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Heather Mills Blasts Jamie Oliver For Male Calf Castration

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, September 11th, 2009 in Animal Issues, Chefs.

Heather Mills is all smiles while out walking with a friend to a salon in the West Village in NYC

Vegan Heather Mills isn’t showing any love for fellow Brit Jamie Oliver.

The celebrity chef recently castrated a male calf and ate its testicles on his television show Jamie’s American Road Trip.

And Jamie’s show doesn’t involve any reality TV eating challenges, either.

Using the power of the Twitter, Heather wrote:

“I’m horrified watching Jamie Oliver castrate calves and eat their b*****ks, how low can you go, he says they taste like Scampi!”

Director of Animal Aid, Andrew Taylor, agrees with Heather.

“The public is convinced Jamie Oliver is the real deal but hopefully this barbaric act will open their eyes to the fact he is a phony when it comes to animal welfare,” Taylor said. “He pretends he cares about animals but this makes an utter mockery of that. Castrating cattle in this way is vicious and grotesque and he’s giving credibility to an ugly trade. If he thinks this is good prime time TV he has been duped.”

Jamie’s rep defended the chef’s actions by saying the show is meant to show the British public the different aspects of American cuisine and life.

A regular part of American cuisine and life? That’s it! Cow testicles must have been the “mystery meat” in your school lunches growing up.

“Jamie is on his American road trip to observe and to learn and to show the viewing public some parts of America they might not know about. Jamie is well-known for his championing of better welfare for animals and has had awards from many animal welfare groups.”

Guess Jamie thinks his awards are a free get out of animal cruelty jail pass.

via femalefirst.co.uk

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Christina Pirello Better Sex Tips: Stick A Chili Pepper In It

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 in Chefs, Food & Drink.

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Christina Pirello is the reason why the Food Network should bring on a vegetarian cooking show.

Cause they’ll be nothing to talk about but sex, sex, and more sex.

Sorry, we’re starting to sound like PETA.

Anyways, Christina has written a lovely sexy article at the Huffington Post, listing several vegetarian foods that improve your sex life and here are a few excerpts.

Christina is the author several vegan cookbooks and attributes her recovering from cancer to switching to a plant based diet.

Chili Peppers
“Hot peppers really heat things up as we eat them, but capsaicin, the source of that heat, triggers endorphins, our sensations of pleasure, which is very, very good for very, very good sex. Chilies also stimulate the nervous system, accentuating the effects of arousal, which is very, very, very good for very, very, very good sex. Conclusion? Hot, spicy foods can lead to hot, spicy sex.”

Soy

“Chinese medicine tells us that soy relaxes and cools the body. When people are relaxed, they tend to be more open and receptive. In the bedroom, that’s good!”

“But it’s the science of soy that’s the sexy part. Soy contains phytoesterogens, hormone-like compounds that bind estrogen receptors. With soy as a regular part of your diet, vaginal lubrication is less of a problem (that’s very good…). But the best part? Studies have shown that soy can be very beneficial to prostate health, which is crucial to male sexual function.”

“Makes tofu seem a lot sexier now, I bet. Oh, and for those of you not eating soy, add some fennel to your diet for the same benefits.”

Desire more?

Visit Huffingtonpost.com for all the sex tips you’ll ever need.

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Robert St. John Offers Veg Recipe For 30 Days Of Vegetarian Stint

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, September 7th, 2009 in Chefs, Food & Drink, Recipes.

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So Chef Robert St. John announced he was going vegetarian for 30 days, starting this month.

As you can expect, Chef’s having to deal with some meaty cravings during his stint, but has quite the sense of humor.

He’s learned that neither cinnamon rolls nor french fries contain meat.

Good job, Chef St. John. You’re making progress.

Of PETA promising to send him a “Vegetarian Starter Kit,” Chef St. John said:

“She says that she’s sending me the PETA Vegetarian Start-Up Kit and two cookbooks, but she better hurry, I only have 23 days left.”

And he wonders if the meat industry sends starter kits as well.

“I wonder if members of the Beef Council or that pork group, you know, the-other-white-meat guys, are going to send me letters and books when I come back into their fold the first day of October. Then again, maybe at the end of September, I’ll decide to go another 30 days. Stranger things have happened.”

We’re so hoping something strange happens and Chef St. John stays the veg course.

