Guess who was at the South Beach Whole Foods yesterday? The fat, slobby, autoimmune-diseased, party-hardy Aussie who vowed to consume nothing but organic vegetable and fruit juice for 60 days, emerging slim, trim, and completely healthy on the other side, that’s who.That long-winded description summarizes the recent life and work…

If you’re grilling this Labor Day, stats from vegetarian research groups put the odds around 1 in 300 that you’ll end up with a vegan at your party. Your chances of having to feed a vegetarian are higher: about 1 in 44. And if you live in Seattle, San Francisco,…

A few months ago, before temperatures skyrocketed, I received a copy of Eat Raw, Eat Well, a cookbook by Douglas McNish containing 400 raw, vegan, and gluten-free recipes. I looked at the cover, which pictures swirls of colorful raw vegetable “pasta” shaved from the original plants, an effect surely achieved…

Elizabeth Garner (name has been changed) is a complete hottie, even by South Beach’s ridiculously tough standards. Her butt sits high and tight, her arms are defined, her tummy is toned, and her thighs are lean and muscular. She wouldn’t mind my saying that she has a great rack too…

Miss Saigon’s location shifted north a few blocks from its former spot on Fifth Street and Washington Avenue about a year ago, but the element that gave the Vietnamese restaurant its character has remained. That’s the owner, Hali Nguien. The garrulous and diplomatic lady of the house can still be…

Many people I know who go to extremes in the world of health have been driven there by extremely negative or toxic experiences. Alessandrina Lerner is no exception. A French expat, Lerner was handed over to the care of the state at the age of 14 when her alcoholic father…

When it comes to hot party spots in Miami, there are seemingly endless choices. LIV, Set, Mansion, Space, and Nikki Beach all rank in the top 25 nightclubs in the US, according to Clubplanet.com.These clubs are each a little different, but there are a few fundamental truths that apply to…

Miami Spice begins August 1. Like New York’s Restaurant Week, it lets diners indulge in prix-fixe menus at the city’s best restaurants at deeply discounted prices. We Miamians are actually even luckier than our friends up north, because our opportunity to “Spice” up our diets on a budget lasts not just…

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…

See also Vegans Can Carbo Load in LA, Beet Reporter Finds Vegan Glory in LA Yesterday, my friends and I were walking up the Las Vegas strip in desiccating 115-degree heat. My skin felt deflated, dehydrated and stretched to my bones. I looked to my left and to my right and saw…

In my normal, South Beach-dwelling, plant-eating life, carbs play an important but purposely limited role. The best way to get fat on a vegan diet is to increase the ratio of grains to vegetables in your diet dramatically, so I try to stick to one to one and a half…

See Raw Cactus Wraps and Meatless Airport ChowI’m running an all-terrain, 12-mile, 25-military obstacle race in San Bernadino on Saturday. That’s sure to be a challenge, but endurance races also come with their perks. Among them is that you get to carbo-load guilt-free for a few days before the race…

Yesterday I got on a plane headed to Southern California, where on Saturday I’ll run a ridiculously hard endurance race called the Tough Mudder: 12 miles, 25 military obstacles.I’ve trained hard over the past three months, and of course I’ve trained vegan — buckets of organic spinach and smoothies stuffed…

This Fourth of July, many Americans will be going out to pick up the hot dogs, hamburgers, and chicken carcasses they like to throw over the fire pit while the fireworks screech overhead. The head of the household will man the grill, bragging about his or her ability to rotate…

Saturday night, while the rest of Miami was rocking back and forth on their beds pulling on their most ass-flattering jeans, my friend plant-based Chef Allen Campbell and I strapped ourselves into my little Hyundai and strained to see over the mound of parking receipts on the dash as we…

I was browsing the aisles at Apple A Day on SoBe yesterday, and this pack of empty pill caps caught my eye. They were made of plant cellulose, and therefore vegan, although the shop also carries traditional gelatin-based tabs (gelatin is derived from animal bones and tissues). My mind immediately…

In what I can only describe as PETA’s latest inventive publicity stunt, prominent vegan and record producer Russell Simmons (in partnership with PETA) sent a letter to New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley on Friday, congratulating him on the proposed ban on large (16 oz. or larger) sugary…

If you’ve been trying to become a vegetarian but just aren’t able to find the will, there might be a solution: Go hiking with hot pants on.Apparently, experts are attributing an allergy to red meat, pork, and lamb — in other words, all commonly consumed mammals — to a bite…