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Gordon Ramsay Goes Vegetarian After Electrocuting Himself

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 in Chefs.

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Gordon Ramsay, the celebrity chef notorious for his not so kind remarks about vegetarians and vegetarian food has become a vegetarian.

If you recall us telling you, Gordon’s hatred of vegetarians was so passionate, he once said he’d put his children on a fence and electrocute them if they adopted the diet.

That has changed.

When Gordon’s wife Tana, announced she was becoming vegetarian and that should would force the diet on the children, Gordon was less than pleased.

“I couldn’t believe after so many years of marriage, she would betray me like this,” Ramsay said, according to Chef Gossip Daily. “So, I decided to put her on the electric fence and electrocute her to prevent anything like this from happening to my seeds.”

While trying to put his wife on the electric fence, Gordon managed to shock himself. The great pain he experienced brought him to an epiphany-like state where he suddenly had more compassion for animals and wanted a healthier diet for himself and his family.

“I’m just glad it wasn’t anal electrocution like those poor animals on fur farms receive,” Gordon said, rubbing his bum to emphasize how painful that would have been.

Now every evening, Gordon likes to cook vegetarian food with his wife Tana. The children are found of tofu, but Gordon prefers they eat seitan, because it “sounds more devilish” and he hates for anyone to think he’s softened in any other area than his diet.

Note: This story is a bunch of vegan hogwash. But it’s April 1st, so what were you expecting?

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Morrissey Denied Cooking Rights At “House Of Rules” In Boston

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 in Food & Drink, Humor, Male Singers.

SINGER MORISSEY

How dare they!

Morrissey was performing at the House of Blues in Boston recently when he wanted to utilize their kitchen to make himself some grub.

They said “no,” proving even a celebrity can’t always have their way.

“You know what they said?” Morrissey asked. “No. People are just horrible, aren’t they?”

The singer wanted to cook some brown rice and peppers to take with him to his next stop at Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Because of this, Morrissey nicknamed it the “House of Rules.”

He was able to have workers pass out vegetarian info pamphlets in the lobby, though.

Does the House of Blues have strict rules about who they let in the kitchen? Or is it Morrissey they’re afraid to give a knife and skillet to?

via Bostonherald.com and Boston.com

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Cloris Leachman Reveals What She Could Have Worn For Gene Hackman

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 in Actresses, Reality TV.

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If you’ve heard enough about Cloris Leachman’s epic sex with Gene Hackman (arrgh…doesn’t it bring thoughts of your grandmother telling this story?), here’s some news that provides a little less TMI.

Cloris recently unveiled her PETA vegetarian ad in Times Square.

The “Let Vegetarianism Grow on You,” ad features Cloris clad in only red cabbage and leaf lettuce. You can view a behind the scenes video on PETA’s blog.

Wonder if she wore something like this for Gene…no, no, no. Remove images from thought processes.

We’re completely siked that Cloris is stripping down to her lettuce leaves in the name of vegetarianism. Plus, she makes a great face for the argument that a veg diet can help you grow old gracefully. The former Dancing With The Stars contestant is 82 years young and still shakin’ it.

We won’t ask questions about her current sex life, but it’s safe to say she hasn’t aged there either. Go Clo!

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Pamela Anderson, Richie Rich Do Cruelty-Free Muse Fashion Line

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 in Actresses, Fashion.

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Pamela Anderson’s dreamed up cruelty-free fashion line is almost here!

Anderson has teamed up with fashion designer Richie Rich to create a line of environmentally friendly and animal-free shoes and casual clothing that includes hooded tops, skirts, and swimwear as part of a special line of the Muse brand.

If Pamela had it her way, she wouldn’t wear any clothing.  Luckily, she thought of the rest of us who can’t prance around naked at work all day and is making it easier to have an ethical closet.

“I really don’t like to wear clothes,” Pamela said. “I would rather go naked. But I love Richie’s designs, so I agreed to be part of Muse.”

Richie Rich, part of fashion duo Heatherette, said of Pamela, “Pam is an outdoorsy and summer kind of girl who I have been friends with forever. We share the same wild and crazy aesthetic. And she has long been my inspiration. Even though Pam prefers not to wear clothes, she looks great in sexy dresses. She reminds me of Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot.”

Pamela expressed interest in having her own shoe line after learning her favorite pair of boots, Ugg boots, were made of sheepskin.

The new cruelty-free Muse line is set to debut this summer.

via Starpulse

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Jonathan Safran Foer Book Will Feature Farmers In Meat Industry

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, March 30th, 2009 in Authors.

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Novelist Jonathan Safran Foer, best known for his book, Everything Is Illuminated, has a non-fiction book coming out in October and he revealed to NYU local some secrets about its contents.

