Eat Out Vegan Wales

Even though this is a blog post about a website informing vegans where they can eat in Wales, it doesn’t just mean only people interested in Wales should take notice.

Eat Out Vegan Wales is a staggeringly well planned and executed web resource that should serve as an inspiration for vegans all over the planet.

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The landing page of the website has an interactive map allowing users to fine tune their search by county, or they can take the option to find out what is nearby using the location device.

Regular visitors to the site might appreciate the latest updates feature, as well.

Once you start digging deeper into the site, you realise what an extraordinary amount of information is listed. Take the one example below:

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You get the address, a link to the website, the number of vegan dishes usually on offer, a detailed description of how vegan friendly they are, instructions on how to locate the restaurant when you arrive, direct links to multiple maps services showing the location and a link to the Trip Advisor page for the establishment.

So simple and easy to navigate, yet comprehensive and informative.

The organiser of this website has gone to incredible lengths to create one of the most comprehensive vegan eating guides I’ve seen. The site is interactive, allowing for registered users to post updates.

Get over to Eat Out Vegan Wales now to be inspired. If you live in or visit the area, I hope you will use it often for its invaluable insights. If you are nowhere near Wales, I hope this fabulous website will inspire you to set something similar up for your part of the world.

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100% vegan café in Mexico impresses

I’m currently living in one of the largest cities on the planet and getting from one part of Mexico City to another can take hours. Traffic, congestion, overcrowding and people everywhere means you often have to plan well ahead to get somewhere on time.

The size of the city can be daunting so imagine how fabulous it is having one of the best vegan eateries in the megalopolis less than a ten minute walk from my front door.

Temictli is a friendly café perched on the corner of two incredibly busy streets on the fringes of the trendy Condesa neighbourhood. They serve freshly cooked food ranging from beautifully dressed salads to handmade seitan hot dogs with all the trimmings.

The photos below show a selection of dishes I’ve gobbled up in the few weeks since I first got acquainted with Temictli and its wonderful owners Rosa Linda and Elizabeth.

Follow Temictli on Instagram for more mouthwatering photos and be sure to either dine with them or take advantage of their bike delivery service if you find yourself in Mexico City.

Loving this gorgeous #vegan lasagna at @temictli in Mexico City. #cdmx

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Check out this KILLER #vegan breakfast burrito from @temictli in Mexico City #cdmx

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Check out my plate of #vegan scramble with guacamole and beans at @temictli

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Doing my best not to freak out over this AMAZING #vegan mac n cheese by @temictli in Mexico City right now. #cdmx

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Fresh rolls with peanut sauce at @temictli #vegan #cdmx

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Getting happy thanks to this #vegan Nutella cheesecake at @temictli in Mexico City. #cdmx

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Still warm, freshly baked chocolate chip cookies at @temictli in Mexico City #vegan #cdmx

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Oh my! STUNNING #vegan French toast with cashew cream at @temictli in Mexico City #cdmx

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Vegan fry up to make you drool

Manchester, you lucky ducklings.

You already have so many fabulous places to eat vegan food and now this gorgeous fry up falls into your laps. Astounding.


It looks as though the vegans of Manchester have been working overtime to demand better options because non-vegan places are falling over themselves to stuff their menus with plant-based options.

The above photo show the vegan fry up being served by The Deaf Institute on Grosvenor Street in the city centre. You can grab a plate of homemade vegan sausage, potato cake, hash brown and baked beans from 4pm this Sunday (10 April, 2016) along with other items packed onto a newly-extended vegan menu.

This news has made me incredibly hungry. Sadly I am in Mexico City where the concept of a vegan fry up is nowhere to be found. I will take it as a grave personal insult if you do not try this plate of food on my behalf.

Follow The Deaf Institute on Instagram for more shots of their vegan items.

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Gorgeous refried beans recipe

 

You can support the making of these videos and get early access and downloadable PDF copies of the recipes by becoming an FGV patron – click here.

Here’s the recipe:

Makes approximately two cups/serves four

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of cooked beans*
  • 1 small green chile, de-seeded and copped
  • 1⁄2 cup of liquid from cooked beans or tinned beans 1⁄2 cup of freshly chopped epazote**
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil
  • Salt to taste

*You can use tinned beans to save time but save some of the liquid when you drain them
** If you cannot find fresh epazote, used dried but see note below.

Method:

  • Heat a large frying pan and add the oil
  • Add chopped chile and fry for about 30 seconds
  • Add cooked beans and the liquid
  • If using dried epazote, add now
  • Mash the beans over a medium heat
  • Continue to cook for a couple of minutes while stirring
  • Add a pinch of salt
  • If using fresh epazote, add it at the end and stir through
  • ¡Buen provecho!

Serve in tacos, enchiladas, taquitos, tortas or simply with rice.

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Recipe and photo remain property of Sean O’Callaghan and Julio Alcantara and may not be reproduced without permission. © fatgayvegan.com

100% vegan deli is INCREDIBLE

Say goodbye to your socks because this is going to knock them right off.

Do you all know I am from Australia? Well, it appears a hell of a lot has improved down under since I was last there and one of the most drastic changes is the emergence of this absolutely stunning vegan deli in Melbourne.

My buddy Dex sent me some photos today and I actually can’t believe how impressive this is. She explained in her email that Smith & Deli is the newly opened companion business called Smith & Daughtersa super hip 100% vegan restaurant in the inner city region of Fitzroy.

Dex was impressed by the selection of goods on offer in the deli including sandwiches, pastries, pantry staples and hot coffee.

Check out the photos below and book your flights. Melbourne, we are coming for your deli food!

