Vegetarian Star

Giada De Laurentiis made an appearance at Alicia Silverstone‘s launch party for her book The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet held at Candle 79 vegan restaurant.

Does the Food Network‘s Italian cooking diva have a thing for vegan meals?

If so, we’d love to see Giada feature a cheeseless lasagna dish, similar to her recipe we found for vegetarian Individual Vegetable Lasagnas.

The Kind Diet is set for release October 13.

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Lake Bell took time to pose for the camera while attending Alicia Silverstone‘s launch party for her new book The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet at vegan restaurant Candle 79.

Lake takes after her good friend Alicia by following a mostly vegan diet and has said she loves to frequent BabyCakes vegan bakery in NYC.

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Robin Quivers attended the launch party of Alicia Silverstone‘s book, The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet.

We’re sure Robin thoroughly enjoyed her vegan food at Candle 79, where the launch party took place.

If you remember us showing you the before and after pictures, Howard Stern‘s sidekick went vegan and lost 70 pounds!

Looking good Robin.

Keep up the great work!

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Alicia Silverstone launched a release party for her book, The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet.

The event was held at Candle 79, a prestigious vegan restaurant in New York City.

Other celebrities that attended the event include Robin Quivers, Lake Bell, Giada De Laurentiis, Dan Hedaya and Dan Piraro.

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Singer and songwriter Diane Warren loves her veggies so much, it may take her awhile to make up her mind deciding which ones to eat.

Warren was spotted at the Veggie Grill in Irvine, California ordering her food while another customer in line waited patiently.

“In line behind Diane Warren at Veggie Grill in WeHo. She’s taking a really long time to order.”

Veggie Grill then suggested why Diane was taking so long.

“…Probably composing new song”

Hilarious!

The food at Veggie Grill would make for great inspiration, like Chinese Chikin’ or our favorite title from the menu, “All Hail The Kale,” containing marinated kale and red cabbage, roasted corn salsa, agave-roasted walnuts with a ginger-papaya vinaigrette.

Yum.

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Real Housewives of New York City star and celebrity natural foods chef  Bethenny Frankel has created a series of recipes that uses Pepperidge Farm‘s new 100-Calorie Deli Flats Thin Rolls.

“Deli Flats thin rolls offer a soft, wholesome and delicious taste in a figure-friendly portion. I love recommending them to friends and clients,” said Frankel. “At 100 calories and five grams of fiber per roll, Deli Flats are a good foundation for everyday healthy eating and an important part of making smarter sandwiches, better burgers and more. In my opinion, Deli Flats thin rolls are the greatest thing since sliced bread!”

Pepperidge Farm 100 calorie Deli Flat Thin Rolls come in Soft 100% Whole Wheat, Soft Oatmeal and 7 Grain.

Since Bethenny has remembered her veg fans in the past, we aren’t surprised this batch of recipes includes a vegetarian sandwich with hummus and eggplant, the feta cheese being optional if you’re vegan.

Get the recipe after the jump… (more…)

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DC Green Fest

Washington, D.C. is holding a green fest this Saturday October 10 from 10AM-7PM and Sunday October 11 from 11AM-6PM.

The event, put on by greenfestivals.org, will take place in the Washington Convention Center located at 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW in D.C.

Tickets range from $10-$29, depending on how many days you go and whether you’re eligible for special discounts, such as for students and seniors.

Besides political greenie Ralph Nader, several other notables will give presentations including vegetarian Ed Begley Jr., who will chronicle his last three decades to living more environmentally friendly and Ben Shaberman, author of  The Vegan Monologues, a humorous essay collection of  a vegan man’s life from finding food to catching a date.

For a complete list of speakers and events, visit greenfestivals.org.

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Amanda Cohen

Amanda Cohen, founder and owner of Dirt Candy, has been named “Chef of the Month” at the Veg Cooking Blog.

Dirt Candy is an all vegetarian restaurant in New York City and Cohen was received prestige for her work at the restaurant.

Veg Cooking sat down with Cohen to discuss all things veggie and here are some of Amanda’s thoughts:

Lube it up:
Splurge on good oils. Truffle oil, almond oil, hazelnut oil, or pistachio oil are all really nice ways to finish off a dish. You can drizzle them over just about anything, cooked or raw, and they add an extra, savory dimension.

On Favorite Veg Ingredients:
Right now, what I’m really into are potatoes. And even though beet season is wrapping up, I’ll probably stay obsessed with them until the year’s last beet is pulled up out of the dirt.

On Vegan Cooking:
Everything at Dirt Candy comes in a vegan and a non-vegan version, and I really like skipping back and forth between vegan and vegetarian cooking. Vegan cooking is challenging in a way that’s a lot of fun. It wakes your brain up. And I actually think that the Orange Tofu we serve is better vegan (we use coconut milk in the sauce instead of butter).

On Producing Great Vegetarian Dishes
Vegetarian food should be about what you can eat, not what you can’t. Aping the “protein, sauce, side of veg” format of the standard meat dish just reminds omnivorous diners of what they’re not eating, and it doesn’t do justice to vegetables, fruits, grains, and all the other fun stuff we get to play with. To me, breaking the “meat replacement” mold is the most important element in cooking great vegetarian food.

Read the entire interview with Amanda at vegcooking.com.

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