Wednesday November 10 podcast

The weekly podcast is up and I have a lot of news to discuss and stumble over.

I talk about the world’s best vegan chicken, a pop up vegan restaurant off Brick Lane, and a new monthly vegan social starting in London.

Take a listen.

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If you are interested in finding out what I eat, you can also follow me on Instagram.

Temple of Seitan new vegan chicken

If you hang around these parts of the Internet often, you will probably know that I have been doing some work with legendary vegan fast food business Temple of Seitan.

I really couldn’t have picked a better time to be aligned with the London eatery as they have just released a brand new version of their vegan chicken and it is truly sensational.

You will be blown away by this stuff.

You might be thinking that there was no room for improvement when it came to the Temple of Seitan chicken, but they have somehow managed to take it a few levels higher.

Rebecca has been working on this new recipe for a long time and has been unstoppable in her determination to create the best vegan chicken on the planet.

She has succedded.

The new recipe uses significantly less wheat gluten than the original recipe, making it lighter and more chicken-like. The pieces actually tear like chicken and the texture and taste are both incredible. So succulent.

I also find that because it is lighter, I am able to eat more of the stuff. I love that!

You gotta get along to one of the Temple of Seitan locations ASAP to get your paws on the new recipe chicken. All their locations and opening hours can be found on their website.

You can also follow Temple of Seitan on Instagram.

Female focused vegan restaurant

Do you wanna support independent women in business and eat delicious vegan food?

You need all this news!

Lady Lane Catering Co and The Canvas are proud to bring you Lady Lane Kitchen: a veritable pop-up feast running until the end of 2021. The kitchen is taking over The Canvas Cafe five nights a week, and is is all about sharing cultures, empowering women, sustainable lifestyles, and great food.

The cooperative brings together six women from all different backgrounds who tell a story of their love, their lives, and their dreams through their food. Launched in October, feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and the pop up kitchen is set to stay for the rest of the year.

They are now going to be running Tuesday-Saturday from 6pm, and in December will shake up the menu to offer a selection of dishes called ‘What we eat at Christmas’.

These women set up Lady Lane Catering Co in 2020 and they haven’t even let a pandemic stop them. They have persevered and have made it to this stand out London pop up, even as other hospitality businesses are struggling. It’s not been easy. Childcare, budgeting, and schedules could get in the way of a thriving business, but these women are excelling.

The strong women are coming together through a love of food, a fierce drive to succeed, and a vision to bring their family and heritage recipes to more people.

Flavour and passion abound in a menu featuring Caribbean, South Asian, Persian, Mediterranean and Somalian food from a group of single mums and super women.

Leila is a single mother who has created a Caribbean menu in her kitchen and is quick to point out the parallels between cultures; “Pilau rice is used in Caribbean cooking too – food shows us that we’re not so different after all!” Leila runs Munchbreaks, an eclectic multicultural catering service from the heart of East London (a bit like the person behind it). She says that it’s about community and caring for them.

Woin Ethiopic Kitchen is passionate about making traditional Ethiopic food 100% vegan and has created her business to create high quality, plant based menus, full of rich flavours.

Aseel’s Kitchen was started 5 years ago by Sophia, a mother of four lovely children. Providing for her family and friends great quality and scrumptious food has always been a point of great joy and pride and she specialises in providing great flavoursome dishes from the southern Mediterranean, Levant and Arabian Peninsula kitchens. She says that “cooking isn’t just about serving food, but sharing your story” and hopes to do jus that through her tasty menu.

Dadu’s Kitchen LDN opened in 2019 as a way of spreading love and joy through full bellies! Syeda, a mother of 6, and a grandmother, has had over 40 years of experience cooking a wide range of Bangladeshi foods, using aromatic spices from the south of Asia. Her passion is to extend the joy and love for her food beyond her family and friends, with a vegan twist! She says that “cooking isn’t just about serving food, but sharing your story” and hopes to do jus that through her tasty menu.

Amiira started making her own hot sauce Basbaas (which means chilli) after she lost her job in 2017. She noticed there was a gap in the market for Somali foods and condiments, and decided to use this downtime to launch her own business, as it had always been a dream of hers.

