Mollie Katzen Veg Cooking on Channel 44 TV Sunday AM

[Guest guest]

Vegetarian Chef Mollie Katzen, to appear on Channel 44 Public TV,

Boston, MA, supposedly this week, but I've also

heard (or been told) that this program will begin

at 8:00 AM, June 25 - not exactly a choice time,

via the New Hampshire Public TV

 

www.molliekatzen.com

 

This seems to have a certain amount of support

from the Department of Nutrition at the

Harvard School of Public Health,

over on Huntington Avenue in Boston.

 

It is also interesting that Mollie Katzen

is among the more popular Radcliffe alums,

from around the time that I was at Harvard

(millennia ago, it seems).

 

There is also on Mollie's website

a photo gallery of the foods she presents.

 

Perhaps some vegetarians with photographic

skills would like to become more visible by

sharing their photographs of expert culinary dishes.

 

In addition, perhaps vegetarians would like to see

MORE vegetarian culinary programs on TV.

 

Mollie Katzen is decidedly NOT vegan,

although she shares a number of really

GOOD THOUGHTS (IMO) on her website

regarding organic food and agriculture,

natural health, selecting good, fresh produce,

the importance of vegetables, and good taste

in meal preparation.

 

In addition, Mollie has MELLOWED OUT A LOT

since her earlier " heavy food " days when she

was starting the Moosewood Restaurant in

upstate New York. Today, her foods are lighter

and rely less upon animal ingredients, and

are decidedly leaning TOWARDS the more

popular vegan fare, although she still is

addicted to the use of honey, which she

seems to throw into a number of dishes --

either desserts -- or along with vinegar in

her entrees and side dishes.

 

I once cooked professionally, ages ago,

BEFORE going to Harvard, and I still

can't fathom being addicted to honey --

but that seems to be a trait on MANY

of the vegetarian culinary lists I see.

 

COMPETITION among the vegetarian chefs

(aka BATTLE OF THE BANDANAS)

 

Meanwhile, my observation of the evident COMPETITION

among the numerous well-known vegetarian

chefs and skilled culinary artisans around

North America is that these folks need

a certain amount of " pull " to get landed

in a TV network.

 

In the interim, a truly GOOD option is to

get alterative culinary programs on the

cable TV networks in your area.

 

Joyce Cavallo, MBA, photographer, film maven,

ethical vegetarian and activist, is coordinating

a New England regional -- then eventually

continental effort -- to get competing

vegetarian (read vegan) culinary programs

on TV stations throughout North America,

along with educational materials regarding

a wide variety of health, ecological, nutritional,

and humane issues touching on diet.

 

Please e-mail Joyce Cavallo at

LegalKind

 

or me at VRC

 

Joyce could also use some help

with videotape preparation, and some

financial contributions for her projects.

 

However, if you wish to contact Mollie Katzen,

you may send Mollie an e-mail directly

at . Mollie.

 

Mollie promises on her website that she will read all her mail,

but that she will not be able to answer personally.

 

You may also wish to see Mollie's program added

to the venue at your own Public TV station,

which is MUCH easier if one Public TV station

is already carrying it.

 

Maynard S. Clark