March 13th, while speaking in the auditorium at the 15th Annual Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair, Lierre Kieth was assaulted by pie throwing goons. The 3 pies were laced with hot pepper and therefor had an effect similar to pepper spray, blinding the author for a time. The painful attack was was carried out by three masked, militant vegans unhappy with the substance of the authors new book, The Vegetarian Myth.

The tactic of throwing pies to illustrate distaste is an old one. First made popular by Aron Kay in the 70′s, the tactic made a comeback in the 90′s when adopted by The Biotic Baking Brigade.

Introduction to The Vegetarian Myth by Lierre Keith at Bound Together Bookstore, June 13, 2009

See also: Let Them Eat Meat

Read the militant vegan view at:  Veg*n Antagonist Lierre Keith Pied in the Face at 2010 SF Anarchist Bookfair (IndyBay)

Updated: 3/14 at 7:31 am <Thanks for the info David and Robnoxious>

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Some of rules included are:

• No. 1: Eat food.
• No. 11: Avoid foods you see advertised on television.
• No. 19: If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don’t.
• No. 20: It’s not food if it arrived through the window of your car.
• No. 36: Don’t eat breakfast cereals that change the color of the milk.
• No. 39: Eat all the junk food you want as long as you cook it yourself.
• No. 40: Be the kind of person who takes supplements — then skip the supplements.
• No. 47: Eat when you are hungry, not when you are bored.
• No. 58: Do all your eating at a table.
• No. 59: Try not to eat alone.

“Food Rules”: A Completely Different Way To Fix The Health Care Crisis by Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan on food rules.