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How to throw a Pride party

How to throw a Pride party | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Throw your own Pride party and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. Put on a spread of rainbow recipes, jug cocktails and fabulous sharing festival food

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LGBTQ-friendly coffeehouse opens on Adams Street

LGBTQ-friendly coffeehouse opens on Adams Street | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

A new inclusive coffeehouse opened Monday morning in downtown Toledo. Grindhrs Coffee & Community is an LGBTQ-friendly safe space. Co-owners Rebecca Ferstle and her wife Leann Cantrell know the importance of having such spaces in a community and wanted to combine servicing that need with their love for coffee. "Inclusion is very important and there are safe spaces in Toledo and I believe that other safe spaces are important, I think there'

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Third Culture Bakery distributing AAPI, LGBTQ safety kits in Bay Area

Third Culture Bakery distributing AAPI, LGBTQ safety kits in Bay Area | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Third Culture Bakery is making more than 5,200 safety kits to distribute for free at community sites such as senior homes and vaccination sites.

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Denver pastry chef delivers pies — with a side of drag

Denver pastry chef delivers pies — with a side of drag | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

"Pie is a comfort food, and in these times people are definitely craving comfort food," Chocolatina, Queen of the Dessert, said amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Drag Queen and Entrepreneur Andre Springer on The Unifying Power of Hot Sauce

Drag Queen and Entrepreneur Andre Springer on The Unifying Power of Hot Sauce | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

We caught up with Andre at the Union Square Farmers Market to talk about the unifying powers of hot sauce.

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"It Wasn’t Enough for Me to Come Out as Gay, I Needed to Come Out as a Baker"

"It Wasn’t Enough for Me to Come Out as Gay, I Needed to Come Out as a Baker" | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

I resisted coming out as a baker — until I met my chosen family.

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Sassy, flashy drag queens celebrate LGBTQ culture at Cal State Fullerton

Sassy, flashy drag queens celebrate LGBTQ culture at Cal State Fullerton | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Danny Martinez has been around since the early days, when the drag show audiences at Cal State Fullerton were mostly the organizers and their friends. The crowds are bigger now for the shows that M…

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In New York City, A Queer Bar Reimagined From Chef Angela Dimayuga

In New York City, A Queer Bar Reimagined From Chef Angela Dimayuga | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The space is attached to the Standard Hotel and a bit more upscale, priding itself not only on inclusivity, but also on its extensive cocktail menu, delicious food, and overall chic environment.

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Gay Pride Month: Three openly gay winemakers tell their stories

Gay Pride Month: Three openly gay winemakers tell their stories | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

In celebration of Gay Pride Month, we tell the story of three openly gay vintner/winemakers.

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LGBT Life Center invites you to 'Eat Like A Hero' 

LGBT Life Center invites you to 'Eat Like A Hero'  | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Along with 60 cities across the United States and Canada, LGBT Life Center will be joining other organizations to raise funds to end HIV/AIDS.  Over 50 Hampton Roads restaurants are expected to take part in the fundraising event.


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Village Den, From Antoni Porowski of ‘Queer Eye,’ Opens in West Village

Village Den, From Antoni Porowski of ‘Queer Eye,’ Opens in West Village | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Middle Eastern food on the Upper West Side, a Randalls Island cafe from the team at Untamed Sandwiches, and more restaurant news.

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LGBT-friendly Spot La Botanica Throwing Pride Night Party

LGBT-friendly Spot La Botanica Throwing Pride Night Party | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Here’s the thing: when La Botanica throws a free Pride Night bash, you go to it – simple as that. The bar/vegan eatery ha
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Costa releases rainbow cups to celebrate LGBT Pride Month

Costa releases rainbow cups to celebrate LGBT Pride Month | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Coffee chain Costa Coffee has released limited-edition rainbow cups at several of its UK stores in celebration of LGBT Prid
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James Beard is a culinary legend. But this Tucson writer's book probes his 'tortured life'

James Beard is a culinary legend. But this Tucson writer's book probes his 'tortured life' | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Tucson resident John Birdsall will discuss the secret gay life of James Beard with Food Network’s Ted Allen at a Southern Arizona Senior Pride event.

