Ed gone carnivore?

PilateIsMyDog

From Fort Worth chef Tim Love's Twitter page:

cheftimlove "I'm a vegetarian and your steak just changed that. It was that good" eddie vedder. About the dinner I cooked for him! about 3 hours ago


Hmm...

Claireack

Surely not .....

My3rdEye

He must be getting ready for cheese steaks in Philly :twisted:

Claireack

Maybe it was some kind of veggie steak?

skyeriverwinter

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pjsteelerfan

KDH12

I am a vegetarian

but one of my hard rules is that if someone is nice enough to cook me dinner or invite me over and all they have is meat, I eat

no need to be rude, it rarely happens but once in awhile I have to partake out of respect.

say_hi

I am a vegetarian, and have been for about 5 years, and it has definitely changed me as a person. At this point I could never look at an animal and think "food". My perspective on animals is completely different than it was 5 years ago.

hollyster70

KDH12 wrote:

I am a vegetarian

but one of my hard rules is that if someone is nice enough to cook me dinner or invite me over and all they have is meat, I eat

no need to be rude, it rarely happens but once in awhile I have to partake out of respect.

Ditto...if something has been killed and cooked for me, I feel an obligation to eat it. But most of my friends know the score.

KDH12

hollyster70 wrote:

KDH12 wrote:

I am a vegetarian

but one of my hard rules is that if someone is nice enough to cook me dinner or invite me over and all they have is meat, I eat

no need to be rude, it rarely happens but once in awhile I have to partake out of respect.

Ditto...if something has been killed and cooked for me, I feel an obligation to eat it. But most of my friends know the score.

mostly do it out of respect for gandma and the in-laws

JaneNY

there are witches wrote:

I am a vegetarian, and have been for about 5 years, and it has definitely changed me as a person. At this point I could never look at an animal and think "food". My perspective on animals is completely different than it was 5 years ago.

This. Animals (and their milk, eggs) are not food to me.

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I went to the guy's twitter page. There's no tweet like that. He says "Long bone ribeyes, pig ear salad and cocktails with Ben Harper, Perry Ferrell, Eddie Vedder, Kings of Leon ect. Unbelievable. Great people"

TravisTheSky

A person who eats flesh even sometimes is not a vegetarian!

Claireack

Veggie for 26 years - wouldn't give it up lightly. Everyone knows the score, so noone offers me any. Saying that if someone did I wouldn't have a problems saying 'sorry no thanks'.

I don't know how long he has been veggie, presumably a long time, that's why I so was gobsmacked when the OP said the guy on twitter has said he'd had a steak. Why steak? It's not like you can actually accidentally eat a bit of steak - 'sorry m'lud it just fell in my mouth'. I once had a 'veggie' chinese take away that managed to have a bit of pork in it, quickly spat it out and didn't eat anymore.

I don't know maybe he did, maybe he didn't. I wouldn't have thought he would start eating meat on a whim, well I'm saying that as if he was me, which he's not, so who knows.

I do think that if you're an occassional meat eater, that your still a meat eater not vegetarian, whether it's to be polite of whatever. Both my husband and son eat fish, my son calls himself a pescatarian, I also know people who will eat fish and foul - I wouldn't say they are vegetarian.

I guess it all comes down to personal choice, and you have to live by your decisions. If he has tucked into a steak, it's a shame, but the world will keep on spinning. Personally I'd rather he hadn't, it was nice thinking there was another famous person who didn't eat meat, but there's a lot more of us out there so never mind.

josevolution

Damm now i'm hungry for a good porter house ....with red vino

Get_Right

JaneNY wrote:

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I went to the guy's twitter page. There's no tweet like that. He says "Long bone ribeyes, pig ear salad and cocktails with Ben Harper, Perry Ferrell, Eddie Vedder, Kings of Leon ect. Unbelievable. Great people"

mmm pig ear salad
crunchy goodness

Black Diamond

josevolution wrote:

Damm now i'm hungry for a good porter house ....with red vino

Lunch at Luger's...

Claireack

Get_Right wrote:

mmm pig ear salad

Yuk!! Makes me glad I'm veggie!! I'll stick to the cocktails

rebornFixer

If indeed Ed has "gone carnivore", he's got my full endorsement. Meat in moderation!

Get_Right

Claireack wrote:

Get_Right wrote:

mmm pig ear salad

Yuk!! Makes me glad I'm veggie!! I'll stick to the cocktails

dont knock it til you try it
lots of collagen too!

Vedd Hedd

I have yet to read any hard evidence that Ed is a vegetarian. I keep hearing how he is, but never hear or read any quotes that confirms it.

I'm a meat eater.

I'm fine with eating animals, as long as they are all free range, live comfortably, and don't suffer. I think all meat eaters should note the living conditions and slaughter techniques that some animals endure. There is no reason that animals can't live comfortable, healthy lives, and get the ax painlessly.

Mmm. Steak.

Vedd Hedd

Forgot to add.

