Healthy Restaurants To Try Out
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One of the many great things about Texas is its food. Rich and complex history of the state has made its mark on its cuisine and now it’s a mixture of different and often contradicting influences. It’s a tradition food lovers could explore for years. However, for a modern family it’s not enough to find restaurants with new and exciting food. It’s also important to take note of how the food is prepared and how the produce is grown. Sustainable and healthy agriculture is perfectly suited for making rich and delicious food as well.
Adair Kitchen
Adair Kitchen is small but fashionable restaurant in Houston, Texas. The restaurant has one simple theme and it’s what made it so lucrative and popular. The restaurant serves simple home that tries to mimic the style of homemade cooking popular in Texas. Breakfast food is especially popular here due to its simplicity and quality.
The restaurant also has a bar serving tap beer and a rather good wine list as well. Adair Kitchen has also expanded its services to catering for local weddings and events with a similar but more refined menu.
8 Cloves
8 Cloves (how long do cloves last?) spices is an Indian restaurant in Dallas, Texas, offering the finest cuisine made by best Indian chefs. What makes the restaurant is unique is its approach to Indian cooking. It’s rather eclectic when it comes to its influences. The cooking is inspired by the Silk Road and the culinary cultural exchange it has created.
Bowl of Daal at 8 Cloves. Photo Courtesy of 8 Cloves.
The restaurant also offers both delivery and catering which needs to be ordered and agreed upon in advance. You can also decide on the gluten free menu which offers a range of dishes including deserts. The restaurant also collaborates closely with the local farmers market.
Al Biernat’s
Al Bietnat’s is considered to be one of the best steakhouses in Texas, if not the best one. It has a 30 year old tradition of preparing finest steaks and expanding in other exciting culinary directions as well. The restaurant is also rather proud of its long term staff and especially the chefs.
The menu now goes far beyond steaks that have made it famous around Texas. There’s a push towards adding more seafood and experimenting with this cuisine by adding local flavors to it. Beer and fine wine is also served.
Amalfi
If you want a test of Italy’s west coast right here in Texas, look no further than in Amalfi. The founders and chefs all come from Salermo in Italiy, which is the largest costal city in the west of the country and they have brought the spirit and the flavor of the home country with them.
Scialatielli Cetarese at Amalfi. Photo Courtesy of Amalfi.
The cuisine is mostly based on seafood, vivid citrus and olive oil as is it in Italy itself. The ambiance is also warm and cozy made for small family meals and intimate gatherings. The restaurant also offers family made cheeses and a carefully prepared wine list.
5 Points Local (Business Closed)
5 Point local is a farm to table restaurant based in San Antonio. It aims to be more than just a restaurant, since it’s also a wellness center with a similar sustainable outlook in mind. There are also yoga lessons you can take besides the comforting ambiance and healthy food.
The restaurant itself offers familiar food with modern twists and is suitable to every dietary preference. There are also fresh and cold juices made from the fruit on the restaurant owned orchard. It also supports local farmers and food markets when it comes to finding fresh produce needed for the kitchen. San Antonio is a foodie's paradise with many specialty restaurants serving seafood.
3 Eleven Kitchen and Cocktails
3 Eleven Kitchen and cocktails is a modern American restaurant based in West End Historic District in Dallas. It’s available for individual reservations or for private parties if you call and make a reservation in advance. It has one simple philosophy driving its culinary themes – “every ingredient matters”
The restaurant works on farm to table principle meaning that every single ingredient is guaranteed to be healthy and made with sustainability and eco-friendly agriculture in mind. The menu is mostly traditional American in both style and ingredients.
How to Choose?
There are great dining options in Texas and almost everyone can find a place they will love and come back to. Things are a bit more difficult when you also care about how the food is prepared and how the produce is grown. Those who are looking for eco-friendly restaurants need to focus on a few key features beyond the quality of the cooking.
First you should ask if the restaurant is farm-to-table meaning that the owners control the process in all of its stages. Secondly, ask about dietary choices the restaurant provides. Once you know this, all that there’s left is to simply try the restaurant out.
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