Year: 2015

Eat and dance

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Tonight is the night. My monthly dance party for the LGBT community and its friends is back for another round. Get along to Queer Vegan Disco from 8pm for pop, indie, alternative and dance music.

It’s a whole lot of fun.

If you are considering coming along but are unsure of how to negotiate dinner plans before the event, your panic is over.

Our host venue Kabaret will be serving the most delicious comfort food earlier in the evening, including:

  • chicken-style burger
  • beef-style burger
  • Jamaican patties
  • home-fried potatoes
  • tortilla with guacamole

This tantalising bar snack menu is 100% vegan (just like our drinks list) and will be available for the first few hours of the disco, so get down early for a bite to eat before you dance the night away.

As an extra incentive, you can RSVP to the Facebook event for tonight to receive £3 entry price on arrival instead of £5. Put the savings towards something to eat!

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Pigs

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Come the fuck on. Micro pig picnic? Really?

There is a new addition to what is quickly becoming a horrifying cavalcade of animal exploitation in London. There is the cat cafe, a (badly) planned owl cafe and now a picnic where people can hang out with micro pigs. This ‘trend’ needs to be halted.

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Vegan Ealing

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West London vegans. You’ve not been forgotten.

This food truck/street food event is taking place tomorrow (Friday March 13, 2015) in the Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre and 100% plant-based food truck Rupert’s Street is going to be in attendance serving up nutritious cuisine.

EMDM_A6flyer_LR-21Emily of Rupert’s Street let me know what she will be serving in Ealing Broadway tomorrow:

Beetroot & Chickpea Burger with Kale salad
Squash & quinoa Latke on crunch seasonal salad and flatbread
Lentil & chickpea Curry with Brown rice and date chutney
Spiced apple cake

Get along and support independent vegan business!

You can see other dates and events for Rupert’s Street by clicking here.

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Vegan Ronin

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My buddy Jhenn is a food magician. Her homemade seitan is the stuff of legend and her Vegan Ronin London based supper clubs are gorgeous dining experiences.

Check out these upcoming events hosted by Jhenn and book before they sell out. Also, follow Jhenn on Twitter.

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Dulce María

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Estoy tan feliz que mi favorita pop star Mexicana, Dulce María, está hablando sobre elefantes. Comparten con sus amigos hispanohablantes.

I am very happy that my favourite Mexican pop star, Dulce María, is speaking about elephants. Share with your Spanish-speaking friends.

Y ahora una musica.

And now some music.

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Instawin

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Vegan Tuck Box have surpassed themselves.

This fabulous subscription service has, for a while now, been the go to supplier of hard to find sweets and chocolates. The monthly box delivery is always rammed solid with tasty snacks and delicious surprises. (I first wrote about the Vegan Tuck Box here)

But what of surpassing themselves?

Vegan Tuck Box is now the number one place in the UK for the best vegan candy on the planet. They have No No’s, Peanot No No’s, Peanot Cups and Chocolate Covered Pretzels. The better part of this news is you don’t have to hope to get these in the mystery subscription box as you can order what you want, when you want.

Click here to visit the Vegan Tuck Box shop to see all the candy and treats available, as well as the eight (yes, eight!) different subscription box options. I’m incredibly tempted by the chocolate lover’s box.

But that’s not all.

How would you like to win the following selection of the best vegan candy on the planet?

tuck box prizeYou have no idea how difficult it is for me to have this in my house and not eat everything. Many thanks (sarcastic and real) to Vegan Tuck Box for donating this selection of goodies as a giveaway.

How do you win?

This is an Instagram competition. Head on over to my Instagram account, find the photo you see above, like it and leave a comment. Also follow my account if you feel like it.

I will randomly pick a winner next week. I probably won’t pick you if we are friends or enemies. I will post the box to you wherever you are in the world.

Get to it!

Also, follow Vegan Tuck Box on Twitter for news of more gorgeous treats coming up!

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Get together

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I’ve just had some interesting news come through about a new regular vegan dining and socialising event in London.

I absolutely adore when people create new spaces for building social capital and find new ways for compassionate humans to connect and support each other.

That is exactly what this concept promises. Check out the press release for BEspoken Dinners below:

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New marketplace

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Here is some interesting news for followers of online vegan commerce.

This little piece of information was sent across to FGV HQ earlier today and I thought you all might like to read it, too.

EthicalStores.com is launching on the 20th March.

EthicalStores is a non-profit cruelty-free alternative to Etsy. We are a team of volunteers from across Europe, hoping to bring all ethical business to one marketplace. Any business or individual selling products that don’t contain animals and/or are not tested on animals, can create a free store in minutes.

This sounds cool.

Does anyone know about this new online marketplace? Are any of my readers involved? Click here to visit the website.

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Best on the planet

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Vedge.

There is nothing else.

Of all the vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants I’ve eaten with during my time on this planet, nothing comes close to capturing the delight of food quite like Vedge of Philadelphia.

If you are interested in plant-based dining at its finest, you need to make sure Vedge is on your bucket list, in your 3-year plan or somehow scheduled into your not-too-distant future.

Owners Kate Jacoby and Rich Landau have created a food paradise where subtle flavours and unique ingredients join forces to create a melt-in-your-mouth tour de force. If that sounds like hyperbole, you are clearly one of the unfortunate few yet to step foot inside the award-winning Locust Street eatery. Those who have dined with Vedge might very well think I am not employing sufficient superlatives in my description.

I have dined with Vedge on three occasions over the years and I am constantly scheming and plotting my return. If anyone asks you if you know FGV’s favourite restaurant in the world, tell them Vedge.

Before I launch into the photos from my recent visit, I want you to take a moment to follow Vedge on Twitter and like the restaurant on Facebook.

Now, visual proof of my fine dining experience.

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Frozen

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The last few days of any vacation in the USA is a fraught time, but it has nothing to do with trying to squeeze in last minute sightseeing.

The drama revolves around shopping for perishables and freezing them for the flight back to the UK. Does anyone else do this? I can’t be alone.

Arriving home with a case full of frozen food is a fabulous way to extend the joy of your holiday. Even when you are back in the grey UK, your vacation lives on through a freezer full of vegan groceries.

Check out the photos of the haul that made it back with me from New York City a few weeks ago.

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