Piperi is a counter service setting but features a variety of Mediterranean cuisine. Everything is fresh and they proudly do not even have a freezer on site. They only use olive oil. They use humanely raised, antibiotic & hormone free chicken with no animal byproducts and it is their preference with the meat too but [...]

I bet you never expected to see the word chicken on this blog! And yes I cringe :). Viva Chicken Peruvian Rotisserie Joint is likely no place this vegetarian would have visited if it wasn’t for another vegetarian’s recommendation. I was pleasantly surprised at the options available for my dietary preference as well as the environmentally sound [...]

I am going to get a little scientific first and discuss the glycemic index. Every food is designated a certain rating on a scale called the Glycemic Index (GI). This number (scale 0-100) correlates to the propensity a food has to raise your blood sugar. The faster and higher your blood sugar (glucose level) rises, [...]