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Robin Quivers Linda Long Candle 79

Robin Quivers was a guest at Candle 79 during a film with Linda Long, food photographer and author of Great Chefs Cook Vegan.

Howard Stern’s co-host lost 70 pounds by going on a vegan diet that she’s stuck with long after the pounds were gone.

Candle 79 is a vegan restaurant in New York City’s upper east side that features gourmet meals like seitan over pasta, black bean burgers with polenta fries and dairy-free, egg free chocolate desserts. A chef is on hand to explain how nut cheese is made, by soaking macademia or cashews in water for several hours and then blending to a cream consistency.

Quivers’ favorite dishes at Candle 79 are the steamed dumplings and seitan picatta. Quivers can’t enough of healthy, plant and fruit drinks as opposed to soda and discusses a recent study she’s heard about that found two sodas a day increased the risk of pancreatic cancer.

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Alicia Silverstone treated herself to some delicious vegan food at NYC’s Candle 79 just minutes after her performance on stage.

Alicia held the launch party for her vegan diet and lifestyle book, The Kind Diet, at the same restaurant.

“I like my vegan food to be sexy, dirty fun,” Silverstone told New York Times.

Silverstone got her fingers dirty with nachos slathered in vegan cheese, tofu sour cream, with refried beans and seitan adding an extra protein punch.

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Farm Sanctuary "Celebration For Turkeys"

Best selling author Jonathan Safran Foer will be the guest of honor at Farm Sanctuary Celebration FOR Turkeys on November 22 from noon to 5PM.

Jonathan will be reading parts from his latest book, Eating Animals.

The Celebration FOR Turkeys features Thanksgiving dinner sans the real turkey catered by vegan restaurant Candle 79. In addition, there will be a silent auction to benefit the sanctuary’s animals.

Russell Simmons is expected to give a presentation as well and other celebrity attendees on the roster include Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed, Mary and Peter Max and Ally Sheedy.

Tickets are $150 per person and seats are expected to fill fast, so reserve your ticket today and visit farmsanctuary.org for more information.

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One of the best things about running a website is all the cool complimentary gifts.

Okay, so our mailboxes aren’t overflowing every hour, but still, we’re rewarded from time to time.

One such reward is the The Conscious Cook by Tal Ronnen.

We received a copy of The Conscious Cook and our mouths are watering from the high resolution color photographs that accompany every recipe.

Ronnen helped create Oprah Winfrey‘s meals during her 21 day vegan cleanse and also assisted Chrissie Hynde in her menu for  her restaurant, The Vegiterranean.

Stay tuned this week for our exclusive interview with Chef Tal Ronnen.

Chef Ronnen begins with a forward by vegan author Kathy Freston and a welcome to meat eaters.

Ronnen opens his pantry and shares some of his favorite items to cook with, including the popular faux meat product Gardein.

As Chef Ronnen himself said, “Being vegan means eating everything in the world except animal products,” and the recipes chosen back up his statement, from finger foods to soups and salads to sandwiches and full entrees.

A bonus to The Conscious Cook is the “guest chef” section–filled with advice and cooking styles from vegetarian and vegan chefs who cooked up great food at  famous veg restaurants like NYC’s Candle 79 and The Vegiterranean.

The Conscious Cook retails for around $29.99 and is worth every penny.

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We’ve already learned some of what Alicia Silverstone eats while in New York.

Now, vegan girl has gone all out and listed all her favorite restaurants on her new blog, TheKindLife.com.

Stogo, Candle 79 and Angelica Kitchen are just a few on the list.

Here’s a video of Alicia getting ready to grub at her one of her favorite dessert spots-BabyCakes Bakery.

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Shannon Elizabeth made her very first trip to Candle 79 recently and decided let her Twitter followers know where she was headed.

“Heading to lunch w/a friend to a vegan place I’ve been wanting to try-will let you know how it is! Then rehearsals….”

Luckily, Shannon wasn’t too full and overwhelmed not to Tweet about the experience.

“Lunch was awesome! Went to Candle 79 on the Upper East side-amazing food-met the owners-they’re very sweet!”

Candle 79 is an upscale vegetarian restaurant in New York City that serves as the sister restaurant of the more casual Candle Cafe.

The restaurant that’s been featured in prestigious publications such as Time, Vegetarian Times, Forbes and VegNews was established in 2003 as the demand for good vegetarian food grew.

Now that we know the famous American Pie web cam dancer might be frequenting it more often, we’ll definetely bookmark the menu and try to make it to Manhattan’s Upper East Side soon.

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The Coalition For Healthy School Lunches fundraising event held at the Peter Max Studio recently was a hit, especially with the food.

Several vegan restaurants provided goodies, including Angelica Kitchen, Ayurveda Cafe, Candle 79 & Candle Cafe, Counter,  4 Course Vegan, Chef Laura Dardi, Live Jolly Foods, Franchia, Fran Costigan, Luxurious Vegan Desserts, Green Bean Cafe, Chef Yoli Ouiya, Payard Patisserie, The Power of Food, Rama Sushi, Sacred Chow, Slice the Perfect Food and Stogo.

Slice, the Perfect Food made their pizza topped with vegan Daiya cheese.

From the blog:

“Everyone absolutely LOVED our vegan pizzas with Daiya vegan cheese (thanks Bob and Julia for the help!) so the night was a success!”

Daiya won “Best New Vegetarian Product” at the 2009 VegNews “Best of Show Awards” during the Expo West Natural Products Trade Show.

Daiya vegan cheese is available in select food service establishments as well as  vegetarian food shops online.

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Alicia Silverstone had a launch party for her vegan diet and lifestyle book, The Kind Diet, which will be released tomorrow from Rodale Publishing.

During the celebration at New York City’s Candle 79, Alicia took the time to explain why cow’s milk wasn’t made from humans.

“Remember, dairy was designed to make little baby calves turn into 400-pound cows, so that’s what it does to you,” Silverstone said. “It makes you fat.”

Well…guess sometimes you have to be blunt.

A study discussed in the Washington Post agrees.

Researchers found that children who drank 3 servings of milk a day were prone to becoming overweight.

Let’s ease up on that mother cow and chug some almond milk instead.

via nymag.com

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