Directors and Producers

Mike Binder Coney Dog Restaurant Opens With Veggie Dog And Fries

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 in Actors, Business, Directors and Producers, Food & Drink, Restaurants.

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Mike Binder

Actor, writer, director and producer Mike Binder has finally opened his Coney Dog restaurant in West Hollywood, a stop for all treats native to his hometown in Detroit like dogs, Faygo pop and Better Made Chips.

Binder’s wife and daughter are both vegetarian, which prompted him to put veggie dogs and other items on the menu.

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Mike Binder Puts Veggie Dogs On Coney Dog Restaurant Menu In Hollywood

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 in Actors, Business, Directors and Producers, Food & Drink, Restaurants.

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Mike Binder has film stunts like The Mind of the Married Man and The Sex Monster as an actor, writer, director and producer to his credit. Now, he’d like to add restaurant entrepreneur to that CV.

The Detroit native is opening a 24-hour hot dog and spicy chili restaurant on Hollywood’s Sunset Blvd next month, Coney Dog, inspired by the taste of Detroit’s Lafayette Coney Island.

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“The Cove” Director Gives All Taiji Residents Free DVD

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, March 4th, 2011 in Animal Issues, Directors and Producers, Film & TV.

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The Cove

Residents in a town where an annual dolphin hunt takes place now have the opportunity to learn what happens during the slaughter in their own homes.

The Cove director Louie Psihoyos worked with a group called People Concerned for the Ocean and delivered a copy to every home in Taiji, Japan via mail.

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Meatless Mouthful–”Food Inc.” Director Robert Kenner On Local Vs. Organic

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, February 18th, 2011 in Directors and Producers, Environment-Eco-Green, Food & Drink, Meatless Mouthful.

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Robert Kenner

“I think we need local foods. They might not all be organic. One of the real problems is that all regulations favor bigger business so there are a lot of organic small producers that can’t afford to get certification. Right now about 2% of our food is organic. It’s the fastest growing segment. I think that local is just as important if not more important. And there’s a site, by the way, for your readers. It’s called the Dirty Dozen. It’s the 12 worst things to eat [non-organically]. You don’t want to eat industrial versions of these 12 items.”

–Robert Kenner, director of Food Inc. Buying local before organic can save money and fuel used to transport food across the country. But there may be some foods you always want to buy organic, due to the amount of pesticides retained on their surfaces after they’ve been picked. Which fruits and veggies are dirtiest? View the list yourself to find out and always buy those organic to avoid consuming produce known to carry the highest pesticide residues.

via Film Threat

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Steve Aoki Gets Arrested In PETA Anti-Fur Ad

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 in Directors and Producers, Fur.

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Steve Aoki PETA Ad

Steve Aoki is a clothing entrepreneur and music producer that can put working with Will.I.Am and Travis Barker on his list of former clients. Now, Aoki can add anti-fur activist to his resume.

Appearing in an ad more modest than what some of his predecessors posed in, Aoki says he’d rather be arrested than wear fur.

“I’ve been a supporter of PETA ever since I got turned on to animal rights when I was 14,” Aoki said. “After reading Ingrid Newkirk’s book in high school, PETA became more and more an influence throughout my adolescence. Now over 15 years later, I am still a supporter and proud to be a spokesperson for peta2.”

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“Blinders” Director Says NYC Horses Out During Weather Advisory

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, January 31st, 2011 in Animal Issues, Directors and Producers.

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Blinders Movie

Mayor Bloomberg declared a weather emergency in New York City, asking that cars stay off the roads so they could be cleared. With inches of snow and frigid temperatures, it wasn’t a time for anyone to be out unless they had to. Yet, some horse-drawn carriages were still seen trying to make their way through the streets, getting stuck in the snow in the process.

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“The Simpsons” Co-Creator Sam Simon Deserves 75K Sandwich For Dog Charity (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 in Animal Issues, Charitable Causes And Campaigns, Directors and Producers, Videos.

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Sam Simon

Sam Simon is a philanthropist who’s also donated his talents to some pretty popular sitcoms, his credits including co-creating “The Simpsons” and co-producing “The Drew Carey Show,” “The George Carlin Show,” “The Tracey Ullman Show,” “Cheers” and “Taxi.”

One of this vegetarian’s charities include The Sam Simon Foundation, which offers free spay and neutering services and operations on sick dogs. It also places animals from shelters in LA to retirement homes and also trains dogs to assist the hearing impaired.

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