With Martin Luther King Day celebrations coming up on Monday, January 21, it’s also important that we highlight and remember other key individuals who played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement. Meet Georgia Teresa Gilmore, a large, gutsy, single mother of six children, that juggled two jobs— a cafeteria cook and a midwife, and who […]
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“The Maestro of Maestoso” By Frank Mangio Marco Maestoso is a man on a mission. He and his lovely co-owner of Maestoso, Dalila Ercolano, operate a delightfully refreshing new Italian restaurant in the Hillcrest district of San Diego called Maestoso. Before dining at Maestoso, you must rid yourself of any old ideas about checkered tablecloths, straw
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By Deah Berry Mitchell Did you know there was a difference between a plant-based diet and a traditional vegan diet? Veganism is a lifestyle devoted to the protection of all animals. It encompasses politics, ethics, and most importantly diet whereas a person who practices a plant-based diet consumes fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, legumes, seeds
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Last week contributing writers Deah Mitchell and Shanda Pierce interviewed MasterChef Season 9 contestants Shanika Patterson, Gerron Patterson and Ashley Mincey. All three shared recipes for you to try own your own. Below are Gerron and Shanika’s. Click here for Ashley’s Vegan ganache truffles. MasterChef’s Gerron Hurt’s pasta salad recipe is simple to make and
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By: Deah Mitchell Get to know Miami-native, turned Season 9 MasterChef contestant Shanika Patterson as she shares her rather unusual guilty food pleasure, how her previous career gives her a leg up on the competition, and the tea on that supposed beef with Chelsea. TCV: You have a background in event promotions. Has this worked
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Oh hey ya’ll, since it’s National Donut Day, we’ve decided to share a few of our favorite donut shops. First stop, we enjoy a going to little spot in Spring Valley, CA off of Paradise Valley Rd., called KT Donuts. Not much of variety, that said, the donuts come out fresh daily and your basic glaze
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There’s good reason why so many people were in line for RED at this year’s Earth Fair in San Diego. Aside from friendly service, it’s quite simple– the deep fried triangular shaped pastry filled with savory foods, that include meats, vegetables and spices known as sambusas are delicious! I tried the lentil, potato and
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When it comes to eating sweets let’s be honest, the struggle is real. It’s hard when something sooo delicious enters your mouth and hits your taste buds— you just want more and more and more. Before you know it you’ve eaten an entire box of sugary cookies made out of refined sugar, flour and butter,
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Aspire (@tvASPiRE), the network that reflects, shares and celebrates the experiences of black culture and urban lifestyle, announced on August 31, that it will premiere season one of the new lifestyle culinary show Butter + Brown on Tuesday, October 3 at 8 p.m. ET. Executive produced by Chef G. Garvin (Turn Up the Heat, Road
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Hands down our favorite summer fruit is watermelon. Sources say that the sweet juicy fruit with enormous health benefits originated in South Africa, where it is found growing wild. In the 19th century, a man by the name of Alphonse de Candolle considered the watermelon to be indigenous to tropical Africa. It’s disheartening to hear
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