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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»


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.

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