Ever since Planet Smoothie popped up on Walnut Street in Shadyside, I’ve been trying to stop by for a smoothie. I get distracted easily…

Last night I happened to be close by and stopped in. Now I understand it is attached to a gym but it smells pretty bad in there. It mildly reminded me of being in a locker room after a soccer game. I’m sure it doesn’t always smell like that but they might want to do something about it when it does.

The smoothie menu is extensive. You can try several varieties that fall into five categories: weight loss, protein, wellness, energy, and cool blended. It also provides nutritional content for those counting calories. In addition to a variety of smoothies, it also has frozen yogurt with a variety of toppings to choose from (think Razzy Fresh). It has way more candy options then fresh fruit options which I found slightly weird.

After some contemplating, I decided to get one of the new Acai Bowls (pronounced ah-sigh-ee). The acai is blended thickly with raspberries, mango, and apple juice and then topped with granola and bananas. The taste was refreshing and perfect for a post-run snack. The presentation was strange. It was given to me in a cup. I just wanted to drink it but I think I was supposed to eat it with a spoon? I’m not sure really? I ended up drinking most of it because I am weird and also easily confused.

Overall, it was tasty and didn’t leave me feeling guilty about eating after I worked out. It also erased the hunger pains for cheese sticks which is a seriously difficult task to do for me after a 5 mile run.

We had some really great entries but who can pass up a giant fish sandwich? Hey Starving Kitten, just email eatpgh@gmail.com to claim your tickets to the Farm to Table Conference!

We’re still making some tweaks here and there but wanted to say hello and give you something for free… because who doesn’t like free things?!?

The farm to table philosophy is a favorite of ours and many of our favorite restaurants around town. And if you don’t know there’s a conference in Pittsburgh for like-minded folks. The 6th annual Farm to Table Conference is happening March 23-24, 2012 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. The kind folks at Revive Marketing Group gave us 2 tickets to giveaway for the Farm to Table Conference Tasting Event on March 23 at the Convention Center. This is a great event where you can sample food, wine, and beer from local sources and is perfect for anyone with an interest in keeping it local.

Here’s how you can win tickets:

1. Take a picture of your favorite local food,
2. Tweet it to us, (@eatPGH)
3. Include the name of the dish, restaurant, store, etc.,
4. Include #FTTpgh in your tweet,
5. Reap the benefits.

We’ll randomly pick a winner on March 19 at Noon and announce on all our social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, eatPGH.com). You can enter more than once so eat often and eat local!

If you don’t win the tickets you can always grab a few here: http://farmtotablepa.com/tickets.

*DISCLAIMER: If you do not claim your prize by Noon on March 20, you will forfeit and a new winner will be selected.

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Hopefully these will hold you over till then!

Beef Tartar | Salt of the Earth

Chili Cheese Dog & Duck Fat Fries | Station Street

Shepard’s Pie | Monetery Pub

Beto’s Pizza

Chicken & Waffles | Carmi’s

Candy Bar Dessert | Eleven

Thanks to Amie and everyone at Giant Eagle for inviting us, seriously you guys rock!

This place was so big, it was hard to take an overall shot.

See more pics from Mandy and me on flickr here.

YAY!

Not only will tour the facility, but we will get our hands on some free samples (nom nom nom), while also taking photos and blogging after the party.

So we want to know, what do you want to know about the new Market District? What photos do you want us to post? What information do you want us to uncover?

Drop us some comments and we will report back on Thursday night about our discoveries.

Photo from a snapshot of a mailer I received in the mail

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