Vegetarian Star

Jane Velez-Mitchell will be a keynote speaker at the NOLA Veggie Fest, a vegetarian fest in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday May 16th from 12 Noon to 6PM.

Jane is scheduled to speak at 1:00PM.

Besides other speeches by notables in the vegetarian community like Farm Sanctuary’s Gene Baur, veg entrepreneur Josh Hooten, and Dr. Jonathan Balcombe, there will be food samples, demonstrations and music.

Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for kids 12 and under and children under 2 get in free.

For more information on NOLA, visit the event page.

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So many Playboy readers know that staying away from artery clogging meat may help prevent impotence, which is bad for, uh, enjoying Playboy, so more than likely if you read Vegetarian Star, you’ve already read Russell Brand‘s interview with the magazine.

Playboy asked Brand how he felt about being voted PETA’s Sexiest Vegetarian Alive not once, but twice.

Here’s what Brand had to say:

“Being the world’s sexiest vegetarian is akin to being the world’s most lovable pedophile. In a way it’s as much a condemnation as it is an endorsement. But I’m proud to be considered sexy, let alone the world’s sexiest in any category. If I were nominated to be the sexiest man on this sofa, I would happily accept that title.”

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Anna Nicole Smith PETA

Larry Birkhead, the partner of the late Anna Nicole Smith and father of their daughter, Dannielynn, is auctioning off Anna Nicole’s items to raise money for Dannielynn and Anna Nicole’s charity created to help underprivileged children, the Anna Nicole and Daniel Wayne Smith foundation.

One exception to the charity and Birkhead’s daughter is the dress worn by Anna Nicole for a PETA anti-fur ad, the proceeds of which will go to the animal rights organization, according to Reuters.

Anna Nicole starred in several ads for the organization, one which included the “Gentlemen Prefer Fur-Free Blondes,”  that cited an article from Marie Claire stating 8 out of 10 men are turned off by women wearing fur.

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Brad Pitt will play a tiger hunter in a film, The Tiger, directed by Darren Aronofsky and based on a nonfiction book with the same title by John Vaillant, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

After a town is terrorized by attacks from a Siberian tiger, Pitt’s character, an activist, is forced to hunt the animal he loves down to protect the citizens.

A sad story, and according to National Geographic, usually doesn’t happen.

Tigers normally avoid humans, and attack in situations when they are sick and unable to hunt properly or their prey has dwindled to scarce numbers.

Think you’re a pig at dinnertime?

A hungry tiger can eat as much as 60 pounds in one night!

That’s approximately the equivalent of, oh, 30 large mushroom and olive pizzas.

Definitely worth a good tip when delivered at your door.

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Mike Tyson and his wife recently had dinner at Mr. Chow restaurant in Beverly Hills.

Mr. Chow also has locations in London, New York, Miami and one to soon open in Las Vegas.

Since Tyson is a newbie vegan and all, it would have been interesting to know what the former heavyweight champion filled up on.

Mr. Chow featured a special menu for 2010 Valentine’s Day which listed a vegetarian dumpling called “My Little Dumpling.”

Sounds like the perfect appetizer for a veg friendly couple!

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Saffron Burrows was a vegetarian for 25 years before landing a role in the 2008 film, The Guitar.

“As a kid, I felt you don’t eat anything you wouldn’t kill yourself,” Burrows told Backstage.

But her character Melody Wilder ate meat, and soon the line between character and self disappeared and Burrows returned to the steak.

So now that she’s eating meat again, does that mean weekend hunting trips?

A lot of words come to mind after hearing this, from disgusting to astonishing, considering the Law & Order: Criminal Intent actress had spent more than half her life not eating animals.

It’s quite easy to put fake meat substitutes in place of the real thing for the screen and it’s been done before.

Kal Penn‘s character Kumar chowed down on veggie burgers when he and Harold finally made it to White Castle.

And Lake Bell ate faux ham for Christmas dinner during Pride and Glory.

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An MTV show that displays the ups and downs of job hunting premieres Monday May 17th.

MTV Hired will feature several young adults as candidates for jobs in various professions and follow them through interviews, call backs and waiting to hear from the managers.

Who will work on Wall Street? More importantly, who will work on Organic Avenue?

According to the Futon Critic, Organic Avenue is a New York City company that will be featured on the show.

The company’s mission is to provide LOVE (Live, Organic, Vegan, Experience) in every service it offers, which includes detox cleanses, raw food, supplements and education on how to make the transition to a plant based, eco friendly lifestyle.

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Jesse Brune can be seen on the Food Network Channel’s Private Chefs of Beverly Hills, where six chefs attempt to please and cater events for the rich and sometimes famous residents in Beverly Hills.

Many times, the requests involve lavish, unusual or unconventional food, so Brune follows the Boy Scout’s motto and is always prepared.

Being prepared means remembering some guests want meat-free, dairy-free or gluten-free, whether they’re “allergic” or not.

“I always make sure I have a vegan or gluten-free backup dish, because there’s always going to be someone allergic to something,” Brune told the Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel.  “Usually if people say they’re allergic to something in Beverly Hills, that just means they don’t like it. There’s so much money in Beverly Hills, people have to get creative with their lives. I’m never bored.”

Although Brune attended culinary school and has plenty of experience as a private chef, what’s healthy doesn’t always turn out well, like his attempt to make a cake with organic ingredients.

“I did have one food disaster where I did sort of give up. My best friend’s daughter was turning 2…All she wanted was a Mickey Mouse cake. I attempted to make this cake…First, it was a healthy organic version that looked like crap. Second, there was so much store-bought frosting my stomach turned. I just went and bought a cake.”

Even a pro can mess up a good dessert. Sometimes store-bought frozen vegan cake is really the best option.

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