University Pita!

ATTENTION!: WE HAVE A FOLLOWER!

i would like to take this opportunity to announce our first follower: Cintra Worthy! now Cintra may be our first official follower, but we know there are still some of you who are tuning in but are just being a closet eater (closet eater: (noun) a follower of yummin' who doesn't officially come out and state they are following.) so be more like cintra and sign up for yummin' sake, we need followers... we're trying to get jackets next season- kevin g? mean girls? no? ☮carly

dos caminos

675 hudson st // btwn 13th & 14th

dos caminos is a mexican chain restaurant and the one i went to specifically is nestled in the heart of the meatpacking district. 3 of my best friends (cintra, marie and mel- shout out!) and i had a girls day and chose here for brunch (served sat & sun/11:30-4). before the waitress could even think to recite her greeting, we ordered the guacamole (serves 4-6)to start us off, which is how we basically start every meal, and the meals in between those meals (don't judge, avocados are a good fat!) once that was devoured we moved onto the entree and drinks (complimentary with brunch meals)- cintra / chicken tacos / prickly pear- marie / mexican chopped salad with shrimp/ bloody mary- mel / mexican french toast / prickly pear- me (carly) / don francisco beef burger / mimosa (note: pre-"skinny bitch" days and i was curing a hangover). meat lovers or not i

wouldn't recommend my meal, but most normal people wouldnt order the only american thing on a mexican menu. i didnt try cintra's or marie's but mel'ssssssss, let me tell you. i've been waiting to get to this part and drooling the entire time. the mexican french toast is topped with rum and caramel roasted bananas, but the icing on the cake (literally) was the caramel mousse-like whipped cream on the side. it was paradise on a platter. its rare to find me at a loss for words but that meal does it for me (and by meal, i mean the one bite i had) the astmosphere of dos caminos' in meatpacking really makes quite a getaway from the hustle and bustle of the city with your best girls. // visit http://www.brguestrestaurants.com/ for more locations. ☮carly

introducing melissa berman! she is quite the tiny chef herself and wants in on yummin', so here's her debut! mel is an avid food

network watcher/magazine subscriber/ wanna-be employee, so keep an eye out/down.

skinny bitch

so i've been hearing all the buzz about this book "skinny bitch" and how it changes lives, it slightly sparked my interest. then one day when i was at the nail salon at the drying station, i saw lea michele (from glee.. obsessed) on the cover of women's health mag, so i flipped to her article and she name dropped "skinny bitch" and how it changed her life too. when i came back home, i bought the book for a summer read, not knowing i would have it read from cover to cover in 24 hours.

i've been a member of peta for a over a year now, but pretty much been a hypocrite since i ate meat but still believed in animal rights and routinely donated to the cause. after reading the book tho i put that belief into action. i haven't touched/eaten/craved meat or dairy since. keep in mind its been a week but its been real easy and i have every intention on continuing, besides i agreed to the "pledge to be veg" for 30 days petition on goveg.com.

but animal issues aside, the book discusses your health and what you think you know but really don't know about the food industry.. its all revealed. and the lades who wrote it have such a wise ass way of stating it in black and white. even if you choose to not believe it, it at least gets you thinking. the writers have also come out with a follow up book called "skinny bitch in the kitch," which is a book of "kick-ass recipes for hungry girls who what to stop cooking crap-and start looking hot." so if i come across any keepers, ill be postin them.

...if any part of this sparks your interest, i'd give it a go!

☮carly

http://www.meat.org/

http://www.goveg.com/

http://www.peta.org/

le champignon

200 7th ave // btwn 21st & 22nd

after a day of going on interviews, erin and i decided it was a good idea to meet up and eat up. we headed over to le champignon, right next to cafe champignon. the difference is the cafe is more of a, well, cafe, just drinks and simple salads/sandwiches/pastries on the go. le champignon is the restaurant with indoor seating as well as sidewalk seating, where we chose to sit. we were seated next to a couple (obviously bc the universe loves rubbing them in our faces) and erin was totally eyeing the lady's penne alla vodka, so that's what she ordered, and i got the veggie panini (eggplant/zucchini/peppers/tomato/goat cheese on a ciabatta (or something like that, w/e it was it was bangin')) for dessert, erin so kindly brought a box of hello panda (which was actually the day i was truly introduced and got hooked) but back to le champignon... it is divine, highly recommend on a sunny day. i believe there was a brunch special as well, something involving wine. all i know is the ladies on our other side were definitely hitting that special up. but if you're on the go walk into the cafe right next door, our fave is the mint chocolate iced coffee with skim or soy. erin chooses to savor every sip, where i tend to have it gulped down before i get my change back. moral of the story.. go here! ☮carly

HAPPPY SUMMMER TO ALL OUR FOLLOWERS! that we don't have

we've traded in our x-actos and t-squares, and we've got forks and knives in hands, ready to indulge in the tastes of summer.

since school is out, erin, allison and (i) carly (did not purposely aim to sound like iCarly f.y.i) are separated, but there isn't a cafe, restaurant, bar or grill that wouldn't keep us from reuniting (well unless it sucks or isn't kosher or vegatarian or pescatarian or vegan friendly), but were not picky :-/

anywhooo erin is still in nyc, and allison and i are back home on lawnguyland but were all still close enough to catch a whiff of what each other's eating. my point is... wereeeee backkk and ready to get you full! ☮carly