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May 15, 2012
Veganism Safe for Kids, Says Lisa Dorfman, Director of University of Miami's Nutrition Program
Last week, I reviewed Vegan Is Love, a children's book that explains the reasons behind the choice to go vegan. It contains a page dedicated to the health aspect of the lifestyle, but most of the book is devoted to outlining the ethics of veganism -- how animals are treated on the dairy farm, at the ... More >>
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May 1, 2012
"Am I a Total Bitch for Thinking Vegan Guys Are Lame?" Dating Without Meat, Part 1
Since I recently hit the dating scene again, the difficulties the vegan diet can present when navigating eligible singles has been at the forefront of my mind. Sometimes I think it's no big deal. And then I read something like this, a question excerpted from the New York Post's "Ask Ashley" dating c ... More >>
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April 23, 2012
Babies Don't Want Vegan Mommies? What a Load of Baloney
This past weekend, the LA Times published an editorial suggesting pregnant women who adhere to a vegan diet and subsequently raise vegan children are irresponsible. The writer, Alexandra Le Tellier, was responding to the release of Vegan Is Love, a new children's book that explains and advocates a v ... More >>
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April 13, 2012
Tomorrow: Om Nom Nom Party at Panther Coffee. New Website, Free Cookies
Vegan cookie company extraordinaire Om Nom Nom is ready to go global with the launch of an official website, and to celebrate, it's throwing a party tomorrow, Saturday, at Panther Coffee in Wynwood. Anthea Ponsetti from Om Nom Nom and Illeana Cardenas from Panther are cohosting the event, which ... More >>
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March 27, 2012
Bombshell 70-Year-Old Raw Vegan Annette Larkins Leads Us to Fountain of Youth
The outside of Annette Larkins' pastel-pink Kendall home looks like it belongs to a grown-up Barbie doll.In a way, that's not far from the truth. Larkins' curvaceous chest-to-waist-to-hip ratio must be close to that of America's favorite figurine. One big difference, though, is that there's no pl ... More >>
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March 20, 2012
Veganism Is My Health Insurance
Going to the doctor is hardly an option for me. It hasn't been since I left my last full-time job -- and the health insurance it offered -- about a year and a half ago, when I decided to pursue my writing career.As a freelancer, I'm lucky to enjoy a steady stream of work and a lot of creative fre ... More >>
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March 8, 2012
Oil-Free, Plant-Based Diets: Extreme or Extremely Necessary?
The term "fat-free" rarely brings joy to anyone's heart. But a vegan diet free of extracted oils -- including extra virgin olive oil -- can literally save your heart.The trouble is, as I personally have discovered, it's hard as hell to stick to such a plan.Have you noticed those "no oil added" si ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Om Nom Nom Cookies Bring Vegan Deliciousness from Miami to Miami
Delicious vegan cookies, you say Impossible! Well, was impossible. Now that Miami has Om Nom Nom cookies, no one will be able to question the ability of a vegan treat to shine. First spotted by Short Order at Panther Coffee, these desserts may be lacking animal products, but they lose nothin ... More >>
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December 19, 2011
Last Week to Enter the $1,400 Whole Foods Holiday Bake-Off
Photo by Bryan Ochalla/Wikimedia CommonsIf one of your wild food fantasies includes running up and down the aisles of Whole Foods like a crazy person, filling your shopping cart with any and everything your heart -- and stomach -- desire, and doing it without spending your whole paycheck, read on ... More >>
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December 12, 2011
Bunnie Cakes: Gluten-Free, Vegan Love Cakes by Family Gal Mariana Cortez
Even though, or maybe because, I was always a really really tall girl, I've always gravitated toward tiny things. I love miniature doll furniture, pocket-sized notebooks, glitter, and as a child of the '80s, Shrinky Dinks.So does vegan baker Mariana Cortez, who at 29, is the exact same age as I a ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
Beet Reporter Hustled into Breaking Vegan Diet with $2 Taco Bell Burrito
As I stood in line at a Taco Bell on NE 36th Street and Biscayne Boulevard, I was not comfortable or hopeful. It had been a long time since I'd been in a fast food joint, and the proximity of all the nutritionally bankrupt white flour tortillas, preservative-packed foodstuffs, and grade D meat ... More >>
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November 9, 2011
Tim Crandall, Sous Chef at Red the Steakhouse, Dishes on His Vegan Past
Tim Crandall, sous chef at RedHis passion for a woman brought him to veganism. After five years, his passion for culinary art brought him back to beef.Okay, so maybe that's packaged a little too neatly. Timothe Crandall, the relatively new sous chef at Red the Steakhouse, never enjoyed eating meat a ... More >>
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November 3, 2011
NYC Marathon This Weekend: Vegan Ultra-Marathoner Terence Gerchberg Runs on Rice
Terence Gerchberg is fit to be tied. Literally, fit to be tied. In June, he and four friends tied themselves together and ran the God's Country Marathon in Coudersport, Pennsylvania, breaking the Guinness world record for "fastest marathon completed by a linked team," with a time of 3:26:15.He will ... More >>
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October 31, 2011
Scarpetta's Chef Michael Pirolo Crafts Gourmet Vegan Tasting
In this new series, the Beet Reporter aims to see whether Miami's tastiest restaurants are prepared to feed vegans with something more than boring garden salads.There are two ways to make vegan food. Or rather, there are two ways to make food vegan.One starts with "normal" dishes, subtracting the ... More >>
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October 24, 2011
