Vegetarian Star

Nicole Lapin

Nicole Lapin is a Global Smile Ambassador for Operation Smile, the same charity that offers surgery for oral deformities to children in need that recently awarded model Christie Brinkley for her service. This Harvard educated news anchor puts a smile on her face when she frequents her favorite New York city hot spots that cater to her vegetarian lifestyle. She explained she’s likely to find something pleasurable, even in the odd hours.

“There is always passion, energy, and life in the city, even at 2 a.m. when I head to work,” Lapin said.

At Haute Living, Lapin shared the restaurants, markets and eco-friendly businesses filled with passion, energy and life.

Vegan ice cream restaurants, vegan restaurants, vegetarian sushi eateries and a certain farmers market make her list, as well as environmentally friendly ways to travel, like the ZipCar.

Here are a few of her favorites:

(more…)

Possibly Related Posts:

• Bonnie-Jill Laflin Thinks Tofu Scores A Slam Dunk
• Emily Deschanel Is Walk For Animals 2011 Spokesperson (Video)
• Linda McCartney Food Range Adds Four New Products
• Meatless Mouthful–Meagan Duhamel Scores Gold Medal With Diet
• Dr. Oz Welcomes “Complete Idiot’s Guide To Plant-Based Nutrition” Author

Spaghetti Tacos. Credit: Vegancognito.blogspot.com

Spaghetti Tacos are all the rage, thanks to the Nickelodeon on Sunset television series iCarly, which features adolescent Carly Shay, played by Miranda Cosgrove, who creates her own web shows with her two best friends Sam and Freddie.

Sam (Samantha) is known for her gluttonous desire for meat, which is probably why the original recipe for Spaghetti Tacos listed on the iCarly website calls for meat sauce. And burping.

Get taco shells.
Get spaghetti (with meat sauce).
Get a BIG spoon.
Use the BIG spoon to put spaghetti into taco shells.
Eat.
Burp.

Thank goodness for Carly’s 26-year old brother and guardian Spencer, who at least recommends some low-fat vegetarian pizza from time to time.

There are numerous ways to vegify this recipe to make it healthier and cruelty-free, as Vegancognito did using faux meat and vegan sour cream.

(more…)

Possibly Related Posts:

• Bonnie-Jill Laflin Thinks Tofu Scores A Slam Dunk
• Linda McCartney Food Range Adds Four New Products
• Meatless Mouthful–Meagan Duhamel Scores Gold Medal With Diet
• Dr. Oz Welcomes “Complete Idiot’s Guide To Plant-Based Nutrition” Author
• Rory Freedman To Emcee LA Premiere Of “Vegucated”

Vegetarian and vegan macho men, here’s your chance to sample a protein powder designed especially for you.

Tony Gonzalez‘s All Pro Science company has a completely vegan protein powder made of brown rice, pea and hemp protein. But you don’t have to be a manly man to benefit from this. As Tony shows below, this powder makes an excellent supplement that all vegetarians (including women) can add to their breakfast and snack shakes.

Here’s how you can win the vegan version of All Pro Science protein powder.

* For 1 chance to win, leave a comment on this post saying why you want All Pro Science vegan protein powder.

* For 2 chances to win, leave a comment on this post saying why you want All Pro Science vegan protein powder AND RT this post on Twitter (e.g. RT@vegetarianstar Giveaway Tony Gonzalez All Pro Science Vegan Protein Powder. You may also want to include the All Pro Science Twitter handle @allproscience ). If you’re Re-Tweeting this post, you must also include your Twitter handle in the comment. If you’re Re-Tweeting this post and you also want to win vegan All Pro Science, you must leave a comment too. Don’t forget to follow All Pro Science @allproscience.

Contest ends on Tuesday, October 12th at midnight Pacific Time. Winner will be randomly chosen and notified by email by Friday, October 15th.

Still need convincing? Watch the video of Tony making a smoothie with bananas and other goodies with vegan All Pro Science protein powder.

More features of All Pro Science after the jump…

(more…)

Possibly Related Posts:

• Bonnie-Jill Laflin Thinks Tofu Scores A Slam Dunk
• Linda McCartney Food Range Adds Four New Products
• Meatless Mouthful–Meagan Duhamel Scores Gold Medal With Diet
• Dr. Oz Welcomes “Complete Idiot’s Guide To Plant-Based Nutrition” Author
• Rory Freedman To Emcee LA Premiere Of “Vegucated”

A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities today.

