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Thursday, March 24, 2011

City / Chow Attention, Haters of Meat and Lovers of Free Samples

Posted by David Schmader on Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 3:40 PM

This weekend brings Vegfest, aka "America's Largest Vegetarian Food Festival," to Seattle Center.

On the roster: Cooking demonstrations, nutrition lectures, and over 500 meat-and-cost-free food samples [Eds. update: with $8 admission, which is still cheap for 500 SAMPLES!].

Those curious about the meat-free life should consider attending, or just behold these two photographs/artworks that accompanied the execept of Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals in the New York Times Magazine, which makes the pro-veg argument as well as words ever have.

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Mmmm.

Bacon.

Also, you can get some nice beignets and coffee in Seattle Center House.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on March 24, 2011 at 3:46 PM

Those pictures didn't make me any happier about being a vegetarian. I eat with my mouth, not with my eyes.

Posted by Ben on March 24, 2011 at 3:49 PM

Ha ha! Will said 'bacon'! In a post about vegetarians! Stupid, stupid vegetarians.

Bacon. Heh heh heh. Classic.

Posted by Levislade

on March 24, 2011 at 3:51 PM

What? I like vegetarians - they taste good. So do vegans.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on March 24, 2011 at 3:54 PM

Vegfest? more like vagfest! HAH! take that meatless losers. Have fun being hungry. Also BACON!

Posted by Rose DeCastile on March 24, 2011 at 3:56 PM

Q: How many vegetarians does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

A: 1! And vegetarians are stupid and ugly and I'm eating a hamburger right now! Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Posted by Levislade

on March 24, 2011 at 4:00 PM

I don't hate meat and I love Vegfest. Why does everything on Slog have to be about the hate?

Posted by The Wretched Harmony on March 24, 2011 at 4:08 PM

@7 beats me. I think it's a cool idea. Plus, you can get there on the monorail.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on March 24, 2011 at 4:10 PM

You have a strange definition of "free". It costs $8 to get in.

And it is worth every penny. I'll be there volunteering (because I do want free to mean free, unless by free I mean 4 hours of donated time.)

Posted by ADoodle on March 24, 2011 at 5:03 PM

All of a sudden I hope it rains all weekend.

Posted by Basehead on March 24, 2011 at 6:06 PM

Oh and @10 will always bring the DERP.

Posted by pissy mcslogbot on March 24, 2011 at 8:15 PM

"Vegfest, aka "America's Largest Vegetarian Food Festival"

You spelled 'retard convention' wrong.

Posted by sonder on March 24, 2011 at 8:23 PM

Think I'll open a kebab stand nearby the event.

Posted by Spicy McHaggis on March 24, 2011 at 9:11 PM

If I remember correctly, Schmader, one of my favorite Slog writers, said he was a vegetarian, but I like that he takes the Apu approach to it.

Lisa: When will all those fools learn that you can be perfectly healthy simply eating vegetables, fruits, grains and cheese.

Apu: Oh, cheese!

Lisa: You don't eat cheese, Apu

Apu: No I don't eat any food that comes from an animal.

Lisa: Ohh, then you must think I'm a monster!

Apu: Yes indeed I do think that. But, I learned long ago
Lisa to tolerate others rather than forcing my beliefs on them. You know you can influence people without badgering them always.

Posted by Rob in Baltimore