We’d even be happy with him joining us for the weekday and flexing.

Chef St. John has posted a recipe for stuff tomatoes on his blog, but one caveat:

The recipe calls for Worcestershire Sauce, which normally contains anchovies (Another lesson learned, Chef St. John).

But the folks who make The Wizard’s Worcestershire sauce have figured out a way to veganize it!

Check out Chef St. John’s blog after checking out the recipe after the jump. (more…)

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Bethenny Frankel “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” Preview

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, September 4th, 2009 in Chefs, Fur.

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As we told you previously, Real Housewives of New York City star Bethenny Frankel is starring in a PETA “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” ad campaign.

Here’s a little sneak preview (or shall we call it a “peep” preview, since Bethenny’s so au naturel) of what the ad that will be released later this fall looks like.

Can’t wait for the full show!

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Top Chef Sends Veg Chef Home: Seitan Worshippers Plot Revenge

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, August 20th, 2009 in Chefs, Reality TV, Videos.

Top Chef is not off to a good start.

On a recent episode, the cheftestants were asked to cook a dish based on one of their vices and Jen chose a hot and spicy dish because of her temper.

Oh, did we mention the dish was chile relleno stuffed with seitan?

Many of the other cheftestants and judges weren’t exactly thrilled with the vegetarian dish and in the end Jen got sent home.

Wonder if it had anything to do with that ex vegetarian now hamburger hussy Padma Lakshmi?

Watch the clip for a recap of the episode.

via Ecorazzi.com

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Julia Child Hated Organic Food ‘Till Alice Waters Made Her Warm And Fuzzy

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, August 13th, 2009 in Chefs, Food & Drink.

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Yesterday we learned that legendary chef Julia Child couldn’t understand why anyone would want to follow a vegetarian diet.

Now, we find out not only did Julia hate on tofu, she didn’t care too much for organic food either.

According to green gossip website, Ecorazzi.com, Meryl Streep, who plays Child in the movie Julie & Julia, recalled the time when she asked Julia what she thought of organic ingredients.

Child wrote Streep a pretty nasty letter saying she didn’t care for organics.

It was only later when locally grown, sustainable foods champ Alice Waters came along that the chef started to embrace the food.

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Julie And Julia: At Least One Didn’t Get Vegetarians

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 in Chefs, Film & TV, Not So Vegetarian.

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Planning to see the blockbuster hit Julie & Julia?

Before you go, you should know, when it came to vegetarians, Julia Child was a little…well, just read this quote from a 1999 interview with PEOPLE magazine.

“Personally, I don’t think pure vegetarianism is a healthy lifestyle. It’s more fear of food—that whole thing that red meat is bad for you. And then there are people who don’t eat meat because it’s against their morals. Well, there’s nothing you can do with people like that. I’ve often wondered to myself: Does a vegetarian look forward to dinner, ever? “”

Well, then…we suppose a vegetarian never looked forward to any dinner Julia Child made.

via vegdaily.com

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Erin McKenna Expanding BabyCakes Bakery To Los Angeles

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 in Business, Chefs, Food & Drink, Recipes, Restaurants.

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Clarke Tolton

All you East Coast BabyCakes vegan bakery fans, listen up!

Do you have a sister, brother, or cousin in California that keeps bugging the crap out of you to send some of those vegan, gluten-free cupcakes and cookies to their West Coast pad?

Soon you’ll be able to stop answering their phone calls and text them a little message that reads, “Get it yourself!” as owner Erin McKenna plans to expand her New York city bakery to downtown Los Angeles.

From a recent interview with vegnews.com:

VegNews: What made you choose LA?
Erin McKenna: We noticed most of our shipments were headed to Los Angeles, and realized the bakery was exactly what LA needed. [BabyCakes NYC] will be located on 6th and Main, which is downtown. We really love how eclectic it is down there—lots of creativity and diversity. Plus, the buildings are old so we feel at home.

VN: How will you split your time between the two locations?
EM: I’ll be mostly in LA for the first six months until I think the bakery is ready to lose its training wheels. I’m afraid I’m going to miss New York, but I’ll be enjoying the sunshine and laidback vibe of LA. I have my core staff already hired, but I’ll be looking for frosting boys and girls! Positive attitude is a must!

Continue reading the interiew with Erin and grab the recipe for Crush-Worthy Corn Bread at vegnews.com.

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