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Jamie Oliver Food Revolution Truck Behind The Scenes (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, March 4th, 2011 in Chefs, Food & Drink, Videos.

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Food Truck

BBC News has a nice clip of what Jamie Oliver‘s Food Revolution truck looks like inside and out. The chef will be touring some of the most impoverished neighborhoods of Los Angeles with the vehicle to teach cooking skills to individuals, children and families.

The truck that will make stops in South LA, Boyle Heights, Long Beach and Santa Ana contains eight full kitchen stations, plasma screens and an inflatable stage.

Click on the picture to view the video.

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Jamie Oliver On Lamb Killing–More People Would Go Vegetarian

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 in Animal Issues, Chefs, Food & Drink.

Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver sparked controversy when he killed a lamb on television a few years ago. Part of the reason animal activists were so disturbed was because the animal had not been stunned before its throat was slit.

In hindsight, Oliver said he would never perform such an act again. But if every meat eater did that, there might be less of them.

From his interview with LA Times:

“I’ve probably ordered about 10,000 in my career. When you’re there in the village, and it’s their normal tradition, I actually felt quite shallow if I didn’t do it. Did I like it? No, it was bloody horrible. Will I do it again? Probably not.”
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Rachael Ray Was Right–Pit Bulls Are Nicer Dogs

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 in Animal Issues, Chefs, Research + Science.

Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray said she was devoting her life to only owning pit bull dogs because she wants to prove there are no bad dogs, only bad dog owners.

“I just think it’s my mission in life to prove to people that there’s no such thing as an evil animal,” Ray said. “There are only evil humans.”

The Food Network chef now has data to back up her opinion, as a study conducted by the American Temperament Test Society showed pit bulls scored higher in tests that measure a dog’s ability to get along with people and other animals.

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Curtis Stone

It’s starting to sound as if America’s Next Great Restaurant may try to do the green thing, even if the vegetarian chef who’s a contestant during the debut season will be bashed repeatedly for trying progressive cooking.

Curtis Stone, one of the judges for the new reality TV cooking series, told MNN he tries to keep his kitchens as green as possible, buying seasonal, local and organic.

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Bobby Flay
Bobby Flay is the host of a new reality TV cooking series that pits aspiring restaurant owners against one another in search for America’s Next Great Restaurant.

All the great chefs of today know there’s an increasing number of people who are looking to add plant-based meals into their lives, even if they’re not full time vegetarians.

Which is why we think it’s kind of silly for MSNBC to bash one contestant on the show for thinking vegetarian dining is the future of America.

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Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray‘s 5th annual Burger Bash at the South Beach Food and Wine Festival took place last week and the only three words we can say are “Too Much Cow.”

Thank goodness Ray is vegetarian friendly and often includes veg recipes on her Food Network shows.

Her vegetarian chickpea burger is one such meat-free recipe, but this chef realizes that although nothing beats a handmade veggie burger where you can witness the culmination of oats, beans, veggies and other plant goodies come together, sometimes it’s nice to have a frozen or otherwise prepared patty to nuke in the microwave.

That’s why she conducted the veggie burger taste test. You could call it the sans animal flesh version of her burger bash.

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Anthony Bourdain–Friend To Persistent Irritating Vegans?

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, February 21st, 2011 in Animal Issues, Books, Chefs, Food & Drink.

Anthony Bourdain "Medium Raw"

Anthony Bourdain may never be president of the Vegan of the Month Club, but in recent years, the chef and author who said vegans are a “persistent irritant to any chef worth a damn,” has stood up for some of the very same animal cruelty and sustainable food principles vegetarians have.

Treehugger highlighted this during a review of Bourdain’s book, Medium Rare, where he says he and PETA are alike in that he doesn’t want animals to suffer and that people should be eating less meat.

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Janet Jackson “True You” Book Features Vegan Recipes (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, February 17th, 2011 in Books, Chefs, Food & Drink, Recipes, Videos.

Andre Carthen has had the honor of pleasing Janet Jackson‘s taste buds as her personal chef.

Some of Jackson’s favorite recipes, including Quinoa Breakfast Burritos and Whole Wheat Fruity Breakfast bars, are included in her new book, True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself.

Carthen appeared on The Today Show to demonstrate some of the meals he’s cooked for Janet to help her stay true to her healthier self.

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