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Anthony Bourdain–Friend To Persistent Irritating Vegans?

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, February 21st, 2011 in Animal Issues, Books, Chefs, Food & Drink.

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Anthony Bourdain may never be president of the Vegan of the Month Club, but in recent years, the chef and author who said vegans are a “persistent irritant to any chef worth a damn,” has stood up for some of the very same animal cruelty and sustainable food principles vegetarians have.

Treehugger highlighted this during a review of Bourdain’s book, Medium Rare, where he says he and PETA are alike in that he doesn’t want animals to suffer and that people should be eating less meat.

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Anthony Bourdain Screwed A Vegetarian, Won’t Bed McDonald’s

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, June 11th, 2010 in Chefs, Children, Food & Drink.

12 September 2009 - Los Angeles, California - Anthony Bourdain. 61st Annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre LA Live. Photo Credit: Byron Purvis/AdMedia

Anthony Bourdain has admitted to knowingly sleeping with a vegetarian. This ended relationship must obviously be why he’s called them and vegans a “persistent irritant to any chef worth a damn.”

Despite his hatred for bean lovers, there’s a potential bedtime fellow he’ll never seduce–that’s McDonald’s. The Guardian contains an edited abstract from Bourdain’s latest book, Medium Raw, which describes his hatred toward the giants that suck children into meals consisting of factory farmed meat bad for people, animals and the planet.

“They know exactly when and how to start building brand identification and loyalty with brightly coloured clowns and smoothly tied-in toys. From funding impoverished school districts to the instalment of playgrounds, McDonald’s has not shrunk from fucking with young minds in any way it can. But I want my little girl to see fast-food culture as I do. As the enemy.”

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