The vegetarians have arrived, and they're on TV. Kids, are you ready for something really special?

On Thursday, December 9 at 9pm EST, The Cooking Channel (Food Network's sister station) airs their first-ever hour-long special "The Veg Edge." The show features vegetarian food and culture in 5 U.S. cities: New York, LA, Seattle, Austin and Portland.

Surprised you haven't heard about the special yet? Don't be. Although the veg community is pretty freakin' excited about it -- and rightly so -- the mainstream press has been pretty quiet on the subject. Here's the link to The Cooking Channel's page about the special but I haven't seen it yet due to an "error processing this directive" on their website. Methinks the veg*n masses of the world might be overloading their circuits? Hmmm?

So, if you have cable, check to see if your carrier brings you The Cooking Channel and tune in or DVR or TiVo or do whatever you have to do to make sure you see "The Veg Edge" on Thursday night. After the show airs, come back and leave a comment here, post about it on Facebook, tweet it, and help get the word out about the need for more vegetarian and vegan food and cooking shows!

Update 12/10/10: The show aired and the Cooking Channel has posted many recipes from the show on their website. See here for more details!