Veganism

PETA Wants You To Have Hot Vegan Sex (Like Animals Do)

Ahh...PETA. No matter what you think of them, they always find a way to drive their point home -- whether it's to not wear fur, stop factory farming, spay your pet, or go vegan. This time, PETA's enlisted the help of British ad agency, Fallon U.K. to show us that "vegans have a bigger sexual appeti ... More >>

Plantation's Emron Khan a Finalist in PETA's Sexiest Vegan Contest

Attention people of south Florida. You may want to put down your pastrami sandwiches for a moment (or forever) after we introduce you to Emron Khan, who has been chosen as a finalist in PETA's Sexiest Vegan Next Door contest. The annual contest pretty much shatters all those "milk - it does a body ... More >>

Hippocrates Health Institute in West Palm Beach: Raw Vegan Eats

Health News is a new feature series that focuses on raw, vegan and alternative diets.Could you give up meat, fruit and cooked foods for life? What if you were suffering from an incurable disease, and it was the only answer to healing your body? The idea of becoming a raw vegan might not seem so craz ... More >>

J's Garden Cafe in Pembroke Pines: Healthy Caribbean and Vegan Eats

In Hollywood, California, there's an explosive trend happening in the culinary world, one that is taking over tables everywhere from the high-end restaurants in West LA to the lunch spots in Beverly Hills. It's not the rise of smoked meats or bite-sized servings; it's the raging popularity of plant- ... More >>

World Vegetarian Day is Monday, October 1: Five Sexy Celebrity Vegetarians

Bacon's domination of the internet may lead one to believe otherwise, but there are folks in this world who don't dig on the swine. Or the beef, chicken, turkey, and fish, for that matter. For these non-meat-eaters, World Vegetarian Day, October 1, is the time to shine. The date -- which happens to ... More >>

The Vegan Barbecue: Black Bean Burgers with Corn and Cilantro

In my early 20s, one of my best friends decided to go vegan. She had been vegetarian for years, but this next step ended up being a struggle at parties. At many a barbecue, her only option was the green salad. If there was cheese on top, forget it. She learned to bring her own dishes. From seeing he ... More >>

Husband and Wife Face Off at Snappers Seafood and Wine Bar on Tuesday, May 8

Husband-and-wife business partners/restaurateurs Sally and John Stilley will have a culinary showdown of sorts in their restaurant Snappers Seafood and Wine Bar on Tuesday, May 8. The couple will simultaneously prepare a five-course dinner; John Stilley's offerings will be of the seafood persuasion, ... More >>

Eat Vegan Food That Doesn't Taste Like Meat -- or Cardboard -- at Veg-a-cation at Wave 2700

Forget the caricature of the pale, noodle-armed vegan openly judging you for your dietary choices while nibbling on a piece of raw tofu and silently coveting your bacon cheeseburger. It's a misconception that could stand to be put out to pasture and certainly not one that would apply to Sally Stille ... More >>

Bill Clinton Dined at YOLO Tuesday Night -- Here's What He Ate

​It was far from business as usual at YOLO on Tuesday night, when Secret Service arrived on a packed evening to secure space for former President Bill Clinton. The group sat in a private dining room between 9 and 9:30 p.m, after Clinton spoke at Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Clinton's pe ... More >>

Where Bill Clinton Should Eat This Week

​When Bill Clinton arrives to talk at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, we're more than looking forward to hearing him speak. We're wondering where he'll stop to eat.What's he doing here? The former President brings his "Embracing Our Common Humanity" tour to our neighborhood where he'll ... More >>

South Florida's Best Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants

​South Florida isn't exactly awash in vegetarian-friendly choices, but it's not a total wash out, either. From Palm Beach to Broward, there are a smattering of restaurants that either focus entirely on meatfree dining, or at the very least, acknowledge that veggies aren't really interested in eati ... More >>

Marketplace of Groovy Ideas

Ellen DeGeneres And Portia de Rossi To Open Vegan Restaurant

ABCEllen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi plan to open a vegan restaurant in California​Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi have plans to open a vegan restaurant on Ventura Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley, reports The Hollywood Reporter.Other investors include rocker Chrissy Hynde and entre ... More >>

Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde Closes Her Ohio Restaurant, Citing Bad Economy

​Chrissie Hynde closed her vegan restaurant on Sunday, citing a bad economy.  The Akron, Ohio, restaurant was open four years and was voted one of the top five vegan restaurants in America by Business Week.The Vegiterranean served vegan dishes with an Italian-Mediterranean flair. On the resta ... More >>

Food Trucks for Picky Eaters: Truck Roundups in Pompano, Fort Lauderdale Tonight

​Here's a real-world scenario for you. You're dying to get out of the house and grab a bite to eat, but finances are low and you just don't have a hundred bucks to spend on dinner. Heck, even fast food is expensive, according to the New York Times. What's the solution?  How about heading over ... More >>

