http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore A blog dedicated to the discussion of food, restaurants and life Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:00:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/09/04/guarana-nation/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/09/04/guarana-nation/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:08:32 +0000 Carly M. Alaimo http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/09/04/guarana-nation/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/09/04/guarana-nation/feed/ 2 “An iced Americano, please.” The barista smiled, punched in my order and suggested, “Would you like to try one of our new energy drinks? They have ginseng, B-vitamins, and guarana.” Ginseng, B-vitamins, and guarana. I thought of “guano” (Incan for bat shit). “Um, no. Thanks.” I turned away, slurping [...]