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Mexican Netflix star, street vendor 'Lady Tacos' turns to politics for LGBT, workers' rights

Mexican Netflix star, street vendor 'Lady Tacos' turns to politics for LGBT, workers' rights | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

In Mexico, "Lady Tacos de Canasta," a street vendor also known as Marven who was featured in a Netflix series, is running for Congress to fight for LGBT and workers' rights.

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‘Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy’ Brought Queer Families Together

‘Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy’ Brought Queer Families Together | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

With a focus on gorgeous landscapes, delicious foods and stainless white linen, Stanley Tucci’s CNN travel show is our tour guide to an alternate 2020.

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With Outdoor Dining Disappearing Tomorrow, Shine Distillery Is Creating a Drag-Themed Drive-Thru

With Outdoor Dining Disappearing Tomorrow, Shine Distillery Is Creating a Drag-Themed Drive-Thru | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Drag queens will perform from the garage doors of the distillery while the Shine team prepares food, cocktail kit, and spirit orders

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Drink What You Want. No, Really.

Drink What You Want. No, Really. | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The author and former Momofuku bar manager John deBary has strong opinions about the Singapore Sling, swim-up bars, and pisco (you should buy a bottle).

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The New Gay Bar With a Garden Setting in the Arts District Debuts in March

The New Gay Bar With a Garden Setting in the Arts District Debuts in March | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Eduardo Cordova’s The Garden also launches its brunch in May

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Hawai’i Food & Wine Fest’s ‘Drag Appetit’ celebrates gay pride

Hawai’i Food & Wine Fest’s ‘Drag Appetit’ celebrates gay pride | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The drag brunch is a phenomenon that’s sashaying its way across the country, from Bushwick, N.Y., to Waikiki, where Wang Chungs Karaoke Bar holds a monthly event. In February, the Comedy Central series “Broad City” included a scene with the characters proclaiming “Drag brunch, we must!” and August saw the release of “Drag Queen Brunch,” a cookbook and history on the drag scene in New Orleans by Poppy Tooker (Rainbow Road Press).

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Gary Saperstein goes big and solo with the 2019 Gay Wine Weekend

Gary Saperstein goes big and solo with the 2019 Gay Wine Weekend | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

“We still face discrimination and homophobia every single day and until that ends we need to bring our community together and celebrate who we are,” he said.

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Activist Niecee X Prepares for Revolution With Vegan Restaurant and Bookstore

Activist Niecee X Prepares for Revolution With Vegan Restaurant and Bookstore | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

It’s a dim day in Dallas when Niecee X turns off the rain-swept streets into the parking lot of Desta, an East Dallas Ethiopian restaurant. The eatery is a typical haunt for the 29-year-old Niecee X, an artist, poet and queer community organizer whose vegan palate is right at home with the restaurant's mix of bold, flavorful options.

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This Chocolate Brand Is The First To Feature A New LGBT Seal

This Chocolate Brand Is The First To Feature A New LGBT Seal | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Five North Chocolate, which already features the Fair Trade Certified™ seal, is the first brand to feature the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce seal on a consumer packaged good product: the Certified LGBT Business Enterprise® seal.

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Madison restaurant named Wisconsin LGBT Chamber's Allied Business of the Year

Madison restaurant named Wisconsin LGBT Chamber's Allied Business of the Year | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Short Stack Eatery, a Madison restaurant specializing in breakfast cuisine, was chosen as the Allied Business of the Year by the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber.

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Dirty Bananas And Other Big Gay Desserts At Chicago Pride

Dirty Bananas And Other Big Gay Desserts At Chicago Pride | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Nico Osteria's award-winning pastry chef, Leigh Omilinsky, teams up with Big Gay Ice Cream to benefit local LGBTQ non-profit, Howard Brown Health.
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