Vegetarian Food and Cooking

Burger King's Spring Turkey Burger: 530 Calories; Veggie Burger: 412

If you think Burger King is getting light and healthy with its new spring menu, think again. The Miami-based fast-food company has launched a series of lighter-sounding options -- including a revamp of the veggie burger that's been an on-again/off-again part of BK's menu for some time. The menu, wh ... More >>

SoBeWFF Unkind to Vegetarians

If you didn't get to partake in any of the epic adventures that went down this past weekend at the SoBeWFF - we're so sorry. It was everything we could have possibly imagined -- nothing less than the Garden of Eden; Shangri-La; Nirvana. There were copious quantities of cocktails, edible swag, sauced ... More >>

Martha Stewart Talks SoBeWFF, Love of Florida, and Vegetarian Meals

For more on the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, check out New Times' Taste guide, hitting newsstands Thursday, February 21. Martha Stewart is the woman who does it all. Just reading her list of accomplishments -- author of 77 books, host of an Emmy-winning television show, and founder of Mart ... More >>

Carrie Underwood at BB&T Center December 22

Miami's Top Five Veggie Burgers

​Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don't forget to check out the full Best of Miami® 2012 online at bestof.voiceplaces.com.Unlike their meatier namesakes, veggie burgers are a mor ... More >>

Carrot Express: Wholesome Food (And a Car Wash?)

"Eat hummus and get gas" might be an appropriate marketing slogan for Carrot Express, a health food counter located in the Texaco station at Alton Road and 18th Street in South Beach. Or maybe not. Some might misinterpret this as a reference to the gastro-intestinal effects of garbanzo beans, as opp ... More >>

Pink Slime and Now Mad Cow? Skip the Beef, Opt for a Homemade Veggie Burger Instead

Emily CodikVeggie Burger from Green Gables CaféOn Tuesday, the USDA confirmed the detection of Mad Cow disease in a California dairy cow. Even though the agency also announced that American beef and milk continue to be safe for consumption, reports have already surfaced of countries like Indonesia ... More >>

Ben Franklin Practiced Vegetarianism

For those who shy away from the prospect of going vegan or vegetarian because they think it's too new-fangled, you might find it interesting that in 1722, one of the smartest, most productive, versatile and respected men in our country's history adopted vegetarianism, at a very early age.I read a po ... More >>

Lady Gaga's Lettuce Dress and Other Pop News That Won't Change Your Life

Trade you a lettuce gown for that meat dress, Gaga. ​Do you ever wish you could be in two places at once? Better yet, how about 50 places at once? Sometimes we here at Crossfade get really pissed about the fact that we're stuck in our cubicle and not traveling to India to write about vegetariani ... More >>

Veggie Delight

'No Bull' Vegan Short Ribs from Vegetarian Restaurant by Hakin

Camille LambVegan short ribs & sides from North Miami Beach's Vegetarian Restaurant by Hakin​Welcome to Short Order Show & Tell, where one of us brings a local delicacy to our weekly staff meeting and we all weigh in on its deliciousness.This week, we tried the "No Bull" vegan barbecue sho ... More >>

5 Napkin Burger: A Preview

Photo by Riki AltmanHow much cloth would we have to sacrifice?​Could the Original 5 Napkin burger really live up to its name? Short Order had to know. So we stopped by the restaurant on Lincoln Road, named for the aforementioned entree and slated to open Thursday, demanding a bite of the star sele ... More >>

Money Matters

Lime Fresh Mexican Grill Joins Meatless Monday Movement

No meat here on Mondays.​From New York to Los Angeles and Cape Town to Tel Aviv, restaurants have been joining the Meatless Monday movement in encouraging numbers -- Meatless Monday being a modest proposition for carnivores to forgo their carnivorous habits for that one day, and for restaurants t ... More >>

Curry in a Hurry

Raaga Cart, A Vegetarian Street Food Alternative

Paula NiñoJennifer Garcia-Mathews (left) and Frances Llop-Noy (right)​In terms of street food, Art Basel was like the second coming of the Fall for the Arts Festival. Everywhere I turned there were food trucks and carts, some new, some old. One of my discoveries was Raaga Cart at the Miami Indep ... More >>

The Greens Cookbook: Extraordinary Vegetarian Cuisine from the Celebrated Restaurant

​I picked up this book shortly after it came out in 1987. The front sleeve boasts that the collection of recipes within "truly represents a revolution in cooking." Big words, but 23 years later they ring true: Cooking with fresh, quality produce has indeed permeated American cooking - and Greens i ... More >>

Short Order's Comments of the Week, 8/16-8/20

Courtesy of Wikimedia​We have reached the end of another long week Short Orderers. And we would like to thank you for commenting on our stories. Here's some of the best blather from the past five days. For some reason, the noteworthy comments this week shared a male chauvinism theme. Thanks a ... More >>

Let Them Eat Steak

Finally Cheaper than a Gordita

Cheap Kosher Eats at Sara's Vegetarian Café

This North Miami spot is a jack of all foods, ace of none. But at these prices, jacks ain't bad.

Vegetarian Valhalla

On South Beach, something new, something Guru

Pretty Patties

Oneburger meets your meatery needs

Granny Feel Okay

For local health-food-joints, Granny's fares darn well

Bun Baby Bun

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