Next week on Top Chef Masters the contestants have to prepare a special lunch for actress Zooey Deschanel and some of her closest friends.

Now in case you haven’t figured it out from my intro, Zooey is vegan (which we effing LOVE) and is obviously requesting a plant-based meal. Oh yeah — she also happens to be gluten intolerant and soy-free.

For many veggie chefs out there this meal would be a piece of vegan cake, but for traditional chefs…well they might struggle a bit.

Being super talented and bringing veganism to the spotlight? I mean I couldn’t have a bigger celebrity crush on this chick if I tried.

Check out the video below to get a preview of next week’s episode and prepare yourself for a delicious vegan feast! 

As part of the kick-off of the second season of “The Green” on Sundance Channel, the network has hooked up with Barneys New York CO-OP and the eco-chic fashion brand Loomstate to launch a first of its kind, national t-shirt recycling program.

Last night at Barneys New York in Beverly Hills, the campaign kicked off in grand fashion with actress Zooey Deschanel performing with her “She & Him” bandmate M.Ward for a rocking crowd that included surfing pro Kelly Slater.

Now it’s your turn. You can drop off old t-shirts at all Barneys locations nationwide. Loomstate will then re-dye, re-style and re-print the used threads to create a limited edition T-shirt collection, which will be sold at Barneys during the next holiday season. Cool, right? Even better — those who donate their old threads will receive a 20% discount on women’s Loomstate for Barneys Green and men’s Loomstate gear from now until the 27th. For those that dig this brand, 20% can mean a whole lotta savings!

So, rummage through your drawers, fish out that Phish shirt from 1997, and head down to Barney’s to do your bit for the planet. According to The Daily Green, proceeds from the program will be donated to the 1% For the Planet initiative, and are reportedly earmarked to benefit Organic Exchange, a group that is working to promote the burgeoning organic cotton industry.

As you can tell by the image, it doesn’t appear to be a very uplifting movie. In fact, it carries an environmental theme that places plants as the villains. Here’s the Wikipedia summary,

“The Happening is a paranoid thriller in which a family must survive a global environmental crisis. The film will portray the earth’s plants unleashing airborne neurotoxins that cause people to commit violent suicide. Mark Walberg and Zooey Deschanel star as an estranged couple who must escape this apocalyptic epidemic.”

Apparently, the earth’s fauna become enraged over what humans are doing to the world and activate a backup plan to get rid of us. Interesting idea. Might make me trust that orchid next to my window a bit less.

This film is one of several in production that feature green themes — including The Swarm and Jame Cameron’s upcoming Avatar.

The Happening bows, appropriately, on Friday the 13th in June.