Food

A steaming cup of coffee on a saucer. There are whole coffee beans scattered about the table.

General

So, I Bought A Percolator

And just like that, another high-priced coffeemaker with extra bells, whistles and raving reviews bit the dust. Let me start by mentioning that I’m the coffee snob. I can skimp on my other groceries, but my coffee has to be organic, fair trade, whole beans. If there were a label that said “cruelty free”, I […]

A family are walking through a busy city. One woman is walking with shopping bags and a baby in a harness. The second lady is a wheelchair user, looking up at the mother. There is a young boy behind the wheelchair. People are bustling about and there is a ballpark behind them.

Lifestyle

Decor Tweaks That Keep Customers Coming Back

Many businesses know there are ADA laws and pretend like they don’t know there are ADA laws, and the cities and government allow them to get away with it. For example, a pandemic-long vacancy of restaurants across the street from Big Role headquarters was bought by a local chef, turning the whole block into four […]

A pink card with a rounded circle of words that say Dopamine, serotonin, endorphines, oxytocin. In the middle of the circle, there is a stick figure woman running with ballons in her hand.

Lifestyle

The Happy Hormones: A 4-Part Series

Part 3: Endorphins – Natural painkillers Endorphins are natural painkillers. A rush of deep happiness. A blissful state. Euphoria. Reduces pain and suffering. These neuropeptides are kept in the anterior pituitary gland giving a morphine-like sensation. Huh? Okay, endogenous opioids and catecholamines produced by the body – wait, they produce naturally? Did we just cure […]

Lifestyle

Camping, Glamping, and Roughin’ It

If you’ve never been camping I know what you’re gonna say. However, sleeping under the stars is one of the cheapest, most fun vacay’s you’ll ever experience. And being alone out in the wilderness at nighttime is thrillingly scary. First things first. I’m not talking about pitching a tent on the edge of a cliff. […]

Lifestyle

Dinner Party on a Dime

Keep it as simple or as fancy as you wish.

A ginormous helping of cheesy scalloped potatoes with green herbs sprinkled on top.

Lifestyle

For the Love of Carbs

Carbs = Balance. Carbs get a bad rap and we’re pissed about it. At Big Role, we love carbs. We could dive into a vat of au gratin potatoes and dry off with a French baguette slathered in olive oil and garlic. Olive oil is a healthier substitute for butter, by the way. Potatoes are […]

Outside at nighttime, there is a well lit vending machine on an empty sidewalk. A city bus is parked beside it.

Lifestyle

The Good Junk

What we eat can affect our mental health, our bodily functions, and our confidence. Some of us are ‘too busy’ to prepare a meal or sit down in a cafe to ingest a plate of nutrition, and there’s a vending machine down the hall, beautifully lit, calling your name. You wanted the cheesy corn puffs, […]