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When Josh Radnor wants something to eat in San Francisco, he can always count on some good friends to fill him up with food that’s wholesome, delicious and vegan.

Of course, he’s gotta pay these friends, because they run a chain of vegan restaurants in the Bay area called Cafe Gratitude.

“I go to San Francisco a few times a year,” Radnor said. “I have very great friends there. Some of my very dear friends own a bunch of cafes there that just now opened in LA called Cafe Gratitude.”

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Lauren Bush Says Traveling Not Always Vegetarian Friendly

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, April 25th, 2011 in Fashion, Food & Drink, Restaurants, Travel.

In 2007, Lauren Bush launched FEED Projects, a program that works with the UN World Food Program to feed hungry people. Since then, her eco-friendly and fashionable totes displaying the signature FEED logo have fed thousands all over the world, including the United States and most recently, victims of the Japan tsunami and earthquake.

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Are you looking at American’s Next Great Restaurant owner?

We sure hope so!

Sudhir Kandula has made it to the top 3 finalists in the reality cooking show where one chef will be able to run his own restaurant invested by celebrity chefs Curtis Stone, Lorena Garcia and Bobby Flay, with several locations in key cities in the United States.

Kandula is the guy who wants to make vegetarian Indian food mainstream. And now there’s a pretty darn good chance he will.

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Chipotle Founder Steve Ells Is A Meat Reducer

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, April 21st, 2011 in Business, Flexitarian, Food & Drink, Restaurants.

Those who weren’t familiar with Steve Ells before tuning in to America’s Next Great Restaurant were probably at least familiar with his Mexican restaurant chain, Chipotle.

Ells is trying to make Chipotle as sustainable as possible, sourcing local ingredients and aiming for organic when available.

Ells, a meat eater, is concerned with the destruction large scale farms have done in terms of both environmental impact and animal cruelty. That’s why not only is he sourcing Chipotle’s pork from a network of smaller farmers who pledge to treat animals better and do not use hormones or antibiotics, he’s also working to lessen the amount of meat he eats.

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Steve Wynn’s La Cave Offers Vegan Gardein And More

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 in Business, Food & Drink, Restaurants.

A few months ago, it was announced that Steve Wynn had welcomed famous vegan chef and cookbook author Tal Ronnen to help create vegan items for the menus at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore dining establishments

QuarryGirl has been tipped off that one of Steve Wynn’s restaurants, La Cave, is already on board with its vegan menu.

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New York Times And The Village Voice Top Veggie Burger Picks

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, April 15th, 2011 in Business, Food & Drink, Restaurants.

Looking for the best veggie burger in New York?

It may not be located in the grocer’s freezer, according to two recent articles by the New York Times and The Village Voice. The two publications gave their opinions on where to get your Meatless Monday patty on when you don’t want to cook it for yourself.

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“There are a lot of people who talk about changing things. But there are few people who actually do.”

“I definitely feel as though veganism intimidates some people…but if I could get people to eat one vegan meal a day, or at least trying those options, that’s what matters to me.”

Danielle Konya, founder and owner of Vegan Treats, a vegan bakery in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Konya will be the star of a new Animal Planet series titled Sweet Avenger. The show will focus on Konya’s life as a vegan baker, activist and mom.

via The Hollywood Reporter and Allentown Animal Advocacy Examiner

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Mike Binder has film stunts like The Mind of the Married Man and The Sex Monster as an actor, writer, director and producer to his credit. Now, he’d like to add restaurant entrepreneur to that CV.

The Detroit native is opening a 24-hour hot dog and spicy chili restaurant on Hollywood’s Sunset Blvd next month, Coney Dog, inspired by the taste of Detroit’s Lafayette Coney Island.

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