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Cory Booker NJ Vegetarian Mayor Lives On Food Stamps

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 in Food & Drink, Politicians.

Cory Booker

Cory Booker, mayor of New Jersey, has decided to embark on a challenge to learn how many Americans who are struggling to get by manage to feed themselves every month.

Like several other politicians have done, Booker is living on the amount a single individual in the state would normally receive with food stamps benefits.

He’s also doing it meatless.

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Meatless Mouthful–Jessica Chastain Not Torturing For Food

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, December 3rd, 2012 in Actresses, Food & Drink, Meatless Mouthful.

Jessica Chastain

“I don’t want to torture anything. It’s about trying to live a life where I’m not contributing to the cruelty in the world. While I am on this planet, I want everyone I meet to know that I am grateful they are here.”

Jessica Chastain, the World’s Sexiest Vegetarian, on her motivation for eating vegetarian.

Photo: Georges Biard/Creative Commons

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Dita Von Teese

Dita Von Teese can’t enough of the veggie shops located in the 18-block district of San Francisco Bay area known as Haight Street.

When in the area, Von Teese said she patronizes her, “favorite vintage stores and stop in the juice bars and vegan restaurants for snack.”*

Beginning on Gough near Market Street and ending right at the entrance to Golden Gate Park at Stanyan Street, Haight Street offers numerous merchants that cater to vegans and vegetarians.

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Cornelia Guest

Cornelia Guest will participate in a Celebrity Cookoff competition featuring Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri as hosts.

Several stars will compete in the culinary challenge for a chance to win $50,000 for their charity of choice.

The vegan entrepreneur is sure to wow the judges and win with recipes like her Vegan Chocolate Coconut Squares.

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Colbie Caillat

“It’s actually been an easy transition because my sister’s been vegetarian for about 15 years. I’ve always loved her vegetarian mushroom gravy. She also makes cauliflower mashed “potatoes,” and my mom makes a veggie stuffing. There’s always lots of vegetarian food to choose from.”

Colbie Caillat, in an interview with Vegetarian Times in the December 2012 issue.

Photo: Martijn van de Streek/Creative Commons

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Good Charlotte brothers Benji and Joel Madden have signed on for a campaign with KFC.

This may come as a surprise, considering the brothers were previously involved with PETA campaigns and at least member of the group professed to be vegetarian.

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Ellen Pompeo On Raising Backyard Chickens On “Ellen” (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 in Actresses, Animal Issues, Farming, Food & Drink, Videos.

Ellen Pompeo was a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where she discussed raising her own chickens in her backyard!

If you’re going to consume eggs, eating those from chicks that run freely in the grass versus being cramped in battery cages from large-scale farms is the best way to go.

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Yotom Ottolenghi Talks Vegetarianism To “GQ”

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 in Authors, Chefs, Food & Drink.


Yotam Ottolenghi is definitely in style, as he’s devoted an entire cookbook to plant-based cooking.

GQ UK picked up on this and decided to sit with the chef and author for a one-on-one session where explained that most people don’t realize what they’re missing when they pass on cauliflower.

“They always have this image of cauliflower cheese – awful, sticky, creamy and rich. In fact this is the opposite,” he told the magazine.

No mushy, cheesy cauliflower never turned anyone vegetarian.

Not that he’s trying.

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