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November 2007. Savannah's, St Pete. 5.66
The guest speaker was Joel Chudnow, a wellness coach in his 15th year
of teaching at Hillsborough Community College, who discussed "Six
Steps to Super Immunity."
Great! Especially the soup!
Too spicy and not enough main dishes. Soup was the best!
Need to organize buffet more efficiently.
Buffet too crowded. Wine expensive.
Not a pleasant dining experience. I won't come back here.
I heard Edyth left. If she were here, things would have been nicer.
Where were the rolls or bread?
Too noisy.
Very disappointing. Soup delicious. Other items spicy hot but no flavor.
Not enough selections but what was there tasted good.
What food there was was good, but ran out of stuffed potatoes. Had to
wait 10 minutes for more.
No spoons for soup. Very disorganized.
Nasty food! Ugh!
Terrible situation! Bad service! Bad food!
Poor food. Poor service. Over-priced.
Very noisy and dirty! Extremely disappointing!
October 2007. Jerusalem Cafe & Grille, Palm Harbor. 6.97
The guest speaker was Gordon Merritt, whose topic was "Cleansing Your
Body of Toxic Metals and Chemicals."
Mousaka was great.
Good food but cramped quarters.
The mousaka was awful. The rest of the food was not bad.
Not enough room.
The restaurant had a weird smell upon entering.
September 2007. Morae's Persian Cuisine, Tampa. 8.64
The guest speaker was Ron Shemesh, M.D., whose topic was "Using the Mind,
Body, and Spirit to Relieve Stress."
"Yummy. (I'd like to see the male waiter belly dance.)"
"Loved the variety."
"Excellent food."
"It would have been nice to have a dessert too."
"Would have liked cooler air conditioning."
"Interesting!"
"Too small! Food was tasty especially the grilled veggies!"
August 2007. Integrity Organics @ Local Coffee & Tea, St. Pete. 8.62
Jayn Meinhardt, M.Ed., gave a talk on "Yummy Vegan Foods that You Might
Not Have Tried."
Comments:
It was nice that we did not have to wait for the food.
Great to see such an appreciative host.
Everything was delicious, especially the soup.
Wonderful, Loved the tea.
Fabulous again. Great food and service.
Outstanding food.
Loved the Wheat Berry Salad!
Best vegetarian food around.
Delicious!
Very Good
The soup was too spicy.
Lots of great choices - excellent tastes! Was looking forward to a chocolate
dessert - a bit disappointing.
Squash soup had a lot of pepper in it. There was plenty of food.
Disappointed with menu changes. Peach Cobbler was very tasty.
Too cramped! People had to sit outside in the heat!
Desserts not appealing; green peppers mushy.
July 2007. Zom Hee Chinese Restaurant, Seminole.
8.66
The speaker for the July 24 dinner was Barbara Lee, a Florida Licensed
Nutritionist, whose topic was "Cleansing."
Comments:
"Excellent food and service! Should be best of the year!"
"Excellent."
"This is a great restaurant! The food is superb, the service is very
good and the decor is lovely."
"Lo Mein was good. Service was good."
"Great selection of food."
"Nice staff."
"There was not enough Lo Mein to go around. We asked for 2nd helping
and were told no."
June 2007. Mangia International
Tapas & New American Cuisine, St. Pete Beach.
8.44
The speaker for the June 26 dinner was Linda Buchta, a Certified Neuro
Muscular Therapist, whose topic was "The Benefits of Neuro Muscular Therapy."
Comments:
"The food was great!!! But would be better with a smaller group. Plated
dinners don't work well with a big group."
"The eggplant and ziti was great!"
"Nice selection of entrees. Friendly servers."
"Food very good. Service was terrible. Dinner at 8:20 was just too late
for 7:00 plan."
"Very good. Service was slow but food made up for it!"
"Food was good. Service was very bad. Not to refill bread basket was
ridiculous."
"Food was excellent. Service was slow."
"10 for the food. 1 for starting so late."
"Very slow service! Needs improving."
"Waited too long to be served (8:30)."
May 2007. Angithi Indian Restaurant in Tampa. 8.57
Our speakers were TBV Board Members Michael and Denise Pfalzer, whose
topic was "Earthships, Eco-Friendly Houses." Michael and Denise are in
the throes of building such a house themselves!
Comments:
"Great"
"Very good food but [space] a bit cramped"
April 2007. Vincent's Italian Restaurant in Seminole.
6.73
Our after-dinner guest speaker was Deborah Ray, host of the nationally
syndicated Deborah Ray Show, a very popular radio health show.
Comments:
“Elegant – Good service – Food nicely presented.”
“Very good food and service.”
“Stuffed shells were great and also salad presented very well.”
“Would have liked more food.”
“Say no to iceberg lettuce!”
“Great service. Bread and apple pie were great. Entrees were just okay.”
“Over-priced! Bland food.”
“Needed more veggies and it was pretty tasteless. The pie, bread and
salad were good though.”
“Pasta not too hot.”
“Poor organization – we should have signed in with the proper dinner
option. Why were drinks served after salad? Servers did not know anything
about the menu. What’s the deal with the plates? Service too slow. Entrée
bland.”
“Probably the least healthy meal with the TBV – limited veggies.”
“Service was slow but friendly. Food didn’t have much flavor.”
“Food tasteless! Service nice though.”
“Food was bland. Tea was strange. I would not come back.”
March 2007. Picnic at Lake Seminole Park.
February 2007. Lincoln Heights Bistro, Safety Harbor. 8.12
Our after-dinner speaker was Melanie Smith, DOM, AP, who spoke on "The
Energetics of Food."
Comments:
"Great food"
"Superb Dessert"
"Awesome! Everything tasted perfect!"
"Food was great! Soup and rolls would have been nice!"
"Salad very fresh. Very nice food. I missed somekind of bread or rolls.
Maybe soup? A little skimpy."
"Good food and ambience but poor acoustics."
"Loved it. (The dessert was out of this world.)"
"The dessert was awesome. (Salad, O.K. Main dish a little bland.)"
"Everything was delicious."
"Vegetable and rice very overcooked."
"Nice food but didn't get full."
January 2007. Trang Viet Cuisine, 1524 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa. Voted
the Best of 2005 and 2006. 9.46
Our after-dinner speaker was Paul L. Simmons, Director of R&D at ROST
Laboratories, who spoke about "The Effects of Drinking Water on the pH
Balance of the Human Body."
Comments:
"They never disappoint! Fantastic!"
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