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New York Times Publishes ‘(Vegan) Brunch Options Abound in East Berlin’
I first published this for The New York Times ’In Transit’ section. Germany’s traditional gastronomic portfolio is as meat-centric as they come, but Berlin’s contemporary food-culture has started shrugging off its carnivorous past in favor of, well, plants. An enduring bohemian … Continue reading
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Contributing Columnist Helly Parsons Dishes on ‘Tanzanian Beans’
Helly Parsons hails from New Zealand, that sweet Pacific landmass where the climes are perennially warm and the culture laid-back and loving. She and I first met at the Unlike City & Travel Guide headquarters in Berlin, where Helly works as a marketer … Continue reading
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Can a Vegan Woman Love a Meat-Eating Man?
He’s smart and strong, beautiful and brave, kind-hearted and…carnivorous. At the dawn of a relationship, any faux pas is sufficient grounds for termination – far better to wield a blunt axe than be blinded by short-lived charms. Certain obvious criteria … Continue reading
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Eating Animals | Free-Range Bull Shit
Step your mind into a crowded elevator, an elevator so crowded you cannot turn around without bumping into (and aggravating) your neighbor. The elevator is so crowded you are often held aloft. This is a kind of blessing, as the … Continue reading
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Yum! Compost good enough to eat… | Columnist Rachel Znerold
Hello, my lovelies! I can’t help but repeat like a broken record how freaking in love I am with contributor Rachel Znerold. A bonafide blond bombshell, she’s got mad style and substance–receiving commissions for her hand-crafted, upcycled fashion and gorgeous … Continue reading
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Hello, Morning. I love you, I need you.
The wee hours usher along with them the promise of anything — the simple joy of waking up each morning leaves me as breathless and delirious as taking a new lover. Except a new day is pure pleasure with none … Continue reading
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Frühstück | Breakfast in Berlin
Berliners are all-around great. To help-out a nice American girl, they will rent you a fancy, private flat for next-to-nothing; in the name of new friendship, they will keep you out past your bedtime, sucking Black Russians and dancing to … Continue reading
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Brunching in Austin | Tour de Tejas
Quack’s, a cluttered, charming cafe in Austin’s Hyde Park, is way-too-cute for its own good. A neighborhood favorite, the coffee shop is a destination hang with a swell selection of baked goods, from vegan oatmeal-raisin cookies to lackluster-looking croissants. After … Continue reading
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Naked Lunch | Five Ingredient Meal
Last feeding? 8:30am (toasted salt-bagel covered with hazelnut butter and complemented with fair-trade coffee and almond milk). Right now? 2:00 in the afternoon. This evening? Fancy dinner with friends, scheduled for 7:00. After an all-day, deep-in-the-heart-of-urban-Oakland yoga-shoot with photographer Sarah … Continue reading
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