Here’s what I submitted at about 1:06 PM on Sunday,
February 9, 2020
Reading Joan Diaz’s alert about the 65
degrees temperature on Antarctica’s Trinity Peninsula and his admonition “wake
up, world” (February 8) made me particularly grateful for Joaquin Phoenix’s
Best Performance as an Environmentalist (as well as animal welfare advocate) in
getting both the Golden Globes and the Oscars to go vegan. (Not reported in the Chronicle)
Let’s hope Miyoko Schinner wins her suit
against the California Department of Food & Agriculture ( sf Chronicle
February 7) so that free speech isn't censored and more plant-based products
get the support the dairy industry has gotten from the government for so
long.
Tomorrow a small group of friends will be
joining my sister and me for a
post-Oscar discussion and dinner with plant-based versions of the dishes in the
Oscar-nominated movies—the ramen in "Parasite," the pecan pie in
"Marriage Story," the ice cream sundaes in "The Irishman,"
etc. I’m grateful that we have food
and film loving friends who understand what Joaquin Phoenix has made clear: vegan dishes aren’t just for the vegans. They’re for the environment and for the
welfare of all the animals on this warming planet.
I notice that
Janelle Bitker, who reported on this and is the “food enterprise
reporter,” ordered the vegan peanut stew” form Old Skool Café” at the Chase Center, and Bernadette Fay chose
the veggie x’ian and garlic Brussels sprouts,” showing that there’s not a total
disconnect between the Chronicle’s warnings and many articles on climate
change and the Food and Wine Section of the Chronicle.
Tomorrow we’re hosting a post-Oscar discussion and
dinner with plant-based versions of the dishes in the Oscar-nominated
movies—ramen in Parasite, the pecan pie in Marriage Story, the
ice cream sundaes in Irishman, etc.
I’m grateful that I have food and film loving friends who understand
that vegan dishes aren’t just for the vegans.
They’re for the environment as well as for animal welfare.
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