London vegan news, reviews & events
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You can now buy vegan pasta, pizza and calzone in Dalston, London. Get the facts and then get fed!
News of this vegan-friendly eatery in east London arrived to my inbox thanks to Miriam. She wrote to alert me to the really rather impressive and inclusive menu being offered at Fed By Water on Kingsland High Street in E8.
Miriam sent me the following photo she snapped of the vegan pizza menu. Check it out.
Need a reason to visit Brixton? You are about to get a damn solid reason for getting to the south London neighbourhood soon.
A new bar and vegetarian eatery called Vegbar is set to impress when it opens to the public on March 28, 2015. Christian, the mastermind behind the London Vegan Drinks gourmet hot dog night (remember?), is in charge of the menu at Vegbar and it’s safe to say plant eaters are going to be well looked after.
Check out this list of some of the vegan dishes being lined up:
I just received this news from the management of The Gallery Café in Bethnal Green.
Anyone up for a vegan wine night?
Do you want to learn about wine in a fun and friendly environment?
At our comedic wine tasting event you’ll sample a selection of wines and our experts will each give you their own notes on what you’re tasting.
The trick? To figure out who’s telling the truth and who’s bluffing. After tasting each wine, you’ll have to guess who’s giving you the real deal and there will be a prize for getting the most correct answers. And you’ll walk away with enough pretentious knowledge to impress your friends at their next dinner party.
Your ticket includes entry to the event, the wine, and a buffet of nibbles throughout the evening.
Friday 10 April. Doors at 7pm for a 7:30 start.
Tickets must be purchased in advance. Click here to buy.
Extra info: all the wine and food at the event will be vegan. Consume compassionately!
You all know the London vegetarian restaurant called tibits, right?
The ‘help yourself’ food provider is a favourite for diners looking for plant-based food as the majority of their food ‘boat’ is 80% vegan on any given day. Regular items include super food salads, seasoned potato wedges, sticky toffee pudding and Victoria sponge cake.
It is tasty food with a decent vegan wine and beer selection to boot.
But things are changing slightly over at tibits. Check it out:
Plans for the owl cafe have been abandoned in Soho.
I’m in somewhat of a celebratory mood but feel we must remain vigilant. The organiser of this event plans to move it to another location out of Central London.
The organiser is also in the process of launching a new app/social media platform, so it is understandable why some of us would be concerned about his true intentions. Is he using birds to build a user base for his app?
Some things to ponder.
The Annie the Owl pop up logo (on top) and the Locappy logo (below) are extremely similar. Is the intention to build goodwill for the app off the back of animals?
Here is a screenshot of Seb Lyall talking about the Locappy launch. Full video here.
Here is his name at the bottom of a press release for Annie the Owl pop up event, showing that the Locappy Seb is the same as Annie the Owl Seb.
It could appear to some people that Seb was trying to launch his app off the fuzzy affection the public have for owls. It is clear that he has attempted to showcase an owl cafe around the same time as the app launch, using almost identical graphics for both endeavours.
In my opinion, birds deserve a cruelty-free life without the payback of performance. People need to be taught to give a fuck without receiving anything in return. It would have been awesome if the Locappy launch happened and some funds were directed to owl welfare concerns without them expected to be adored in an inappropriate setting.
Bottom line: owls shouldn’t be exploited so an entrepreneur can launch a money making app (if that is the case here).
Keep a keen eye on Annie the Owl.
London, are you ready?
This Friday night is the night you go to Black Cat cafe in Hackney. No excuses.
Wanna know why?
Javier Suarez, a South American chef based in London, has spent the last decade traveling around the globe due to his activity as a musician. He has explored vegan food options across the whole world. Inacio Gomez, head chef at Black Cat Hackney, invited Javier to take over Fridays at the cafe kitchen. Together they developed the idea of the Artisan Vegan ‘Meats’ Supper Night.
The vegan meats night is launching from 5pm this Friday (March 20, 2015). Food will be served until 10pm and the regular low Black Cat prices will be in place.
The menu sounds stunning. Check it out on the poster below.
Here is something you won’t read anywhere else today.
Antonio Biaggi is a vegetarian who bakes vegan food, advocates for animals, fights for gay rights, loves rescued dogs and enjoys living an eco-friendly life near the beach in Florida.
Oh yeah, he is also a gay porn actor and website owner.
When I found out that Antonio was a self-proclaimed animal advocate, I wanted to reach out to him in order to find out a little bit of information about his life and love for animals.
A short Q&A with the vegan baker and porn entrepreneur can be seen below.
If you are so inclined, you can click here to visit Antonio’s blog or follow him on Twitter. BE WARNED. His website and Twitter feed feature exceptionally explicit content.
I need your help.
I have been sent these gorgeous-looking oils as a gift from a company called Mokhado and I’m not sure how best to utilise them.
There is a bottle of avocado oil, one of apricot kernel oil and a third of macadamia oil. I have never cooked with any of these oils and I’m especially curious about the apricot kernel variety. What should I do with this? Has anyone used it before?
The oils, from the Limpopo region of South Africa, are available to buy in the UK as a starter pack. Click here to see them online.
This photo originally appeared on my Instagram account.
A quick bite of information for you.
If you are keen to book tickets for a festival this year but are worried about not having any vegan food options while on site, put your mind at ease.
Red Rooster is a three-day music event featuring R&B, Americana, Soul, Blues, Roots and Country musicians. It sounds kinda awesome.
What’s this about vegan food options at the festival?
London street food champions Club Mexicana will be at the Red Rooster festival serving up their celebrated, 100% vegan Mexican-inspired menu. Zero food options for compassionate revellers is no longer a problem.
Check out the festival here.