What an incredible transformation! It takes strength of character to be able to question our fundamentals, especially when a lot of success one has gotten is from the doing.
Thank you for these brave and important words. I am a vegan of 10 years who came to this way of eating for health reasons but the more I educated myself the more I learned about the animal suffering. I could not bear it. I am so appreciative that a chef like you would change his life and work to help the animals. Bravo!
I used to be a big meat eater myself until I ended up under the knife surgeons removed my entire stomach because a tumour grew within it and what did they find in the middle of the tumour? A piece of meat! I couldn’t believe it but apparently my surgeon said it’s not uncommon several people he had done surgeries on that year. I was the 12th person to have my entire stomach removed because the tumour had grown within it off a piece of meat and mind you. I was the kind of person who had to have my meat well done! So I could understand and forgive those thinking well the meat was undercooked and no wonder! But overall when you look at what they cut away from meat before it even goes on the shelf you would be amazed! because of my situation it led me to further research the effects of meat and dairy products on our body and I was amazed to discover that after a 20 year study science has found the vegan diet to be profoundly better for the human body but not just the human body. We’re talking animals as well. Dogs taken to the vet that have been put on a vegan diet had showed traumatic transformation and furthered their lives because of it.
They’ve also discovered the prostate cancer, and many other cancers have been attributed to meat and dairy products. They’ve also done a survey which is discovered that processed meats have contributed to people with Alzheimer’s and dementia. This is just the beginning of the list we’re talking disease of the pancreas, heart, amongst other things. Gout including osteoporosis.
The amount of sickness that people have is solely contributed towards those who are eating meat and dairy products. Consider this, think about how many angry people are out there in our world that eating meat and dairy products compared to those who were vegan? You find the person who is on a vegan plant based diet to be more humble, More quieter and less volatile. And overall more healthier.
Thank you for sharing your experience … it’s life changing for sure. I was vegetarian most of my life but when I became vegan about 10 years ago it was like everything shifted and I was aligned with the universe. It’s hard to describe but I’m so much more at peace.
That's great. This is the same information that Professor Gary Francione has been writing and lecturing about for the past 40 years. Here's even more info.
My friend Dr Sailesh Rao of Climate Healers said recently that he absolutely believes if people had access to delicious vegan food everywhere they would be happy to go vegan. May your culinary skills and connections help to make this reality happen! Bless your awakened conscience, your active compassion and your beautiful heart <3
Thank you for speaking out. You have a platform, and that makes a difference. We need education and truth speaking to make a dent in the centuries of brainwashing and hierarchical thinking. I feel we were all born vegan, and then our societies and cultures get ahold of us, until we have an opportunity to wake up in this lifetime -- wake up to our inter-being with earth and all species. I've been vegan for almost 13 years, and it feels like the best decision I've ever made. And I'm 55, so it's not like I didn't have my meat and dairy years, even as a peace activist, environmental activist, animal lover, etc. The delusion is strong. And that's why this can never be about judging people who aren't vegan, but rather about the quest for truth and compassion, in all directions. Your work will ripple out and make a difference, thank you!
I recognise your experience, I had a similar one. When I was 18 my older brother went vegan after talking to someone who'd made the step a while before. At the time we were both living at home, so every meal time involved him haranguing me about eating meat, ranting in the vein of "You say you love animals, yet you eat them".
This didn't work - although I understood what he meant, I continued to eat meat. I was not about to be bullied by my big brother!
After a while he gave up, and pushed a book into my hands snarling "just read this!"
That book was Animal Liberation by the philosopher Peter Singer.
To this day, 45 years later, I can still say that this is the only book that had made me cry.
It's the only book that made me ashamed to be a member of the human race. That stunned me, and caused me physical pain when I read with horror graphic descriptions about how animals are treated when viewed as another meal. And to this day, I've never eaten an animal or animal product again.
I always find it frustrating that the tops chefs still fail to understand that there could be more to a good plate of food than a slab of meat or fish surrounded by a few vegetables as an aftethought or for decoration. These are people who have a deep understanding and love of everything edible, yet seem to have limited imaginations when it comes to cooking something without an animal in it.
So please Chef Gauthier, lead the way and show them how it's done!
Do you expect any of us to forgive you? Literally nothing you do or say will bring those animals you slaughtered back to life, nor will it undo any of the suffering you caused. I'm sicj of people promising that they've changed after all of the horrible things they've done, you've made your bed, fucking well sleep in it.
my wife and i opened a restaurant eight years ago, mostly vegetarian because we came from rural backgrounds; she is from rural palestine where they would daily eat vegetables and once in a while kill an animal and feast for a couple of days. the menu ended up being mostly vegan and was very popular with meat eaters. as a creative cook-person, i can safely say that vegan food is challenging to create, (meat and its derivatives are simply delicious) but extremely satisfying to cook... n.b. cheese is also slaughter and honey (unless wild) is vile abuse.
Wow ..so well said. Bravely said in world wear compassion and understanding beyond ourselves is seemly undervalued. I look forward to reading more...I would love to be vegan …but have a tree nut allergy and soy intolerance…so am struggling to cook generating enough protein without cheese and eggs.
So beautifully written! Thank you. I want to share this with everyone i know. It articulates my heart perfectly. Thank you for writing the words that might help the people I love understand why I cannot join them at the dinner table when they insist on a family night out to the steak house. Thank you.
What an incredible transformation! It takes strength of character to be able to question our fundamentals, especially when a lot of success one has gotten is from the doing.
