Anthony Bourdain Is a Cartoon Character… Again

Anthony Bourdain will guest-star as famous TV food dude Anthony Gourmand in an upcoming episode of Nickelodeon’s Sanjay and Craig slated to air sometime in 2015. In the episode, Craig becomes obsessed with Anthony Gourmand, the host of a television series called Foodventurer. Sanjay and Craig meet Gourmand at the…

How to Make Vegan Reuben Burgers (Recipe)

I was putting ketchup on some breakfast potatoes the other day when I noticed an intriguing recipe staring at me from the back of the Heinz bottle: Reuben Burgers. Needless to say, they weren’t vegan. Nor were they healthy. Nonetheless, I was inspired to veganize them, and the end result…

Dunkin’ Donuts’ Croissant Donut: We Try One

Dunkin’ Donuts has just launched its new croissant donut, a hybrid of the best of American and French artery-cloggers. The pastry, which hit the streets this week, is the fast-food, mass-produced version of Dominique Ansel’s cronut, which still causes mass hysteria and hours-long waits at his Soho bakery in New…

Eat This: Bacon- and Coffee-Infused Burgers at Gimme a Burger

Burgers are becoming gastronomic creations. This is most evident with Gimme a Burger, a fast-casual burger restaurant chain with locations in Pembroke Pines and Deerfield Beach founded in South Florida by Yasmin and Serhad Oktay. Its infused burgers are something to consider the next time you’re in the mood for…

Perfect Balancing Act: Thai and Sushi at Tamarind in Deerfield Beach

From Chiang Mai special noodle soup to spice-packed curries, Thai food is anything but simple. It’s a complicated choreography of ingredients like fish sauce, dried shrimp paste, and lemongrass combined with seemingly incongruous spices such as coriander, basil, garlic, ginger, cumin, cardamom, and cinnamon. But the heart of this cuisine…

Six Turkey Alternatives for Thanksgiving

It’s November 3, which means Thanksgiving will be here in, like, five minutes — because that’s how time works. As a meatless eater, if you wait until the 26th you’ll be SOL, paying top dollar for a side of veggies at some overrated restaurant. Luckily, if you plan in advance,…

Target Now Has Its Own Line of Meatless Meat

If one company represents American consumer culture best, it’s Target (pronounced “Tar-jay,” of course). It’s the store that has everything, making it impossible to walk out without dropping at least $100 on stuff you didn’t know you needed. So the fact that Target now has its own line of meatless…

2015 Good Food Awards Include Florida Finalists

These days, it’s no secret that more and more Americans are in search of healthy, local, and responsibly sourced and produced foods. Luckily, we also have a growing movement of people who want to create those foods. To honor those working to create a better food supply chain, the Good…

Six Vegan-Friendly Pumpkin Treats

the_girl Flickr/cc With pumpkinpalooza in full swing (have you seen the shelves at Trader Joe’s? HOLY GREAT PUMPKIN!), now’s the time for putting maximum amounts of pumpkin in our pieholes. Vegans, of course, have a more limited menu of options in this (and every) department. Pumpkin spice lattes are out…

Farmers’ Markets and Green Markets in Broward and Palm Beach

Fall is in full swing in South Florida, which can mean only one thing: farmers’ markets. And lots of them. The greenmarkets are back in business starting this month, and this year brings a few expansions and improvements to the outdoor market places we know and love. That includes everything…

Jimmy John’s Issues Noncompete Clause to Its Employees

The lengths to which some companies go to protect their image can sometimes be, well, ridiculous at best. In the olden days, before chefs and foods became trendy and marketable, when mom-and-pop operations staked their claims and reputations on their family name, you found real quality control. Since larger culinary…

Broward and Palm Beach Eateries Represent at Seed Food & Wine Festival

This past weekend, plant-based businesses, chefs, celebrities, authors, and eaters swarmed Miami for the inaugural Seed Food & Wine Festival. This vegan wonderland featured two celeb-studded private dinners, a VIP cocktail party, a film screening, a kids’ cupcake affair, and the main event: festival day. With several thousand people packing…

Could Ebola Kill Our Chocolate Supply?

Last weekend on a flight from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Chicago, a man felt queasy and fainted. As paramedics met him at the gate in the Windy City, rumors spread throughout the plane: The man had Ebola. He had just come from Liberia. He was contagious. Of course, no…

West Palm’s Pizza Girls Celebrate Turning Sweet 16

Ah! A girl’s sweet 16 is a special coming-of-age celebration. This party, marking the transition into adulthood, has over time become a bit of a spectacle. The days of it being small parties at home have turned into full-on “bridezilla”-like monstrosities in hotels, boats, and/or halls with extravagant, thematic productions…