BY the Nation’s Restaurant News – Plus new plant-based protein from Carl’s Jr., Fresh& Co., and Qdoba; the latest BJ’s Pizookie; spiced chicken at Cava; Southwestern specialties at Cotton Patch Café, Dat Dog and Quaker Steak & Lube; Buffalo flavors at Cowboy Chicken and Moe’s; lamb at Elevation Burger; Schnitzel at Gott’s; new menus at Houlihan’s and Rosa Mexicano; smaller sandwiches at Jimmy John’s and Subway; Thanksgiving-themed specials at PDQ and TooJay’; pizza at Pie Five and Schlotzsky’s; and pumpkin at Press Waffle, Tropical Smoothie Café and Vitality Bowls.
Pumpkin Bowl or smoothie: pumpkin,
açaí blend, almond milk, cinnamon, strawberry and banana, topped with
nutmeg and pumpkin seeds, around $7.99-$8.49 for the smoothie and
$12.99-$14.49 for the bowl (not actually served in a pumpkin)
Vitality Bowls, known as America’s number one superfood café, announced today the opening of its café in Ocoee.
The brand specializes in açaí bowls – a thick blend of the Amazon’s
antioxidant-rich açaí berry, topped with a variety of superfoods – as
well as nutrient-packed smoothies, fresh juice, salads and panini. The
new franchise location will be the second for Harold and Jackie
Gattereau, who opened their first café in Dr. Phillips in 2018.
Smoothies
“We believe in Vitality Bowls’ mission of
encouraging everyone to live healthy and active lifestyles,” said
Jackie, who has extensive experience in marketing and real estate. “The
menu consists of healthful options that are packed with nutrients and
flavor. We’re looking forward to increasing Orlando’s accessibility to
Vitality Bowls with our second café.”
Slated to open on November 9, the new restaurant will be located at 11050 West Colonial Drive, Suite 50,
conveniently situated near the busy intersection of West Colonial Drive
and Maguire Road. This restaurant will be the fourth Vitality Bowls
café in Florida, joining the more than 135 locations open or in
development nationwide.
Originating in Northern California, the
last nine years have solidified Vitality Bowls’ status as a pioneer in
the industry – combining a dynamic café vibe with a unique collection of
menu items containing high nutritional values and extraordinary tastes.
Vitality Bowls offers an antioxidant-rich menu, with breakfast, lunch
and dinner items made to order for each customer. All açaí bowls and
smoothies are prepared without any ingredient fillers like ice, frozen
yogurt, or artificial preservatives, providing the purest taste
possible.
The menu
features the widest variety of unique superfoods, including graviola,
acerola, organic mangosteen, organic camu camu, organic spirulina,
organic aronia, organic moringa, organic maca, bee pollen and more.
Spinach Salad
Guests can choose from a variety of
delectable options, such as the Green Bowl (with graviola, organic
spirulina and organic hemp seeds), the Dragon Bowl (featuring pitaya,
coconut milk and bananas) and their signature Vitality Bowl (with
organic açaí, strawberries and honey). Plus, fresh juices, smoothies,
soups, panini and salads are available in each café.
The eatery will also include a full-service
coffee bar with espresso and superfood drinks packed with
antioxidant-rich açaí, pitaya and matcha, as well as kombucha and cold
brew coffee on-tap.
“Simply put, we created Vitality Bowls to
be a place where health-conscious individuals can go for a nutritional
meal and enjoy a huge assortment of superfoods not typically found
elsewhere,” said Tara Gilad, founder and owner of Vitality Bowls.
“We believe that healthy food can be an option for fast casual food and
we are excited to have Harold and Jackie on board with this. We look
forward to watching them continue to grow their business in the Orlando
area and sharing the Vitality Bowls message with the community.”
There are currently more than 140 Vitality Bowls locations open or in development across the United States.
BY Fast Casual – Vitality Bowls has signed an agreement with entrepreneur Ben Shaw to open the chain’s first unit first in Tennessee, according to a company press release.
“Ben is exactly
the right entrepreneur to grow the brand in Chattanooga,” Co-founder
Tara Gilad, said in the release. “His business intellect is outstanding.
We are eager to see Ben fill the demand for a healthy fast casual
cafe in Chattanooga.”
Shaw is planning to open multiple locations in the area, Gilad said.
Founded in 2011, in San Ramon, California, Vitality Bowls now has more than 135 locations open or in development.
BY The Signal – Trends never seem to make any sense. For example, dad shoes became the sneaker trend of the year among young fashion models, bike shorts became a phenomenon among people who don’t bike and all food started to be served in a bowl. Forget plates — that’s so not millennial.
The food-in-bowls trend started on Instagram in 2016, and according to The Wall Street Journal,
the trend is still going strong and seems less like a “fleeting
fashion” and more like a “lasting manner.” So, feel free to get rid of
any plates, because this trend isn’t going anywhere. The trend was
promoted by wellness bloggers for the loads of nutrients piling into the
bowl and for how aesthetically pleasing it looks.
