There’s also a private yoga session with Russell Simmons, two VIP tickets to the Ellen DeGeneres show and and meeting Alicia Silverstone after watching her perform in the Broadway play Time Stood Still.
Not to mention touring Ed Begley Jr.‘s eco home before having lunch with him.
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What non vegetarian food did you find hardest to give up after taking the big veg plunge?
For Alicia Silverstone, it was Shabbat dinners that made her weak in the knees.
“I freakin’ loved gefilte fish,” Silverstone told the Jewish Journal, during a recent interview.
Here are a few other highlights from the online story:
She Never Stopped Loving Meat:
I’m not the person who ever stopped loving the taste of meat. I’m a foodie. But I knew I had to give meat up to be able to look at myself in the mirror, to know that I’m a good person and a good Jew. How could I continue seeing myself as a person who cares about the world and yet be responsible for suffering?
On Equating Animal Slaughter To The Holocaust:
I’m always hesitant to go there, because I don’t want to alienate people. We all know that the Holocaust was devastating; one of my oldest, closest family friends was a survivor. But for me, it’s the truth. The production of animals is the greatest holocaust that is happening now, because it’s allowed.
On How A Vegan Lifestyle And Spirituality Connect:
I have found my peace in living in the world as kindly as I can. Going to yoga and meditation, and eating well — that’s how I feel my connection to God.
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DC Vegan Compassion Over Killing
For the month of December, DC Vegan is hosting fundraisers for the D.C. vegetarian and animal welfare group, Compassion Over Killing.
The holiday season is about giving, and there’s no better way to give back than to promote a cruelty-free and healthier lifestyle for everyone by helping COK raise money to promote vegetarian education and awareness.
Last night’s episode featured the chefs making two dishes-one vegetarian and one featuring a local protein (which could have also been vegetarian…hmpf!) for a party of 150 people.
In the end, Jen put way more salt on her veggie dish than the judges preferred and she was sent packing while the brothers Voltaggio and Gillespie remain standing.
Watch the clip above to hear Jen’s thoughts on her exit.
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Bill Maher has collaborated with the Humane Society of the United States to record a PSA informing consumers that International House of Pancakes, IHOP, continues to get eggs from suppliers that confine hens in battery cages.
It’s so cruel that Bill has nicknamed IHOP “International House of Pain.”
“You may come hungry to IHOP, but you shouldn’t leave happy,” Bill says.
“Not as long as they only use eggs from hens crammed into tiny cages, where they can barely move an inch.”
Maher points out that other restaurants like Denny’s and Burger King are using some cage free eggs, but IHOP has failed to make progress.
Sounds like IHOP needs to HOP on the progressive bandwagon and phase out this cruel method of obtaining eggs.
Comments Off on Aretha Franklin Rockefeller Center 2009–Fur Real Or Fur Fake
Aretha Franklin performed at the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting recently all bundled up for the winter.
Voted Fugliest Fur Hag in 2008 for her critter collection, one might automatically guess the Woolly Mammoth costume Aretha wore was created from real animals who got no R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
But people change.
Could Aretha have wised up and realized that a diva of soul wearing fur is like a diva wearing the same outfit twice.
For all the gluten-free, sugar-free vegan dessert lovers in Los Angeles, Erin McKenna is almost there to rescue you!
As reported earlier, McKenna has been working on setting up a BabyCakes shop in LA.
According to the BabyCakes blog, the LA store is expected to open December 9 2009.
If you ever wanted to know what goes through McKenna’s mind when she’s frosting a cupcake, look no further than the video above, which follows her staff as they take the trip from LA To New York.
Let’s just say BabyCakes has its share of interesting fans…
