Southwest Chicken Wrap

Your master gourmet chef,food and travel critic is hunted down some interesting places to try samples of yummy tasty morsels. I love my writing job it's got mouth watering benefits of puddles of delicate delights to put in my mouth. So,for the first place I am at Providence Place Mall where I captured my browsing fancy by going to many different shops. I find this mall to be difficult to access first of all with several elevators you have to use to gain access to the first floor. Personally I much prefer a much better mall design than this one where access is just one elevator to get to everywhere. I looked around to see if it's got disability persons access in any way,I didn't find any on the property which would make it hard for anyone disabled to shop here. In my search I found no disabled electric sit on carts for folks to sit down on while they shop here. A clear violation of building business codes for public business locations to not offer public access and disability carts to allow shopping to the disabled public shopper. I next decided to go sample hunting for good tasty treats,so I chose Southwest Wrap Grill in Providence Place Mall. The first thing I noticed is the service people behind the counter where complicated by total lack of organization. I actually stood at the counter waiting for ten minutes or more while the manager helped one customer total at the counter and completed the order. He basically ignored me standing at the counter and so did the rest of the employees except for one young women with black hair who pulled the manager aside to argue with him to get him and staff to help me. She finally convinced the manager and staff after ten plus minutes waiting to help me place my order for a few sample pieces. I can only imagine what I or anyone else have to do if it was a large order meal from their menu. The service totally sucked and the staff didn't know how to solve basic problems with my order. I didn't think I would get any service after standing for over ten minutes with only one family in line ahead of me. Having said that I did manage to try their Southwest Chicken Wrap sandwich which I found is a four stars rating for taste,tender meat with southwest sauce complete with Mediterranean style cheese carefully wrapped in a pita bread. I did try several samples of this sandwich most of it to the objection of taking more than one piece from both manager and staff. I was given a separate piece of their finished meat product which I do like because it is sweet and tender good taste well done cooked. Overall my I rate this place a two stars place to spend your money for convenience for a fast food shop. I would give it higher ratings due the the quality of their foods but when you add the service it just makes sense to drop the rating to a two stars place. I would not bring my family here to eat unless I had a large amount of time to wait watching other people being helped and service the same as me.

Happy Trails all Wanders,
John Norton

Food,Travel Critic Reviews

Well,I just really realized that I have talking to the local deli woman clerk at. Whole Foods how long I actually been writing this interesting blog. I write a lot of stories for major newspapers,magazines on a variety if topics of interest to both me and my readership. Today I thought I would reinvent the wheel by writing a few important reviews about some new tasty food I just sampled. Funny thing I walk into local stores,shops and travel places and I am recognized. Hey you. .You that roaming food and critic everyone heard about in passing conversation. Gosh. .it's certainly an honor,pleasure to finally meet you in person. I hope you write us a awesome review of our place of business. Well,first on my roaming travelers agenda today is to sample some delectable morsels from Whole Food store in Cranston,RI.. I walk up to the coffee department,where I am greeted by a pleasant young female who asked me,how can I help you? I said admitted that I am the coffee conisor,ok I admit I thought I was being slick hiding my motivation asking her about what coffee samples do you have available today. I found this little female got laser precision focus on my taste buds,quickly hands me some of the best brew I ever tastefully swilled down my throat. It's actually called Arabic dark roast from my over the counter vantage point. It's smooth,not bitter and strong on the nose makes it the perfect perk me up drink when your trying to wake up after a long flight or drive. Yup it's great for that morning adventure to work propping your eyelids open with toothpicks running out the door half dressed in a mad scramble to punch that time clock with two minutes left until your late. So,next I ambled over to the cheese counter asking for a sample of your finest cheese. The older nice woman behind the counter hands me politely two pieces of what I thought I heard Cheddar cheese. It's a delightful sample to swallow which is mild taste combined with a defined age,very wonderful indeed. For my last part of my Whole Foods adventure I decide to go over to the Deli counter to try some new items they have available. I am greeted by a friendly and knowledgeable staff that helps me with selection of new samples of food to try tasting. The young man who steps up to serve me is very helpful and chatting about all the benefits of the food in the showcase. After listening to him,I decide to try a few wonderful samples of new items available. First up,the chicken with cheese sauce,it's cooked in a marble glazed exterior which is really would taste great in a sandwich or as shredded in a colorful decorated casserole dish. Next I try the Sweet Salmon which is so heavenly I got to this one four stars for how smooth it tastes combined with lightly sweet marinade cooked already to serve. Its definitely the highlight of my cooks tour of Whole Foods grocery store. I tried samples of the roast beef,tuna salad,regular chicken salad and also special made in the store chicken salad with walnuts,red grapes and other ingredients. My impression of all the other samples are definitely winners,I would overall recommendation to try different products and buy from Whole Foods store. Yes,the prices are higher than other grocery stores in the Rhode Island but if you want tasty quality items,then this is the store to buy from for yourself and your hungry family.
Keep on Traveling Your Adventure Road. 
Peace. .
John Norton

