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Microwave Ovens & Best of 2025

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Time flies when the world is falling apart!

The first episode of Tell Me Where I’m Going (Wrong) podcast for 2026 is out now.

This week Josh and I chat about our top picks for music and film in 2025, how we feel about microwave ovens, and the complete shambles of the global political landscape.

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You can browse older episodes on the YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify channels.

Follow Tell Me Where I’m Going (Wrong) on Instagram and Threads.

All of my upcoming events can be found online here.

If you appreciate my blog posts and the work I do to support vegan business and challenge injustice, please consider making a one time small donation of a couple of quid online here. You might also be in the position to sponsor my work on an regular basis via Patreon.

You can order my book ‘Fat Gay Vegan: Eat, Drink and Live Like You Give a Sh!t’ online now. It has been out a while now but is still a good read. You can also listen to the Audiobook read by me!

Follow me on Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Facebook, and Blue Sky.

Vegan Cooking Class in North London

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How about a community-focussed cooking class that is 100% vegan AND affordable?

That is exactly what is taking place this month at JVS in North London.

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How Anti-Vegan Trolls Help Me Reach More People

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Running a vegan blog and a cluster of social media accounts is not all plant based pastries and high fives from readers.

There is a less glamorous side that anyone who has ever spoken publicly about veganism will recognise instantly. The comments. The eye rolls. The people who arrive online purely to be annoyed and annoying.

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Take A Look Inside London’s Newest Vegan Boutique

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I sound like a broken record when it comes to The Third Estate. I never stop singing its praises.

The Third Estate is a vegan shoe store and ethical boutique that started life in Leeds before moving to Kentish Town over a decade ago. The store front on Brecknock Road is a favourite destination of vegan and compassionate consumers looking to dress well while causing as little harm as possible.

The huge news this month is all about the second location opening for The Third Estate, this time in historic Greenwich Market, and I want to show you inside.

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My Blog Is Moving Into Its 16th Year

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This little old blog has just moved into its sixteenth year and that feels like a genuine landmark in my life.

Fat Gay Vegan has been many things over the years. It has had highs and lows. It has won awards. It has frustrated me, delighted me, exhausted me, and kept me company. It has welcomed readers from all over the planet, most of whom I will never meet but who have taken the time to read something I wrote and perhaps felt a little less alone because of it.

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5 Vegan Things I’m Looking Forward To In 2026

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I am not a fan of New Year resolutions. The concept of promising to try and do something just because we are in a new calendar year feels a bit corny to me.

I’m happy if the concept helps other people focus on a personal goal, but it isn’t my style.

So instead of jumping on the 1st of January bandwagon with a list of goals or promises, I want to give you a short list of vegan experiences that I know will definitely happen for me this year. They aren’t struggles or obstacles to overcome, but rather things I am looking forward to.

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Cheap Vegan Christmas Foods in Sainsbury’s

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I’ve made a big fuss on my blog recently about how I don’t celebrate Christmas (read here), but one thing I can get behind is vegan Christmas groceries getting heavily discounted after the date.

I popped into Sainsbury’s in Angel, London yesterday for a few essentials only to be distracted by these cheap Christmas foods.

Take a look at all nine items below.

First up are these vegan pigs in blankets which, for the uninitiated, are sausages wrapped in bacon. They have been marked down from £4.50 to £2.25.

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Ep 75 – Golden Gaytimes & Christmas Number Ones

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I’m back from my tip to Australia, so Josh and I have found time to get back into the swing of the Tell Me Where I’m Going (Wrong) podcast.

Episode 75 finds us chatting about new vegan restaurants in London, vegan versions of non-vegan foods that were childhood favourites, the cultural significance of Christmas number one songs in the UK, and the recent terror event in Bondi.

You can watch/listen to the episode via YouTube:

You can also listen via Apple Podcasts:

Or you can watch/listen via Spotify:

You can browse older episodes on the YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify channels.

Follow Tell Me Where I’m Going (Wrong) on Instagram and Threads.

All of my upcoming events can be found online here.

If you appreciate my blog posts and the work I do to support vegan business and challenge injustice, please consider making a one time small donation of a couple of quid online here. You might also be in the position to sponsor my work on an regular basis via Patreon.

You can order my book ‘Fat Gay Vegan: Eat, Drink and Live Like You Give a Sh!t’ online now. It has been out a while now but is still a good read. You can also listen to the Audiobook read by me!

Follow me on Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Facebook, and Blue Sky.

Vegan Menu for NYE Party in London

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I love hosting parties for my community and one of the biggest I put on each year is my New Year’s Eve party.

This week I’m teaming up once again with legendary vegan venue Karamel in Wood Green on Wednesday 31st December, 2025 to celebrate the end of another calendar year.

Kath and Roger run the kitchen at Karamel and have planned a special one-night-only menu for our NYE celebration.

Take a look below.

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Alternative Vegan Christmas Dinner

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You might have seen a few days ago when I blogged about not being a fan of Christmas.

If you missed the post, you can read online here.

Knowing about my anti-Christmas stance you might be wondering what do I eat when everything is closed? Most Christmas Days of the past I have simply cooked a a meal in my own home, however I have become curious about restaurants that remain open on the day serving food that isn’t what a lot of people would consider traditional Christmas cuisine.

This year I was in Brisbane, Australia and was fortunate to discover that U-Tong Vegan Thai Restaurant was open on Christmas Day. It was a no-brainer to get along for a meal!

See the photos below.

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