Veganism

Even Adriana Lima Shops the Baking Girl in MiMo

We're not ones to scour the city looking for the world's greatest cupcakes. We don't even like them. But on a whim, we recently took a different route home from the office and found ourselves at NE 69th Street and Biscayne Boulevard. Most locals know the intersection for the restaurant Uva 69. H ... More >>

Justin Timberlake's "Vegan Harlem Shake" as Giant Piece of Tofu (Video)

On NBC's Saturday Night Live, Justin Timberlake played a mascot for a vegan restaurant waging a turf war against an irate sausage slinger. As a giant piece of singing and dancing tofu, Timberlake rapped about his love of kale, quinoa, and tofu mayonnaise. In between veganized renditions of "Freak Ou ... More >>

Ellen Kanner's Feeding the Hungry Ghost Teaches Readers on Seasonal Eats, Community & Food for the Soul

While Miami's vegan scene might be a little bit lacking, we have to give props to the dedicated herbivores working to educate the masses on the benefits of local produce, meatless Mondays and cruelty-free cuisine. One such teacher is Ellen Kanner, blogger, columnist and now, cookbook author. Kanner ... More >>

Bunnie Cakes Opens in Wynwood Tomorrow: Free Cupcakes While Supplies Last

Vegans have a new place to give and get sweet treats -- just in time for Valentine's Day -- when Bunnie Cakes opens its doors in Wynwood tomorrow, February 9.The small shop, helmed by baker Mariana Cortez, features a selection of baked goods like cupcakes and brownies.In addition, ice cream treats ... More >>

Dr. William Davis: Wheat Is Cause of Obesity and "Most Perverted Food on Store Shelves."

Wheat gluten has been dogged on so much over the past few years, you would think it was a serial killer rather than a cereal protein. But jokes aside, there's a reason that the weirdly named food component has become such a nutritional pariah. Incidence of celiac disease, an illness that causes an a ... More >>

Vegan Pop Up to Take Over New Orleans-Inspired Lagniappe in Midtown Sunday

New Orleans is known for its jazz, its eclectic cultural milieu and its gumbo, a thick stew usually anchored by beef stock and crowded with shrimp, chicken and sausage. So what the heck would vegan gumbo look and taste like? Your guess is as good as vegan chef Keith Kalmanowicz's, but he'll work it ... More >>

Make Raw Vegan Chocolate Ice Cream in Two Minutes

At one of my recent organic juice parties (if you're not sure what that is, click here), Jordan Wolfe, my friend and compatriot in all things healthy living, arrived toting the ingredients for his famous raw vegan chocolate "ice cream," which he proceeded to whip up in the Vitamix for the mind-blowi ... More >>

Stop Hating Vegetables in Five Steps

I have conversations about plant-based diets every single day. Most people I chat with recognize the value of moving to a diet that includes a higher concentration of nutrient-rich plant foods. Many express a desire or even a resolve to eat more fruits and vegetables, and then the discussion moves o ... More >>

Anthea Ponsetti Now Dessert Chef at the Corner, Late-Night Dessert Is Now Even More Delicious

Anthea Ponsetti, the owner and cookie maker of Om Nom Nom Cookies, was recently tapped to be the new dessert chef at the Corner.The queen of vegan cookies started about a month ago and now slings cookies, cakes, pies, ice cream, and other confections for late-night indulgence at the downtown Miami b ... More >>

Children's Book on Veganism Could Trouble Non-Vegan Kids

The big news on the vegan scene is that Deuce Lutui, the Seattle Seahawks' new guard, has gone (mostly) vegan to get his weight in check (he's dropped 60 pounds since June 2010) and improve his performance on the field. This is just more proof that anyone can benefit from embracing a vegan diet, but ... More >>

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 >>

"Where Do Vegans Get Protein?" A Plant-Eater Answers This Common Question

"You're a vegan?""Uh huh.""Oh. So where do you get your protein?"Every vegan who's been at plant-eating for any length of time has been faced with this question. Ironically, it often comes from the mouths of the unhealthiest and least conscious eaters in the world, and is directed at lean, immensely ... More >>

Starbucks Puts Dead Beetles in Frappuccinos

​Which would you rather drink: chemical coloring, beet juice, or dead bugs?Apparently, Starbucks thought you'd pick that last option.In an effort to remove artificial ingredients from its menu, Starbucks recently replaced the food dye in its Strawberry Frappuccinos with a "natural" substitute: bee ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Rick Ross Goes Vegan and Four Other Bogus Music Predictions for 2012

​With just a few days left in 2011, we can't help but predict what 2012 has in store. Will the world come to an end? Maybe. Will Barack Obama be re-elected? Hopefully. Will the Miami Heat dominate the NBA? Of course. But what about the music world? What changes will it see in 2012? What's going ... More >>

Last Week to Enter the $1,400 Whole Foods Holiday Bake-Off

Photo by Bryan Ochalla/Wikimedia Commons​If 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 >>

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 >>

Mac'n Food Truck's Pumpkin Whoopie Pies, Perfect for Thanksgiving

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 >>

Steve Jobs & Food

Steve Jobs is not normally associated with food. You don't know where he goes to dinner, his favorite coffee shop, or find him on top chefs' lists. Surprisingly, aside from dramatically changing the entertainment and media industry, he's had the greatest effect on the food industry.

Best Vegan Halloween Candy Countdown

​To vegans, the frights of Halloween Horror Nights have got nothing on the idea of unknowingly savoring pulverized pig parts in the form of the gelatin or glycerine commonly found in so many candies. But that doesn't mean our plastic jack-o-lantern buckets have to go empty, or even that we've got ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Escopazzo's Expanded Vegan Menu Coming This Month

Jason Postal​It 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 >>

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 >>

Raffa Jo Harris Seen Eating... Lots and Lots of Avocados

Courtesy of Raffa & Rainer​Raffa Jo Harris sings and plays guitar in the neo-folk duo, Raffa & Rainer, which won New Times Best Acoustic Performer this year. Just this past weekend, the duo opened for indie folk group CocoRosie.Raffa & Rainer also put on the monthly "Can You Rock a Lit ... More >>

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