August 2009

Food (Th)Inc.

by Allie on August 31, 2009 · 28 comments

in Breakfast, Dinner, Movie Reviews, Product Reviews

This guy was the only reason I smiled at all during the entire movie!

As you know, I saw the movie Food Inc. last Thursday. Boy did it make me (TH)inc . I read about some of the topics in Michael Pollan’s book In Defense of Food but seeing the footage and interviews, especially in [...]

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BF Date Night

by Allie on August 30, 2009 · 21 comments

in Breakfast, Dessert, Dining Out, Dinner

Disclaimer: BF stands for ‘best friend’ and not ‘boyfriend’ hehe.

I have not done a great job of exploring the Durham eating scene considering this is my fourth year here (gah time flies). So….last night, I went out to dinner with Szeman at Parizade, located just outside of Duke’s campus. Kinda like a date, ha! I [...]

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Sundresses in the Gardens

by Allie on August 29, 2009 · 17 comments

in Breakfast, Fitness, Groceries, Lunch

Last night, I decided to go grocery shopping because a) I wanted green juice and b) my food supply is running low. So off to Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s I went. Lame? Perhaps, but oh well.
The Whole Foods in Chapel Hill has a juice bar so I got my favorite combo: Cucumber, Spinach and [...]

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TGIFriday Eats

by Allie on August 28, 2009 · 11 comments

in Uncategorized

I was planning on including my Food Inc. reflection in this post but I need some more time to well, reflect, and organize my thoughts so it’s not a jibber jabber, which is exactly how the movie left my mind!
So I present you with my TGIFriday Eats (after sleeping off my frustration and confusion from [...]