MINDBODYGREEN x THE TARA LIST.
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Eat more but stay slim?! We all want that! That’s what The Tara List is all about.
We’ve shared the lowdown with our friends at MindBodyGreen, so check out the 5 foods you should add into your diet!!
HEALTHY HIT LIST: KALE
Check out our Healthy Hit List on The Chalkboard Mag this month! This time it’s all about kale. It’s the vegetable of the moment, and with these dishes now on your radar, you have no reason but to fill up on them. After you try these kale dishes, you’ll crave the dark leafy greens… I promise!
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Sycamore Kitchen- (LA) For a dynamic and delicious kale salad in LA, head on over to Sycamore Kitchen for their Mediterranean Chicken Salad. Full of dates, hazelnuts, radicchio and blue cheese, this kale salad is finished off with a red wine vinaigrette which you will just love! The crunch of the nuts and sweetness of the date pair perfectly with the blue cheese and bitterness of the kale…
Salt’s Cure- (LA) Known as one of the best brunch spots in LA, Salt’s Cure’s weekend menu almost always has some version of their Kale Quiche. Super flavorful yet wonderfully light, this kale dish is what you need on your next brunch splurge
Cafe Gratitude- (CA, Various Locations) ‘I Am Grateful’ for Cafe Gratitude’s kale dishes! Kickstarting the kale movement back in the day, Cafe Gratitude definitely knows how to make the dark leafy greens wholesome and tasty in various applications. Used in their smoothies, grain bowls, and even as plain chips, kale is a true star at this this wonderful vegan spot
One Lucky Duck/Pure Food and Wine- (NYC) Are you ready to visit raw-kale-heaven? If so, head on over to One Lucky Duck/Pure Food and Wine for some of the best raw kale preparations you’ll ever try. They’ve mastered the art of kale deliciousness, with one of my favorite options being their Pumpkin Seed Herb Salad, which comes sprinkled with macadamia nut “cheese” that is crave-worthy
Roberta’s- (Brooklyn) Roberta’s in Brooklyn is making serious moves with their kale-topped Baby Sinclair Pizza. Kale, alongside miatake mushrooms, praire breeze cheese, garlic and Calabrian chiles, proves to be an irresistible pizza with sweet and spicy notes atop perfectly cooked crust
Craft- (LA, NYC) Tom Colicchio shows his mastery over vegetables with his Braised Tuscan Kale. He braises kale in sofritto (a mixture of carrots, onions, and celery) for hours until it caramelizes. Then white wine, crushed tomatoes and rosemary finish off the dish to create a medley of melt-in-your-mouth kale goodness
Buvette- (NYC) This super cute French cafe in the West Village has one of the best kale dishes out there. Their Poached Egg comes with pecorino and black kale, which gets slightly wilted with olive oil, garlic, and chilis. It’s served atop warm crusy bread, which is a perfect vehicle to sop up the golden runny poached egg and roasted kale
Balaboosta- (NYC) Kale Pasta. Yes, you heard me. The handmade Kale Pasta at Balaboosta is a must try. Mixed with artichoke, sun-dried tomatoes, preserved lemon and topped with a garlic-walnut crumble, this kale dish is a savory pasta dream
Battersby- (Brooklyn) The Crisp Kale Salad has a big reputation, and it certainly lives up to all the hype… The difference here is how the kale is treated, making each bite a new, exciting taste and texture. The kale is crispy, alongside dandelian greens, kholrabi, brussels sprouts, thai basil, daikon, parmesan, and tangy zest, to become a medley of kale flavor that will blow your mind!
RPM Italian- (Chicago) Kale gets fancy at RPM Italian, in their Tuscan Kale Salad. Mixed with heirloom spinach and tossed with simple with lemon herb dressing, kale is the true star of this scrumptious dish
Pleasant House Bakery- (Chicago) Who said you can’t have your kale and indulge too? Pleasant House Bakery harks old English flavor with their individual Mushroom and Kale Pies. The flakey crust encases a mouth-watering filling of mushrooms, kale, white wine, herbs, and parmesan, making this a healthier pot pie you won’t regret indulging in
Darwin Cafe- (San Francisco) This hole in the wall cafe in San Fran serves up some seriously scrumptious healthy eats. Their Kale Salad is super filling and chock full of delicious goodies—radicchio, lemon, garlic, prosciutto and aged balsamic. The combination of these ingredients will make you swoon over kale like you’ve never thought possible
The River Oyster Bar- (Miami) The River in Miami has a bright and hearty kale salad that will satisfy your cravings all while keeping you slim by the beach too. It’s filled with roasted beets, apples, candied pecans, slab bacon, and blue cheese vinaigrette, a tasty mix that will make you lick your plate clean
Gruner- (Portland) Kale gets complex up north in Portland with Gruner’s Tuscan Kale Salad. Don’t expect just another kale salad here; spelt, julienne of kolrabi, carrots and radishes, grated asiago cheese, chives, thyme, and lemon-cream dressing meld into a wonderful explosion of flavor that you’ll lust over
Pressed Juicery- (Nationwide) For the tastiest kale-laden cold pressed juices, look no further than to Pressed Juicery. They’ve recently added a new kale juice to the family, rounding out with Greens 1, Greens 1.5, Greens 2, and Greens 3, all of which will make you guzzle down your kale with a big smile on your face
BITE SPOTLIGHT.
