London vegan news, reviews & events
Coming home can be surprisingly complicated.
As I write this, I am in Brisbane, Australia, visiting friends and family in the city where I spent my childhood and early adult years. In a few days I will fly back to the UK, but later this year I will be making the move back to Brisbane on a much more permanent basis.
It is fair to say this visit has stirred up a lot of emotions.
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If there is one thing I love about independent vegan businesses, it is when they refuse to stand still. Constantly creating, experimenting, and dreaming up new treats is exactly what keeps people coming back, and Sheffield’s Trupig Vegan has turned that into an art form.
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If you are looking for an exceptional vegan dining experience in London this summer, Black Cat Cafe in Hackney has something special lined up.
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One of my favourite things about the vegan movement is seeing people come up with creative ways to support animals while helping more people discover delicious plant-based food.
For example, these incredible kits for growing your own lion’s mane mushrooms!
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It’s Tuesday and that means podcast day around these parts.
In episode 98 of Tell Me Where I’m Going (Wrong) Josh and I catch up on a few hot topics that caught our attention this week.
We chat about the future of the UK Labour party, the legacy of iconic artist Frida Kahlo, and the difficulty of the Life in the UK test.
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I’ve been vegan for a long time and not a lot surprises me. I’ve seen it all come and go.
But my experience in Tokyo yesterday caught me off guard… I ate in a 100% vegan restaurant inside the airport!
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I’m currently in Tokyo and I’ve been blown away by the vegan food scene.
Vegan ramen restaurants, bakeries, and even a 100% plant-based gyoza eatery. There is no shortage of places to eat and no matter where you find yourself in the Japanese megacity, you are never far from a vegan spot.
Like this chain of vegan cookie shops!
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There are some situations in life that are baffling. How did I end up here? Why is this happening to me?
Yesterday was one of those situations. I visited the Tokyo DisneySea theme park (one half of the Disney Tokyo Resort) as typhoon wind and rain lashed down on the area.
It is an experience I’ll never forget!
Throughout the soaking I endured, at least the park did a good job of keeping me sustained with vegan food options.
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If you need a clear example of exactly how far attitudes towards vegan food have shifted over the past few years, you only have to look at in flight food served by airlines.
It used to be unheard of to be served even a small snack that was plant-based, but here we are in 2026 with full vegan meals up for grabs!
Check out my meal service from the British Airways flight I took this week from London Heathrow to Tokyo Haneda.
