Vegetarian Star

Rumors have been circulating the web lately that Victoria Beckham, wife of David Beckham, is trying to get pregnant. After hearing her describe her new obsession with grapes, you might wonder if it is part of a special diet to help her conceive. But she’s not attempting child #4 with hubby yet-she just really likes her grapes.

“I just can’t put them down,” she said. “I’m not pregnant, and I’m not trying to get pregnant at the moment,” she said in the November edition of U.K. Glamour.

Yeah! Score one for celebrity veg eating. However…She still needs cooking lessons. If we could only get her to make something other than mince meat, lasagna with meat, and spaghetti Bolognese.

But at least she’s not eating those bangers she wants at her restaurant.

via People
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Leona Lewis has proved she can’t be bought.

The “X Factor” winner and British chart topping singer turned down an offer of over a million dollars from Harrods Department Store boss Mohammed Fayed to open a summer sale.

Why on earth would a celebrity turn down that much money, you ask?

It’s because the department store sells fur.

Lewis has made her vegetarian lifestyle very public and is even in the process of starting her own line of vegan, cruelty free clothing with Topshop. The World’s Sexiest Vegetarian, voted by PETA fans, doesn’t wear or own any items made with animal products.

It’s so refreshing to see a celebrity who’s publicly acknowledged their beliefs not give in when money talks. Or, in the case of a million, money screaming.

Other female celebrities who have opened sales at Harrods in the past include Eva Longoria, Christina Aguilera, Lucy Liu, and vegetarian who can only cook mince meat Victoria Beckham.

via Daily Mail
Photo: Leona Lewis signing last autograph before attending the Flushed Away London premiere. Photo by Steven Braganza on Wikimedia Commons

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Those who dream big will often have naysayers. Even if you’re an accomplished multi-album producing rock star. Such was the case with Chrissie Hynde when she threw up the idea of a vegan restaurant in the heart of the midwest.

“There wasn’t one vegetarian restaurant in Akron, so I said, ‘I’ll do it,’ and it’s just been a phenomenon,” she said.

“Everybody told me, ‘Don’t do it, it will not work. But I had to do it anyway, because I had to have somewhere I could eat.”

Although she lives in the UK, she frequently stops by Ohio to check up on her chefs, visit family, and of course, get her hands involved with serving customers. At her restaurant, The Vegiterranean’s opening, she even personally served veggie burgers to police officers.

Yeah Chrissie! That sure beats the stereotyped cop fare of donuts and 7-Eleven snack food.

via NY Times

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Chrissie Hynde is burning the internet URLs lately (a nerd way to describe rising internet popularity) because she’s about to release a new album, Break Up The Concrete, next week.

It would be a disservice to say she doesn’t make fire at any other time though, given her long list of activism and outspokenness on her vegan lifestyle. She sat down to speak with PETA about her experiences with the animal rights movement and plans to expand her vegan restaurant, The Vegiterranean in places like Las Vegas and the new Freedom Tower where the old World Trade Center stood.

And did you know that her and Ingrid Newkirk, President and Co-Founder of PETA, have “chilled” and watched movies together at Hynde’s home in the UK?

“I love Ingrid and always urge her to take a break once in a while; I even made her come over to my house in London to chill out and watch a movie,” Hynde said.

“If a small Midwestern town can have a line out the door at a vegan restaurant, it can work anywhere. Times are definitely changing all over. I’d like to expand to Las Vegas so tourists from all over the world can see how great vegan food can be, and of course in LA I’ve read that Freedom Tower in New York City, the new development where the World Trade Centre once stood, is looking for a notable restaurateur. I’d like to throw my hat into the ring.”

Read the rest of the interview, here.

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A vegan restaurant in downtown Portland is closing because the owner feels there’s too much crime in the area. After listening to some of the stories, well…we can’t say we disagree.

Sex offenders beating people up, drug dealers dividing their “goodies” (which were probably vegan but still illegal) on tables outside the restaurant, repeated robberies, harassment consisting of salami being left at the doorstep, and screaming meth addicts walking past is more than enough for anyone to say, “Let’s take this vegan shop elsewhere.”

The Veganopolis has been a favorite for Portland vegheads since 2005 and many celebrities have stopped by including Chrissie Hynde, Smashing Pumpkins, and Joan Jett.

Interestingly enough, Chrissie Hynde has discussed the fact that her vegan restaurant, The Vegiterranean is located in a not so Brady Bunch part of Akron, Ohio, and she has expressed extreme interest in helping to revitalize her hometown.

Veganopolis sold 14,008 spelt chocolate chip cookies, 7970 veganopolis rubens, 5645 roasted eggplant salads, and 5952 democracy (veggie) burgers.

Although it’s sad to see this veg restaurant couldn’t make it, we give hats off to other efforts that are being made to bring better options, food and otherwise, into every neighborhood.

via Portland Mercury

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Some cool celebrities were part of the lineup for Farm Aid 2008, an event thrown together by none other than the organization, Farm Aid, which is designed to help raise awareness for small family farms and keep them alive in the age of mass commercial farming and production.

Kenny Chesney, Willie Nelson, and John Mellencamp rocked fans at the event sponsored mainly by Whole Foods and Horizon Organic, with a little help from a few other veg friendly companies like Silk Soy Products, as well as Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde. Never failing to remind anyone in ear’s reach she is a vegan, Chrissie saw the opportunity to get the word out and wore a “Tax-Meat” t-shirt to the event.

If you’re a sucker for awesome live music and interested in viewing the webcast of the concert, hop on over to this site and enjoy.

via Live Daily

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Once again, an oldie, but goodie.

Did Tony Romo get tossed away for Babe or Fido?

After Carrie Underwood won American Idol in 2005, she answered 20 questions for CMT about herself. When asked if she had to choose between animals and men, she replied, “I haven’t found a good man, yet. I’ve found lots of good animals, so I’d go with animals.”

Ouch! Her next beau will have to work really hard to measure up to all the relationships she’s had in the past with (non-human) animals. Growing up in rural Oklahoma, she bottled fed cows and befriended piglets and loved them so much, she gradually phased eating meat out of her life between the ages of 10-13.

via CMT

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Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders is quite ambitious. Her goal is to be alive long enough to see McDonald’s burn to the ground. How’s that for a New Year’s resolution?

The rocker, who co-owns a vegan restaurant, The Vegiterranean, in her hometown of Akron, Ohio, is set to release a new album, Break Up The Concrete, in October. She sat down with Rolling Stone magazine to chit chat about lots of things vegetarian.

Her favorites on the The Vegiterranean menu include gnocchi and the Biker burgers.

“My pledge is that I will remain on this earth until the last McDonald’s has been burned to the ground,” she said.

She also drops some facts like a vegetarian driving a Hummer has less impact on the earth than a meat eater. Go read the story for yourself to find out more.

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