Vegetarianism

Nanci Alexander of Sublime Would Vote Foie Gras Off the Island

Quick! Name all the restaurants you can that donate all their profits to non-profit organizations? Sublime does just that. Sublime's owner, Nanci Alexander, is number five on our Tastemaker countdown. She founded the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF). The creation of Sublime is an ext ... More >>

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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 >>

Cirque-A-Licious Offers a High-Flying New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve is one of those nights that can be highly overrated. You get dressed up, pay four times the normal price for a buffet dinner, party hat, and champagne, and listen to either a wedding band or DJ as the clock strikes midnight.   This year, we're thinking of celebrating with ci ... More >>

Carrie Underwood at BB&T Center December 22

Joan Jett Unveils New Peta Ad Campaign at Sublime (Photos)

We all know that Joan Jett loves rock n' roll. But she also loves animals and the environment. Jett, a vegetarian for about 20 years, unveiled her new PETA add Sunday afternoon as part of a campaign to spread awareness of vegetarianism. The unveiling took place at Sublime in Fort Lauderdale and ... 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 >>

Frankie Dogs: Gourmet Veggie Dogs Broiled in Craft Beer!

Burnout and frustration are par for the course when it comes to most jobs. But we can choose what to do with that suffocating negative energy: suck it up and stay out of fear, or decide to roll the dice and bet on ourselves for a change?Frankie Dogs owner Chris Torlone recently faced that decision, ... More >>

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Vegetarian Potluck Dinner and Love Panel Discussion

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 >>

Where to Get a Veggie Burger in South Florida During National Hamburger Month

As Clean Plate Charlie pointed out earlier this week, May is National Hamburger Month. You can read our list of ways to celebrate the occasion here. But if you're not a meat eater, there's no reason to be left completely out of the fun. After the jump, we've got a list of eleven places to get a vegg ... More >>

PETA Names Pembroke Pines Resident Finalist in Sexiest Vegetarian Contest

Animal rights organization PETA has named the finalists in their annual "Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door" contest -- and one of the sexiest men is from Pembroke Pines!Malik Kalonji is a 46-year-old yoga instructor, massage therapist, and winner of several martial arts competitions. The healthy hottie h ... More >>

Quick Path to Enlightenment

The Biggest Lie Ever Told About Vegetarians

Vegetarians in all forms -- ovo-lacto, vegan, etc. -- are subject to an impressive array of misconceptions and lies about the meatless lifestyle. Sometimes, the evidence of misunderstanding is overt, like the person we encounter at a cocktail party whose eyes bug when they spot a plate free of slide ... 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 >>

Weird Al Yankovic Talks About Vegetarianism on "WTF With Marc Maron"

​Weird Al Yankovic -- the singer who famously implored picky young eaters to "just eat" their SPAM and tuna casserole -- talked about his vegetarian lifestyle during an appearance on Monday's edition of comedian Marc Maron's cult hit podcast "WTF With Marc Maron." The  comedian mentioned spot ... More >>

91. The Veggie Burger at Eten Food Co.

​We're counting down to New Times' Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top 100 favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page.No. 91: Eten Food Co.'s Veggie BurgerThe ve ... 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 >>

A Veggie Round at Energy Kitchen

​Look at that forlorn veggie burger.After a weekend plus of double dinners, today seems to have warranted a meatless Monday. Inspired by a commenter who sent me a note about Energy Kitchen's burger as "a bitter disappointment," I ran over for a late lunch to try the vegetarian options. I second gu ... More >>

Ditching Vegetarianism? Five Meaty Ways to Sell Out

​When I think back on my golden years in college, I remember all of the good times that I had with strangers friends. Days spent camping out for seats at basketball games, grossly misusing credit cards, and repeatedly surviving untreated alcohol poisoning are all fond memories. I was cool back the ... More >>

Field of Greens to Open in Palm Beach Gardens

​There may not be many gardens in Palm Beach Gardens (not many beaches, either). But there is a new Field of Greens (11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Dr., 561-340-1600), scheduled to open tomorrow in the resurgent Downtown at the Gardens mall.  The family-owned chainlet of local eateries (West Pal ... More >>

Interview with Australian Celebrity Chef and Author Pete Evans, Part Two

Celebrity Chef and author of My Grill, Pete Evans used to be a vegetarian.​Yesterday, we shared part one of our interview with Aussie celebrity chef and six-time author, Pete Evans. If you missed it, check it out here. We now continue with part two. Clean Plate Charlie: What are you workin ... More >>

Interview with Bimini Boatyard's Executive Chef Michael Bennett

Michael Bennett Chef Michael Bennett, writing his cookbook. ​Chef Michael Bennett is a native Floridian, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and a passionate chef who truly believes in  cooking creatively and making a meal memorable for his guests. Chef Bennett loves his ... More >>

Nine Ways to Order Meat-Free Without Annoying Your Server

Ildar Sagdejev"OK. Meatball sub, hold the meatball; extra saliva."​Face it; despite vegetarianism being a rather widely accepted lifestyle, there's still people who cringe or roll their eyes when you tell them you don't eat meat. Most of the time you can brush it off, but if that's the kind of&nb ... More >>

Tal Ronnen Interview: Q&A with The Conscious Cook (Part 1)

​Tal Ronnen made history when his book The Conscious Cook -- the first full-color vegan cookbook to be published in North America -- hit the New York Times bestseller list last fall. Since hitting the big-time (thanks also to Oprah, who had Ronnen develop a 21-day vegan cleanse for her), Ronnen ha ... More >>

Sublime Offers Vegetarians Reprieve Via Bizarro Thanksgiving Dinner

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 mi ... 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 >>

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 >>

Forecast for West Palm: Expect a Shower

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 behoo ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch

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 photograp ... More >>

PETA's Super Bowl Advert is Banned, Legions of Sports Fans Indifferent

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 mark ... More >>

The Art Of Food Folds

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 delicio ... More >>

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Best Vegetarian Restaurant

Sublime

Best Takeout Chinese

Dragon Gate

Best Vegetarian Restaurant

Bombay Cafe

Readers Choice: Sweet Tomatoes

Best Vegetarian Restaurant

The Red Thai Room

Best Not-Quite- Vegetarian Restaurant

Kef Room Mediterranean and Vegetarian Grill

Best Restaurant for Gluttons

Royal King International Buffet & Grill

Best Natural Food/Vegetarian Restaurant

Sara's

Foodstuff

Angelo and Maxie's Generation 2 Steakhouse

Best Vegetarian Restaurant

Terrace Oceanside

Best Natural-Food/Vegetarian Restaurant

The Veggie Garden

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