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Marla Maples Sticks To Mostly Vegetarian Diet, Excludes Dairy

Written by Vegetarian Star on Sunday, December 14th, 2008 in Actresses, Flexitarian, Food & Drink.

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Marla Maples is one of those actresses that could play cougar like Demi Moore if she wanted to. Although she’s 45, she looks so hot she could tweak her birthdate and no one would bat an eyelash.

Donald Trump’s ex prefers to stay away from dairy, instead sipping on Ayurvedic teas. This flexitarian may make you a tad bit jealous. She doesn’t naturally crave healthy-she’s just finds it easy to fight to urge to eat junk.

“I have a lot of willpower,” she said.

via FitSugar

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Moby’s First Chef At Teany Now Has Own Vegetarian Restaurant

Written by Vegetarian Star on Sunday, December 14th, 2008 in Business, Food & Drink, Restaurants.

Amanda Cohen isn’t quite a celebrity-yet. But with her degrees of separation to Moby and a possible sighting of John Norris, VJ for MTV, at her new vegetarian restaurant called Dirt Candy, she just might become a chef to the stars.

Cohen was the first chef at Teany, a vegan restaurant formerly owned by Moby. Moby hasn’t been into Dirt Candy yet, but between him and Peter Rojas making the rounds in NY, we’re sure it won’t be long before he samples the grub.

Cohen’s almost vegetarian (she eats fish), and says what sets her apart from other vegetarian restaurants in the NY area is that she feels the other restaurants cater more to solely vegan customers.

“They are very similar and the truth is that most of them call themselves vegetarian restaurants, but they’re really not vegetarian: they’re vegan. And that’s not the way I like to eat. I like cheese and dairy. And I just don’t enjoy them as much as the other restaurants. They are more or less supporting a lifestyle and a diet. I’m really not trying to do that. I’m just trying to make good vegetarian food… I don’t use a lot of mock meat. But there’s nothing wrong with them…I think those restaurants have their place and lots of people like them. But they’re not my style and I don’t think they are as innovative as they could be.”

Read the rest of the interview with Chef Cohen in the Gothamist.
Photo: Gothamist

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Michael Bolton was seen having dinner with his band and crew at Positano Coast restaurant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Unlike some tabloids have incorrectly printed, we can assure you he wasn’t eating lobster.

Bolton had frisee salad, eggplant parmesan, and spaghetti marinara. When his belly was full, unlike Andre 3000 Benjamin, he tipped well.

Since most of his crew is probably not vegetarian, wonder if it grosses him out to watch them eat when he’s out with them?

While dating “Desperate Housewives” star Nicollette Sheridan, a source said he tried to get her to stop eating meat and that it “grossed him out” to watch her eat lamb chops.

Of course, with the band it might be different. He’s not kissing them after dinner.

via Philly.com

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Meatless Mouthful: Nicole Anderson Digs Mom’s Egg Rolls

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 in Actresses, Food & Drink, Meatless Mouthful.

High School Musical 3: Senior Year Los Angeles Premiere

“Parfaits and my mom’s vegetarian egg rolls”
—-High School Musical 3 star and upcoming JONAS star Nicole Anderson, when asked by a fan on her Myspace what her favorite foods were. If you recall, this past Thanksgiving was her second one without turkey.

Mom’s been practicing her vegetarian cooking skills ever since Nicole told her two years ago she was going veg and she’s been getting better and better at it.

Red beans and rice isn’t the only favorite home cooked meal a star can enjoy from their momma!

via Nicole-Anderson.net

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Boxing Promoter Frank Warren’s Bad Meat Market Experience

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, December 8th, 2008 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Food & Drink.

Scott Harrison v Nicky Cook Press Conference

What does a British boxing promoter who grew up in the Islington part of London in the UK and a drummer in an indie rock/pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois in the United States have in common? Both had a bad experience working around raw meat that turned them vegetarian.