Energy Drinks

Good morning all my favorite readership of this blog I hope your all bright eyed and wearing your bushy tails this day. Today I am going to tell you about the benefits of energy drinks that have a way of giving your body a morning boost. Their are many types of these types of drinks available at your local grocery store and specialty shops. The most notably ones are a fruit and veggie blend that have a lot of nutrition value in each bottle. The other type that is available is full of caffeine made by Star Bucks,Rock Star including other similar over the store shelves brands. They provide you with caffeine mixed with taurine combined with other chemicals that give a short term energy boost. I have tried both types of  fruit,veggie and caffeine beverages they're able to give yourself the energy boost that your body needs to continue your day without being tired. Most of these bottled or canned nutrition drinks do tend to be priced higher at the checkout register. If your looking for a way to get your day going in the morning drinking a veggie or fruit combo will help you feel better all day long. If your just looking to jump start your tired body dragging yourself through your beginning work day then try a Rock Star type caffeine drink will do the job. I do recommend discount shopping for these different types of drinks at a wholesale outlet like Sam's Club,Costco or BJ Wholesale Club because you'll save a larger amount of money on your purchase by buying it in large quality in boxes. You'll enjoy the fact that you can keep this stored for a long time at your home. The great part is that these bottles and canned drinks have a long term shelf life so your assured they will still be good when your thirsty for something to drink. Hope you'll all going to take my recommendation and try tasting these drink combos you'll definitely appreciate them as I do.

Happy Trails
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Keep on Traveling

Yogurt Ice Cream

Well , today I decided that I would write a review for a different kind of ice cream type of cold food. What comes to mind this afternoon is to try yogurt soft serve ice cream. I made the decision to try a national natural foods store called Pinkberry.This is a store that serves exclusively many different kinds of soft serve yogurt,with a variety of topping choices from to put on your ordered dessert. I tried four different flavors today called strawberry margarita,blueberry,hazelnut churro,cookies and cream flavors in the store. They offer taste testing samples you can try of every flavor that they have available. With a variety of interesting flavors to choose from at a reasonable prices for small,medium and large size cups it's hard to pass up the opportunity to have this as a tasty  snack. So, next time your looking for something interesting new to try as a filling snack hop on over to Pinkberry to satisfy yourself..You will find its delicious with about a four dollar price tag depending on which cup size you choose with the extra toppings on your dessert.. They now offer coupon deals if you use and register a Pinkberry store discount card and you can even use your smartphone app to purchase your order. You can use your smartphone app to get your discount card deals just like most other stores do currently.

Happy Trails
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Keep on Traveling

Frugal Drinks

I am always in search of something that is delicious taste that is inexpensive to the budget. Coffee is a favorite cold drink for me which makes my taste buds yell real love. You see I have found the secret to being frugal at a meager price of just a 1.07 price tag. Their are certain fast food places like McDonald's,Wendies, Burger King that fill this budget. I have to say you shouldn't have to pay five bucks at Starbucks for a Vente coffee when you can get it for a buck. The whole idea is why pay more for something than it's really worth when your shopping for the item. Every day of your lifetime your faced with making a choice of which items to purchase at your local store. You see if you smart shop you can still get everything you want and need without paying excessive prices for it. This is the way you'll have more money in future saving for the items you need to purchase for your family. So consider this the next time you go out to a restaurant or grocery store what the price tag of the items you'll purchase. This will lower your overall monthly expenses if your a smart frugal shopper by making your income stretch adding saving to to monthly expenses.

