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Bryce Dallas Howard: Unvegan Hero

July 13th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit Comment

Vegan no more.

Bryce Dallas Howard first hit the scene in my world when she played Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man 3.  Yes, I am a nerd.  No, I don’t care.  But little did I know at that time that she was the daughter of Ron Howard (awesome) and a vegan (gross).  People become vegan for many reasons and Howard joined that strange group of people because Joaquin Phoenix convinced her eating animals was cruel.  No joke.

For starters, I wouldn’t recommend taking advice from Joaquin Phoenix.  He may be a merciful, but he is surely not sane.  Recently, though, Howard has realized the decision to become a vegan just wasn’t right for her.  She didn’t suddenly start loving meat (although I can’t understand why).  In fact, she found out that she has a rare disease that relies on the consumption of amino acids from meat.  While I’m sure her disease is rare and quite frightening, being a vegan seems like a disease in itself to me.

Standing up for what you believe in is all good and well, but when it puts your life at risk, it’s just so hard to justify.  Those who choose not to animal products will likely have health issues because of the lack of B12 and protein.  And this doesn’t even take into consideration rare diseases like Howard’s.

So, for bringing to light the dangeres of not eating meat (even if against your will), Bryce Dallas Howard, you are a true Unvegan Hero!

Oh yeah, in this video, pretend Spider-Man is meat and Gwen Stacy is umm Bryce Dallas Jordan.

(via Softpedia)


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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. Continue Reading»