Laura Loves Local

09/22/2025

We’ve lived in Eustis for a few years and to see that we now have a Farmer’s Market in this town has me over the moon! 😍

Happening every Wednesday Night from 5PM-8PM, Fresh Market at Ferran created by Whimsy Market offers a variety of items (food and retail) that is beautiful and fresh, also I would say unique because you can’t find these local vendors at your local grocery store!

I got to check out many of the vendors and they are showcased in this video BUT know there is WAY more than these businesses at this market! The only way to see them all is to come out and visit for yourself! Hope to see you there! 😁

09/18/2025

Recently I was invited to come and experience Caribbean cuisine from the US Virgin Islands, and wow was the food amazing!

09/18/2025

When you can find a good coffee shop that offers a variety of beverages and a great atmosphere to get work done, hang out or have some me time, I know I can’t gatekeep it! This is , located in downtown Leesburg Florida :)

09/18/2025

As part of a event, I got to experience , a grocery store unlike others you have seen. The difference? Everything is blast frozen at the peak of freshness and prime harvest time for produce. As a result, it gives the opportunity for items to be enjoyed at any time of year, not just when in season. A big thank you to Yelp Orlando and Wild Fork Foods for this event, I know I will be back again and again! 😁

08/02/2025

Mount Dora is doing a fun and interactive experience this summer called the Magical Card Quest! With 29 businesses participating in this quest, you get to discover more of Mount Dora and support local businesses! Not to mention, you could get up to 29 entries into a weekly drawing to have a chance to win over $500 in gift cards! 😍This is such a great day trip idea to do by yourself or with family & friends! You can get a map to see where they are all located and more information at mountdorasummer.com.So what are you waiting for?! Come on out to Mount Dora to try this quest for yourselves, then comment back here to tell me how it went!! Good Luck! 😁 ♥️♣️♦️♠️NOTE: Your entries roll over, so if you don’t win the week you came by, they will go into the following weeks drawing, all the way until September 30th! So you have multiple chances to win!

08/01/2025

Part 2 of 2…

More of my Mount Dora adventures yesterday! Thanks to Mount Dora Explorer who joined me in checking out the Magic Card Quest, I got to see 15 businesses yesterday, most of which I had never been to before! 😍

Www.mountdorasummer.com

08/01/2025

Part 1 of 2 ….

Had a blast going around Mount Dora today with Mount Dora Explorer—checking out the Magical Card Quest!! I’ll be explaining more in a video soon but what if I told you that you’d have a chance to win over $500 in gift cards to local businesses in Mount Dora if you did the quest? I actually discovered so much of this beautiful town and the small businesses because of this quest! It’s a great way to get out of the house and this summer!

Www.mountdorasummer.com

07/28/2025

I’m always down to explore a new coffee shop, so when I found out the owners of Donutste Doughnuts expanded to a shop of their own, I knew I needed to go by! Donutste Coffee will not only offer the donuts they are famous for, but also delicious drinks like iced coffees, teas, chillers and matcha! In addition, they are now offering cinnamon rolls, honey buns, cookies and Jerusalem bagels with plant based cream cheese! Everything I tried was fantastic, but if I could only pick three items, my top would be: 💖 Banana Matcha (don’t knock it til you try it!)💖 Biscoff Cinnamon Roll💖 Lemon Poppyseed Cookies With an honorable mention to the Dragonfruit Limeade chiller, shown at the beginning of the reel 😁 Chef Shalom and Chef Victoria are some of the sweetest and humblest people I’ve ever met. You may just find yourself coming again and again just to be in there company. I highly recommend checking them out! They’re in the preview stage now(which you can come by and check out their shop), but be watching their page for a grand opening date!! 💕😁

07/24/2025

✨🇮🇹NEW REEL!🇮🇹✨

Who here loves good Italian food? 😁 There is a local restaurant in Lewiston, Maine called DaVinci's Eatery that offers some great and tasty Italian dishes! I have to say though, whenever I come to DaVinci’s, it’s the garlic knots with their house made dipping herbed Olive Oil that I get the most excited for!

Also, it’s a beautiful space for any occasion you’re celebrating! DaVinci’s was built inside of a previous textile mill that was constructed in 1850! So you not only get tasty food, but also get to sit inside a piece of history!

So when in Central Maine, make a stop by DaVinci’s and get some garlic knots at the very least, I’m sure you’ll agree they’re the best in Maine!

07/07/2025

Do you enjoy Vegan food? Since my dairy sensitivity came about I have become more interested in trying vegan food. So when I saw Soulicious Vegan Kitchen at Hall’s on 5th, I knew I had to give them a try. You can taste the love in joy they put in their dishes with every bite you take, and you definitely aren’t missing the dairy, meat or egg at all! Whether you’re a vegan or not, you need to give Soulicious Vegan Kitchen a try, cause if you don’t, you’re missing out on some great southern cooking!

06/26/2025

This was a fun project to collab on! Check out the new Zaxbys in Eustis,FL!

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