Vegetarian Star

We joked around on April Fool’s day when we announced the Hell’s Kitchen star Gordon Ramsay had went vegetarian after accidentally electrocuting himself. But this time, it’s for real, if only temporary.

Ramsay has signed up for a vegetarian tour of India and his experiences will be shown as a reality TV show, Gordon’s Great Escape, on UK Channel 4.

From Uknetguide.co.uk:

“Since coming to prominence in the TV guides, the chef has never shied away from criticising vegetarianism, with non meat-eaters having borne the brunt of his sharp tongue on more than one occasion.”

“As such, it’s hardly a surprise that producers have decided it would be a good idea to see how the committed carnivore gets on when deprived of his regular meaty fixes, with the forthcoming show ‘Gordon’s Great Escape’ set to follow Ramsay as he embarks on a vegetarian exploration of India.”

How will Gordon get along without his “meaty” fix? Will it make him even more aggressive and hostile towards vegetarians upon his return? Or will he gain an appreciation of diet, after experiencing the spices and flavors that can be combined to create a palatable, meat-free dish?

The show could only get more entertaining if vegan hating Anthony Bourdain tagged along.

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Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain is not exactly known for his love of vegetarian food. After all, the guy praises foie gras.

He likes vegetables, but prefers them “cooked in duck fat or bacon”.

But he is against fur and animal testing. So maybe that’s why vegetarians and vegans like him.

“You know, that’s something that has surprised me,” he said in an interview with MyDesert.com.

“The number of vegetarians or even vegans who come to my shows and books signings and are actually nice to me. I don’t get it.”

The folks at Hezbollah Tofu like to mimic his recipes without using animal products. Money raised through the events will go to an animal charity in his name, which he has no problem with. He’s for saving cute animals. He’s even for saving the ugly ones.

“I’m against fur. I’m not a guy who would hunt for sport, even though I know people who do it certainly. As far as testing cosmetics on animals, I’m totally against it. But obviously we have some fundamental differences in foie gras and medical testing and things like that. But who’s against saving cute animals — or even not cute animals? Nobody.”

But ah, let’s not forget that Anthony will be Anthony and when it comes to describing vegetarians, he really does have no reservations. From page 70 of his book, Kitchen Confidential:

“Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans, are a persistent irritant to any chef worth a damn.”

Be sure to get an autograph next time, little Hezbollah-like irritants.

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