Dan Barber, executive chef and co-owner of NY’s touted as sustainable Blue Hill restaurant, has written a piece for the Wall Street Journal, criticizing vegetarians and vegans who automatically presume their diets are more environmentally conscious. “I’d like some to explain the phenomenon of the self-righteous vegetarian to me,” Barber wrote. “I’m not here to [...]
Cornelia Guest is not one to pick up a cookbook and try the recipe with 30 different ingredients, half of which most people have never heard of or may not be able to pronounce. On the contrary, this vegan fashion business owner and author would prefer a vegan dish like most of you probably cook [...]
‘ Dr. Ray Fabius, chief medical officer for Truven Health Analytics, tells NPR’s The Salt, “American culture has been a meat-and-potatoes culture for a very long time.” “Now we’re in a period of believing that intake of meat should be reduced in this country; we’re talking about a generational transition.” The recently blogged article not [...]
Paula Deen has been trying to improve both her health and cooking. Thirty pounds slimmer, the Food Network chef known for her Southern style cuisine has not only come forward about her Type 2 Diabetes–acknowledging diet and lifestyle played a part in it–she’s even lightened up on the butter a bit and showcased a few [...]
Rob Thomas and his wife Marisol have donated over a quarter of a million dollars to an animal shelter in Puerto Rico. Pet’s Alive, received the donation in two parts: $125,000 from the Thomases personally and $225,000 from their charitable organization, the Sidewalk Angels Foundation. “We were doing rescue there remotely,” said Marisol. “And we [...]
Dr. Neal Barnard, President of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a group that advocates a vegan diet for optimum health, gave the Diet Detective an interview where he shared his opinions on what foods he would and would not eat. Here are few highlights: Diet Detective: Dairy? Neal Barnard: Great for a calf. Period. [...]
Tom Parker Bowles, the son of the Duchess of Cornwall, has ticked off quite a few vegan parents for criticizing their decision to raise their kids as such. The author of The Year of Eating Dangerously, who’s admitted to eating dog, cobra and foie gras, said on an episode of UK’s ITV’s This Morning that, [...]