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Michael Pollan "Cooked"

“To cook or not to cook thus becomes a consequential question. Though I realize that is putting the matter a bit too bluntly. Cooking means different things at different times to different people; seldom is it an all-or-nothing proposition. Yet even to cook a few more nights a week than you already do, or to devote a Sunday to making a few meals for the week, or perhaps to try every now and again to make something you only ever expected to buy — even these modest acts will constitute a kind of a vote.”

Michael Pollan, from his latest book Cooked: A DIY Manifesto, where the flexitarian ally and advocate of less processed food explores the art of a skill that allows us to vote for whole foods and quality ingredients at the local supermarket.

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Betty Crocker Hot Holiday Trends–Gluten-Free, Vegan

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, December 9th, 2010 in Food & Drink, Recipes.

What’s hot for cooking this holiday season? If you subscribe to the opinion of one of the queens in all things food, you’ll agree with Betty Crocker and “Hold the Gluten. Embrace the Vegan.”

In a top ten list of trends on its website that includes putting kids in the kitchen and baking for charitable causes, Betty Crocker reserves the number eight spot for “Alternative Diets Go Mainstream” and offers two delicious recipes for cookies, one gluten-free and one vegan.

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LA Times Festival Of Books Features Alicia Silverstone, Alice Waters

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 in Authors, Books, Chefs, Events, Food & Drink.

Alicia Silverstone discussion and signing of her new book 'The Kind Diet'

Two eco chefs and cookbook authors, Alicia Silverstone and Alice Waters, are scheduled to attend the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on April 24 and 25.

The event is being promoted as one of the largest literary ones in the United States and will feature chefs from both the Food Network and Bravo’s Top Chef.

The cooking stage is free of charge and will be open from 11AM to 3:30PM both Saturday and Sunday.

Silverstone is expected to be interviewed by the LA Times at 3:30PM on Saturday and Waters is expected to speak on Sunday at 11AM on the UCLA campus.

For more information, visit the event page.

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Gordon Ramsay Gives Restaurant Eggplant Advice

Written by Vegetarian Star on Sunday, March 7th, 2010 in Chefs, Food & Drink, Videos.

Yay, Gordon Ramsay doesn’t hate vegetarians anymore.

The Kitchen Nightmares host visited a restaurant in California where some of the employees won’t even eat the food.

Why?

Because they’re vegetarian!

In an attempt to clean up the mess, Gordon samples a vegetarian item from the menu–an eggplant roll stuffed with mozzarella.

“Crunchy eggplant,” Gordon remarks. “Undercooked. Eggplants shouldn’t be

In the end, the restaurant made some very good changes to the menu, including the addition of another vegetarian item–vegetable grilled flatbread.

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