Paul McCartney’s trouble ex Heather Mills might be having more, well, trouble. File this one under shocking, but Mills’ vegan restaurant might be going under.

Out of the Beatle money, Mills purchased vegan eatery VBites shut down for the winter season, but rumors are swirling that the restaurant is in trouble and may not reopen.

A cafe insider revealed, “I understand Heather has been hemorrhaging money on VBites for a while now. A six month ‘holiday’ isn’t usual.”

Mills denies these rumors, however, saying, “VBites had a great summer, the success has brought us many opportunities to become worldwide,” she Tweeted. ”We are so excited to start our franchise projects and spread the Vegan ethics, training classes, cookery classes now our cafe is in its wintery weather season. Keep updated on VBites.com and thanks for all your continued support.”

Clueless actress Alicia Silverstone went on The View this morning to plug her new vegan cookbook called “The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet.”

Because Silverstone acknowledges that everyone is not ready to cut out meat, fish, and dairy products, she gives suggestions in three phases:

• Flirts: tips for those who want to “test the waters” of the vegan lifestyle. Alicia gives ideas on how to swap plant-based foods for meat and shows how even small changes can make a big difference.

• Vegans: the second stage moves toward completely forgoing animal products, but makes the transition more simple by allowing convenience vegetarian-based foods.

• Superhero: the final stage moves the dieter into a full macrobiotic style of diet, which includes more fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains. Sea vegetables, relatively uncommon in the standard American diet, are introduced at this stage.

“The Kind Diet” hit bookshelves across the country yesterday! Alicia says, “My big hope for this book is to have as many human beings on the planet read it as possible, because the information contained within its pages is powerful and life-changing! I especially want people who think they could never be vegan/vegetarian to read this and realize that they needn’t make huge changes. I just want them to take in the information and realize what is possible — including improved health, a renewed sense of happiness, and a contribution toward improving the health of our planet.”

The Belgian city of Ghent plans to make a name for itself by becoming the first city on the planet to go vegetarian for one day each week.

The city has decided, collectively (we love those European sensibilities) that there will be a regular weekly meatless day, in which civil servants and elected councilors will opt for vegetarian meals.

The intention of this is to, as a city, recognize the impact that the raising and processing and consuming of livestock has on the environment. The United Nations says livestock is responsible for nearly one-fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions.

There is a movement here in North America, called Meatless Mondays, that is trying to promote the same idea over here. The folks at Meatless Monday have the right idea, and hopefully news like this will help promote this fantastic idea.