Marissa Vicario

The Inspired Kitchenista: Asian-style Lettuce Wraps

I love to cook but to do it well and with love, I need to be inspired. Last week, I was browsing Facebook and came across a post by the Institute for Integrative Nutrition plugging their What’s On Your Plate? contest and congratulating one of the winners. This recipe is courtesy of Eleanor Haddad of Elemental Fit whose Asian-style Lettuce… Read More

Kickin’ Comparison to the Curb

Week two of the Inner Mean Girl (IMG) Cleanse has come and gone. I’ll be the first to admit, the past week has been a busy one for me and I wasn’t as present to the cleanse this week as I had been during Week 1 when gossip was the goner (I’m still working this one by the way). But… Read More

Giddy for Gluten-free Pizza

What a delightful weekend! There is no better way to say goodbye to summer and enjoy a holiday weekend than indulging in delicious healthy and some not-so-healthy food. This weekend, I clearly had pasta and pizza on my mind. My boyfriend is a lover of both and I on the other hand, despite being Italian, have never had quite so… Read More

A Farewell to Bootcamp

After three weeks of grueling workouts, I huffed and puffed my way through my last Stacy’s Bootcamp session this morning. Miles of running with 1 gallon water bottles, battling both heat and heavy rain downfall and countless push-ups, jump squats, planks, sit ups, leg lifts, bear crawls and lunges have made me stronger and more firm. Read aboout my first… Read More

I Heart Eataly.

When Mario Batali, one of the masterminds behind Eataly welcomed me to the Italian marketplace last night, the experience easily became one of the highlights of my six years living in NYC. My boyfriend and I celebrated a year and a half together yesterday and with all the attention and rave reviews Eataly has been getting, we decided to spend… Read More

My Week without Gossip

I’ll admit, when this week’s Inner Mean Girl (IMG) Challenge called for a week of no gossip, I was a little freaked out. I don’t consider myself a Gossip Queen but I do enjoy the occassional juicy tidbit. Let’s face it, it’s a sad reality that as women, it is in our nature to gossip the cost of it keeping… Read More

Sunday Evening Vegan Adventure

In a continuous effort to a) nurture my love of vegan and raw food and b) venture outside of my usual favorite raw/vegan restaurants to explpore some of the other gems this city has to offer, I planned a trip to Quintessence with my boyfriend last night. I’ll preface this post by saying that while he is open-minded about other… Read More

The Smoothie Comes to Life

I “met” Lisa Orgler of The Lunch Box Project on Foodbuzz and was immediately enthralled with her food art. It’s whimsical and totally adorable. I submitted the smoothie photos from my blog in the hopes of getting my creations illustrated and luckily, the talented artist loves smoothies as much as I do! Check out her blog post about this masterpiece… Read More

Inner Mean Girl Be Gone – Kickin’ it all off!

Yesterday I started a new 40 day cleanse. This isn’t one of my usual raw food or juice fast cleanses, it’s a different type of cleanse designed to rid my Inner Mean Girl (IMG). We all have one. You know who she is, your worst enemy but also your best friend because while she’s your harshest critic, the two of… Read More