Vegetarian Star

Russell Simmons has launched an online auction for the 10th annual Art For Life Garden Party Benefit on July 18 in East Hampton.

Art For Life Benefits Simmons’ charity, Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, that allows kids from disadvantaged backgrounds to connect with the arts.

The online auction features the chance to attend a private dinner at Simmons’ place in East Hampton on July 20, where several guests will be present, including former president of the United States, Bill Clinton.

The vegan dinner will be prepared by celebrity chef Tom Colicchio.

A total of 35 other guests will be in attendance, representing 35 of the most influential people in the world under 35 years of age. Previous year’s guest included representatives from Facebook and Twitter.

To bid in the auction, as well as check out other items available such as the chance to meet Fall Out Boy and yoga lessons with Simmons, visit charitybuzz.com.

via looktothestars.org

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As if you really need another reason to enter our contest to win a copy of Erin McKenna’s BabyCakes cookbook as part of our one year anniversary giveaway. Isn’t the picture of the cupcakes on the book cover enough?

The lovely lady who founded the New York city bakery that is so popular among celebrities and mere non Hollywood mortals like ourselves answered a few of our questions about herself, the bakery, and some of her favorite recipes from her recently published cookbook, BabyCakes : Vegan, Gluten-Free, and (Mostly) Sugar-Free Recipes from New York’s Most Talked-About Bakery.

How did you determine which of your recipes to include in the BabyCakes cookbook?
I chose the recipes that people seemed to favor. I wanted to offer a collection of the greatest recipes.

What are a few of your favorite recipes from the cookbook?
I think my favorites are the volcanoes and the macaroons for sure.

You used to work in fashion and you said the one thing that really relieved stress at the end of the day was experimenting with baking and that prompted you to change careers. What advice do you have for aspiring entrepreneurs who may still be stuck in a day job and want to get out and have a successful business?
I would tell them to live fearlessly and go for what is in their heart. It will work out and nothing beats doing what you love for a living. It’s what life is about.

There are several celebrities that have their personal stories in the Baby Cakes cookbook like Natalie Portman and Pamela Anderson? What was either your first or most memorable experience learning a celebrity was so fond of your desserts?
The first time a celebrity made it known how fond he was of BabyCakes was Jason Schwartzman. He came in once by himself the first time and then brought a whole gang of friends with him and had an eating contest in here. He was going crazy over everything–it was really fun!

Guess how many siblings Erin has? Four, five, six, seven? Higher than that! Find out after the jump… (more…)

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Heather Mills demonstrated her cooking skills and gave her vegan restaurant V Bites some publicity today on the This Morning show on Britain’s iTV.

She showed off her animal free physique, wearing a black sporty top lined in white, and forgoing the apron guests usually wear when cooking on the show.

Heather thinks she can win people over with a just a few bites.

“I’m not telling people to stop eating meat and dairy altogether but people don’t have a great opinion about veganism and the easiest way to change people’s minds is to do it through great tasting food,” she told hosts Fern Britton and Phillip Schofield.

She took the time to explain the difference between “vegetarian” and “vegan” and whipped up a spicy thai dish using her V Bites chicken substitute.

View pics of Heather on the show and her vegan dishes at mailonsunday.co.uk.

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“Just got a call from V-Bites – 3000 plus today – unbelievable. So happy people are loving it.”

“I am knackered but on an adrenaline high – and getting to watch people eat great food everyday. What more could I want?”

—-Heather Mills, on recent Twitter updates on the success of her new vegan restaurant, V Bites,  in Hove Lagoon in the UK. Sounds like Heather’s got a party going on in her body like Ginnifer Goodwin had when she went vegan.

via digitalspy.com

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In Austria, the Viva Mayr clinic exists, where celebrities flock to detox and lose weight.

The intensive seven day programs costs anywhere from $2,500 to $5,000 a week and replace sugar, caffeine, and alcohol with gourmet vegetarian meals and various pampering and luxury offers.

A similar program exists in Australia called Gwinganna.

Stars like Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts, and Hugh Jackman have taken part in these “detox” sessions.

Oh, yes. Hugh Jackman.

Is this where the X Men star goes to purify himself from the chicken farm he consumes when he’s interested in getting buffed for a film?

If you recall, Hugh told reporters he consumed a lot of chicken to put on extra muscle for his Wolverine role.

“Let me tell you, I’m not vegan. I ate so many chickens to make this body. If there is a place in hell for people who eat chickens, I have booked a suite bigger than anybody.”

Of course, Hugh could have checked out Vega, completely plant based vegan protein bars, protein powders, and other supplements.

There are chickens in hell, waiting for him to arrive, so they can force feed him a liquid diet of Smoothie Infusion.

via nzherald.co.nz

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Transformers star Megan Fox was spotted carrying a bottle of liquid vitamin B-12 manufactured by NOW Foods, the NOW Ultra B-12 water soluble vitamin.

Vitamin B-12 is essential for lots of bodily functions like maintaining a healthy nervous system, utilizing fats and proteins, and other cellular processes.

Mostly found in animal products, some foods come fortified with B-12, but some folks feel a supplement is great too.

NOW Ultra B-12 is non-animal derived and vegan.

via pinkblvd.com

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Heather Mills is offering some of her vegan meals she serves at her V Bites restaurant in frozen entrees to eat at home.

But there’s a catch.

Your doorstep must be within mainland UK.

There’s no 30 minutes or less guarantee either.

Green gossip site Ecorazzi.com speculated this might be Heather’s frozen line of vegan meals she’s been talking about for some time. But other sources says those are expected to be named Mighty Meatless Meals in Minutes, so perhaps Heather’s just making some of her restaurant selections available for customers to heat up at home, with an additional frozen line to come.

Keeping with traditional British food, V Bites online offers Breaded Fish Style Fingers.

There’s also vegan versions of  hotdogs, quarter pounder burgers, as well as vegan Greek and smoked style cheese.

Ingredients for all products are simple, mainly consisting of soya or texturized vegetable protein and sometimes tofu in the case of the cheeses. A few spices here and there complete the meals that are high in protein, free from GMOs, and completely animal product and by-product free.

To view all V Bites foods currently offered online, visit the V Bites online store.

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Paul McCartney is in Halifax, Nova Scotia for a concert tonight and the thecoast.ca has listed some suggested places the vegetarian can grab a bite to eat before his show.

We already know Paul won’t be patronizing the donair establishments, but he might find these restaurants can buy his love.

Heartwood
These guys have several dishes named after Paul, like the “Macca-roni.” Plus, there’s the Lonely Hearts Club Sandwich with smoked tofu and soy mayonnaise. Somebody who created that menu is a fan.

The Wooden Monkey
Made with fresh organic and macrobiotic ingredients, The Wooden Monkey is a good place for mixed eaters-offering dozens of vegetarian options like the veggie burger, Japanese dumplings with tofu, and chickpea salad in addition to the meat selections.

Read the entire list of places Paul can eat at, including where he can get a vegan breakfast tomorrow morning.

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