Save the omelet station, Jell-O molds, and chafing dishes full of flaccid French toast for the post-church chat groups. When it comes to discerning young brunchers, if a meal doesn’t include a wrist band, a bottomless Bloody Mary bar, a DJ, and an enough substance in the dish to shake…
In junior high, my best friend accompanied me to a science fair where one student’s experiment surrounded around what happens when you put a mouse and a snake in the same small glass case. I’ll spare you the slow motion National Geographic details and just tell you that the snake eventually…
February marks the month of many celebrations, from the significant (Black History Month, Library Lovers Month, National Condom Month) to the less-so but equally mentionable (Return Your Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month, Marijuana Awareness Month, and National Wedding Month.) For foodies, buried in the middle of all of these…
There’s something deeply satisfying about finding a little nook of South Florida artistic activity before it’s been besmirched by a commissioned Shepard Fairey graffiti piece, a glut of guided art student tour groups, or a handful of gleaming New York Times write-ups. So goes the feeling when you take a…
Rice, avocado, cucumber, and carrot — assembled separately on a plate, it all sounds pretty straightforward and Spartan as far as eats are concerned, right?But imagine having to roll those same ingredients up in a sheet of nori with a dab of wasabi and soy sauce alongside it…
If the statement of ‘you are what you eat’ holds true, then right now I am a warm and gelatinous pile of vegan biscuits and gravy with a handful of Sour Patch Kids clinging to the curvier bits of my exterior. But if I had the discipline, I’d much rather…
As somewhat of a girlie-girl who was once on the receiving end of the following Valentine’s gift – a mostly melted chocolate tool box set for that extra special handyman in your life – I can attest to this: Last minute Valentine’s gifts can be a bit of a letdown…
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 Silverstone, Oprah Winfrey has long been an unlikely ally of…
True, you could go the usual V-Day route this year and wait in line with every other unimaginative sap for over-priced surf-n-turf at any number of seaside spots in Fort Lauderdale but steak knife, drawn butter and a lobster bib does not a Happy Valentine’s date guarantee, no? That’s why this…
It wasn’t that long ago that the few blocks of warehouses and businesses north of Broward Boulevard and east of Andrews Avenue near downtown Fort Lauderdale were known more as that somewhat dodgy spot between the train tracks and the nearest Starbucks than a burgeoning area of creative activity. But…
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 consumption, chickens often get…
When LeBron James got traded to the Miami Heat, you reveled in the jilted ex-lover-like hysteria that came from his hometown and welcomed the A-game baller to Miami with open arms and high-dollar eBay bids on game-day tickets. But with him or without him, there’s still not too much you…
Maybe it’s the newborn baby-sized deep fried chimichangas. Or ice creams that aren’t quite ready for consumption until they are dipped in batter, coated in Corn Flakes, fried then lathered in chocolate syrup and whipped cream. But restaurant style Tex-Mex cuisine has never really struck me as very “veg friendly.”…
While previous themes for shows at Bear and Bird Gallery have hit on everything from revenge fantasies and tattoo art to candy apples and razor blades, the call to artists this time around went a little something like this: “Artwork for the show can be any subject matter or theme,…
Whether they are confidently elevating a modest A-cup to Parton-sized portions or carefully flattening and tucking away à la Hillary Swank in Boys Don’t Cry, a decent bra can be a true work of art. So why is it that these specimens of artistry get relegated to Goodwill’s 99-cent bin…
Because woman cannot live on reheated Amy’s Organics breakfast burritos alone (would if I could, believe me), this month seems ripe for a revamp on home cooking options. Whether it’s sticking to that New Year’s resolution to only eat foods with ingredients you could actually spell in a spelling bee…
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 get together for a potluck of…
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 substance for the whole body. In…
Even with all of the recent press clippings toting the rise of the “power vegans” (Bill Clinton and Mike Tyson included), successfully maintaining a business catering specifically to such eaters is somewhat of a magical feat. That’s why when one of these operations makes it past the initial excitement of their…
For all of the somewhat seedy images the quintessential county fair experience brings up (i.e., ride operators with pasts shadier than a centuries-old Banyan and eats sooo fried, they’d make even Paula Deen’s cardiologist blush), the Broward County Fair manages to surpass these unfavorable perceptions by sticking close to traditions…
Chances are if you logged time in the teenaged punk-rock contingent, works by artist Raymond Pettibon hung with enough double-sided Scotch tape to keep them from vibrating off your walls as the Circle Jerks’ “World Up My Ass” blasted through your speakers. Serving as visual accompaniment to the soundtrack of…
When Sarah Jones was writing her one-woman show Bridge and Tunnel, she made the New York City subway line something like her mobile study hall. There, she analyzed the characters who traveled into Manhattan from the largely ethically diverse immigrant communities of the surrounding outer burroughs, often nicknamed (both lovingly…
