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Shaun White: Unvegan Hero

February 18th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit Comment

USA!

Okay, so the Winter Olympics aren’t the most interesting sporting event in the world.  I understand that, but let’s be honest:  has anyone not watched any of the Olympics this year?  If you haven’t, you are truly missing out.  When else can you watch snowboarding, curling, and bobsledding?  All these sports typically bore me, but once every four years, I enjoy their existence.  Which brings me to Shaun White.

Hopefully by now he is more famous than Carrot Top, because some of the stunts he pulled to win the gold medal in the Men’s Half-pipe were truly incredible.  And the only thing cooler than his tricks is knowing he names them after steak.  That’s right, Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun White loves his meat.  According to Drovers, “The Double Eagle refers to a steak he enjoyed in New York City, and the Tomahawk for a 30 oz. T-bone from a restaurant in Aspen.”

So for loving your steak and incorporating meat into an impressive array of gold medal-winning tricks, Shaun White, you are a true Unvegan Hero!

(via Drovers)

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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»