Heroes and Villains

Gabriella Cilmi: Unvegan Hero

June 15th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit Comment

She can sing and eat.

Who is Gabriella Cilmi?  To some, she is completely unknown.  To others, she is an Australian music star.  And to the most important, she is a meat-lover.  While on tour with Leona Lewis, Cilmi is having herself a difficult time.  It’s not because of the stress of touring, the rigors of performing or the constant pressure to keep here fans happy.  No, her difficulties are much more important than that.

The reason is that Leona Lewis is putting on a vegan tour.  That’s bad news for the whole world, but especially for Cilmi.  She reportedly told Mirror.co.uk, “I’m from an Italian family, we love meat so I’ll have to smuggle in some salami or something.”

Italian family or not, I like the sound of what she has planned.  There’s nothing worse than a world where a young singer can’t get a good salami into her diet.  In her most popular song, Sweet About Me, she sings “There is nothing sweet about me.”  Sounds like a pretty good unvegan to me.

So for loving meat, and standing out against the injustices of a vegan tour, Gabriella Cilmi, you are a true Unvegan Hero.

(via Mirror.co.uk)


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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»