“Yeah, so it’s a whole book about meat, basically. The premise is that I have been an on and off vegetarian since I was a kid, sometimes very off, sometimes very on. But never really all too informed about my decisions. I just based them more on intuitions or instincts. But when my wife became pregnant and I thought about having to make these decisions on someone else’s behalf, I took it pretty seriously and wanted to make good decisions, especially because they can be hard, difficult– they can create awkward situations. So I spent about a year going to farms all over America, talking to farmers and learning what I could and writing about.”

When Foer was “on” he recorded a video where he shared his thoughts on vegetarianism. He said the hardest place to be a vegetarian was in the Ukraine. Other than that experience, he said he “just can’t imagine it being easier to be a vegetarian.”

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David Banner Likes Vegan Smart Cookie At Smoothie King

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, March 30th, 2009 in Business, Food & Drink, Male Singers, Restaurants.

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Rapper David Banner has been on a quest to trim down and shape up.

After experiencing high blood pressure, the rapper born Levell Crump,  who took his stage name from the lead character from the CBS Incredible Hulk series, decided it was time to change his macaroni and cheese and fried chicken routine.

Although he hasn’t become a vegetarian, he expressed excitement over a vegan cookie sold at Smoothie King.

“I tell people is this: once you submerge yourself into healthy eating, I am willing to bet any amount of money that you will find the same amount of healthy things that you like and dislike. I don’t like every unhealthy thing in the world. I don’t like fried catfish. There are certain things I don’t eat. But in the healthy world, there’s the same amount of things that I like and dislike, there’s certain things that I consider to be sweet. There’s a vegan smart cookie that they sell at Smoothie King that I love, and I really can’t taste the difference. There’s certain healthy salad dressings that taste as good as the unhealthy ones, but you just have to take the time out to submerge yourself in that world to find those things.”

Awesome that Banner found out how great vegan cookies taste! Maybe his sweet tooth for vegan cookies will lead him to “submerge” himself completely in the veg life!

via blackfitnessblog.com

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Ed Begley Jr. Recounts His Early Environmental, Vegetarian Days

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, March 30th, 2009 in Actors, Environment-Eco-Green.

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It’s no secret that environmentalism and vegetarian go hand in hand, and what other Hollywood star to demonstrate this than Ed Begley, Jr. After all, it is his name Bones actress Emily Deschanel screams in the dark in the name of saving energy.

He recently discussed his motivations for going green as well as vegetarian.

You’ve been green before green became trendy. What made you decide to get involved in sustainable living?
It was growing up in smoggy L.A. I started in 1970 because I’d lived for 20 years, from 1949-1970, with horrible, choking smog and I got fed up with it one day. I wanted to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem. So I bought an electric car for $950, started recycling, composting, I rode my bike, took the bus, shut out the lights, turned off the water. I did as many things as I could on a very modest budget. What happened next I didn’t count on. I was doing it for the environment and realized I was saving money. I was a broke actor in 1970 and couldn’t afford fancy solar panels or something like that, so I just did cheap stuff and I realized I was saving dough. I liked that, obviously. Who doesn’t like that? And I did more and I saved more dough, and so 39 years late, I’m still doing it.

I read that you are a vegetarian. Was becoming a vegetarian something you did prior to green living, or was it a part of it?
It was part of the whole environmental choice. It was a 1970 choice to be green, to eat lower on the food chain. I had heard it was better for the environment. It took less water, less land, less energy to grow 1 pound of broccoli than a pound of beef. So, for that reason, and in a humane world, the kinds of things that go on in slaughterhouses. It’s not like the old days of raising cows out in a pasture and I’m sorry Bessie but you’ve got to die so we can live. It’s not like that anymore. It’s very bad conditions in these factory farms. The hogs, chickens, cows and I don’t want to be a part of that. But for my own health, I thought it was better to eat a plant based diet. I’m going to be 60 soon and I have boundless energy and I feel really good so I’m all for it.

Read the entire interview with Ed at The Examiner.

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Lauren Bush Debuts New Eco-Friendly Fashion Line, Lauren Pierce

Written by Vegetarian Star on Saturday, March 28th, 2009 in Environment-Eco-Green, Fashion.

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Lauren Bush, who some have called the “green sheep” of the Bush monarchy, recently debuted her eco-friendly fashion line, Lauren Pierce.

The Lauren Pierce line offers dresses, blouses, and shorts made from hemp silk and bamboo, crafted by women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa.

It was Lauren’s decision to name the line after her middle name, which also happens to be her grandmother’s maiden name and her younger brother’s name.  

She insists it only makes her more “incognito,” and in no way meant to downplay her association with the Bush name.

Lauren, who admits she has an eco-sin of loving too many magazines, is the CEO, Creative Director and co-Founder of FEED Projects LLC. She designed FEED t-shirts and bags, whose profits help support the UN World Food Programme in feeding hungry children.

via The Observer and Huffington Post

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