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Starbucks Offers Vegan Cookies

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, January 18th, 2010 in Business, Food & Drink, Restaurants.

Starbucks To Raise Prices On Select Drinks, And Lower On Simple Drinks

Cookies and milk. Cookies and soy milk. Vegan Cookies and soy lattes. Ah, there you go.

Starbucks is now selling vegan cookies by Lucy’s in more than half of their stores nationwide as part of the coffee giant’s Grab and Go selection, according to VegNews.

Lucy’s are certified vegan, gluten-free and come in chocolate chip, cinnamon and sugar.

Lucy’s is based in Virginia and was founded by Lucy Gibney.

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Alicia Silverstone VegNews Cover January/February 2010 (Photo)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, January 18th, 2010 in Actresses, Food & Drink.

Alicia Silverstone on January/February cover of Veg News

Alicia Silverstone on January/February cover of Veg News

The lovely vegan cookbook author Alicia Silverstone is gracing the cover of the January/February issue of VegNews.

Silverstone’s cookbook was recently chosen as one of top 5 of the decade by the Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine.

Speaking of cooking, inside VegNews you’ll also find 10 questions answered by Oprah‘s favorite chef.

Can you guess who it is?

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Mario Batali Whole Grain Rigatoni Recipe And Weight Loss Success

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, January 18th, 2010 in Chefs, Food & Drink, Recipes.

Carnivale du Vin Las Vegas

Mario Batali made fun of Gwyneth Paltrow for refusing to eat baby lambs and accused her of killing “baby soy” when she drank soya milk during the filming of the show Spain…On the Road Again.

But Batali has admitted to PEOPLE that following a mostly vegetarian diet has allowed him to lose some serious spare tire.

“I try to have vegetables or salad and stay vegetarian through my evening meal,” Batali said. “It’s really working for me. I try to eat half portions of whatever they serve me at a restaurant and things as small as my fist or smaller when I eat in the daytime. At dinner I try to have a regular meal, some kind of protein, salad and vegetables.”

Batali went from 280 to 235 and is hoping to make it to the 200 club.

But why on earth is he skipping breakfast?

“I try not to eat breakfast. I try to have an espresso around 10 or 11 a.m.”

Shouldn’t Mario be at least grabbing a bowl of oatmeal or chowing down on a vegetarian breakfast burrito from Amy’s?

The occasional fake sausage from Lightlife or Morningstar Farms wouldn’t hurt.

People included an example what he might eat at dinnertime and it’s so very veggie!

Grab the recipe for Whole Grain Rigatoni with Tuscan-Style Cauliflower and Pecorino now!

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Moby Asks Mark Bittman Vegan Question

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, January 18th, 2010 in Food & Drink, Videos.

Moby has questions, Mark Bittman has answers.

When Moby asked the author of Food Matters what he thought about veganism, Bittman answered:

“I think veganism is the most principled position one can take when it comes to eating; there is no need to eat animal products at all, and – aside from processed food – they are the most damaging foods produced, both from a personal and a global perspective.”

“Having said that, I think veganism is a very tough sell. And I would rather see millions, tens of millions of people significantly reduce their consumption of animal products than see tens of thousands eliminate them.”

“As an aside, let’s also remember that one can be a vegan and still eat junk. So my advice remains – eat plants above all else, eat unprocessed or minimally processed plants whenever possible, and eat these foods at the expense of everything else, particularly animal products and junk.”

And if you can’t go veg all the way, you can still use Bittman’s “vegan until six,” approach.

Learn more about what Bittman has to say about topics such as  factory farming and buying organic vs. local

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Anna Paquin Golden Globe Awards Stella McCartney Dress

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, January 18th, 2010 in Actresses, Fashion.

HBO's Post Golden Globe Awards Party - Arrivals

So everybody knows Avatar and Mad Men took home a trophy at the Golden Globe awards, but who won in the category of best dressed star?

The Veg Star gives Anna Paquin the award for sporting the most ethical fashion that night.

Suze Yalof-Schwartz, executive fashion editor at large for Glamour magazine, shared her top picks for the best and worst dressed on “The Early Show,” and reported Anna’s dress, a “Stella McCartney gold beaded gown with a plunging v-shaped neckline,” as one of her top picks.

Of course, not everyone got a thumbs up from Glamour’s editor.

Maybe if Patricia Arquette had worn a dress by vegetarian Stella, Yalof-Schwartz would not have described her bad fashion sense as, “captured by a fisherman’s net, like she was dragged in by the sea.”

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Heather Mills “Dancing On Ice” Posters At V Bites

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, January 15th, 2010 in Food & Drink, Reality TV.

Heather Mills wants you to vote for her on Dancing On Ice, according to The UK Sun.

So the next time you’re eating at V Bites in Brighton,  grab a napkin and write the line to vote for her down on it.

The fliers that are posted at her vegan restaurant read, “Heather Mills stars in Dancing on Ice. Support Heather. Watch the show to vote.”

Heather has also posted her voting number on her Twitter updates.

“My voting number for Dancing on Ice is 09016 16 10 07. I don’t know anyone else’s number ;-)”

Sure, you don’t Heather. 😉

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The Cribs Add Johnny Marr Over Vegetarian Barbecue

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, January 15th, 2010 in Bands, Food & Drink.

Isle Of Wight Festival 2008 - Day 2

The story of boy meets band is always exciting to hear, and according to the Boston Herald, ex Smith’s musician Johnny Marr met with the other members of The Cribs over a vegetarian barbecue in Portland, Oregon.

“At first it was a little weird,” Gary Jarman, bassist and singer of The Cribs said. “I couldn’t figure out who this guy was. Why was another Englishman there? Then the penny dropped. It was Johnny Marr! He said how much of a fan of the band he was. That would have been enough for me because he was such an influence.”

Hopefully Jarman hadn’t drank a lot of soda at the barbecue, causing him to belch when Johnny extended his hand.

Johnny has been officially playing with brothers Gary, Ryan and Ross since 2008

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Rock A Little, Feed Alot Benefit Concert - Arrivals

Christina Applegate knows where to get the good pizza in Chicago.

Or does she?

In a recent Tweet, Applegate seemed tired of veggies and wholesome wheat crust.

“My favorite is in Chicago at Due’s or Gino’s. And NY pizza anywhere there. I don’t want whole wheat,soy,veggie,blah!”

If Applegate is still a vegetarian, that only leaves cheese as a topping!

Who can resist the Gino’s Vegetarian with asparagus, green peppers, mushrooms, onions, red peppers, yellow squash and zucchini?

Is Chi-Town the place where Christina cheats?

Or does she prefer Gino’s four cheese with a garlic butter base?

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