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Feel Good Travel – Portland 

This is the first in a new series of posts under the category “Feel Good Travel”. I hope they will acts as mini travel guides for healthy food and fitness lovers. Enjoy!    Though I spend most of my time cooking up a storm I also do some acting and recently had the opportunity to visit Portland to work on a movie. The city has a vibrant culinary scene and I was only there for a couple of days, so I did my research ahead of time and decided to check out several of Portland’s wonderful plant-focused offerings. Here are my recommendations for places to eat as well as a few great spots to help you work up an appetite.  Vita Cafe– This is the place to go for the best in vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free comfort food. They serve everything from scrambles to burgers but my favorite menu item was the Mexican Corn Cakes ($7). It’s basically as if a fresh homemade corn tortilla and a fluffy pancake had a baby, which is to say, it’s amazing! …