Vegetarian Star

Wolfgang Puck once again did an incredible job of taking care of people’s hunger pains during the 82 annual Academy Awards Governor’s Ball.

Esquire magazine got a brief exposure during Puck’s busiest moments before the ball, and reports that everyone had the option of a personal pot pie, including vegetarians.

Puck received about 10 vegetarian orders in all.

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Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert hosted Jonathan Safran Foer on Turn and Burn, a 5 week series discussing food, food ethics and featuring celebrity chefs.

Bourdain and Foer got into the issue of the ethics of eating meat.

While Foer suggested people should at least stop eating meat from factory farmed animals, Bourdain suggested that option isn’t available to everyone.

Safran Foer: “I’m not forcing you to give it up completely, I’m not saying I’m better than you. I’m just saying we have this industry that’s a real problem. Everyone should give up factory-farmed meat — I think that’s something we really should agree on even if we disagree on how possible it is.”

Bourdain: “Everyone who can should give up factory-farmed meat. Let’s face it, most people can’t. They’re lined up outside Popeye’s fried chicken in the Mission District right now for 45 minutes waiting for their $1.99 chicken not because it’s good, but because it’s cheap.”

Ripert: “It’s cheaper than to eat beans at home?”

Bourdain: “Yeah, but come on, try to get some fresh vegetables in inner-city Baltimore.”

What’s your take on the situation?

Is it feasible for everyone to a eat fresh, organic, plant based diet?

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Yay, Gordon Ramsay doesn’t hate vegetarians anymore.

The Kitchen Nightmares host visited a restaurant in California where some of the employees won’t even eat the food.

Why?

Because they’re vegetarian!

In an attempt to clean up the mess, Gordon samples a vegetarian item from the menu–an eggplant roll stuffed with mozzarella.

“Crunchy eggplant,” Gordon remarks. “Undercooked. Eggplants shouldn’t be

In the end, the restaurant made some very good changes to the menu, including the addition of another vegetarian item–vegetable grilled flatbread.

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Time caught up with Rachael Ray at her burger bash at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival, where an “exclusive” chat took place.

“I don’t think I have enough words to declare my love for the burger. I know you always take pains to say hamburgers because you’re a purist. But I think you can make anything you want into a burger. I love tuna burgers, veal burgers, beef burgers.”

Rachael’s no vegetarian, but that’s more burger than even a health conscious flexitarian can handle.

Makes one wonder if any meaty sensational conspiracies were involved.

Vegetarian Star thinks Rachael was interrupted just before she added, “I really, really, really love Texturized Vegetable Protein burgers.”

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The Early Show Saturday Edition gave Bethenny Frankel the task of preparing a healthy, three course meal for four at a budget price of only $40.

Bethenny prepared a pesto vegetarian lasagna, arugula salad with dressing and a vegan chocolate cake with peanut butter icing.

The vegetarian lasagna contains part skim ricotta and mozzarella cheeses, so it can easily be veganized if needed.

Bethenny said of the vegan chocolate cake made with oat flour:

“When I first made this recipe, my fiancé and I stared at each other for days afterward, marveling at how moist and delicious this cake was. We couldn’t believe it. I even accused him of dumping a stick of butter into the batter when I was in the bathroom. I kept looking at the recipe trying to figure out what made it so moist. It really is the dessert mystery of all time, as far as I’m concerned.”

A detailed description of some of the key ingredients to Bethenny’s meal can be found at CBS News.

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The year 2010 is about a quarter ways through, but it’s never too late to make the decision to eat better.

Rachael Ray featured some “must try” foods for 2010, and one item is both vegetarian and meaty.

An oxymoron? Not quite.

Texturized Vegetable Protein, which can mimic both the look and taste of ground beef, could go well with Shirataki Noodles.

The Noodles are low carb, and are made with tofu.

Rachael’s guest said on the RachaelRayshow website:

When they come out of bag, you just have to rinse off the water they come in and just throw them into a big pot of hot broth with whatever garnishes you want. They don’t need to cook, they’re already cooked, and they never overcook!

These foods may very well forecast  a greener, veggier Rachael Ray for the future.

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Jamie Oliver‘s has a new show, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, where the Naked Chef travels to different parts of the United States to assess food awareness in Americans.

Jamie makes a stop at a first grade classroom in Virginia to see if children can identify fruits and vegetables.

The preview doesn’t look like the children made the grade with simple vegetables like tomatoes, but first grade is incredibly young to know some of the other complicated produce in Jamie’s basket like “eggplant.”

Children might benefit from learning to incorporate colors on their plates (thus adding green, red peppers or orange carrots), before they distinguish shiitake from maitake.

Watch the Tomato Sneak clip and tuned in to ABC on Friday March 26 to see if you are veg smarter than a first grader.

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Gordon Ramsay may be trying to make up with vegetarians after a slew of negative comments about the diet.

However, an experience that occurred while cooking a vegan dish may make him even more bitter.

The Kitchen Nightmares chef nicked his finger while he was cutting vegetables on Ellen DeGeneres‘ show.

Gordon seemed surprised that a great cook like himself would ever make such a mistake.

“I haven’t cut myself in 10 years,” he said.

Grab the recipe for Spicy Vegetable Stir Fry containing fresh carrots, mushrooms and other vegetables sauteed in agave sweetened sauce, but don’t hurt yourself like Gordon.

Knives are sharp. Accidents happen. Be careful in the kitchen!

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