Former Vegan Chef at Red the Steakhouse Does Tofu Three Ways
There's a perception that the vegan diet, which excludes all animal products, is incompatible with fine dining. In this new series, the Beet Reporter aims to see whether Miami's tastiest restaurants are prepared to feed vegans with something more than boring garden salads.I doubt many vegans have ... More >>
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October 17, 2011
Tudor House Gives Damn Good Vegan
There's a perception that the vegan diet, which excludes all animal products, is incompatible with fine dining. In this new series, the Beet Reporter aims to see whether Miami's tastiest restaurants are prepared to feed vegans with something more than boring garden salads.Celebrity chef Geoffrey ... More >>
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October 11, 2011
Vegan Dining at Tapas y Tintos: Popeye and Olive's Chickpeas and Creamy-Crunchy Paella
There's a perception that the vegan diet, which excludes all animal products, is incompatible with fine dining. In this new series, the Beet Reporter aims to see whether Miami's tastiest restaurants are prepared to feed vegans with something more than boring garden salads.The menu at Tapas y Tint ... More >>
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October 3, 2011
Vani's Vegan Cupcakes at Govinda's in the Grove
Contrary to popular belief, vegans love cupcakes. In fact, we probably love cupcakes more than the average omnivore. We go months on end conscientiously filling our plates with leafy greens, quinoa, tofu, and vibrant seasonal fruits. We stopped bothering to look at dessert menus at tradition ... More >>
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September 20, 2011
Derek Tresize, Vegan Bodybuilder: Meat Grows Muscles and Cancer
Derek Tresize has an unreal body. The 24-year-old has been bodybuilding on a plant-based diet for five years. This summer, he took third place in his class at the North American Natural Bodybuilding Federation competition, his first contest.He grew up a multitalented athlete in San Diego. At age 19, ... More >>
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July 20, 2011
Coconut Grove Organic Market is a Vegan Nirvana (Photos)
All photos by Laine Doss Spinning tunes and serving coconut water at the Coconut Grove Organic Market.Every Saturday, an empty lot just a few blocks from CocoWalk turns into a tent-city of vendors selling everything a Miamian could want to lead a cleaner (and greener) life. People from a ... More >>
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July 11, 2011
Vegan Juice Jam Ends Mass Fast at Choices Cafe (Video)
Camille Lamb Raw vegan Marie Jorgensen and Amanda Resto, the raw vegan chef at T.H.R.I.V.E. on Miami Beach, get goofy on juice.In the world of puritan health foodies, Welch's grape, Capri Sun, and even Tropicana are not acceptable examples of "juice." The word, and associated terms like "j ... More >>
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June 27, 2011
Miami Communes at Alex Cuevas' Vegan Potlucks (Video)
Camille LambThe entrance fee for a vegan potluck is an animal product-free dish, like this "fruits of the forest quinoa."At 7 p.m. Sunday, Short Order pulled up to the quiet block near Brickell where Om Garden used to be. It was a little dreary outside, but we followed some smiling, healthy looki ... More >>
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May 23, 2011
Forks Over Knives: A Case Against Animal Food Products
Dr. Pam Popper in Forks Over Knives.Forks Over Knives is a new food documentary that makes you take a long, hard look at what you eat. It follows filmmaker Lee Fulkerson, an average middle-aged man with high cholesterol and high blood pressure, who decides to treat his conditions with a "whole fo ... More >>
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March 11, 2011
Vegan & Raw Chefs Battle at The Space Next Week
via Conscious Bite Out Communal dinner table at The SpaceVegan and raw food fans have a safe haven in Miami. On March 17 -- next Thursday -- The Space hosts Conscious Bite Out, which has been organizing monthly dinners that cater to alternative foodies since January 2010. This month's dinn ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
Top 5 Vegan Restaurants in South Florida
Riki AltmanVegan restaurants in Miami are rare. For the most part, they cater to a granola-munching, Birkenstock-wearing demographic, but neglect the rest of us who just like to eat. Maybe veganism would be more widely accepted if it struck a balance between looking appetizing and providin ... More >>
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November 3, 2010
Escopazzo's Expanded Vegan Menu Coming This Month
Jason PostalIt might seem like some kind of miracle that an Italian restaurant is offering vegan fare. Wait...it is a miracle that any fine dining restaurant would want to do vegan cuisine. Nevertheless, it's true, South Beach's Escopazzo has a section on its menu entirely dedicated to raw, ... More >>
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October 6, 2010
Miami's Vegan Pizza Options Are Limited
The coolest thing I heard this week is that Bill Clinton is now eating a mainly vegan diet. Not only that but he's doing it right -- vegan protein shakes in the morning and a eating well-balanced, colorful range of foods. You go, Bill, the whole vegan community is rooting for you.The second best ... More >>
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April 16, 2009
Forget the Bunny, Worship the Earth
The coolest thing I heard this week is that Bill Clinton is now eating a mainly vegan diet. Not only that but he's doing it right -- vegan protein shakes in the morning and a eating well-balanced, colorful range of foods. You go, Bill, the whole vegan community is rooting for you.The second best ... More >>
Music
March 17, 2005
305 Fest
The coolest thing I heard this week is that Bill Clinton is now eating a mainly vegan diet. Not only that but he's doing it right -- vegan protein shakes in the morning and a eating well-balanced, colorful range of foods. You go, Bill, the whole vegan community is rooting for you.The second best ... More >>

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