• Ellen DeGeneres Tim Gunn–Who Would You

    Updated: 2009-12-31 04:59:27
    Ellen DeGeneres was named Woman of the Year by PETA for her contributions to promoting vegetarianism and animal welfare. And who was voted as her male counterpart for the title? None other than fur hating fashion guru Tim Gunn. Both Ellen and Tim let their cruelty-free fashion sense do the accessorizing. Fur is banned from Project Runway and Ellen’s [...]

  • Oprah Winfrey, Michael Vick Make Animal History

    Updated: 2009-12-31 04:38:59
    Wayne Pacelle, CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, has blogged on what he feels were the biggest stories of the decade relating to animal welfare. Sadly, some of the most newsworthy stories aren’t necessarily good ones, like the Michael Vick dog fighting incidents uncovered in 2007. However, there were plenty of celebrities looking out [...]

  • Meatless Mouthful–Mandy Moore Loves The Farmers Market

    Updated: 2009-12-31 04:12:16
    “I love the idea of getting up early on Sundays and walking to the market to pick up fresh fruits and vegetables. It’s a good way to start my day, and it makes me feel like I’ve accomplished something before other people are even awake.” —-Mandy Moore, from an interview with Shape. Mandy’s featured on the [...]

  • Ellen DeGeneres PETA Woman Of The Year

    Updated: 2009-12-30 21:40:26
    2009 must be the year for vegan Ellen DeGeneres because she’s already nabbed 2 Best of Veggie Awards and it’s not even New Year’s Eve yet. Her recent commitment to veganism pushed her into the Top 10 Veg Stories of the Decade by VegNews. Now, Ellen has been named Woman of the Year by PETA. “She made vegan [...]

  • Sam Kass, Naomi Pomeroy Chefs To Watch Out For

    Updated: 2009-12-30 21:15:13
    With Gordon Ramsay making a casting call for his new reality TV series about great cooks with no formal training, Master Chef, Stylecaster thought it’d be a good time to highlight a few of its favorite rising chefs. “Here are the top 10 chefs to watch out for in 2010,” Tricia Ismail at Stylecaster.com writes. “Watch out” [...]

  • Meatless Mouthful–Tim Gunn On Faux Fur

    Updated: 2009-12-30 20:40:47
    “I’m also not a great fan of faux fur that looks real — I’d much rather have it look fake.” —-Project Runway fashion mentor Tim Gunn, in an interview with The LA Times. Sounds like looking through the archives of Fur Real or Fur Fake would be painful for Tim–even when the fur is completely synthetic. What’s your [...]

  • “Grace”–The Great Vegan Horror Film Of 2009

    Updated: 2009-12-30 19:46:06
    Slate has compiled their list of 10 great movies you may be missed (or is it should have missed) in 2009. Of course, every vegetarian mother or mother to be would love to have their own personal copy of Grace, about a vegan who insists on natural childbirth and has hopes of rearing little baby Grace [...]

  • John Abraham “The Return Of The Tiger”–Director Mike Pandey

    Updated: 2009-12-30 19:00:47
    Bollywood star John Abraham is set to produce a film on tiger preservation, according to One India Entertainment. The movie, The Return of the Tiger, will be directed by Mike Pandey. “I decided to produce the film because I truly believe tigers are one of the most magnificent creatures on this planet,” Abraham said. “And if we [...]

  • Should veggie restaurants cater for vegans?

    Updated: 2009-12-07 14:07:40
    Now and again I get mails from people annoyed/slighted/surprised that a veggie restaurant doesn’t cater sufficiently for vegans, if at all. My personal opinion is that veggie restaurants that don’t cater for vegans are missing a trick. Vegans are really easy to cater for: when I ran a café with my sister, we made sure that most of our veggie dishes were suitable for vegans. As a vegetarian, I love vegan food and probably cook a vegan meal for my family two to three times a week. I don’t like cheese or eggs with everything. When I eat out, I worry about the provenance of the cheese and the eggs anyway, so I’ll always choose the vegan option if there is one. However, vegetarian restaurants are at liberty to run their places as they please. If you are vegan, it makes sense to check with the place beforehand. You might then avoid the veggie lasagne or jacket potato with cheese that the rest of us have to put up with. If you do find a place with great vegan options, please don’t keep it to yourself – put the place on the site if it’s not there already and post a review. Then we can all benefit.

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