Chipotle

 

Fall 2014 060Chipotle is a higher end fast food chain that has recently received a lot of press for their decision to go GMO free.  This move has given Chipotle the credit they deserve for their long time use of higher quality ingredients, especially compared to most fast foods. Their positive sales have reflected their commitment as consumers have become more aware of food quality and are driving the market forces in a positive direction. While Chipotle sales have risen recently, during the same time frame McDonalds fast food chain has suffered, closing hundreds of stores.  Chipotle really cares about the source of their produce and meat and they try to support local farms that treat their animals respectfully and their plants as naturally as possible. They even stopped selling some of their pork products at one point because they could not get it from their good source any more. 

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Lulu’s Local Eatery

photo 2 (6)We’ve heard about Lulu’s Local Eatery’s food truck being at some local events and have been meaning to try it for a couple years now! We only haven’t because it is a bit of a drive for us, but their recently opened store front is conveniently located only a couple of minutes from The Botanical Gardens, so we spent a nice day walking around at the gardens and trying some new food! It was the day after Thanksgiving so although we were stuffed we managed to eat at three different places! We were pleased by their use of many local and organic ingredients, and the variety of menu options including gluten free and vegetarian! We will definitely be back soon to try everything that we didn’t get this time around! (Miriam)

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Foundation Grounds

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I had an unexpected day off school, so we ventured to Maplewood to finally explore this restaurant which we had read about. It’s a bummer that most of the restaurants on our list of places to try are so far away, but this one was a little big closer than some of the others. What a great discovery for us! This establishment is really trying to obtain the finest ingredients and their menu was fantastic. This is without a doubt, one of our new favorites! (which we say after basically every restaurant we eat at, but we mean it this time!) (Miriam)

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