During this week of welcoming Art Basel Miami, let us take a moment to say goodbye to The Art Of Food. The raw food/vegan counter cafe was located in a cooperative vintage clothing and jewelry shop across the street from Midtown Miami's Circuit City (which has problems of its own). Excepting delicious desserts, I didn't care for the Art Of Food's food at all. As I wrote at the time of review, the glorious natural flavors of fresh fruits and vegetables are impressive enough on their own terms, an
Just how irrelevant has PETA become? The one-time-animal-rights-organization-turned-ludicrous-marketing-machine long ago gave up trying to reach people with reasoned arguments about the sanctity of all life or the wastefulness of our meat-happy culture. Instead they've adopted a fairly standard marketing strategy with which to convert confused meaties: 1) Create supposedly offensive advert designed to piss off octogenarian censors and bible-belters, 2) feign outrage when said moral authorities r
Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights other food blogs:Food photographer and critic Matthew Pace recently started his own food blog, loaded with recipes, reviews, and of course excellent photography.MenuPages of South Florida covers everything from the big chains opening new restaurants, to reviews of reviews, news and upcoming events.Jan Norris writes about the entire state of Florida, but fo
photo courtesy PETATomorrow on Clematis, a spectacle like the one aboveHot chicks. Nude. Showering. In public. The prospect is so dazzling...well... it's damned hard to focus on the political point. But if you can pry yourself away from that photo, we'll give it a try.Before we get to that, it behooves me to mention the time and place. This PETA demonstration is scheduled for tomorrow at noon. A nooner, if you will. And it's to be staged at the corner of West Clematis and South Narcissus Avenue
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, if you're not ordering meat, good luck making the minimum delivery price at most places without at least a pound of lettuce. In fact, vegetarians will drive 30 minutes just so we can have some tasty, w
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 sold by the three restaurant chains contains a chemical, PhIP, which causes cancer. PhIP can form during the grilling/barbecueing/flame-broiling process. But what wasn't noted in wire stories (such as
Nothing says Thanksgiving like stuffed soy-protein!​For vegetarians, Thanksgiving is sort of like going to a Dolphins game with a Jets jersey on. I know firsthand because I practiced the lifestyle for almost four years back in high school and college. No matter how accepting your family is (and mine is pretty accepting), you're going to get made fun of constantly on Turkey Day as a vegetarian. You'll get poked and prodded to "just eat some turkey today, goddamn it." And all you can do is take
