You had to figure that, among all the great films at Sundance, there would be a bunch that just didn’t work…at least, not for me.  Of course, just like I couldn’t see all the great films at Sundance, there were probably many other films that weren’t very good that I didn’t get to see. Thus, Read more…

It was an Ethan Hawke love fest on the Blaze film red carpet at the recent Sundance Film Festival. Actors Alia Shawkat, Richie Montgomery and Josh Hamilton gush about their experience on set with Ethan, and it is easy to understand why. I have one of the most sincere and joy-filled conversations with Ethan Hawke, Read more…

Time to get jolly!  Chef Mathew Wiltzius of Chicago’s Palmer House gets us ready for Christmas.  So grab some eggnog and settle in as chef school us on ramen, garnishes and bourbon maple syrup! Listen to my Christmas podcast on WGN Radio and below. Share This!

SUBSCRIBE to Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth Alfano on iTunes and on my Youtube Channel, Elysabeth Alfano. SUBSCRIBE! Plant-based entrepreneur extraordinaire Ethan Brown, CEO and Founder of Beyond Meat, joins me on Awesome Vegans! We discuss the future of food, the basis for plant-based meat and Ethan’s philosophy around changing the world! Beyond Meat, which boasts Read more…

I have always been in awe of Cirque du Soleil.  Not just because they don’t use animals in their performances, but because each performance that I have ever seen centers around the delicate, ethereal relationship between the earth, its element and our overarching human condition that hovers in between. Cirque du Soleil remains one of Read more…