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Carol J. Adams "The Sexual Politics of Meat"

Vegetarian women still cooking steak for their husbands might want to read an interview Carol J. Adams, author of The Sexual Politics of Meat, has with Conducive Chronicle. Not only does Adams give the thumbs down to this practice, as it has women putting aside their own desires for their husband’s, she also makes a connection between men who kill animals and batter women.

“It’s about control, which might get expressed by demanding meat to eat, within that couple and within our culture. But I never claimed, and don’t believe, that eating a hamburger causes one to beat his wife. I do believe that someone who believes he needs to eat hamburger, who has to restore a sense of his manhood by eating male-identified foods, tells us a great deal about our culture’s teachings about men and virility. I know from working with battered women that animals often are injured as part of the control a batterer exercises. And I also believe that if a batterer kills an animal, the woman is in danger and should seek help.”

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Art Smith. Credit: Stefan on Wikimedia Commons

Art Smith, who’s worked as a chef for Oprah Winfrey and Jeb Bush, married his partner of 10 years, Jesus Salgueiro, on August 18th.

Much talk went on about Chelsea Clinton offering meat to her guests even though she was vegetarian and whether or not the couple should think solely of themselves during the reception. Thankfully, Art and Jesus remembered the vegetarians and offered vegan friendly protein wraps and vegan chocolate cupcakes.

Smith is the founder of the non-profit, Common Threads, which teaches children about other cultures through food. He’s also the owner of the Chicago restaurant TABLE 52, which doesn’t offer the greatest selection of vegetarian options, but sources food from organic farms regionally in the Midwest.

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Cat Cora made a stop on Masterchef, another reality TV cooking show hosted by Gordon Ramsay. Cora is known for her healthier, sustainable approaches towards cooking and the chefs’ challenge took them to the local farmers market.

Jamie Oliver was amazed at how many children couldn’t recognize fruits and vegetables when he traveled to a school before filming his Food Revolution series, but even the Masterchefs stumbled over a few of the uncommon items. Still, Joe Bastianach, judge of Masterchef and restaurateur was impressed. He writes at the Huffington Post this must be a sign of America getting more conscious at what goes onto their plates.

“Today we are getting more familiar with the cornucopia that is grown locally in our communities, and becoming acquainted with produce that just a few years ago could only be identified by chefs and farmers. The fact that the contestants got as far as they did tells me that America is really embracing the farm to table movement — getting away from processed and prepared foods, and taking an interest in what goes into their dishes and meals.”

The episode with Cora can be viewed below.

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This season’s Apprentice is taking its theme from the current economy, featuring contestants who’ve been affected by the recession either through unemployment, small business setbacks or recent college graduation.

A press release obtained by the Futon Critic reveals a vegetarian and animal rights apprentice may have the chance to run one of Donald Trump’s companies.

“Brandy Kuentzel, 30 (San Francisco, Calif.), received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from UCLA and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Chicago Law School. After working as a corporate attorney for a prestigious international law firm, she co-founded a mobile cupcake business in the San Francisco Bay Area. This entrepreneur is now ready to launch a more challenging and rewarding career. Kuentzel is a vegetarian and an avid supporter of animal rights. She also loves the outdoors and runs several miles a day.”

Here’s cheering for Kuentzel, hoping she’ll bring a Meatless Monday and vegan cupcake Friday into the boardroom at one of The Donald’s empires.

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Elizabeth Hurley has made herself famous for her fantastic statements and gestures of health for people and animals.

As Borat would say, “NOT!”

From her “healthy” organic dinners containing meat, to admitting her love for beef jerky and other processed meats, and revealing too much information about sex on a dead animal by the fireplace, she never seems to impress. Lately, she’s mouthing off on Twitter about how breakfast isn’t necessary for adults, even if the doctors say so.

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After hearing the news that casino owner Steve Wynn has mandated all his restaurants serve vegan options, we’ve discovered a source that gives more detail as to how a meat, fish, egg and dairy-free Vegas lover can satisfy themselves at his Las Vegas and Encore resorts.

We’re please to say, after looking over the offerings, there’s no sign of what Vegan.com called a “half-assed grilled vegetable plate slop” at Red 8, Okada, The Pizza Place or any of his other dozen restaurants.

But here’s a sample of what you may order instead:

At Okada: cold soba noodles; hot udon; robata grilled vegetables; fried vegetable roll with vegan tempura dipping sauce; agedashi edamame tofu; coconut lime pudding.

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Myq Kaplan

This past season, Myq Kaplan gave Last Comic Standing viewers a tickle with his self-deprecating jokes and quips about veganism here and there. Myq didn’t win the grand prize, but stood for quite some time, making it into the finals and getting good reviews from blogs.

Myq spoke to VegNews about the benefits of appearing on Last Comic, including joking how it’s “opened a lot of doors for interviews with vegan magazines.”

VN: What was your relationship like with the other contestants? Did you ever discuss veganism with them?
MK: I’m pretty friendly with everyone on the show. I believe veganism comes up every so often, at mealtimes and the like. If people ask me questions, I answer them. I generally try not to force the issue at all, but if people are curious, I like providing reasonable amounts of information.

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Michael Pollan spoke with Dr. Sanjay Gupta on CNN recently about the recent recall of 550 billion eggs nationwide due to salmonella concerns.

Pollan thinks a single authority over food safety issues like the one president Obama recommended last year would help curtail these issues.

“Our food industry has fought to keep power divided and power divided is never strong,” Pollan said.

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