Support free range and organic until it becomes the standard. It's not only healthier for the animals, it's better for you. Most mega markets now offer organic produce and some grass fed, free range meats, which was unthinkable a dozen years ago. Prices on that stuff is all coming down, and if you continue to support it, it will get cheaper.

rebornFixer

Vedd Hedd wrote:

Forgot to add.

Support free range and organic until it becomes the standard. It's not only healthier for the animals, it's better for you. Most mega markets now offer organic produce and some grass fed, free range meats, which was unthinkable a dozen years ago. Prices on that stuff is all coming down, and if you continue to support it, it will get cheaper.

I agree with this. Meat does not have to be planet-unfriendly ... Its getting easier to find organic/free-range/naturally-raised meats, and while more expensive, this is less of a problem if you eat meat in moderation ... One does not need to eat huge quantities of meat every day. You'll get the health benefits eating smaller amounts, avoid many of the downsides (e.g., excessive saturated fat), and save money besides.
One other thing I will say ... If you buy fish, buy it from sustainable sources if possible. Overfishing is destroying the oceans. Don't eat shark or other endangered species. Rant over.

Gremmie03

dont travel to see PJ. It could kill you and mama earth

InHiding19

Yes I love meat. Especially Cheeseburgers with a side order of sirloin.

facepollution

there are witches wrote:

I am a vegetarian, and have been for about 5 years, and it has definitely changed me as a person. At this point I could never look at an animal and think "food". My perspective on animals is completely different than it was 5 years ago.

I gave up vegetarianism after 13 years last year - my perspective on animals is now completely different than it was previously too. My main issue at the time was a matter of ethics, but after learning a few facts I totally changed my mind. For example, I used to eat eggs and dairy, which are ultimately a by-product of the meat industry. Then you have the fact that there are certain parts of the world where it isn't possible to grow crops due to extreme temperatures, and thus meat eating is essential for survival. Now arguably most people who live in Westernised countries are able to make a choice, but it also tells me that eating meat isn't ethically 'wrong'. Then there are all the small animals that are churned up in fields by agricultural machinery.

ofthegirl75

"Then you have the fact that there are certain parts of the world where it isn't possible to grow crops due to extreme temperatures, and thus meat eating is essential for survival."




So what do they feed the animals? Other animals??

CJMST3K

Luk1n wrote:

From Fort Worth chef Tim Love's Twitter page:

cheftimlove "I'm a vegetarian and your steak just changed that. It was that good" eddie vedder. About the dinner I cooked for him! about 3 hours ago


Hmm...

Anyone want to email or twit him or whatever newfangled technology would answer the question?

...I'm a veggie of about 18 years - 100% without caving in, so I'm just a little curious.

facepollution

ofthegirl75 wrote:

"Then you have the fact that there are certain parts of the world where it isn't possible to grow crops due to extreme temperatures, and thus meat eating is essential for survival."




So what do they feed the animals? Other animals??

Guess again!! They live on seafood and sea mammals like Walrus. Plus there's nothing stopping say a goat, eating the few shrubs that may grow, which would be inedible to humans.

rebornFixer

Vegetarianism is interesting, in that it is essentially a by-product of the overabundance of food in Western societies. Do you think that impoverished people in other parts of the world turn down opportunities to eat meat for moral reasons? Only comparatively wealthy and priveledged folks have the luxury of eschewing a whole class of protein-rich foods ... To be fair, there are more traditional beliefs underlying some forms of vegetarianism (e.g., like in certain Hindu sects), but in North America, we are in the fairly unique position of being able to make this sort of choice. I am somewhat torn on the whole thing ... I don't think that meat is immoral, although I do believe in conservation and reasonable treatment of food animals. I love the taste of meat, but I try to be selective about the sources my meat comes from and I have reduced my intake pretty drastically.

CJMST3K

rebornFixer wrote:

Do you think that impoverished people in other parts of the world turn down opportunities to eat meat for moral reasons?

Like in third-world countries? I assume you know a significant percentage of India's population is vegetarian.

I'm going to assume wikipedia is mostly accurate on this:
"Today, Indian vegetarians, primarily lacto vegetarians, are estimated to make up more than 70% of the world's vegetarians. They make up 20–42% of the population in India, while less than 30% are regular meat-eaters"

facepollution

CJMST3K wrote:

rebornFixer wrote:

Do you think that impoverished people in other parts of the world turn down opportunities to eat meat for moral reasons?

Like in third-world countries? I assume you know a significant percentage of India's population is vegetarian.

I'm going to assume wikipedia is mostly accurate on this:
"Today, Indian vegetarians, primarily lacto vegetarians, are estimated to make up more than 70% of the world's vegetarians. They make up 20–42% of the population in India, while less than 30% are regular meat-eaters"

I believe the person you quoted meant that people who genuinely had no other choice but to eat meat because there was no other food around - India may be impoverished to some extent, but they also have the means to grow crops and rear animals.