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Things are really looking up for Melbourne vegans. Last time I was in town, I had to stress about my vegan burger being fried on the same hotplate as a runny egg. Now they have a proper vegan deli with no compromises.

Seriously, the menu is on another level.

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Good work, Australia. Now, if you could just do something about the detention centres.

Follow Smith & Deli on Instagram and like them on Facebook.

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Part time vegan job in Glasgow

If you live in Glasgow and have a flexible schedule, you might just want to get involved
with this job.

The Vegan Kind is a monthly subscription box filled with cruelty-free brands. Subscribers are treated each month to a rotating selection of snacks, personal products, sweets and more.

With a huge number being sent out each month, someone has to pack all of the goodies into the boxes before they can head out the door.

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Karris McCulloch, owner of The Vegan Kind, is currently searching for part time packers who will help get the boxes out promptly each month.

Karris says the work would suit a student or a person with a flexible schedule as the days dedicated to packing can change from month to month.

If packing boxes of vegan treats sounds like a fun way to pass the time and earn some extra money, you can email karris@thevegankind.com to express your interest.

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Cheap vegan curry range in UK supermarket

My wonderful friend Mirel (click on her name to see the MOST fab vegan baked goods) sent me the following photos of some tasty-looking vegan curries she spotted in her local Asda and I must say, I am super impressed.

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Mirel mentioned that these were priced at the ridiculously-inexpensive price of £1.50 each. I can’t believe how cheap they are!

It is lovely to see a matar paneer made with tofu and check out that okra. Gorgeous.

Has anyone tried these? What did you think?

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Plant-based burger looks and tastes like meat

This news came out a little while ago but I don’t know how it slipped past my chubby radar.

A company in the USA called Impossible Foods is set to launch a burger in late 2016 that looks and tastes like meat but is made completely from plant protein and grains.

Honestly, take a look at this video:

I am amazed by how they have managed to make plant protein look like minced meat.

The company has the following to say on their website about how their burger looks and tastes just like animal meat:

We spent three and a half years understanding what makes the experience of cooking and eating meat so unique, and discovering proteins and nutrients from plants that recreate the experience on a molecular level.

Our biggest discovery was that a molecule called heme is the “magic ingredient” that gives meat its craveable flavor and smell. Although it’s exceptionally abundant in meat, heme is essential to every branch of life, including plants. A heme-containing protein naturally found in plants gives our meat its truly meaty flavor.

With that breakthrough, we embarked on the journey to creating a really delicious burger. We searched the plant world to find the best sources of each of the building blocks of meat, which led us to some unexpected ingredients, like coconut and honeydew melon. The result? A burger with the look, feel, smell, sizzle, and most importantly, the taste of ground beef—but made entirely from plants.

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What do you think?

Would you eat something that looked and tasted as realistic as the Impossible Burger?

This early article on the development of the burger suggests it has a texture that emulates gristle and muscle tendons plus it oozes a blood-like substance when it is sizzling. All made from plant protein!

You can read more about Impossible Foods on their website, you can like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

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Vegan food on Virgin Atlantic

This is one of the best things I’ve ever had on my blog.

I got an email this week from Laurie. So what, right? Well, it was Laurie from the fucking awesome punk band Slaves.

Laurie wanted me to know he likes my blog (awww shucks) and wondered if I would be interested in sharing pics and details of his recent vegan meal served by Virgin Atlantic. 

Slaves is heading over to the USA for a major tour, so it was super generous of Laurie to take the time to share his mid-air cuisine experience with all of us.

Check out Laurie’s thoughts below on his LHR>LAX meal and if you are in the USA, click here to see all the dates for the Slaves tour. Like Slaves on Facebook, follow them on Twitter and go to the bottom of the post for some music videos from one of the best bands the UK has seen for decades.

OK. Over to Laurie.

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First up lunch. For the main there was a delicious tomato gnocchi dish. Full of flavour. They also had a bean style side salad with a lovely mustardy dressing. The real surprise was the dessert though. Being vegan you just expect a fruit salad but Virgin have pushed the boat out and provided a nice apple crumble style dessert flavoured with cinnamon. Along with a bread roll the lunch was more than satisfactory. The only let down was the inclusion of a pack of butter which made me laugh.

A few hours later I was pleasantly surprised when a mixed bean ciabatta turned up. Usually we get lumped with falafel at every turn and it can get boring.

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The ciabatta was delicious!

Lastly was a lunchbox, which consisted of a harissa hummus and pomegranate flatbread, some crisps and a chocolate. Having two bread based meals in a row wasn’t ideal but everyone in economy was in the same boat. The wrap was tasty and crisps are crisps. I was excited for the chocolate caramel until I read the ingredients and it had milk in.

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All in all the in-flight vegan options were really great and surprised me. Apart from the inclusion of butter in the lunch and a milk chocolate in the lunch box. Simple things that could be easily ironed out.

Another thing to mention is vegan meals always get brought out first. Feels quite nice to be served ahead of the rest haha!

Thanks, Laurie! Not a bad meal considering what can happen to us vegans when we are up in the air.

OK. Now enjoy the music.




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Hot vegan t-shirt

You might remember that Hot Boyz Vegan Burger Joint makes awesome food like this:

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Well, now you can also know that they make rad vegan t-shirts like this:

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That’s a pretty freakin’ awesome design.

The t-shirts are priced at £25 and can be purchased via the Hot Boyz social media channels.

Place your order via Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

Hot Boyz are even throwing in free delivery or you can order online and collect at their stall in Brick Lane on April 17, 2016.

 

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