• Emily Deschanel (34)

Photo: PR Photos

Possibly Related Posts:

• Emily Deschanel Is Walk For Animals 2011 Spokesperson (Video)
• Kristin Bauer Takes A Bite Into European Union Animal Tested Cosmetics
• Bar Refaeli Got A Mouthful Of Fur Lies At Bel Air Photo Shoot
• Christina Applegate Baby Food Rumor
• Slice Of Celebrity Vegan Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities today.

• Sean Lennon (35)

Possibly Related Posts:

• Jon Bon Jovi Soul Food Kitchen Could Update Its 80s Animal Product Menu
• Slice Of Celebrity Vegan Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)
• Snoop Dogg Admires The Grow Your Own Peeps
• Relient K’s Ethan Luck Blogs His Vegetarian Experiences
• Meatless Mouthful–Weird Al Yankovic Raises Vegetarian Daughter

Stephen Colbert has never failed to come to the humor rescue, making light of green and environmental topics that are absurd, news-breaking, or, in the case of discontinuing the 100% biodegradable Sun Chips bags because opening them made too much noise, insane.

Soon, things will get quieter again. And we’ll be able to hear some of the sounds that are becoming an unfortunate part of nature.

“Luckily we can save the planet from unpleasant sound by using new quiet coal technologies and breakthroughs in silent oil,” Colbert says. “And if we just do that much, eventually the ice caps will melt, the seas will rise, and our coastal cities will be underwater, where it’s nice and quiet.”

Vegan Sun Chips lovers, however, can still make all the noise they want. For now.

via Treehugger

Possibly Related Posts:

• Bonnie-Jill Laflin Thinks Tofu Scores A Slam Dunk
• Emily Deschanel Is Walk For Animals 2011 Spokesperson (Video)
• Linda McCartney Food Range Adds Four New Products
• Meatless Mouthful–Meagan Duhamel Scores Gold Medal With Diet
• Dr. Oz Welcomes “Complete Idiot’s Guide To Plant-Based Nutrition” Author

If you’re looking for a bloody steak fit for a guy that does a bloody job at Detroit’s Inn Season Cafe, you can fuhgeddabout it, cause the toughest men eat tempeh and not turkey. Michael Imperioli, former star of The Sopranos, is hitting the restaurant between scenes for his new ABC television series “Detroit 1-8-7″ to enjoy its meatless fare.

“Inn Season Cafe,” Imperioli said, when asked by Hour Detroit what his favorite hotspot in the city was. “I’m a vegetarian, so Inn Season is like culinary nirvana for me.”

(more…)

Possibly Related Posts:

• Bonnie-Jill Laflin Thinks Tofu Scores A Slam Dunk
• Linda McCartney Food Range Adds Four New Products
• Meatless Mouthful–Meagan Duhamel Scores Gold Medal With Diet
• Dr. Oz Welcomes “Complete Idiot’s Guide To Plant-Based Nutrition” Author
• Rory Freedman To Emcee LA Premiere Of “Vegucated”

Alberto Contador, a third time Tour de France winner, is blaming bad meat on testing positive for a banned substance in the competition.

Contador alleges he consumed beef contaminated with Clenbuterol, a substance sometimes given to cattle to increase their growth rate, which is also an asthma drug that some athletes use as a stimulant.

“It’s a case of food contamination in which I’m the victim,” Contador said,according to the Wall Street Journal. He told a radio station that people he had dined with had complained about the quality of the meat, which was brought for the team at a shop in Spain. If anti-doping officials in Spain find him guilty, Contador could lose his 2010 Tour de France title and be banned from cycling for 2 years. However, there is data that shows Contador and other people can be victims of cows who dope.

Back in 1991, the FDA was alerted that the drug, normally only possessed by veterinarians, was being used to gain competitive advantage in animals. The FDA states that Clenbuterol residues can cause heart and lung function problems for people who have eaten the liver or meat of animals given the drug. In addition, several short-term illnesses in Europe have been traced to people eating meat contaminated with Clenbuterol.

In Spain, where Contador consumed the meat, Clenbuterol controversy had reared its head several times. In two outbreaks in 1990, 135 people who consumed contaminated beef that was verified positive for Clenbuterol were hospitalized for symptoms of increased heart rate, muscular tremors, headache, nausea, fever, and chills. An earlier outbreak with similar symptoms made Clenbuterol a suspect, but nothing was confirmed.

Photo: PR Photos

Possibly Related Posts:

• Bonnie-Jill Laflin Thinks Tofu Scores A Slam Dunk
• Linda McCartney Food Range Adds Four New Products
• Meatless Mouthful–Meagan Duhamel Scores Gold Medal With Diet
• Dr. Oz Welcomes “Complete Idiot’s Guide To Plant-Based Nutrition” Author
• Rory Freedman To Emcee LA Premiere Of “Vegucated”