Vegetarian Star

“We have vegetarian menus in all our restaurants, my gripe was never against the vegetarians, I was just trying to move things on a bit and become a little bit more exciting with veg. My frustration years ago was against chefs, how they don’t cook for vegetarians.”

—-Gordon Ramsay, celebrity chef who must be the veg Jekyll/Hyde. He became furious at his chefs on Hell’s Kitchen when they accidentally put chicken broth in a vegetarian risotto. He once joked he’d put his children on a fence and electrocute them if they said they were turning vegetarian. Now this statement. What gives? Is this the veg happy dance he’s doing here?

via Ecorazzi

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Paul McCartney is being urged to save the cows by encouraging people to vote for a “Poor Cow” motion that will introduce ethical standards for cow rearing and dairy production.

The UK Vegetarian Society, which Paul is a patron of, currently has no standards for rearing cows and the dairy produced that is Vegetarian Society trademark approved. Because of this, some feel this means the society could be approving dairy products from cows that are kept in unhealthy conditions, not allowed to graze, and are fed genetically modified grain.

The Society is also being accused by some of having lower standards than groups such as UK organic Soil Association, The RSPCA Freedom Foods scheme, and Gordon Ramsay.

Yes, Gordon Ramsay has just scored another point in the ongoing meatoff between him and McCartney. It seems even the foul mouthed chef who suggested electrocuting vegetarians insists on animal welfare standards, only buying meat for his restaurants that are “ethically bread.”

“We have traceability across the board, where we have a certification of whether it’s organic beef, or whether it’s a hand-picked scallop or a line-caught sea bass,” he said in an interview.

Sources say the trustees of the society have told their members to vote against the motion because they feel doing so will cause membership to decline. Still, others want Paul to use his influence to vote for a minimum standard much like he has used his clout in the past to ban GM ingredients in certain foods.

via Now Public

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Victoria Beckham may have made a pact with the devil. The carnivore devil, that is. Beckham, a vegetarian, is opening a restaurant in Los Angeles with celebrity chef, Hell’s kitchen, and Kitchen Nightmare’s Gordon Ramsay. Ramsay is not exactly known for his love of vegetarians and it doesn’t look like the menu will reflect anything different.

Ramsay told the Daily Mirror, “Yes, it is true that Victoria and I are setting up a restaurant in LA together. I’m really excited. She’s really keen to focus on a traditional English-style menu, like bangers and mash, fish and chips and such like.”

What the heck are bangers? We asked ourselves this question and did some digging. Bangers are sausages made from pork or beef with apple or tomato seasoning. Uh, no thanks. Mash, of course, being mashed potatoes. Not too bad. Any chance of getting a Morningstar Farms version of Bangers and Mash on the menu?

via All Headlines

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There’s still time to win all sorts of vegetarian celebrity goodies at the online Farm Animal Sanctuary Charity Buzz. Bidding ends on September 18th, and among the many prizes include lunch with Alicia Silverstone.

You can also try for a movie set visit or lunch with Forest Whitaker, tickets to the Ellen DeGeneres show, and an intensive cooking session with vegetarian celebrity chef Christina Pirello.

If you’re not the social type and don’t want to meet any celebrities, why not put your bid in for a haircut and blowdry by celebrity hairstylist Robert Steinken or a pair of pumps designed by Natalie Portman?

We assure you there’s something for everyone and proceeds help Farm Sanctuary and their causes to protect the lives and well beings of animals.

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Cat Cora Cooks…give us 3-4 more words for this sentence, then say it fast. This Celebrity Chef is doing goodness that will offset Gordon Ramsay’s bad vegetarian karma.

One of Food Network’s most popular Celebrity Chefs and known for her role as an Iron Chef on “Iron Chef America” and her cookbook Cat Cora’s Kitchen, Cat Cora is teaming up with Morningstar Farms to show America how healthy cooking meatless can be.

“As a working mom, I understand how hard it can be to put a healthy homemade meal on the table,” she said.  “Morningstar Farms and I have come up with some easy ways to make eating well more manageable for the home cook.  I want families to understand that good food doesn’t require hours in the kitchen.”

On September 10th, at 7:30PM, you can have the chance to chat live with Cat about veggies, soy patties, and more. For more information on this awesome Celebrity Chef, visit her website.

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The two contestants are in the pit. All one needs is love. All the other needs is the F-word.

Admittedly, journalist like to sensationalize. Therefore, we thought it’d be best to come right out and say that the title of this post is a little exaggerated. No fight between Paul McCartney and Gordon Ramsey in the sense of an Ultimate Fighting, animal blood and guts vs. sharp carrots and tempeh face masks will be taking place. However, the story is interesting…

Gordon Ramsey isn’t exactly known for his love of vegetarians and even spent an entire season rearing calves that he easily made the transition from pet to plate (ouch, yuck, cruel…you get the picture by now). He was once quoted as saying:

“My biggest nightmare would be if the kids ever came up to me and said “Dad, I’m a vegetarian”. Then I would sit them on the fence and electrocute them.”

At least we know where he, unlike some politicians, stands.

However, Paul McCartney decided to play a little trash talk back game in Sainsbury Magazine.

“I think it’s a case of live and let live. I will talk to people about the advantages of vegetarianism, and it will upset me if we’ve had a good conversation and they turn around and say something stupid. I just read a quote from Gordon Ramsay… ‘If my daughter ever grew up and married a vegetarian, I’d never forgive her.’ But even that I would forgive because it’s not my affair, it’s not up to me if he talks stupid or not.” 

Judging from the tactfulness and thoughtfulness of each contestant’s opening punch, we think nice (and vegetarian) guys will finish first this time.

via Heckler Spray

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