Like most trends starting on social
media, it then spread to local hipster restaurants in various cities,
eventually moving to chain restaurants. Food in bowls now can be found
just about anywhere, and here are some of the restaurants in Atlanta
locals go to ditch the plate completely.
Grain & Salad Bowls
Upbeet is the epitome of a Los
Angeles-inspired restaurant in the South. With minimalist walls and
decor, aesthetic neon lights and an entire fridge dedicated to kombucha,
people would never guess they were in Westside Atlanta. The
restaurant’s motto “Good Vibes Only” refers to their idea of serving
non-GMO foods, grass-fed animal protein and organic vegetables. Fit for a
healthy diet on the go, Upbeet is quick and offers healthy food without
the time consumption of cooking from home.
Similar to Chipotle, customers order
their bowls in an assembly-line fashion. With a diverse menu from
everything to grain bowls with quinoa and bamboo rice to customized
salads from every cuisine like the “Fiesta Bowl” or “My Thai,” the
choices are endless. Customers can even build their own to make for an
aesthetically pleasing photo. With several toppings from organic nuts
and cheeses and housemade gluten-free and vegan dressings, anyone can
get creative in making their bowl camera- and tummy-ready.
Upbeet also serves toasts, smoothies and superfood lattes, but Gusto, an Atlanta-based fast food spot, sticks strictly to the food-in-bowls trend. Opened in 2014 by former NFL quarterback Nate Hybl, Gusto has several locations throughout Atlanta from Decatur to Ponce and even a location in Chamblee with a soon-to-be drive-thru for bowls on the go.
As with Upbeet, Gusto customers order
in an assembly-line fashion. First, customers choose from sauces
created by Hybl himself like his #1 chipotle, mango and avocado sauce,
then protein options (shrimp, steak, chicken, portobello, avocado,
etc.), all free of antibiotics, and a base (rice, salad, both or a
wrap). Once customers design their Instagram-ready bowl, every meal
comes with a side of housemade sweet potato chips.
Açaí & Fish Bowls
The food-in-bowls trend is fit for
just about every meal of the day. Whether it be a salad for lunch or a
grain bowl for dinner, the trend even follows into breakfast with açaí
bowls. Açaí is a South American berry that’s bursting with nutrients and
loaded with antioxidants.
Several places in Atlanta offer açaí
bowls, but Vitality Bowls in Midtown specializes in them. With more than
10 different bowl options offering from anything to hearty bowls with
peanut butter and granola to immunity boosting with raw ginger and bee
pollen, Vitality Bowls has it all. Just like most bowl places, customers
can add in their own creativity and make their own wellness bowl, such
as adding tropical toppings like mangos and pineapples or even make
their bowl extra sweet by adding chocolate chips and honey.
The latest food-in-bowl trend is
poke, which is sliced raw fish from Hawaii. Poke is basically
deconstructed sushi in a bowl. The bowl is based with white sushi rice,
brown rice or salad and topped with a variety of ingredients like
seaweed, sesame seeds, raw tuna or salmon and even masago (fish eggs).
The most popular poke place among
Georgia State students is Fish Poke Bowl located on Broad Street and
inside the Sweet Auburn Market. Always packed with a line, customers
grab a pen and paper and design their own bowl by checking off toppings
like shrimp, tofu, and various veggies and sauces.
BY Marin Magazine – Vitality Bowls a national superfood café, has signed an agreement with local entrepreneur Ben Shaw to open the first café in Tennessee. Following this opening, Mr. Shaw is planning to open multiple locations in the Chattanooga area.
Marinites who love superfoods like hydrating acai and graviola (aka soursop) can find those and other wonders at Vitality Bowls in Mill Valley. Look for bowls and smoothies like The Hulk (powered by broccoli) and an organic coffee bar with pour-over coffee, kombucha and superfood drinks like a pitaya latte.
Known as the longest continuously operating saloon in the county, William Tell House in Tomales reopened after an extensive renovation. Sip a Black Betty cocktail in the bar area, then dine in the adjacent room on dishes like the Tomales Bay cioppino before heading upstairs to one of the inn’s three rooms to rest your weary head.
San Rafael’s beer shed grew again when Ryan Spencer opened Libation Taproom & Bottle Shop downtown earlier this year. It has 20 taps with a steady rotation of fresh-crafted brews and 150-plus bottles to drink on premises or at home.
BY orlandosentinel.com – Vitality Bowls is planning to open its second Central Florida cafe Nov. 9 in Ocoee.
The cafe will serve acai bowls, smoothies, fresh juice, salads and paninis. It will be at 11050 W. Colonial Drive.
Vitality Bowls was started in 2011 in San Ramon, Calif. and has more than 135 restaurants open and in development. The other Central Florida spot is at 8014 Conroy Windermere Road, Orlando.
The franchisees for both Central Florida cafes are Harold and Jackie Gattereau.
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