Review: Royal Greens Vegetarian Restaurant, San Jose

I love trying new vegetarian restaurants, but the Royal Greens Vegetarian Restaurant in San Jose (on De Anza, very close to the Cupertino border) did not rock my world. My wife and I tried three dishes: * kung pao chicken…

Netherlands and Paris Vacation Reflections

It took me 42 years to make my first trip to Europe; then, my first two trips to Europe came within 3 weeks of each other. First, at the end of May, I went to a conference at Erasmus University…

Law Professor: We Should Petition the FDA to Certify Vegetarian Foods

Carrie Griffin Basas, ‘V’ is for Vegetarian: FDA-Mandated Vegetarian Food Labeling I became a vegetarian over a quarter-century ago, when the vegetarian market was small/fringe-y. Back then, it was hard to get a supply of high-quality and trustworthy vegetarian food,…

Burger Wars Are Back–HAG LLC v. B&I Enterprises

HAG LLC v. B&I Enterprises, 9:10-cv-80127-KAM (S.D. Fla. complaint filed Jan. 26, 2010) Over the past 5 years, I have repeatedly blogged about over-the-top commercial burger offerings, including: * Zeus Burger, a 12.5 pound burger * Beer Barrel Belly Buster,…

Rebranding Cow Parts to Move More of Them

The New York Times has an expose on the efforts of beef manufacturers to come up with new fancy brand names for cow parts to increase consumer demand for beef. The article starts out: the nation’s 800,000 cattle ranchers began…

“Squirrel finds new popularity among British diners”

Today’s post continues this blog’s running theme on the crazy meats that people eat. I’ve blogged before on whale burgers, horse steaks, and insanely large burgers. The latest entry in this category: squirrel. The New York Times ran a lengthy…

Want to Save 1/2 Gallon of Gas a Day? Eat Vegetarian!

Audubon magazine ran a lengthy article on one of my favorite topics, how being vegetarian can help save the environment and reduce climate change more than other energy-reducing efforts. raising beef, pigs, sheep, chicken, and eggs is very, very energy…

Fish = Sea Kittens? Another Odd Campaign from PETA

Reflecting on the numerous times I’ve blogged about them, it’s clear that I have mixed emotions about the animal rights activist groups like PETA and the Humane Society. They have done a lot of important and laudable work, such as…

West LA Vegetarian Restaurants Quick Reviews: Veggie Grill, Real Food Daily, A Votre Sante, Interim Cafe, Rahel

Lisa and I took a 48 hour veggie-tourist getaway to Los Angeles last weekend. Our principal agenda was to visit some old vegetarian favorites and explore some new ones. A quick recap of the tour: Veggie Grill, El Segundo. Website….

The Loving Hut, Palo Alto–Forgettable Vegan Fast Food

The Loving Hut, 165 University Ave., Palo Alto, CA 95035. The BAVeg review page. The Yelp page. The Loving Hut is the oddly-named new vegetarian chain of restaurants with locations in Milpitas, San Francisco and Palo Alto. (The name practically…

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