Eggs Sausage Bacon Muffins...Virgin America...Starbucks and San Francisco

So I woke up this morning to my niece peeking her little head through the door to wake me up.  This was only her second Christmas so we all marched through to the tree to watch her rip apart packages completely confused as to what was going on and why she was being bombarded with presents.  About an hour later and completely exhausted from playing with all of her and my nephews toys we sat down to enjoy breakfast.  Being that it was not only Cheat Day but also Christmas Cheat Day I was determined to make it count.  I started with scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, and scallop potato's all jammed onto an English muffin or two ;)  I finished breakfast of with an extra large mimosa and a healthy slice of poppy seed lemon pound cake. 

I went from my Christmas feast to the airport to jump on my Virgin America flight to San Francisco but not before stopping by Starbucks for a large orange juice and a chicken cheddar ciabatta.  I gotta say it was pretty delicious, like I've said before they really have some decent food options.  I jumped on the Virgin flight but unfortunately passed out three minutes into it and I didn't even get a chance to eat. 

We landed in San Francisco and went straight to my other family for Christmas dinner.  We had a Middle Eastern inspired dinner complete with lamb and rice, mixed eggplant dish and accompanied by my favorite mint chutney sauce.  The best part of the meal came in the form of desert which consisted of a vast array of sweets including caramel chocolate apples, chocolate cake, biscotti and last but not least a traditional middle eastern desert made up of ground carrots, milk and sugar called gadja halva....AMAZING.

I'm pretty sure Ill be able to squeeze one more meal in before bed time, come tomorrow its back to the diet and back to the grind.  I hope everyone had an amazing day, happy dieting!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday from The Cheat Day Diet...

Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season.  Im just getting ready to finish up a day that has taken me all over Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Brentwood and then down to Orange County for some family time.  I'm headed to San Francisco in the morning for a couple days of business/pleasure which will no doubt include coverage of some eateries in Northern California.
I spent the majority of my day yesterday at Stout Burgers and Beers Studio City going over the plans and making sure everything was in order.  Starting Monday we have our big push to open by mid February 2012.  I decided to grab something to eat and checked out Eggplant next door to us.  From the outside it looks really small and somewhat plain but once you get inside its very well laid out and quite charming.  There was actually quite a few good low carb options on the menu.  I started with an eggplant appetizer it was a deliciously prepared eggplant sliced into spears...Winner!  I then moved on to the Garlic chicken and the Lemon chicken.  Both of these dishes tasted quite good although the garlic was noticeably more flavorful.  On another positive note the servings were really quite large and you could easily split one between two people.  
There are so many interesting little spots around that area I cant wait to try them all...Have a great night everyone, talk soon.

The cheat day Diet takes Brentwood...Lovely Low Carb Options!

Next time your in Brentwood and in need of a healthy, fresh meal make sure to take a trip to A Votre Sante.   Its nestled right in the middle of Brentwood at 13018 San Vicente Blvd.  When I say there is an abundance of options for every diet plan I really really mean it.  Vegan, Low Carb, Organic, and low fat options abound at this amazing eatery.  I ordered the Chicken Asparagus minus the rice, it was not only a very generous portion but also delicious.  Everyone that was with me seemed equally enthused with their meals which included Turkey Chili, Salmon Tacos, and Free Range Turkey Bolognese.  Im also extremely enthused to report that they made me my decaf latte so I didn't even need to make a follow up trip to Starbucks.  I would highly highly recommend this location, service was great and the prices were reasonable.  I'm going to include a link to their menu just so you can get a look at the offerings at this healthy wonderland.  Okay, well back to work, talk to you guys soon...Happy dieting!