Vegetarian Star

Mark Bittman has posted some behind the scenes photographs from shooting his “The Minimalist” video series. If you can get past the lamb (remember, he’s vegan until 6 PM and promotes less meat), you’ll see a lovely photo of BabyCakes vegan cupcakes in the background. BabyCakes owner Erin McKenna blogged, “Yep, that’s totally a bunch of BabyCakes all scarfed up in those boxes. Cool, cool.” McKenna also took the opportunity to highlight the controversy among vegans about Bittman’s half veggie diet.

“Now, I know some vegans out there might be critical of this but he has made an outstanding impact on so many peoples lives and because of this more and more people are opening up to thoughtful eating that I think he should win a major huge trophy.”

Kudos to her comment and a congratulations is ultimately in order for McKenna and other cupcake bakers. As Inhabitat informed, while other consumer goods are taking a hit from the economy, cupcakes are experiencing a boom.

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Veggie Patch Spinach Nuggets

We’re so excited about this week’s giveaway, we can’t restrict ourselves to just one day. Every day, from now through Friday, Vegetarian Star will be giving away a different offer for Veggie Patch, a line of frozen dishes and meatless substitutes. Be sure to check regularly for the product of the day!

Today it’s a coupon for 1 free Veggie Patch item and you can pick anything in the patch you’d like. From meatless meatballs to veggie burgers and portobello burgers to falafel to breaded spinach and corn, Veggie Patch has something to entice you in the grocer’s refrigerated or freezer section.

To enter to win today’s coupon, you may do the following.

* For 1 chance to win, leave a comment on this post saying why you want a coupon for a free Veggie Patch product.

* For 2 chances to win, leave a comment on this post saying why you want a coupon for a free Veggie Patch product AND RT this post on Twitter (e.g. RT@vegetarianstar Giveaway Veggie Patch Products. All Week Long! 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 Veggie Patch products, you must leave a comment too.

Contests ends daily until the next giveaway offer is posted (with at least 24 hours between posts). Winners will be notified daily and have 48 hours to respond or we’ll pick another winner! Also, PLEASE check your spam box to ensure one of the most important emails of all doesn’t accidentally get dropped in it.

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Today, October 12th, four students were scheduled to meet with President Barack Obama to share their business plans. The winners of the 2010 OppenheimerFunds/NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge are a diverse group, and one 17-year old named Nia Froome took home the grand prize for her vegan bakery, Mamma Nia’s Vegan Bakery, inspired by her mother’s battle with breast cancer.

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Kim Barnouin was present at a Nasoya Tofu U party attended by Fitsugar writer Michele Foley to demonstrate fun ways to make dishes from tofu, such as spicy tofu tacos and tofu brownie bites.

With the release of her latest cookbook, Skinny Bitch: The Ultimate Cookbook, tofu and other veggie protein lovers will get plenty of new meal ideas, but there is an online guide by Nasoya for those looking to major specifically in tofu studies.

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American Idol runner up Crystal Bowersox married her musician boyfriend Brian Walker in an environmentally friendly ceremony this past weekend.

Bowersox’s dress was a hemp and cotton blend designed by Vermont designer Tara Lynn and featured macrame, seashell and bead detailing. Lynn’s studios are powered by solar energy. Lynn’s custom hemp wedding gowns start at around $1,500, and a collection of pre-determined designs ranging in size 2-14 are a more cost effective $600.

The reception was catered by a very vegan friendly bakery in Chicago, Bleeding Heart Bakery.

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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:

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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.”

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Paul McCartney and his photographer, cookbook author daughter Mary paid a visit to the Linda McCartney Foods factory where frozen vegetarian entrees like pizza, cannelloni, lasagna, spicy bean and sausage casserole and veggie burgers are manufactured.

The purpose of the visit was to sample some of the new vegetarian options, including a new veggie burger, Linda McCartney Mozzarella Quarter Pounder Burger, that will launch later this month.

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