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Jamie Oliver

The Los Angeles school systems aren’t letting Jamie Oliver into their kitchens like he was able to do during his last filming of Jamie Oliver’s Revolution, a show where he tried to improve the eating habits of people in a small West Virginia town.

But that isn’t stopping him from using educational props to make a production about the quality of beverages available to students.

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“BabyCakes Covers The Classics” Gets Publishers Weekly Approval

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, January 27th, 2011 in Authors, Books, Food & Drink, Recipes.

BabyCakes Covers The Classics

Erin McKenna, the owner of BabyCakes bakeries that offer vegan, gluten-free desserts in New York and Los Angeles that have become popular among vegan and non-vegan celebrities, is set to release her 2nd cookbook, BabyCakes Covers the Classics.

Publishers Weekly‘s Dale Goldberg is giving the book, which McKenna promised to throw in recipes for vegan donuts, pancakes and even non-dessert items like mac and cheese, the thumbs up–when those thumbs aren’t busy holding snickerdoodle cookies.

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Hal Sparks Thinks Factory Farming Is No Joke (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, January 27th, 2011 in Actors, Animal Issues, Comedians, Farming, Food & Drink, Videos.

Hal SparksHal Sparks thinks factory farming is no joke.

During one of his comedic performances, Sparks made humor of poor diets consisting of too many animal products. But in an interview he reveals the effects of raising animals for food is no laughing matter.

“The biggest issue for me is factory farming,” Sparks. “Because I can’t find an angle on it–and I dare anyone else to–that actually supports it in any way. It doesn’t make food cheaper and safer. It doesn’t make the environment better. It harms the people who consume it as well as the people who process it. And it’s horrible to the animals.”

What’s Sparks’ advice for the dying individual who wishes he’d had more time to spend with the family? Watch the clip below to find out.

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Kanye West Fatburger Business Falls Flat On Its Fat Face

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, January 27th, 2011 in Business, Food & Drink, Male Singers, Restaurants.

Kanye West

Kanye West‘s attempts to turn residents in the Chicagoland area into burger lovers has failed.

West’s company, KW Foods, LLC, developed 10 Fat Burger restaurants in the region, but after a year and a half of doing burger business, the first of the restaurants has already closed due to financial performance.

Did West not pick up on the trend that Americans are just not that into meat anymore?

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Jonathan Safran Foer

“Sure, you could be an honest person who tells lies all the time but I don’t think we need to get into whether such a thing disqualifies you or not but what we can say is this: We know it is indisputably the number one cause of global warming. So what does it mean exactly to be an environmentalist on a daily basis if you are not thinking about the number one cause of global warming or one of the top two or three causes of all other environmental problems?”

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Colin Farrell Brings Ellen DeGeneres’ Vegan Birthday Cake (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011 in Business, Food & Drink, TV Hosts, Videos.

Colin Farrell is the best birthday party crasher!

The actor appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to bring her a large, vegan red velvet cake for Ellen’s 53rd birthday.

According to Ecorazzi, the cake was especially baked for Ellen by Sweet Lady Jane bakery in West Hollywood. This is the same bakery that made Ellen’s wedding cake, which was also the red velvet variety.

Good to know the sweet lady Jane is so flexible and vegan friendly!

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Mark Bittman Leaving “The Minimalist” For Sustainable Food Column

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011 in Authors, Flexitarian, Food & Drink.

Mark Bittman

After 13 years of entertaining readers with food writing and recipes in his weekly New York Times column, “The Minimalist,” Mark Bittman has announced he’s starting a new opinion column for the newspaper, starting February 6, 2011.

Bittman’s new column will focus on eating practices sustainable for the environment, food politics and health and nutrition. It will run online and occasionally in print.

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Dennis Kucinich

It’s nice to have vegetarian or vegan options at the cafeteria at work, but it’s also comforting to know you won’t have to dip into your company health insurance plan to get your mouth fixed after biting into something.

Dennis Kucinich is suing the Congressional Cafeteria (yes THE Congressional Cafeteria) for $150,000 on 4 counts of negligence and breach of warranty because he was served a dangerous sandwich.

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