Forewarned is ... well, just forewarned, really

[Guest guest]

Brace yourselves, everyone. According to Jay Rayner's Facebook status (no,

he's not a " friend " ), " Jay is pimping himself. OFM vegan piece Sunday,

followed by Dispatches, Channel 4, Monday at 8pm. Forget the quality; feel

the width. "

 

Anyone who read Jay Rayner's review of Saf ( " It's grim down Saf " , Observer,

8 June, <http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,2283978,00.html>)

will know he can be quite scathing about vegans and vegetarians -- although

he did at least begin that review with the words, " I have a grudging respect

for the vegan ethical position. " (You could tell there was a " but " coming,

couldn't you?)

 

Anyway, if Jay Rayner is writing a " vegan piece " in Sunday's Observer Food

Monthly, I don't think we can expect much in the way of praise (or, as he

himself suggests, quality). I'm rather hoping that it's part of a more

balanced appraisal of veganism, or vegan food, but that might be wishful

thinking on my part.

 

In any case, I just thought I'd mention it.

 

Emma

[Guest guest]

Well, at least I got a laugh out of the piece:

 

" ...to produce the animals that make all the milk and eggs lots of boy baa

lambs and chicks must be killed. "

 

*blink* He drinks sheep's milk??

 

Gaya

 

 

On 6/20/08, Emma W <redaction wrote:

>

> Brace yourselves, everyone. According to Jay Rayner's Facebook status

> (no,

> he's not a " friend " ), " Jay is pimping himself. OFM vegan piece Sunday,

> followed by Dispatches, Channel 4, Monday at 8pm. Forget the quality; feel

> the width. "

>

> Anyone who read Jay Rayner's review of Saf ( " It's grim down Saf " , Observer,

> 8 June, <http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,2283978,00.html

> >)

> will know he can be quite scathing about vegans and vegetarians -- although

> he did at least begin that review with the words, " I have a grudging

> respect

> for the vegan ethical position. " (You could tell there was a " but " coming,

> couldn't you?)

>

> Anyway, if Jay Rayner is writing a " vegan piece " in Sunday's Observer Food

> Monthly, I don't think we can expect much in the way of praise (or, as he

> himself suggests, quality). I'm rather hoping that it's part of a more

> balanced appraisal of veganism, or vegan food, but that might be wishful

> thinking on my part.

>

> In any case, I just thought I'd mention it.

>

> Emma

>

>

>

 

 

 

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