Rants and Raves


Mmm Billboard Meat

June 18th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

So realistic you can smell it.

Have you ever looked up at a food billboard for a place like McDonald’s or Outback and thought the thing looked so good you could taste it?  Or at the very least, smell it?  Well next time it might not just be in your head. Continue Reading»


The Train of the Future

June 16th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

To meat and beyond.

What have vegetables done for you lately?  Sure, if you’re not an unvegan perhaps they have given you a malnourishing meal or two, but beyond that have they done much more than kill your environment?  Probably not.  Meanwhile, meat has been progressing steadily towards the future of transportation. Continue Reading»


AMI to the Rescue!

May 26th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Baconize me

Just when you thought it was safe to be an unvegan in this world, the Harvard School of Public Health had to go and link processed meats to heart disease and diabetes.  Never fear, though, because there’s a big kid on the block ready to defend meat to the death, the American Meat Institute. Continue Reading»


PETA Loves Tragedy

May 13th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Copyright the original owner.

Oil.  Let’s be honest…if you don’t work for an oil company, you probably don’t like it.  You deal with fluctuating oil prices and the constant threat that it will run out and the whole planet will be screwed.  Plus, every once in a while you get an oil spill, and that is no good for anyone, unless you are in PETA. Continue Reading»


The Meat Myth

April 21st, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Yummy myth.

We live in a world full of myth.  Some of these myths are awesome, like Greek myths.  But some myths just plain suck.  Like myths about meat.  They are rampant and they turn know-nothing vegans into high and mighty zealots.  Well, it’s time to kiss those myths goodbye, because I have uncovered a handy little article that should quiet them down. Continue Reading»


Double Me Down!

April 12th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

I'll take two.

Today, KFC has changed the face of food as we know it.  For too long, the sandwich has been dominated by some sort of grain, but no longer are sandwiches to be oppressed by two slices of bread.  On this fine day of April 12th, 2010, the sandwich has been liberated and that liberator is KFC’s Double Down. Continue Reading»


At Least I Eat Them

March 26th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Old, but still true.

So here’s the deal.  Every time anyone outside of PETA does anything to harm an animal, they risk the wrath of PETA.  Notice I said anyone “outside,” because apparently harming animals from inside PETA is no problem.  I knew they were hypocritical because one of their head honchos uses insulin from pigs, but AOL News reports that the hypocrisy much bigger than that. Continue Reading»


Bacon Beats Sex

March 8th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Baconfact!

While on the subject of Canada, it seems that a new report from the Great White North has some interesting insight into the power of delicious meats.  According to the study, 43% of Canadians prefer bacon to sex.  Is Canadian sex that bad or is bacon that good?  I like to think that bacon is just that good. Continue Reading»


Vegetarians Have Small Brains

February 25th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
Vegetarian of the future!

Vegetarian of the future!

And in unrelated news:  water is wet, winter is cold and the sky is blue.  Of course vegetarians have smaller brains, how else to explain their insane diet?  According to an article on Signs of the Times, written by Unvegan Hero Barry Groves, so much of brain size is determined by fat intake.  As he says, “About half our brain and nervous system is composed of complicated, long-chain, fatty acids.”  Plants don’t have these fatty acids and our bodies aren’t exactly capable of making them ourselves.  But you know what are capable of producing these fatty acids?  Dumb herbivores. Continue Reading»


Eat Tofu, Kill Earth

February 19th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Now that is a band.

Once upon a time there was a group of people called vegans.  Among other things, these people claimed that their diet was better for the environment than eating meat.  Had they been right, the world would be a much different place, but luckily for us, they were wrong.  In fact, they eventually learned that their diet was actually worse for the environment than eating meat. Continue Reading»


Unvegan Top 20 for 2011

‘Tis the season for “Best of the Year” lists, so I thought I would join the party and put in my top 20 new restaurants from 2011.  By the way, this means the restaurants were new to me, not new to LA.  Please note that I am only including meals in the Los Angeles area.  As much as I loved the food on my travels, you can check any of those places out pretty quickly by clicking here.  So, without further caveat, here’s the best that 2011 had to offer for the unvegan:

20.  Cobras and Matadors

This tapas place in Mid-City is everything tapas should be.  From bacon-wrapped dates to a variety of cheeses, there is really something for anyone looking for a delicious meal.  Just beware, while tapas can be kept to a moderate price, when you throw a big group in with small plates, there are bound to be some people who don’t get their money’s worth.  But keep the group small and Cobras and Matadors will send you home full and happy.

19.  Steingarten

Dishing out delicious sausages, including a few of the exotic variety, Steingarten also offers up a pretty stellar beer selection.  If you’ve ever wanted to eat alligator in sausage form, Steingarten won’t disappoint, but they also serve a wider range of foods, including some pretty delicious burgers.  Their sausage execution, though, could use a bit of improvement, which pushed another sausage joint further up on the list.

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