BAKERSFIELD AND OAKLAND, Calif. (KGET) The holiday season is in full swing, and what better way to celebrate than with a peppermint mocha?<\/p>\n
Also this week, KGET staffers ate acai bowls from a new restaurant in east Bakersfield, and burgers from an Oakland establishment with a number of classic burger options as well as specialty selections.<\/p>\n
Gorilla Bowl, Brazilian Muscle Bowls, 2509 Mt. Vernon Ave.<\/p>\n
There are all sorts of claims that acai berries are a miracle food with properties that can fight aging, help weight loss and do everything but bestow immortality. <\/p>\n
I dont know about the health benefits, but the ubiquitous bowls featuring what is essentially an acai smoothie at their center are certainly delicious. <\/p>\n
One of the more recent acai shops to open is Brazilian Muscle Bowls on Mt. Vernon Avenue, which shares a strip mall with a Mexican restaurant, check cashing business and nail salon.<\/p>\n
I ordered a medium-sized Gorilla Bowl which also has strawberries, bananas, granola and almond butter. It was plenty to fill me up for breakfast. <\/p>\n
Filling AND healthy? I can get behind that.<\/p>\n
Brazilian Muscle Bowls also serves pancakes, juices, lean burritos and other items. <\/p>\n
Peppermint mocha, Cafe Smitten, 909 18th St. Bakersfield<\/p>\n
Tis the season for peppermint mochas! wrote Producer Raquel Vega of this holiday special. <\/p>\n
Cafe Smitten added a great touch with crushed candy cane on the saucer.<\/p>\n
The Broadway Burger, Pattys & Buns Burgers, 2852 Mountain Blvd., Oakland<\/p>\n
For Producer Raphael Stroud, all the worlds a stage. Thats probably why he chose the Broadway Burger during a recent trip to Oaklands Pattys & Buns Burgers.<\/p>\n
With triple pepper ranch sauce, sauted mushrooms, caramelized onions, pickles, tomato and Swiss cheese on a toasted sesame seed bun, this burgers a show-stopper. <\/p>\n
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