Mike Ramos of the Fall River Healthy Lives program teamed up with staff from the Narrows Center for the Arts to offer over 150 people the chance to sample healthy dishes from Fall River's restaurants on February 4, 2010. "This was a wonderful opportunity to showcase many of the healthy dishes that local restaurants who are participating in the Healthy Dining program and others," said Ramos. Ramos has added over a dozen restaurants to the list of establishments who meet specific criteria over the past year. "More and more, people are looking for food that not only tastes good but is good for them," added Ramos. Participating restaurants included Trio Café, Pub 99, Bella Restaurant, Tim Hortons, Caldeiras Restaurant, Boston Market, Mesa 21, Daou Market, Diman Vocational Restaurant Tea Room, Venus de Milo Restaurant, Sky Lounge, Subway, Mc Govern’s Restaurant, Whites of Westport,, Tradewinds Restaurant, and the Waterstreet Cafe. Click here for the article in the Fall River Spirit describing the event. For more information, contact Mike Ramos at 508-324-2427.

(Top row, left) Durfee High School students Vanessa Soares, Saline Bonilla and Savanah Couture set up samples of food from the Tradewinds Cafe. (Top row, center) Diman Culinary Arts students Samantha Metvier and Vamila Mejla dish up a healthy chicken and red pepper dish. (Top row, right) Terry Medeiros of the Boston Market offers Jim Collins and Easton artist Charlie Lanphear a sample of their wares. (Middle row, left) Deborah Orlando is offered a sample of cod fish bras style from Bella Pavao of Bella's Restaurant. (Middle row, right) Ron Hipolito of McGovern's Restaurant dishes up some healthy salads as Kathy Pendergast of Mallard Printing and Mary Ann Staab of Kelly Services look on. (Bottom row, left) Diners watch as a shrimp dish is prepared by Libia Reis of Caldeiras Restaurant. Mike Crowley and Louie Leeman of Cheap Sneakers provide musical entertainment while people enjoy the food.