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Dietary veganism-the practice of abstaining from eating animal products-is a lifestyle rife with mystery, myths and misconceptions, and is often erroneously regarded as a dietary regime for extremists.

McDonald’s Corp., the fast food chain that brought the hamburger to the world, is opening what may be its first vegetarian-only restaurants.

The growing season isn’t over with the arrival of cool weather. Until the first hard frost hits, you have plenty of time to plant, pick and plate cool-weather crops. You’ll save yourself some money in the grocery’s produce aisle too.

The recent heat wave and drought across the upper Midwest have taken a toll on some crops, but the weather has helped make some peppers extra-spicy and other vegetables more flavorful.

Chef Dan Jacobs expected his recent batch of jalapeño poppers to be tame because peppers grown at this time of the year are generally mild. But he quickly discovered that his spicy appetizer carried an unexpected fire.

It’s time to plant all your favorite flowers, veggies and herbs and frolic in the sunshine! This year make your gardening experience an environmentally friendly one with five innovative ideas.

Lisa Bloom, the fiery civil rights attorney, television legal contributor, and best-selling author, talks to EDGE about her new book, thug culture, the importance of reading, and animal welfare.

Ellen DeGeneres may be an outspoken vegan today, but a life without meat or dairy wasn’t always easy for her to, er... digest. Raised in New Orleans and Texas, the talk show host says she always had a healthy appetite for sausage-laden red beans and rice.

The winners for bartending, food, and drinks are crowned in Bay Area Reporter’s second annual Best of the Gays readers poll.

Rich Landau made an impact as the first chef to cook a Vegan dinner at the James Beard House. Now, Landau and wife /partner Kate Jacoby, the great minds behind the long lived Philadelphia favorite, Horizons, open their new restaurant, Vedge in November.