Happy Trails
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Keep on Traveling

Dried Food

I have to say that that yesterday i went grocery shopping which is a noble normal thing to do. This time i walked through the store wanting something sweet to eat so i seen a bag of dried fruit. I decided to try the dried cranberries to see what it would taste like since i never had much dried food in my lifetime. Well i bought the bag of cranberry and much to.my surprise it tasted fantastic. In fact it was everything i wanted in something health food with sweet treat all in the same thing.. i will tell you that the bag lasted two days with it totally empty bag that i enjoyed trying this new treat.. I will buy it again if the opportunity is available to get dried cranberries in a bag.. i always recommend buying healthy foods over junk food which is full of food additives that will eventually make you sick with heart problems or other worse health conditions.. Have a great day ....

Turkey Leftovers

I found a wonderful recipe to solve a nagging age old problem of what to do with your holiday leftovers.. I think you will find this recipes very enjoyable to make in the kitchen. They are going to be a big hit with your family and friends.. So why have your holiday spirit drowned when you can invite them over to try your newest kitchen marvels.

Check out this recipe I found on BigOven!http://www.bigoven.com/recipe/221954/french-onion-turkey-casserole

Check out this recipe I found on BigOven!http://www.bigoven.com/recipe/368059/butternut-turkey-bake

Check out this recipe I found on BigOven!http://www.bigoven.com/recipe/222199/low-carb-turkey-and-tomato-omelet

Check out this recipe I found on BigOven!http://www.bigoven.com/recipe/384584/cranberry-sauce-muffins

Have a social blast at your house and enjoy a happy crowd with these interesting concocted recipes..

Exotic Destinations

I admit it's that time of year when you start thinking of where a great travel fun place to go to enjoy your leisure time with family and friends. Some important things to think of when you select a vacation place to go spend your hard earned money. You definitely want to get the best airline fares, hotels that fit your budget. I always recommend using travel magazines like Frommers  Budget Travel, Adventure Magazine etc to start planning your leisure vacation. Going to travel sites like cheaptickets.com Travelocity priceline hotels etc. are all good sound minded sources of budget deals which gives you lots of options to go use in a vacation package. Plenty of travel packages are available but finding the right ones that fit your selection destination is a important issue to consider before swiping your credit card. Airlines like Spirit,Delta,Southwest and others offer discount fares if you book two to three weeks in advance of your departure date. You can also ask the airlines customer service representative when you call what other package deals are often offered if you book in advance. Usually you can get a inexpensive seat arrangement for a fraction of the cost of what it would normally cost if your persistent in your shopping comparing the different vendors currently available. You can do this the same with ground transit to the airlines using local bus or long distance train, trolley and other discount methods. If you want to go budget mindset then many rental car agencies offer disclosed discount deals if you are adding it to your flight package. Companies like Budget,Hetz,Enterprise etc offer great deals so you should check out them for ground transit to the airport.You can improve your vacation by using these same companies to do personal transit to the hottest hotel location that you added to your vacation packages. Just remember to always read the fine print before you agree to your vacation due to a lot of different travel scams that are out there both online and in person..Traveling can be both fun combined with productive but choosing the right amount of amenities to fit your needs is something you should know while visiting destination places in person. The old saying goes you get what you pay for but if your not careful you'll get things added to your vacation you really don't need. So smart shopping is always the best practice this way you get everything you want at a really reasonable price your wallet. Some travel advisers in travel agencies will tell you to only spend what you can afford without all the miscellaneous fees involved. You can budget shop for everything just consider how much this vacation means to you. This should be thought of in depth when you consider your vacation combined with the people in your party you'll be traveling with at the time of payment, departure and arrival to your vacation location.

Happy Trails
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Keep on Traveling.