{STRAWBERRY BUTTERMILK FŌNUT—FŌNUTS}
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Don’t call this a donut! Fōnuts (LA) is the genius bakery that only bakes, never frys, delectable donut creations that will make you wanting more. Their Strawberry Buttermilk flavor is the absolute best—thick, sweet strawberry glaze, studded with fresh strawberry bites, covers a supremely moist buttermilk donut. The combination of the glaze and buttermilk interior lends itself to sweet strawberry bliss. I’m pretty sure this Fōnut can heal all! Trust me, you won’t miss the fried part at all… the use of high quality ingredients and technique make these Fōnuts some of the best donuts on the planet.
It’s strawberry season, giving you all the more reason to check out the Strawberry Buttermilk Fōnut as fast as you can!!
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GRILLED CHEESE.
April is Grilled Cheese Month! Here’s an updated Grilled Cheese List…
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Clementine- (LA) Clementine takes their Grilled Cheese sandwiches quite seriously, coming up with some of the most creative concoctions out there. For the super indulgent, get the Hot Date—think of a bacon wrapped date, inside a grilled cheese, oh yesss. Or, for the Persion food lovers, they’ve got a Ghormeh Sabzi Melt, made with fenugreek edam, Persian braised lamb, spinach, red onions and herbs. Check out their full list of their wildly creative and delicious melty specials here
FarmShop- (LA) The fabulous marketplace and restaurant duo in Brentwood offers a new grilled cheese for everyday of the month of April. They’re coming up with combinations such as a luscious double cream camembert style cheese with Point Reyes Toma, Hepp’s Black Truffle salt, and local raw Malibu honey. To keep up with the daily offerings check out their Facebook page
Foundry- (LA) Eric Greenspan has made a big name for himself solely on the basis of the deliciousness that is his Grilled Cheese with Short Ribs. Tallegio, raisin-walnut bread, and apricot caper puree seal the deal to make this melt over the top and scrumptious
EAT- (NYC) Eli Zabar’s EAT diner on the Upper East Side does all the classics well, and their grilled cheese is the closest you can get to homemade perfection. I suggest you order it with their tomato soup, and get to dipping
Artisanal- (NYC) The French know their cheese, so naturally this French brasserie creates the end-all-be-all luxe list of grilled cheeses. They have a new and exciting grilled cheese for every day of the month in April (click here for menu!), such as Bacon and Whisky with Comte, Walnut Butter with Gruyere, and Black Truffle with Tallegio to name a few
Beecher’s- (Seattle, NYC) This Seattle Pike Place Market cheese mecca recently opened a flagship store in NYC, so you can get a fix on both sides of the coast. Their grilled cheese is made with Beecher’s in-house made cheese, which is a mix of Cheddar and Gruyère. You can taste the difference
The Breslin- (NYC) Buckle up, because this “oven-baked 3 cheese sandwich” is not for the faint of heart. Breslin’s grilled cheese is the epitome of pub food decadence—for breakfast it comes with a runny egg in the middle, and for lunch it comes with onion marmalade and mustard
Tartine- (San Francisco) To showcase their superior bread, Tartine only does the natural thing to do: hot press it with some cheese. For example, Their Humboldt Fog Goat Cheese sandwich is hot-pressed with local goat cheese and their walnut bread. And, for the real zinger, the Three Cheese Tasting gives you a third each of Bellwether Carmody, Straus Cheddar, Idiazabal
Bouchon Bakery- (LA, NYC, Yountville) Bouchon’s grilled cheese is made on thick-cut, house-made Pain au Lait bread, which gets filled with a blend of Fontina and Gruyère cheeses, and then toasted to golden perfection. It’s all about the bread here, which duly serves as a lovely dipping match with their vegan tomato soup
Little Next Door- (LA) For some grilled cheese French-style action, get yourself over to Little Next Door on 3rd. Their Croque Madame—essentially a grilled cheese topped with a fried egg—is luxurious and delicious!
Mel’s Diner- (LA, San Francisco) Yes, it’s a bit grimy, but it’s ridiculously good, too. Mel’s grilled cheese is simple, straight-forward grilled cheese nostalgia that’s perfect for a late-night munch session
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