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New American Recipes from the Nation’s Top Foreign-Born Chefs

A Place at the Table: New American Recipes from the Nation’s Top Foreign-Born Chefs Edited by Gabrielle Langholtz & Rick Kinsel; Prestel Press; $40.00 Despite rabid...

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This Is What It’s Like to be Be a Health Guru for People Living with HIV

I’m Timothy Eric Stahl, and I’m an HIVegan Guru at TEN: Timothy Eric Nutrition. HIV, once an obvious killer is now, quite frankly, a quiet, subtler killer. Are you...

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What You Can and Can’t Eat on a Gluten Free Diet

What’s forbidden when you go gluten-free? You might have noticed gluten-free foods in your local supermarket. These are both for people who’ve been diagnosed with a gluten...

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Ronan Is One of the Best LA Restaurants on Melrose

Sotto’s influence continues to resonate, bringing more great gourmet/casual Italian to LA’s dining scene. Enormous, eye-catching mural by local artist? Check. Romantic,...

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6 Healthy Fish Recipes That Will Make Your Mouth Water

Below you’re find five healthy fish recipes by food blogger Gayle Van Wely: Black Bass with Bacon Dashi, Salmon Poke, Bacon-Wrapped Scallop with a Bloody Mary, Smoked...

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Want Other Gay Guys to Notice Your Body This Summer? Start Planning!

Having a beach-beautiful body requires planning. So if you want to look trim this summer, it’s time to start packing your meals ahead of time. Here’s how: Plan Your...

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The Latest Health Crazes: Here’s What Gets Results — and What Doesn’t

Considering going keto? Concerned about your qi? Alarmed about whether you’re alkaline? We serve up five recent books about current health crazes and gauge the results. With...

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The Protein Bakery

How a Fitness Fan Turned His Cookie Craving Into a Protein-Packed Healthy Snack

The familiar aroma of freshly baked blondies, brownies and cookies that permeates the interior of The Protein Bakery is likely to arouse feelings of nostalgia, but the treats...

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Common Sense Advice to Help LGBTQ People Lose Weight and Avoid Fad Diets

For many LGBTQ people, losing weight today is both a necessity and an obsession, but too many are trying to do it with fad diets. According to the Center for Disease Control, 62%...

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A Holiday Recipe Guests Will Love: Glazed Duck with Cherry Balsamic Sauce

Searching for a new dinner party favorite for fans of waterfowl? Try this honey glazed duck breast. Many foodies are intimidated by the idea of cooking duck meat at home, but it...

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Where to Eat: Our Favorite LGBT-Friendly Chelsea Restaurants

The Breslin The Spotted Pig folks are behind this vintage-rustic restaurant in NoChel’s Ace Hotel. British-inspired fare is egg-centric at breakfast and meat-and-terrine heavy...

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Best Hell’s Kitchen Gay Friendly Restaurants

New York City nightlife is among the best LGBTQ scenes in the world, and it extends well beyond old school gay neighborhoods such as Chelsea and the West Village. For example,...

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