Comments on: Saf Restaurant: syringes, smorgasbords, and serious spectacles

By: A Vegan Called Bacon :: Food with a story: getting your hands dirty

A Vegan Called Bacon :: Food with a story: getting your hands dirty — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:09:12 +0000

[...] I donâ€™t think the difference in taste between home-grown and shop-bought is particularly obvious; what really gets me excited is the story behind it.Â Suddenly itâ€™s no longer a potato.Â Itâ€™s sweat, cursing, improving the soil over months, [...]

By: bacon

bacon — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:20:54 +0000

Thanks Tracy. What I hate about the word “vegan” is that while it’s a useful dietary category, it completely fails to describe anything meaningful about the choices I’ve made. When people ask me why I’m vegan, after more than 8 years I’m still struggling to explain in a simple way. The nearest I can come is “I believe in non-violence”, but that’s also a loaded phrase which needs qualification.

Giving what I believe in a name that refers my dietary choice seems so restrictive.

By: Tracy Warner

Tracy Warner — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:58:21 +0000

That cheesy caviar thing looked very interesting. I liked the sad reference to Obama,by the way. I’m curious, though, what is your issue with the word “vegan”?

[[also, I really find at upper scale restaurants that the desserts are always lackluster]]

great post.
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