Time was, if you were a foodie and wanted to see food being prepared by someone other than yourself, you’d have to go online or wait for a live version of a TV show to take place at a venue near you. Because if Food Network stars even heard the word “vegan,” they’d run from you. But supposedly, tomorrow night at 9pm, there will finally be something on the Cooking Channel for the rest of us: The Veg Edge.

Now, I say supposedly because when’s the last time a vegan cooking show actually aired on a food-centric channel? Maybe I’m just being paranoid, but the show’s link isn’t working, and that makes me a little nervous. That said, the episode description intrigues: “The Veg Edge journeys the country unearthing a new breed of vegetarians. From a punk rock vegan in L.A. to vegetable-loving firemen deep in the heart of Texas to a kickboxing chef who serves up meatless Mondays at his high-end NYC restaurant.” And some of the recipes sound amazing—Chocolate Mousse Served in Edible Chocolate Dessert Cups With Raspberry Sauce, anyone?—while others come from decidedly familiar sources. Speaking of which, anyone know who the other featured vegheads will be?

If you forget to set your DVR—or if for some reason the show doesn’t air…—there’s something new online, too. Howard Stern sidekick Robin Quivers just launched her own vegan cooking show, Vegucating Robin, where chef Gavan Murphy teaches her how to incorporate variety into her diet.

But back to the Edge: Now that one vegan show has slipped through the Cooking Channel cracks, will an avalanche of them follow, or is this a one-shot deal? A vegan can hope!

5 Comments

1. 
   Comment by

   Chad

   on December 8, 2010 at 12:14 pm #

   They filmed a ton in Portland. Portobello, Blossoming Lotus, Homegrown Smoker, Native Bowl, and Food Fight. Maybe some others that I’m spacing on. Fingers crossed it’s not complete garbage.

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   Comment by

   Roseann Marulli

   on December 8, 2010 at 12:19 pm #

   Exactly. A fully veg episode on a mainstream channel that doesn’t make veganism out to be fringe or cuckoo bananas? My fingers are crossed.

3. 
   Comment by

   MollyG

   on December 8, 2010 at 4:02 pm #

   Isa commented about this episode on her blog (http://www.theppk.com/2010/12/ppk-december-update-world-travel-tv-aprons/). She was interviewed for the Portland portion!

4. 
   Comment by

   sri

   on December 9, 2010 at 10:37 am #

   hope they get mike tyson to share some tips

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   Comment by

   elainevigneault

   on December 9, 2010 at 12:32 pm #

   FYI, all the recipes are on the Cooking Channel website already! I posted the links here: http://www.vegansoapbox.com/the-veg-edge/