Win a Copy of My Healthy Dining Guide

UPDATE: We have a winner, and, aptly, her name is Joy.  THANK YOU to everyone who entered with great comments; many of the restaurants are already in the guide, and I’ll be researching the ones that weren’t.  [Many of the comments are not showing up anymore, but know that you were indeed entered into the drawing over at Random.org]

Also — if you entered here or through my Twitter account, I’ll be emailing you a little gift next week.  Thank you again!

If you’re new to this site, I should introduce myself:  Howdy! My name is Holly.  I like to eat.

I mean it:  I love food and am not shy about it.  And when I say food, I mean real food that’s been raised right: grass-fed beef.  Pastured roast chicken.  Succulent yellow tomatoes from my friend Margie‘s magnificent farm.  Real sourdough bread.

I love to cook.  Love it.  It relaxes me, and it keeps my family happy and healthy.  Here’s some homemade no-sugar granola with yogurt I made recently from a friend’s raw, organic grass-fed milk.  The yogurt is thick enough to cut with a knife, and it makes me happy:

Now, other women I know like to duck into the mall.  They consider me slightly impaired when I tell them I’d prefer to go to the farmer’s market.  If you’re still reading this, you’re probably similarly impaired.  (I like you.)  Oh, and I used to avoid restaurants as much as possible, because I, being a certified Type A/R (always right), don’t trust what’s in most restaurant food. Perhaps you feel the same way and cook all the time to avoid all those pesky hormones and antibiotics and pesticides.

The thing is, every once in a while, you just want to put down your spatula and be the recipient for a change.

Well.  Here’s the cool part: you can!  In my former life, I was a reporter, and I was flung around the country all the time.  All the time, and often at the last minute.  I couldn’t exactly avoid restaurants, so I looked for a guidebook to places that served real food. There weren’t any guides!  So.  Figuring I couldn’t possibly be the only “real foodie” out there, and being a reporter, and loving the idea of — get this — eating my research — I wrote one.

Ta-DA! More than 200 local restaurants, from Maui to Maine, that serve grassfed, organic and/or local food.

Here’s another cool part: I’m giving away a copy.  Food Renegade suggested that people might want a swanky little guide before Valentine’s Day.  (She’s pretty efficient, that Food Renegade.  Practical and romantic; I like that in a lass.)   So!  Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to leave a comment here telling me (comment section overwhelmed) follow me on Twitter and tweet me what healthy restaurants you like. I’m working on an update, you see, and want to research as many new places as possible.

Hurry!  We pick the winner on February 12th.

As you were.

Oh!  And you might consider subscribing to this site.  (You can find the link up on the left.)  I give my subscribers tidbits that don’t appear on this site: recipes, travel tips and play-by-play podcasts that you can take to the stove and cook along with.  We have great fun here, nourishing both our bodies and our brains.  And, sometimes, we yodel.

In peas,

Holly

Something to nibble on – a few popular posts:

My Secret Spot for the BEST Meal in Rome

His Secret: How This Real Food/Eco-Chef Stays Fit

Sea Salt: Marketing Hype or Worth the $?

Hope for the Type A — an interview about my guide!

An omelet recipe so good, you’ll can-can