Written by Vegetarian Star on April 19th, 2010 in Animal Issues, Chefs, Not So Vegetarian.
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If you go to a live Anthony Bourdain show, don’t expect to see tofu being sauteed.
And don’t be afraid to be the butt of a joke.
The chef who once said it wasn’t polite to eat vegetarian when traveling and that “vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans, are a persistent irritant to any chef worth a damn” wasn’t throwing compliments to meatless eaters when he spoke to syracuse.com.
“I’m making some vegetarian jokes, that’s for sure. … I’m genuinely angered at the idea of vegetarian traveling — that’s the crux of my discomfort with vegetarians.”
But he did say he’ll have a conversation with some of them.
How thoughtful.
“I’m comfortable having conversations with vegetarians. There are vegetarians I can talk to.”
For example, Bourdain wants you to talk about killing animals for food cause he’s bored to death about being asked what’s the worst meal he’s ever eaten.
“I’d much rather have someone get in my face about animal rights than softball questions.”
Somebody’s gotta ask him why he ate chicken in India after meeting some and petting them.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on April 19th, 2010 in Actresses, Birthdays.
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A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on April 18th, 2010 in Business, Food & Drink, Male Singers, Not So Vegetarian.
Celebrities are known to demand everything backstage and on the road, sometimes healthy and sometimes not.
Being a vegan, Weird Al Yankovic keeps his requests meat and dairy free, but he didn’t do his homework during his 2003 Poodle Hat tour.
According to The Washington Post, Yankovic is a big fan of white wine, his favorite being Chardonnay. “Yellow Tail brand is preferred,” said the source.
A quick check to the vegetarian and vegan friendly wine directory reveals Yellow Tail white wines are neither.
“Our [yellow tail] white wines, however, do use gelatin as part of the finishing/clarification process.”
Yellow Tail red wines are completely vegan though, and the sugar is derived from grape juice concentrate derived at the factory.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on April 17th, 2010 in Environment-Eco-Green, Fashion.
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Stella McCartney has just opened her first clothing store in Milan.
The New York Times is reporting the store has a sustainable oak parquet floor, manufactured for the same furniture company her husband owns.
Stella is looking to make the entire store environmentally friendly, as she hopes to attain LEED certification, a standard implying the building is using resources like water and energy most efficiently, reducing CO2 emissions and maintaining a quality indoor environment.
The vegetarian designer who refuses to use leather or fur in any of her collections routinely makes decisions in her business to reach a higher level of ethics, which include using organic cotton, low impact dyes and manufacturing in countries that do not use child labor.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on April 17th, 2010 in Food & Drink, Journalists.
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Animal Factory by David Kirby
David Kirby, investigative journalist and author of Animal Factory, has just skimmed over a report on the USDA’s “National Residue Program for Cattle.”
According to Kirby’s summary in the Huffington Post, this report would have received an “F” from 100% of teachers.
Not only has the program not established tolerant levels for substances in meat, it has failed to recall meat after the product has been confirmed with an excess of some of these substances.
A few highlights from Kirby’s summary:
- The five main substances found were Flunixin, Penicillin, Arsenic, Copper and Ivermectin and effects of ingesting these range from as mild as diarrhea to renal dysfunction to neurotoxicity.
- In 2008, a shipment of US beef was rejected by Mexican inspectors because it tested above the Mexican tolerance level for copper in beef. The food was sold and consumed in the US, where no levels are set.
- Over 90 percent of all residues detected were in dairy cows and veal calves. Dairy cows are routinely ground into hamburger and veal calves are often fed antibiotic-laden, unmarketable “waste milk” from dairy cows undergoing treatment for infections.
- Cooking meat destroys pathogens, but not residues, which heat may actually break down “into components that are more harmful to consumers.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on April 17th, 2010 in Books, Food & Drink, Reality TV, Recipes.
Biggest Loser 6 Weeks To A Healthier You
A brand new cookbook featuring contributions from The Biggest Loser contestants and staff is out, and season 6 competitor Nicole Michalik has contributed her delicious meat and dairy free recipe in Biggest Loser 6 Weeks To A Healthier You.
“Broke Bean Stew” features vegetable broth with your choice of chickpeas, kidney beans or black beans seasoned with onion, garlic and cumin among other spices and herbs.
“I love, love, love! It’s high in protein but totally vegetarian. It’s so easy to make and freezes very well. I make it at least once a month,” said Michalik.
And since there aren’t many ingredients in the recipe and beans are relatively cheap, you won’t go broke if you choose to make it several times a month.
This is definitely the kind of food vegetarian coach Bob Harper pitches on the show.
You can grab the recipe for Broke Bean Stew at Prevention.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on April 17th, 2010 in Chefs, Food & Drink.
Alice Waters is one of the Michael Pollans in the food world.
Not vegetarian, and maybe showing no intentions of going there, she does support eating less meat and using locally grown items to lessen our environmental impact.
One way to get people to eat less meat is to raise the price of it.
Organic, grass fed varieties of meat cost more, and if more people who are part time vegetarians choose to only buy this option, it may greatly reduce the number of animals being raised for food.
“I eat meat, but no meat that isn’t pastured is acceptable, and we probably need to eat a whole lot less.,” Waters told MNN. “But by choosing to eat only pasture-fed, that encourages you to eat differently: “If I can’t get real meat, I don’t want it.” And since it’s more expensive, you’re inclined to eat less.”
What’s your take on Water’s opinion?
Will promoting the consumption of only pasture fed or “ethically raised” meat effectively lessen the numbers of animals raised for food?
Would it be easier to get people to spend more money to only buy these types of meats or convince them eating no meat at all is a better option?
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Written by Vegetarian Star on April 17th, 2010 in Animal Issues, Male Musicians, Male Singers.
Brian May launched his Save Me Campaign in Britain by posing in front of a billboard in West London recently.
The campaign is meant to protect animals by encouraging voters to preserve the current laws in place that protect animals, especially in areas of hunting.
The campaign was named after a hit Queen song by May titled “Save Me.”
Besides the recent Wales badger cull controversy, those supporting May’s campaign are also concerned about the 80-year old Hunting Act, which they believe is in danger of being repealed, depending on future election outcomes.
“We believe that there is a grave danger that Britain will soon revert to the barbaric past, when it was legal to hunt down our wildlife with dogs. The current Tory party leadership has vowed, if they win this coming election, to try to repeal the Hunting Act – a law which it took animal-lovers 80 years, and 700 hours of parliamentary debate to bring into effect, by democratic process, in accordance with the will of at least 75 per cent of the population.”
If the law is repealed, it would make legal the hunting of dogs, foxes, hares, stags and other wild animals in Britain.
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