On Saturday, Lierre Keith, author of the polarizing book, The Vegetarian Myth was struck with a cayenne pepper-laced pie while speaking at the Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair. It would be easy to dismiss the physical attack as little more than a publicity stunt (I mean, it’s only a coincidence that her Amazon sales rank shot from #4500 on Saturday to #644, where it is now). It would also be easy to criticize her attackers for their lack of judgment; after all, it is assault and such an act does little to quell the message – instead, it helps to publicize it.

Such narratives would be easy to convey; y'know what would be hard? (It being St. Patrick's Day and all) To write a limerick about the whole ordeal, that would be hard. So, here it goes:

There once was a vegan who changed her case
And wrote a book that put her ideas in place
To her the cause was all a myth
Something vegans couldn’t get with
So, some decided to pie her in the face

Good thing SuperVegan tackles all the hard issues.

Guys! My boyfriend Matt is a finalist in PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door contest! I entered him (with his tacit approval) a few weeks ago as a sort-of joke, because he would never, never enter himself in a beauty contest (modest!). Now he's made it through the first round of voting! Whoa! If he wins, he gets a trip for two to Maui, and I'm not going to pretend that wouldn't be the BEST.

Besides being intelligent, funny, and strikingly handsome, Matt is sexy by virtue of his washboard ribs. If you're not convinced yet (don'tchya want me to go to Hawaii?), here's why you should vote for him:

1. He is VEGAN. And HOT. (See photo.) Hey, stop looking at him like that, gosh!
2. He plays guitar and composes music for vegan art rock band HERE, with his twin brother, Dan, on drums. As you know, vegan boys/musicians rock, and we need to get the word out about more vegan bands.
3. He runs a vegan DIY music venue in Brooklyn with his brothers.
4. He's the only finalist from NYC. Represent!
5. This vegan would be so happy if he won!

Now that you are armed with these sexy facts, take your ballot-casting fingers and follow the instructions below to vote. And please accept my future posts from Maui/shirtless shots of Matt on the beach as gratitude.

To vote:
-This link will take you directly to Matt's page
-Click "Submit Your Vote"
-Enter your name and e-mail
-If you'd prefer not to receive e-mails from PETA, uncheck the box
-Click "return to where you left off voting." This part is deceiving 'cause it seems like you've already voted, but you haven't just yet.
-Click "Submit Your Vote." The "Submit Your Vote" text should change to "Thanks For Voting!" once your vote has been registered. You did it! Now e-mail everyone you know asking them to vote for Matt. Let's show these other dudes what sexy is all about!

Excuse this cheesy headline. I just tried Amy's vegan mac and cheese with Daiya, and my life is CHANGED. This stuff is delicious. The cheese is smooth and melty, and really cheesy, not cheese-saucy. Dare I say it is better than any "real" mac and cheese. AND it's gluten-free. Bonus! You can finally find the mac at Whole Foods in Union Square for $4.49. If you've seen it elsewhere, do tell!

Putting two yummy things together in a delectable package seems like a no brainer. Peanut Chews? Delicious. Cookies? Mmm Hmm. Peanut Chew Cookies? Shut Your Mouth!

Admittedly, it took a few college tries to get these cookies to where they are now: a scrumptious amalgamation of deliciousness.

Recipe after the jump.

For the last in my long-overdue-to-be-finished series on the Gardein line of products (read my takes on Gardein Beefless Tips and Gardein Chick'n Good Stuff) I have saved the best and taken Chick'n Scallopini and made... Chicken Scallopini! Now, I am not the kind of Vegan who stopped eating meat because I thought it tasted bad. So an extra "you're welcome," animal friends. You are delicious and I abstain. Thus, my method of cooking (other than being really, really messy) is to find a "regular" recipe and veganize it. The goal is to get it as close to the real thing as possible. If a meat eater can't tell the difference: Success!

A quick google search led me to this recipe. Obviously, I had to defrost my Chick'n first. The pieces were already pretty thin, so there was no need to get aggro on them and beat 'em with a mallet or rolling pin or random blunt object within a 1/4 inch of it's "life." I substituted margarine and some faux stock but followed the rest as I was told. It's not hard to follow directions, people. Don't think you know better till you've tried it as-almost-is at least once.

To accompany my chicken, I mixed my ethnicities up and made these potatoes again, and some steamed green beans.

Wowsa this was tasty & delicious, even if I do say so m'self. I don't actually know if it had anything to do with Gardein and their light seasoning or not, but man that sauce was gooooood. If you have a different favorite non-meat meat-like substitute, I see no reason why this wouldn't work just as well as it did with Gardein (no offense, Gardein person who sent me free meats, please to continue, thanks). Thankfully these cutlets weren't sauced like the rest of their line, cause that's what saved this dish, methinks (lookin' at you Buffalo Wings). And why haven't I made these fancy French potatoes again (and again and again)? They are a lot of work but they taste like it, too. My dining companion, who is a life-long carnivore ate every bite and literally licked the plate clean, so I'd say: WIN!

