Clean Plates NYC [Perfect Paperback]

Jared Koch (Author), Alex Van Buren (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 2009

The only nutritionist and food critic approved Manhattan restaurant guide. Too often, healthy eating is linked with images of sacrifice-a pile of sprouts, or a single pea resting on a plate. It can be difficult to find a restaurant serving mouthwatering, delicious food that is also good for you. Not anymore. Two New Yorkers-a nutritionist and a food critic-scoured the town together to select the 75 healthiest, tastiest restaurants in Manhattan-from fine dining to fast food. Just toss this guide in your bag and flip through it whenever you're craving an Italian trattoria, grass-fed steak, gourmet vegetarian dinner, organic burrito or juicy burger free of hormones and antibiotics. Carnivore? Locavore? Vegan? Clean Plates is for you: *Includes 75 reviews and 200+listings of restaurants serving organic, local, sustainably raised plant and/or animal products *Seven interviews with health conscious, eco-friendly chefs * A user-friendly nutritional guide packed to the gills with tips for eating healthier with a focus on bio-individuality so you can design your own diet * A must-have index of the best date spots, cheap eats, and critic's picks. Clean Plates NYC authors researched over 300 restaurants (ate at 125 of them), winnowing them down to the 75 healthiest, most delicious eateries in Manhattan. Easy-to-use quick reference icons make scanning for your desired cuisine and price point a breeze. Purchase grants access to an online database of Clean Plates-approved restaurants, including over 125 honorable mentions.

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About the Author

Jared Koch graduated premed from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and is a nutritional consultant and wellness counselor certified by the Teachers College of Columbia University, the Global Institute for Alternative Medicine and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Alex Van Buren, a former staff food writer and restaurant reviewer for Time Out New York, has also written for Martha Stewart Living, New York Magazine, In Style, Gourmet.com and Everyday Food. A Reed College graduate, she has lived and dined in New York City for nearly a decade.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Craving Wellness; First edition (April 28, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0982186207
• ISBN-13: 978-0982186206
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 4.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,002,411 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Execellent Source for Safe Food in NYC, September 4, 2009

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This review is from: Clean Plates NYC (Perfect Paperback)

this is the zagats of 'safe food'. restaurants in this guide gave extra thought as to where they get their ingredients/what ingredients to use (ex: oils, water, sources of protien,local, wild). it is not a vegetarian restaurant guide although there are a lot of veggie places mentioned. it is a guide for all kind of eaters. jared has narrowed down the restaurants but your still have to ask your own questions when you are dining as so many people have varied concerns. it is well researched and helpful if you want to find a 'safe' place to eat in NYC.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful & Informative, August 12, 2009

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O. Lau (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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The first part goes into the why and how to eat sustainably. I truly appreciate the emphasis on bio-individuality and the fact that no one diet can fit everybody. I am also thrilled that there are plenty omnivore-friendly restaurants listed. Thanks for not pushing a vegan/vegetarian agenda!