For all of our mocha and music fans out there, fasten your jaws because they are about to drop. Mawka Moka has just opened! They serve up healthy alternatives to coffee (which by the way, taste amazing), while delivering that relaxed coffeehouse atmosphere and ambiance. Their menu provides a great variety of tastes and options from the original House Moka, to their Maw-Kokoa.
Everyone is sure to find something they love in a place that invites all to simply relax and enjoy the moment! Come try for yourself at 1394 North Freedom Blvd. in Provo. They open early stay open late so come on by and enjoy yourself. Oh, one more thing, bring your music because they provide an open mic night as well!
For more information go ahead and call them at (801) 560-4770 or visit them at www.mawkamoka.com
Store Hours: M-Th: 7:00 AM-11:00 PM, F: 7:00 AM-12:00 AM, S: 9:00 AM-12:00 AM, closed Sunday. Store Location: 1394 North Freedom Blvd. Provo, UT
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Mawka Moka
Food for Health International Ribbon Cutting
Food for Health International just celebrated the opening of their beautiful new office in Orem! This ribbon cutting turned out to be a great party with the amount of food, product samples,and cake they provided. The tours of their new facility also gave us a glimpse of how detail oriented this company really is. 
The demonstrations helped everyone understand that this company is one devoted to getting natural, healthy foods available to the public in multiple ways. From food storage to shake mixes, it was all delicious! 
If you have any question about where you can purchase their products, what their product is, or if you simply want to get to know the new business in town, go ahead and call or stop by. Their friendly staff is more than willing to help anyone and everyone understand who they are and what their products stands for. 
Office location: 825 East 800 North Orem, UtahOffice Number: (801) 615-7771Office Hours: 8:00 AM- 6:00 PM
Courtyard Hotel in Provo, Utah Completes Major Renovation
The 99-room Courtyard byMarriott located at 
The open, bright andcontemporary new Courtyard hotel lobby welcomes guests with vivid contrastingcolors, including blue, green, orange and red. The traditional front desk isreplaced with separate welcome pedestals to create more personal and privateinteractions when guests check in. Thiswill allow staff to move about to showguests the lobby features and provide assistance. Flexible seating options range from a communaltable in the middle of the action, to more private media booths withhigh-definition televisions, to a more intimate, semi-enclosed lounge area.
“The nature of our guesthas changed and this renovation / reinvention will meet the demands of our everchanging guest,” said Fred Parker, General Manager, Courtyard Provo. “It will provide an amazing space whereworking on their computer becomes fun and engaging. It allows so much more interaction with otherguests and associates than ever before and really allows the guest to determinehow they want to use the space. It also will be a great gathering spot forlocals who want to enjoy Starbucks while having an impromptu meeting or grab aquick beverage and sandwich while watching a game. We have always considered ourselves to be ourguest’s home away from home, and this new design makes it easy to be that.”
Every guest room and all threemeeting rooms have also been renovated to offer a new exciting look and morefunctional design. Each room offers alarger work desk, mini refrigerator, and renovated bathrooms. The Courtyard’s 2,800 sq feet of meetingspace is also be redesigned and offers new high tech audio-visual equipment.
For more information orreservations call the Courtyard Provo hotel directly at 801-373-2222 or visitthe website www.marriott.com/slcpr.
Get Air Hang Time
Orem, Utah – What do the Wonders of the World and Get AirHang Time trampoline park in Orem have in common? First time visitors are astonished when theywalk into this 40,000 square foot trampoline park. It is massive, cool and clean. But the Wonders of the World have never beenthis much fun! No wonder that kids ofall ages come back again and again to play in this trampoline park, the largestin the United States.
Size matters, but so does substance, and this indoorplayground is the ultimate, featuring advanced equipment, awesome design andextreme sports. Get your adrenalinepumping in an intense game of 3D Dodgeball in a trampoline arena, surrounded byangled trampolines with up to 60 of your closest friends. Play a game of Slamball(basketball on trampolines) or just slam dunk into one of four ceiling mountedprofessional basketball standards. TheOpen Jump arena is huge and features a spine, angled trampolines, raisedplatforms and an expert parkour area. There is something special about getting air and landing softly onanother platform, and many do it with extreme style! You can try a new trick in The Pit, 9 deepfoam pits, 100 feet long. Launch off araised platform, a wall, a Euro string bed trampoline or double mini, thenwatch the replay on flat screen TVs.
A full redemption arcade, “The Hanger” concessions, and aparty area make birthday parties and events “the best ever”. A great place for youth activities, companyevents (capacity up to 800), and team parties. Zumba and AIRobics are here, too.
Learn more about this wonderful place by visiting www.getairhangtime.com.Check out the videos and then come have some fun! Get Air Hang Time is located just south ofUVU across from Walmart.
