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UNVEGAN FANS: HELP STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT DELICIOUS FOOD!

April 17th, 2012 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Future Foodies!

HYPE is a non-profit organization that works directly with low-income middle schoolers and their teachers to provide students with the guidance and resources needed to qualify for admission and succeed at top private schools in the Los Angeles area. We provide our students with engaging and unfamiliar experiences to broaden their horizons. A large part of building this cultural capital is by having our students try a wide variety of new foods. This pushes our students outside of their comfort zones and encourages them to take risks in a fun (and tasty!) way. Last summer, our students tried Ethiopian food, sushi, Korean BBQ, deli, and schwarma, just to provide some examples.

We want your help, Unvegan fans, to increase our students’ knowledge about the world around them by enhancing their culinary experiences. We greatly appreciate your support to provide a meal to our group of 15. With your donation, you will be opening delicious doors for an amazing group of students! Please click on the link below to contribute to your favorite cuisine to a great group of kids!

Ethiopian Food
Sushi
Korean BBQ
Deli
Schwarma
Seafood
Indian Food

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Sponsored Ad: Casting Meat Enthusiasts!

August 10th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Are you an extreme meat lover?

Do you visit obscure places just to sample their one-of-a-kind meat?

Do you crave the culture, the people, and traditions that surround all things meat as well? Are you constantly on the hunt for the next big meaty trend out there? Looking to try the latest and greatest way people are acquiring, preparing, serving and chowing down on their meat?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, YOU might be the star of our new show!!

We are casting the following nationally:

MALE MEAT-EATING ENTHUSIASTS: Looking to cast males who appear any age and any ethnicity, who fully embrace absolutely everything meat culture has to offer—on and off the plate. Specifically casting foodies who are involved in all sorts of meat-related food sub-cultures, eating rituals or anything that has to do with the creative, fanatic desire to hunt, prepare and eat a variety of meats in a variety of ways. We are also open to meat loving families and friends (i.e. fathers and sons, best guy friends, brothers, cousins etc).

If interested, please submit your photo and contact information to: meatfanatic@gmail.com

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Free T-Shirt Caption Contest!

October 27th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Meals on wheels?

***Congrats to And/Or, the winner of the free T-Shirt, look out for it.***

There are a lot of t-shirt companies out in the world that try to create funny and ironic shirts. Not nearly enough of them make shirts that so hilariously depict the plight of unvegans. The crew at Snorgtees.com has some great unvegan shirts, though, and they were nice enough to send me a couple for myself. In the spirit of community, and as a way to reward my loyal readers, I thought I would throw a bit of contest to win one of the shirts.

Read on to participate!
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Rants and Raves

Meat Hall of Fame

August 11th, 2009

Just when I thought hall of fames were becoming a tired concept (there’s a Robot Hall of Fame?!), I discovered the Meat Industry Hall of Fame. At first, I hoped this might be a place to showcase the best and most famous meats. Inductees could be the porterhouse steak or buffalo wings. But then I got scared. If this is anything like sports hall of fames, the meats would have to be retired and I would be stuck watching reruns of their greatest hits on Food Network Classic, rather than enjoying them on my plate. Fortunately for unvegans of the world, our favorite meats are safe. The Meat Industry Hall of Fame isn’t around to thank meats for feeding us, but to thank the people that help to bring those meats to our plates.

Going Global at Plan Check

Fries of the world.

A couple of weeks ago, The Backyard Bite invited me to The Burger Culture Clash, sponsored by Stussy (which apparently still exists) and Plan Check. Plan Check, by the way, is a sort of new (since February) restaurant in West LA with Chef Ernesto Uchimura of Umami Burger fame. As my love of burgers, especially those of the umami variety, I jumped at the opportunity.

Although I arrived alone, I was not the only lone eater. Just next to where I was seated, I met e*star LA and we decided to share a meal called loneliness, because it’s better than eating alone. We made quick friends over our respective blogs and Midwestern roots, then got to work at dissecting the special menu, which Plan Check will be featuring for the next month if anything tickles your fancy.