Archive for June, 2008
What’s Wrong With What We Eat & The Humane Myth
Published June 25th, 2008 in veg'nism and video. 1 Comment Tags: Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming, Green, humane, locavore, myth, Organic, vegan, vegetarian.Two recent finds online worth sharing.
First, a video which came through the TED Talks video feed in Miro. It’s not actually from TED but from EG, which is a similar conference in Monterey focused on innovative ideas and wealthy audiences.
It’s Mark Bittman, a food critic for the New York Times (and author of How to [...]
Vegan Chicago - Karyn’s Cooked
Published June 21st, 2008 in travel and veg'nism. 1 Comment Tags: Chicago, Karyn Calabrese, Karyn's, Karyn's Cooked, vegan, vegetarian.While in Chicago for a conference, I had dinner at a new (to me) place in the North River neighborhood, not far from the Hilton Garden Inn: Karyn’s Cooked. It’s part of the broader Karyn’s set of restaurants, cafes, and spa, run by Karyn Calabrese.
(Photo by PJ Chmiel, from his fantastic Vegan in Chicago site).
I [...]
Starbucks, Soy, and Wifi (Rewards)
Published June 8th, 2008 in travel and veg'nism. 1 Comment Tags: loyalty, rewards, Soy, soy latte, soy milk, starbucks, travel, wifi.I have something of a love-hate relationship with mega-chain Starbucks. On the one hand, they consistently offer soy milk in (almost) every store, which I appreciated as a vegan. On the other hand, they are a mega chain, and I prefer to patronize local independent coffeehouses when possible, and they charge $0.40 extra for drinks [...]