Address: 1340 Sandhill Road, Orem UTPhone: 801-784-6100
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Wynn Poolisde lounging and Super Sundaes at LakeSide Grill -- Wynn Las Vegas
Relaxing at The Wynn is one of our favorite activities. Honestly, is there any other hotel in Las Vegas that says "luxury" quite like The Wynn? It is such a nice hotel, I think I could just move in there and stay forever.
In our Encore suite -- can we live here forever?? After our big night at Botero and XS (http://noexcusesglutenfreecookbook.blogspot.com/2012/09/gluten-free-dining-at-botero-at-encore.html), we decided to spend the first part of our day lounging at the Encore and Wynn pools. The pools at the Wynn and Encore are so beautiful -- they are surrounded by lush gardens and it is easy to get lost in all the box hedges (I did and I felt a bit like Alice in Wonderland, in a good way). As Encore guests, we had access to both the Encore pools and Wynn pools. We spent some time at Encore before checking out the Wynn pools. We found ourselves in the European section but there was nothing "European" going on at that time, thank goodness! The European pool was quite nice because it was the least crowded and very private . . . and so relaxing! We had a nice time.
Sarah Lounging at the Wynn European Pool 
Hello Cabana Boys! 
Following all that poolside lounging, we really needed an ice cream sundae. All I wanted was an ice cream sundae. So we walked all over the Wynn and Encore looking for one (I wish the Wynn and Encore restaurants would post their dessert menus online)! Finally we made our way to LakeSide Grill, a charming restaurant on the Wynn side decorated in orange and white. Apparently, it is situated next to the "Lake of Dreams" and that is where the name Lakeside comes from. We told the hostess that we only wanted to order dessert and coffee. That was no problem; they simply seated us in the bar area of the restaurant. I knew I loved this restaurant when English Beat's "Mirror in the Bathroom" was playing in the background when I took my seat. We order what they call the "Super Sundae" and some coffee. The coffee was excellent. I always judge a restaurant based on the quality of its coffee. Here, the coffee was fresh, strong and flavorful. It was obvious that the coffee was made fresh for me, rather than just sitting around all night. That made me happy. When the Sundae came it was gorgeous! They give you several scoops of homemade ice cream, a huge amount of hot fudge sauce, and an assortment of delicious toppings, including whipped cream, peanut brittle, marshmallows, fruit compote, cookies, brownie pieces, and cookie dough. We were surprised by the cookies, brownies, and cookie dough because they were not on the menu; of course those toppings were not gluten free so we could not enjoy them. Next time I will tell my server that I'm gluten free before I order, and hopefully the pastry chef can give me some different gluten free toppings in lieu of all that gluten containing stuff.
The ice cream was perfection. I asked, and it was indeed made in-house. Everything was made in-house. The fudge sauce was created from Valrhona chocolate; it was amazing. The peanut brittle was made in-house and it was fabulous: crunchy and sweet, but not too sweet. The whipped cream -- REAL WHIPPED CREAM -- was oh so fluffy and rich. The entire sundae was so tasty and so homemade. I really appreciate pastry chefs who put the effort into making everything from scratch, in-house. It makes such a huge difference in the overall taste. At $16, it was a splurge, but it was enough for two people so we easily split it. Loved it too!
We love The Wynn! Thank you Steve Wynn for having Gluten Free menus in all your restaurants - what a guy! Please check out our gluten-free cookbook website: http://noexcusesglutenfreecookbook.com Our book is also available in hard cover and Kindle version on Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=no%20excuses%20gluten%20free%20cookbook%20
Red 8 at Wynn Las Vegas
We stopped in at Red 8 very late one night at The Wynn. We were excited to try it because we love Chinese food, but it is sometimes difficult to find gluten free Chinese food. It was pretty late so the restaurant was nearly empty. At the Wynn, nearly all the restaurants -- including Red 8 -- have an allergen menu. Red 8 is decorated with red, glossy black surfaces, and cream colored accents, along with the occasional blue and white porcelain vase. I loved the decor.
We ordered the green beans with garlic and the chicken served with chili sauce and broccoli. Everything was extremely fresh and delicious. You know how sometimes you can just tell that all the ingredients are fresh, and you can really taste the difference? That is how I felt dining here. Our meal was filled with fresh, bright, and pure flavors. The green beans were crisp and perfectly cooked, with a delicious flavor of garlic that complemented, but did not overwhelm, them. And it was clearly fresh garlic, not that nasty pre-chopped stuff that comes in a tub. Our chicken was also excellent. I like everything to be extra spicy so I added hot mustard to my meal :). There were three of us that night, and this was more than enough for all of us (maybe we are light eaters but we were very full with all this chicken and vegetables). Overall, it was a very satisfying dining experience. I will go back to Red 8. 
