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Ezra Klein Bemoans Vegetarian Fare at Restaurants

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Ezra Klein talks about the lack of vegetarian options at a restaurant he attended. Why do people assume that vegetarians eat nothing but vegetables? But this is another example of the general ignorance displayed in restaurants and cooking shows like Top Chef. Tags: restaurants vegetarian food. Have a carrot!

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Ezra Klein Discusses Meals Without Meat

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I know some people won't read this piece simply because Ezra Klein is not vegan or even vegetarian, but I think he makes some excellent points. And, as one chef put it, cooks use meat to "express themselves." It's not about cooking "vegetarian," but cooking food you like that doesn't have meat.

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Why Top Chef Makes Me So Mad

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Vegetarians and vegans know that you get protein from vegetables. Is that all these people can cook? Today's vile episode is one featuring French cooking. I have yet to see an episode featuring vegetarian cooking. Vegetarians are far more predominant than people who go to snooty French restaurants.

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New Book on Animal Rights Activism

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The most constructive part of the book (and possibly the most shocking to those who are only peripherally familiar with the vegetarian movement and who might therefore expect radicalism) is the authors' discussion of tolerance in all activities. They even go so far as to insist that it can be a good thing for vegetarians to date meat-eaters!

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Gordon Ramsey Disappoints Me

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But, according to my husband, the guy hates vegetarians and won't allow his daughter to marry one. Tags: cooking food. What the f^&^! What is so threatening to chefs like Ramsey and David Chang? I think part of it is their egos, but it's also their training.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. The Argument from Human Grain Shortage All of the clearly moral arguments for vegetarianism given so far have been in terms of animal rights and suffering. It is doubtful that the best approach to conserving grain is to become a vegetarian.

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On Vegan Grenades

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I do know people who became vegan (also after watching " Earthlings ") who are now vegetarians, pescetarians and run-of-the-mill omnivores. And four long years later he said: "The only reason I still eat animals is because you keep buying them and cooking them for me." Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language.

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