This Sunday, January 24th, both Matsuri & La Bottega Trattoria will be participating in Dine Out For Haiti – donating 10% of their sales to Doctors Without Borders, Action Against Hunger, and Partners in Health.

The Healthy Voyager, Carolyn Scott, visits sunny Jacksonville, FL and shares her dining and vegan-friendly picks!

The Healthy Voyager, Carolyn Scott, returns to her native Miami and shares her dining and vegan-friendly picks!

The Healthy Voyager, Carolyn Scott, visits the Jersey Shore and shares with you her favorite dining, vegan/special diet friendly picks!

The Healthy Voyager, Carolyn Scott, reviews healthy dining in Fort Lauderdale – just in time for PRIDE month!

Now this I thought was brilliant – fresh cookies (And milk!) delivered to your door until 2:30am in most locations for the nominal fee of 99 cents. Not to mention the cost of only 1 buck per cookie, and we’re talking some serious comfort for not-so serious funds.

At the beautiful Agave, specializing in the cuisine and spirits of the southwest, we sat in a intimate setting in the late afternoon which focuses on the basics, candles and white walls with dimmed lighting, in the back of the restaurant. They offer seating in the front of the house, where you can people-watch those on the street in almost like sitting in a oasis greenhouse.

Shannon had passed VYNL by walking around with her family, and wanted to stop in for some early brunch before we started off our day at the GLBT Expo. VYNL is a cute diner in Chelsea, with rock and roll meets disco record decor, including dolls of icons like Elvis, Cher, Michael Jackson and more, and sparkling walls as well with rock and roll and pop classics providing the audio experience. The menu covers were album covers from the 1980s, providing a excellent touch that should not be overlooked, as well as the records on the ceiling. The selection of food and drinks were incredible, and they were able to accommodate me as a vegetarian, with their special egg omelet and substituting the egg and replacing the hash brown with fresh fruit. This was the best breakfast I’ve had in two months anywhere. Shannon had Eggs Norwegian and a latte that was high quality for only $2.50 when in any coffee shop, it would ring up to be $4. Affordable with the total being under $30, cute and filling, VYNL is a great hip, independent and a perfect place to get breakfast on a Saturday morning.