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Article: FAST FOOD.(Food)
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- The Boston Herald
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- October 28, 2009
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Byline: KERRY J. BYRNE
Vegans aren't so serious - just ask comedian Myq (pronounced "Mike") Kaplan, one of the featured speakers this weekend at the 14th annual Boston Vegetarian Food Festival.
"I've been a vegan for seven years, as long as I've been a comedian," said Kaplan, a former Boston University student who often works his lifestyle into his act. "I got heckled once when I said I was a vegetarian. The guy said, `I eat vegetarians.' I said, `Eat me.' "
The heckling stopped.
This year's festival, free to the public, extends over two days (Saturday and Sunday) for the first time in its history.
"This is huge for us," said ...