PS- Anyone tasted the gardein blend at Chipotle? Howsit?

• New York State Humane Lobby Day is upon us, March 24, people. This is our chance to talk about legislation that will directly and significantly affect the nonhumans with whom we share the state. Want to go but don't have a ride? Chartered buses will leave from Water Street and Midtown West the morning of. $25 pp.
• In the Awesome Vegan Shit on Etsy department, there's this (maybe NSFW?) Vegan Vulva Lip Balm, for the, uh, lips on your face. VulvaLoveLovely's store totally cracks me up with its vagina pendants, uterus plush dolls, breast pillows, and other assorted vag trinkets.
• And how's about these super cute handmade vegan flats?! Vegansaurus pointed these out earlier this week, but I can't not direct you them again cause I loves me some sustainably-made shoes!
• Speaking of shoes, we went to the opening of Melissa Shoes's pop-up shop at Kaight this week. Ooooh, shiiiiny.
• Discerning Brute founder Joshua Katcher will give a vegan cooking demo TOMORROW, hear me?, at JivamukTea Cafe 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The event costs $75, and you can sign up here by going to the special events tab on the upper right and clicking "signup now!" next to Joshua's photo. (Pssst, you can check our NYC events calendar for more vegan happenings in the area, too!)
• SuperVegan is looking for writers! If you're interested, check this post and get in touch pleeease and thank you.
• TeaNY is reopening, say some news-rumors. Alas, the LES restaurant, which has been closed since it lost to an electrical fire in June '09, isn't answering the phones or opening the doors, so I have no real live dates for you at present. TeaNY, answer my calls, open up, and bring back your sweet, sweet, frothy almond milk tea lattes. I still love you.
• 'sNice is opening a new location at Sullivan Street between Prince and Houston, sooort of near TeaNY. Some time this month they will fill the sandwich and tea chasm below Houston. So, TeaNY, whatever with you. Oh, consumers are so fickle. (Just kidding. More is more. Give me my lattes.)
• New kid Terri is getting lots of fab reviews.
• Since you probably read the news this week, I won't belabor it except to say ENDANGERED WHALE SUSHI WHAT?!
• Let us close on a positive note: New York Magazine named BabyCakes's doughnuts "Best Vegan Treat." Meanwhile, Erin McKenna is working on a candy cookbook. Sweet.

While I would never purport to being (even slightly) offended by the Vegan Boys Are The Worst song (which incidently got a lot of heat Vegansaurus recently and was the impetus of this post), I feel as a vegan boy and fellow musician that I must offer up a retort. Is this Biggie vs Tupac? Hardly.


But, this is New York City (SuperVegan Represent!) and when you get dissed you gotta go in and put that S on the streets. (see: Jay-Z vs Nas, LL Cool J vs Canibus, 50 vs Everybody)

Lyrics After the Jump!

Last night (as previously mentioned here on SuperVegan) was the opening party for the Melissa's Shoes Pop-Up shop inside of the Lower East Side's Kaight store. Naked feet, open shoe boxes and smiling gals trying on super cute shoes were the scene last night.


The vegan snacks amounted to little more than a few vegan thumbprint cookies in a bag, but there was vodka for the partakers and people seemed to be having a good time. (Seriously though, don't say you're providing vegan snacks and show up with a few cookies, because a hungry vegan might cut a b*tch)

Full Disclosure: I have dude feet. So, that means I can't partake in the cute shoes above, but, I love to browse like I do and I'm all smiles at the thought of happy girls wearing cute shoes. So, there!

Pictures by Dodai Stewart

Oh, do I love me some candy. This graph was ripped off from inspired by this. (Granted, my derivation is both glaringly rudimentary and a bit contrived - but, y'know I'm okay with that.) Please share your candy-related thoughts in the comments section below.

Update:I called Ferrara Pan and have confirmed that Lemonheads are in fact not vegan.
I have replaced them in the hierarchy with something equally as delicious and confirmed as vegan from various sources. Thanks to Ezekiel Grave for the tip!

In my wobbly world, two things must be on point: My hair and my shoes. So, a greasy cupcake swirl top (sans the lanolin found in most pomade) and two-tone creepers (sans the cow’s skin) on the bottom is how I roll.

(And now, here’s the only slightly-related segue)

Tomorrow, the fashion forward Melissa’s Shoes (Plastic Pleasures!) from Brazil will be debuting a limited (six weeks only!) pop-up shop inside of Kaight on the Lower East Side.

To celebrate the super cute (and oh so ever eco-friendly) Kaight store will be having an opening party this Thursday, March 11th from 6 to 9pm. Vegan treats will be provided by Rabbit Mafia; cocktails will be done up by 44North.

Kaight is located at: 83 Orchard St. (between Broome & Grand)

One Word: Shoes.