Frank Warren has promoted some heavyweights and heavy names in the boxing sport, including Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton, although his ties with the two were eventually severed. He’s recently signed on some fresh British faces including Beijing gold medallist James DeGale, world champion Frankie Gavin, and Billy Joe Saunders.

At only 15 years of age, he quit school and went to work in a meat market at Smithfield, which incidentally, is not only a meat market area in London, but is also historically known for the executions of heretics and political opponents centuries ago. Looks like animals and humans got bad deals here!

He’s been a vegetarian ever since.

His story is similar to Andy Mrotek, drummer for The Academy Is, who’s experience working as a butcher at Pick N’ Save turned him vegetarian.

Guess these guys got to peer into those glass walls Paul McCartney wants everybody to look through.

via The Independent

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Avril Lavigne No Kitty Cat, Not Into Wheatgrass Shots

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, December 8th, 2008 in Female Musicians, Female Singers, Food & Drink.

Avril Lavigne with her husband at Madeos

So there was a rumor going around that Avril Lavigne craves wheatgrass shots.

While this isn’t true, she does try to get her vegetables in through steaming broccoli and eating other vegetables with vegan sour cream and vegan butter before shows to keep her energy level up.

After a show though, it’s all downhill. According to People, she said, “I’ll eat junk and have a glass of wine. I like French fries and ice cream cones – and [I like] the truck-stop burritos.”

She’s also a sucker for dill pickle-flavored chips her home country of Canada. Good thing too, as it’s probably easier to take these with her on the road as opposed to the pizzas named after her in her hometown.

Nice to know Avril knows how to be both naughty and nice.

While we love Avril eating healthy, and wheatgrass shots are supposedly good and all, somehow it makes you think of the plant you bring home from Whole Foods to give to the cat.

via iFit and Healthy

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Shahid Kapoor’s Dog May Fart Less Due To Vegetarian Diet

Written by Vegetarian Star on Saturday, December 6th, 2008 in Actors, Bollywood, Food & Drink.

Following the trends of Alicia Silverstone and Paul McCartney, a Bollywood actor has decided to put his puppy on a vegetarian diet.

Shahid Kapoor is a vegetarian Bollywood babe who once dated fellow Bollywood babe Karena Kapoor, also vegetarian.

According to Bollywood Celeb Den, a source revealed that, “Shahid has put his doggie on a veg diet. The poor animal is not allowed to eat any sort of meat!” And not even the bone.

While the source may feel sorry for this dog, we know he or she is getting the good stuff! And like Alicia Silverstone’s dogs, he’s probably not farting nearly as much as before. The dog, that is. We can’t speak for Shahid.

Photo: India FM on Wikimedia Commons

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Ellen Degeneres Had Chicago Diner Vegan Hot Wings Fed Ex’ed

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, December 5th, 2008 in Food & Drink, TV Hosts.

Comedian Ellen Degeneres arrives at The Comedy Festival 2008

There are foodies. And then there are fanatical foodies. When you love vegan hot wings so much, you have them Fed Ex’ed from Chicago to Burbank, California, you qualify for the latter. But hey, when you’re Ellen Degeneres, you can Fed Ex whatever you want.

Ellen ate at The Chicago Diner while filming her show in Chicago a few months ago. She liked the BBQ vegan seitan buffalo wings so much, she had the restaurant Fed Ex more when she got back to California.

Ellen even considered flying the restaurant’s pastry chef out to California to cater her and Portia’s completely vegan wedding.

Those of you in the Chicagoland area know what we’re talking about!

The Chicago Diner, which has a slogan of “Meat free since ’83,” is a completely vegetarian and almost vegan restaurant located on the north side of the Windy City. You can get anything from Radical “Reuben” sandwiches with seitan to BBQ Bacon Cheese “Burgers” to tofu scramblers to roasted vegetable lasagnas.

Nope, flying Chicago Diner vegan buffalo wings from Chi-Town to Cali ain’t a bad thing at all. It’s definitely better than flying truckloads of bacon from England to Italy.

via Chicago Diner Newsletter

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