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Bryan Au “The Eco Chef” Application Available From iTunes (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, July 15th, 2010 in Chefs, Food & Drink, Videos.

Eco Chef application

Eco Chef application

Raw chef guru Bryan Au has his own iphone application.

The Eco Chef App, available from itunes for $1.99, offers dozens of raw, organic, vegetarian and vegan recipes from lasagna to desserts. The user can pick recipes from several cuisine types like American, Italian, Indian and Chinese, which are given as either listed instructions or how to videos. There is also an opportunity to ask Chef Bryan those tricky questions like “Can I substitute walnuts for cashews in the raw cheese?” Personally, we’d stick with the cashews, but it’s best to clear that up with Chef Bryan.

Debuting last month, Eco Chef became quite popular, rising to the top 10 lists of apps on itunes by July 4th.

See below for a video reviewing the features of Eco Chef App.

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Olivia Munn Protests Ringling, Linda Hogan Wants Anti-Animal Abuse Circus

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, July 15th, 2010 in Animal Issues, TV Hosts.

Olivia Munn PETA

Olivia Munn PETA

Olivia Munn joined protesters from Last Chance for Animals and PETA in Los Angeles  Staples Center recently to speak against Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey, which is performing in the city through Sunday.

Munn said, “When you look at something like the circus and everyone’s laughing and there’s color and there’s music and everything seems so great. But when you go right behind that door and they’re in these crates all day long and then they’re getting shocked and beat just so they can get up and dance around on a ball … it was just so sickening.”

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NEW YORK - APRIL 14: Otarian owner Radhika Oswal attends the grand opening celebration of Otarian, the planet's most sustainable restaurant, on Bleeker Street on April 14, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Otarian)

“Vegetarian food is the most sustainable food in the world. We need to think about our future generations and the sustainability of the earth. Each and every individual consuming an Otarian meal makes a small but meaningful difference to the planet and all its inhabitants. And if one Otarian meal saves a kilogram of carbon emissions and grain, or a litre of water or oil, imagine the cumulative benefits of Otarian eating.”

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Vida Guerra Serves Veggie Dogs On Rainy Capitol (Photos)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, July 15th, 2010 in Food & Drink, Models.

Mens Magazine Model Vida Guerra hands out veggie chili dogs outside the Rayburn House office building during National Veggie Dog Day as an answer to the meat industry's 'National Hot Dog Month' on July 14, 2010 in Washington DC (photo by Mark Wilkins / Meet The Famous) Photo via Newscom Model Vida Guerra spiced things up on Capitol Hill yesterday when she and a fellow bikini clad woman with real chili peppers dangling from their outfits served approximately 600 veggie hot dogs to celebrate National Veggie Hot Dog Month, created to counteract National Hot Dog Month, both occurring during July. A little rain didn’t stop some hungry hot dog lovers (or FHM model Guerra lovers) from visiting the stand where they received a mouthful of education too. (more…)

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Slice Of Vegan Celebrity Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, July 15th, 2010 in Actors, Birthdays.

Forest Whitaker

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

Photo: PR Photos

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Carla Hall Makes Veggie Quesadilla For “Backpacker” Trailside Meal

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 in Books, Chefs, Food & Drink.

Carla Hall

Former Top Chef contestant Carla Hall, who was known for adding her vegetarian variations to the table, participated in Backpacker magazine’s annual Adventures in NYC event in Central Park where she and two other contestants (including the gear editor of Backpacker) presented a backpacking cooking showdown, preparing a 20 minute meal easily prepared on a camping trip.

Hall’s Vegetarian Quesadilla came in 2nd, but Backpacker gear editor’s pizza was at least vegetarian based too.

Now would be a great opportunity to tell you about a guide to getting a meatless, lipsmackin’ vegetarian experience on the trail.

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Pamela Anderson Gets Dirty With Poo At California Wildlife Refuge

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 in Actresses, Animal Issues.

Pamela Anderson

It may be hard to picture a glamorous actress like Pamela Anderson picking up poo, but it’s all a labor of love for the former Baywatch star, vegetarian and animal rights activist.

Anderson gives her time to the California Wildlife Center in Santa Monica, California, where her duties include feeding baby owls and making good use of the pooper scooper.

Anderson told UK’s Fabulous magazine, “I clean out all the poop in the birdcages and feed all the little owls – the baby ones – with frozen mice parts. Occasionally a little frozen paw or ear will fall off!”

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“The Cove” Finally Appears In Japan Theatres

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 in Animal Issues, Film & TV.

A woman reads a brochure for the movie The Cove at a theatre in Tokyo July 3, 2010. Protesters gathered at the Japanese opening of The Cove , a controversial Oscar-winning documentary about a grisly annual dolphin hunt. Dozens of polices and some 50 people, both for and against the screening, faced off in front of a theatre in Tokyo's Shibuya district on Saturday. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ANIMALS ENTERTAINMENT)

After several cancellations in several cities, the Oscar winning documentary on the killing of dolphins on the island of Taiji, The Cove, finally debuted in some Japanese theatres.

According to the New York Times, although opposition was still strong during the showings, movie goers welcomed the education, citing they knew nothing of dolphin hunting and that the Japanese had a right to know such things.

While many of the dolphins captured on the island are killed and sold as unhealthy, mercury laden meat, some are taken to marine parks. The movie prompted one famous dolphin broker, Chris Porter, known as the “darth vador” by animal rights activists, to release his 17 dolphins and find a new profession.

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