Vegan Cooking Series: Dreamy Desserts

​What do Oreos, 7-Eleven apple pies and those Dollar Store staples Mrs. Freshley's Oatmeal Creme-filled Cookies all share in common? Besides their empty wrappers stuffed between my car's backseat? That's right, all three are vegan. But while these PETA-approved snacks can satisfy a sugar ... More >>

Vegan Athlete/Vega Creator Brendan Brazier Coming to Whole Foods

​If you still have the image of Rocky Balboa guzzling down six raw eggs for breakfast before heading to a boxing session at the meat-packing plant as your guide to optimal muscle mass, it might be time to get acquainted with Brendan Brazier. As a vegan professional Ironman triathlete, best-selling ... More >>

PETA Names Sublime's Apple Crumb Pie The Best Vegan Pie in America

PETA Sublime's apple pie - delicious and cruelty free.​People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals just named Sublime's Apple Crumb Pie ala Mode the best vegan pie in America. The pie, made with an oatmeal streusel, Granny Smith apples and currants, is totally vegan, as is the ice "cream" ... More >>

Oprah Winfrey: Vegan Ally

Alan Light / flickrOprah is a friend to veggies everywhere.​​Whether it was going to court to face the beef industry in the late '90s, dedicating episodes of her talk show to behind-the-scenes looks at factory farms, or taking viewers on a grocery-store run for dairy-free junk food with Alicia S ... More >>

Vegetarian Super Bowl Foods? Gardein Contest Ends at Midnight Wednesday

​Overshadowed only by Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday marks a banner day in meat consumption for Americans. So much so that the National Chicken Council estimates that 90 million pounds of chicken wings will be consumed during game weekend. While many Americans have trimmed down their red-meat con ... More >>

Q & A with John Lenhard, Chef at Sublime in Fort Lauderdale

Photo by Michele Sandberg​When one of my chefs tells me about a place I just "have to try", I go running. I couldn't wait to speak with John Lenhard, Culinary Team Leader at Sublime in Fort Lauderdale, because my fascination with the vegan lifestyle. I am awed by the ski ... More >>

Vegan Potluck Party and Storytelling at Sweat Records Saturday

​Whether it involves sifting out the gravelish bits of ham hock from "meatless" baked beans or finger flicking the bacon bits from the community salad, holiday potluck parties can be disappointing and dodgy territory for vegans. This is why, if there's ever a time when vegans can ge ... More >>

Q & A with Davionne Dobson of Remnant Affairs Catering: Vegan Catering in Fort Lauderdale and South Florida

flickr: NorwichNutsVegan food can be rich and delicious ​A personal chef is like a life coach for your belly. If it seems like an out-of-reach luxury item, let us introduce you to Davionne Dobson, proprietor of Remnant Affairs Catering. Meals made by the local vegan chef and caterer are a gift of ... More >>

Meatless: The Movie

​Shane Close is a Miami-based surfer (past chairman of the local Surfrider chapter), high-end web developer, and, now, indie filmmaker. After he read the Omnivore's Dilemma and became a dad, his wife turned to him and asked the question no barbecue addict wants to hear: "Could you go meatless?"

Sublime Hosts Vegan Drinks Happy hour

Sublime's sangria​Sublime in Fort Lauderdale is hosting a Vegan Drinks happy hour from 5:30 to 7:30 tonight. I have to admit that the name threw me a bit -- most drinks are vegan, right? So I asked over at South Florida's most famous vegetarian restaurant. Turns out, yes, the drinks are vegan, but ... More >>

Are Animal Rights Activists -- and Local Multimillionaire -- Behind the McDonald's-Causes-Cancer lawsuit?

flickr user: nukeit1​Today, newswires were abuzz with the information that a Washington-based nonprofit group called the Cancer Project, on behalf of two plantiffs in Connecticut, filed a class-action lawsuit against Burger King, McDonald's, and Friendly's.  The lawsuit alleges that chicken s ... More >>

Why PETA's Dan Mathews Oughta Be Committed

Mathews: Make em laugh​"We'd love it if the world turned vegan tomorrow," Dan Mathews says breathlessly. Mathews is senior vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the controversial animal rights group founded by Ingrid Newkirk in 1980. When I spoke to Mathews by phone ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch: Football Sundays Edition

​Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you need to read every day, some people just can't get enough. Since football season is officially underway, Clean Plate Charlie decided to pull out some tailgating related blog sites. Tailgating Ideas is all about... well ideas for tailgating, r ... More >>

The Rare Vegetarian Delivery, in Downtown Lauderdale

Photo by Eric BartonIt's not hard to find one or two dishes -- usually they're side dishes -- for the vegetarian crowd at many restaurants. Vegetarians become accustomed to the plain goodness of rice and beans and house salads and saying "without cheese, please." Delivery, though? Forget about it, i ... More >>

No Beef Here

For a veggie joint, it's fine. Just take a whiff.