. You were good, but I also essentially spent $7 on a croissant...and gave a tip. What the heck. Good thing I'm benevolent.
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