Thank you for these brave and important words. I am a vegan of 10 years who came to this way of eating for health reasons but the more I educated myself the more I learned about the animal suffering. I could not bear it. I am so appreciative that a chef like you would change his life and work to help the animals. Bravo!
Bravo 👏
I used to be a big meat eater myself until I ended up under the knife surgeons removed my entire stomach because a tumour grew within it and what did they find in the middle of the tumour? A piece of meat! I couldn’t believe it but apparently my surgeon said it’s not uncommon several people he had done surgeries on that year. I was the 12th person to have my entire stomach removed because the tumour had grown within it off a piece of meat and mind you. I was the kind of person who had to have my meat well done! So I could understand and forgive those thinking well the meat was undercooked and no wonder! But overall when you look at what they cut away from meat before it even goes on the shelf you would be amazed! because of my situation it led me to further research the effects of meat and dairy products on our body and I was amazed to discover that after a 20 year study science has found the vegan diet to be profoundly better for the human body but not just the human body. We’re talking animals as well. Dogs taken to the vet that have been put on a vegan diet had showed traumatic transformation and furthered their lives because of it.
They’ve also discovered the prostate cancer, and many other cancers have been attributed to meat and dairy products. They’ve also done a survey which is discovered that processed meats have contributed to people with Alzheimer’s and dementia. This is just the beginning of the list we’re talking disease of the pancreas, heart, amongst other things. Gout including osteoporosis.
The amount of sickness that people have is solely contributed towards those who are eating meat and dairy products. Consider this, think about how many angry people are out there in our world that eating meat and dairy products compared to those who were vegan? You find the person who is on a vegan plant based diet to be more humble, More quieter and less volatile. And overall more healthier.
Thank you for sharing your experience … it’s life changing for sure. I was vegetarian most of my life but when I became vegan about 10 years ago it was like everything shifted and I was aligned with the universe. It’s hard to describe but I’m so much more at peace.
That's great. This is the same information that Professor Gary Francione has been writing and lecturing about for the past 40 years. Here's even more info.
https://www.abolitionistapproach.com/
Powerful statement - thank you!
My friend Dr Sailesh Rao of Climate Healers said recently that he absolutely believes if people had access to delicious vegan food everywhere they would be happy to go vegan. May your culinary skills and connections help to make this reality happen! Bless your awakened conscience, your active compassion and your beautiful heart <3
Thank you for speaking out. You have a platform, and that makes a difference. We need education and truth speaking to make a dent in the centuries of brainwashing and hierarchical thinking. I feel we were all born vegan, and then our societies and cultures get ahold of us, until we have an opportunity to wake up in this lifetime -- wake up to our inter-being with earth and all species. I've been vegan for almost 13 years, and it feels like the best decision I've ever made. And I'm 55, so it's not like I didn't have my meat and dairy years, even as a peace activist, environmental activist, animal lover, etc. The delusion is strong. And that's why this can never be about judging people who aren't vegan, but rather about the quest for truth and compassion, in all directions. Your work will ripple out and make a difference, thank you!
I recognise your experience, I had a similar one. When I was 18 my older brother went vegan after talking to someone who'd made the step a while before. At the time we were both living at home, so every meal time involved him haranguing me about eating meat, ranting in the vein of "You say you love animals, yet you eat them".
This didn't work - although I understood what he meant, I continued to eat meat. I was not about to be bullied by my big brother!
After a while he gave up, and pushed a book into my hands snarling "just read this!"
That book was Animal Liberation by the philosopher Peter Singer.
To this day, 45 years later, I can still say that this is the only book that had made me cry.
It's the only book that made me ashamed to be a member of the human race. That stunned me, and caused me physical pain when I read with horror graphic descriptions about how animals are treated when viewed as another meal. And to this day, I've never eaten an animal or animal product again.
I always find it frustrating that the tops chefs still fail to understand that there could be more to a good plate of food than a slab of meat or fish surrounded by a few vegetables as an aftethought or for decoration. These are people who have a deep understanding and love of everything edible, yet seem to have limited imaginations when it comes to cooking something without an animal in it.
So please Chef Gauthier, lead the way and show them how it's done!
Do you expect any of us to forgive you? Literally nothing you do or say will bring those animals you slaughtered back to life, nor will it undo any of the suffering you caused. I'm sicj of people promising that they've changed after all of the horrible things they've done, you've made your bed, fucking well sleep in it.
well...aren't you just a peach.
my wife and i opened a restaurant eight years ago, mostly vegetarian because we came from rural backgrounds; she is from rural palestine where they would daily eat vegetables and once in a while kill an animal and feast for a couple of days. the menu ended up being mostly vegan and was very popular with meat eaters. as a creative cook-person, i can safely say that vegan food is challenging to create, (meat and its derivatives are simply delicious) but extremely satisfying to cook... n.b. cheese is also slaughter and honey (unless wild) is vile abuse.
Wow ..so well said. Bravely said in world wear compassion and understanding beyond ourselves is seemly undervalued. I look forward to reading more...I would love to be vegan …but have a tree nut allergy and soy intolerance…so am struggling to cook generating enough protein without cheese and eggs.
So beautifully written! Thank you. I want to share this with everyone i know. It articulates my heart perfectly. Thank you for writing the words that might help the people I love understand why I cannot join them at the dinner table when they insist on a family night out to the steak house. Thank you.
Superb....
Where can I find a copy please?
So you never swa the movie Babe?