When A Vegan Loves A Carnivore...

The New York Times:

Sharing meals has always been an important courtship ritual and a metaphor for love. But in an age when many people define themselves by what they will eat and what they won't, dietary differences can put a strain on a romantic relationship. The culinary camps have become so balkanized that some factions consider interdietary dating taboo.

No-holds-barred carnivores, for example, may share the view of Anthony Bourdain, who wrote in his book "Kitchen Confidential" that "vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans ... are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit."

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Comments

[Sumocat]

"vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans ... are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit." -- I didn't realize that killing animals because you like the taste of their cooked flesh was included in the good and decent part of the human spirit.

[ryanage]

you must realize, this comes from the man that eats still-beating animal hearts on national television.

[rini]

I cannot understand why being a gourmand is a religion to some people. Anything that limits their food choices is considered evil and horrible. Sometimes I think they would eat human if it was served with the right spices.

[PeteBogs]

yes, he's a creep... I saw promos for that Travel Channel show on the big screen at a movie theater and almost threw up...

[Sumocat]

I guess I should be more open-minded. Eating still-beating animal hearts was considered a very spiritual act among some cultures. Bourdain was raised Aztec, right?

[FeloniouslyAnnoying]

"vegangelical"

haha, love it.