Vegetarian Star

At first mention, Life After Top Chef sounds like a knock-off of a celebrity reality TV show where 80s and 90s one-hit-wonders, teen heartthrobs and the likes attempt one more shot of fame before finally losing their complete hairlines.

But it’s actually an exciting series from Bravo featuring Top Chef‘s big names that are already doing quite well like Fabio Viviani, Richard Blais, Spike Mendelsohn and Jennifer Carroll, who’s opening the vegetarian-friendly Concrete Blonde in New York City’s West Village.

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Richard Blais has a chili recipe that every Top Chef should learn to master.

While most veggie chilies will throw in pinto and black beans for protein, Blais meat-free chili adds chickpeas to the bunch, plus some other non-traditional ingredients like mushrooms and rice.

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The annual Canadian seal hunt has begun, and starts a long season of bloody, bludgeoned animals that are killed before they even reach maturity.

Some of the contestants from Top Chef All Stars have teamed up with the Humane Society’s Chefs for Seals program, where prominent chefs and restaurants vow to boycott Canadian seafood until the hunt has permanently ended.

Recently eliminated Top Chef star Mike Isabella said: “Until the Canadian provinces end seal-hunting, I cannot in good conscience source my seafood from that region.”

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The Tom’s of Maine Wicked Fresh! Live Chat series went a little different than expected. While we were hoping “Top Chef All Stars” Carla Hall would do some cooking, she actually spent the hour answering questions from Facebook on food.

Which is still great, because Carla answered a question from Vegetarian Star about her favorite vegetarian or vegan dish and gave our site some love in the process!

Carla said right now she is really into root vegetables, so she loves to take rutabagas, turnips, carrots and parsnips and roast them in garlic and olive oil, throwing in some onions and simmering it all in vegetable broth. Then, toss in some tofu cubes. She also loves butternut squash soup and gave some great advice for a non-dairy substitute for cream.

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As promised, here’s “Top Chef All Stars” contestant Carla Hall discussing cooking for the holiday season using local, seasonal ingredients as part of  the Tom’s of Maine Wicked Fresh! Live Chat series highlighting people making a difference in their careers.

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Top Chef’s Carla Hall will be a guest on Tom’s of Maine “Wicked Fresh! Wednesdays” live chat series tomorrow, Wednesday, December 15 at 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m.to 9:00 p.m. EST. The “Wicked Fresh! Wednesdays” live chats are meant to promote Tom’s of Maine‘s new line of Wicked Fresh! toothpastes and mouthwashes and to celebrate individuals pursuing careers that benefit others.

As a special treat, Vegetarian Star will be broadcasting the chat between the veg-friendly chef and maker of vegan dental products live. Viewers can also participate in the live, online chat on the Tom’s of Maine Facebook live chat tab.

Carla will be making a special veg-friendly dish, teach viewers how to make holiday dishes using local, seasonal ingredients and tell what it’s like competing on “Top Chef All-Stars.”

Who needs TiVo? Plug in your cable or find a wi-fi hotspot tomorrow at  8:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. PST and come to Vegetarian Star for the best programming in veg-friendly, sustainable food!

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Joe Jonas was a guest judge on a recent episode of “Top Chef,” where teams had to prepare snacks for children participating in a sleepover at a museum. The chef teams took on two different snack plans, the “Tyrannosaurus Rex,” consisting of meat and dairy to match the carnivorous animal’s diet and “Brontosaurus,” a fruit and veggie snack plan.

Points lost here for not mentioning that Brontosaurus got a name change AND a head change and they all should be addressing him as Apatosaurus now. But at least they’re promoting veggies for children. Nutrition first. Then tackle science.

Do we really have to explain that the carnivores could have only had worst luck if a giant asteroid fell and made them extinct? Undercooked frittatas and bad tasting pork were no match for gnocchi, parfaits and gazpacho and team wrongly named Brontosaurus won the challenge.

Speaking of names, who the heck is Joe Jonas? A pastry chef, if you ask Season 4 former contestant Dale Talde.

Watch “Night At The Museum” below.

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