Ruth Rogers, founder and owner of The Canvas says: “The pop up was originally planned to run for a month, but we’ve seen just how transformative it has been. From customers saying they never realised vegan food could be inspired by cultures around the world, to the growth in confidence the women have found, we’re delighted they’re staying around a bit longer.”

Lady Lane Kitchen is a cooperative of women in partnership with business and government:

● Tower Hamlets Council

● The Canvas – East London Profit for Purpose Cafe hosting the pop up

● Heura Foods – proactive vegan meat brand who are donating products for the ladies’ menus

● Lady Lane Market – London’s first women-led market, in east London

Click here to see the exact location of The Canvas thanks to Google Maps.

Follow The Canvas cafe and event hub on Instagram. You can also follow The Lady Lane Kitchen on Instagram.

Book your table for one of these wonderful pop up dining experiences… or all of them!

Mini podcast October 26, 2021

The Tuesday October 26, 2021 episode of my podcast is live online.

Listen to me rant about restaurants using the term plant-based when they aren’t vegan, why Las Iguanas has terrible nachos, and probably a few other things that I can’t recall because I complain all the time!

Listen now.

FGV mini news round up December 28, 2022 – final of the year Fat Gay Vegan

As the year ebbs away join me for a chat about the tough task of going home, Whitney Houston, and vegan food on QANTAS planes.
  1. FGV mini news round up December 28, 2022 – final of the year
  2. FGV’s Mini News Roundup December 7, 2022
  3. FGV’s mini news roundup – news, views, and reviews from the plant-based world and beyond
  4. Fat Gay Vegan mini news roundup March 17, 2022
  5. FGV mini news roundup December 23, 2021 – vegan news and reviews

Yay for sharing vegan news in an audio format!

Vegan mini news roundup October 14

Check out the latest episode of my FGV Mini News Roundup.

This episode has all the latest eating news you need including two new Thai restaurants in London that are completely vegan.

I also have news of a vegan fish and chip shop in Brighton plus lots more.

FGV mini news round up December 28, 2022 – final of the year Fat Gay Vegan

As the year ebbs away join me for a chat about the tough task of going home, Whitney Houston, and vegan food on QANTAS planes.
  1. FGV mini news round up December 28, 2022 – final of the year
  2. FGV’s Mini News Roundup December 7, 2022
  3. FGV’s mini news roundup – news, views, and reviews from the plant-based world and beyond
  4. Fat Gay Vegan mini news roundup March 17, 2022
  5. FGV mini news roundup December 23, 2021 – vegan news and reviews

Another way to stay updated with my vegan ramblings is to follow me on Instagram.

Vegan mini news roundup October 6

This week’s podcast is all about the delicious vegan food I’ve eaten in London across the past 7 days.

Listen up if you want all the info on a new vegan Chinese takeaway, vegan Korean BBQ eating, a home delivery ready meal service, and deep fried apple pies.

FGV mini news round up December 28, 2022 – final of the year Fat Gay Vegan

As the year ebbs away join me for a chat about the tough task of going home, Whitney Houston, and vegan food on QANTAS planes.
  1. FGV mini news round up December 28, 2022 – final of the year
  2. FGV’s Mini News Roundup December 7, 2022
  3. FGV’s mini news roundup – news, views, and reviews from the plant-based world and beyond
  4. Fat Gay Vegan mini news roundup March 17, 2022
  5. FGV mini news roundup December 23, 2021 – vegan news and reviews

Please do get in touch if there is anything you would like me to mention on the podcast. I’m happy to do shout outs for your favourite vegan eateries.

You can also follow me on Instagram.

Mini news podcast September 28, 2021

I’m back again with another weekly instalment of my mini news podcast.

In this episode I chat about one of my favourite vegan chocolate producers on the planet, my trip to a vegan pub in London, and the new vegan steak wrap in fast food chain Leon.

Take a listen!

FGV mini news round up December 28, 2022 – final of the year Fat Gay Vegan

As the year ebbs away join me for a chat about the tough task of going home, Whitney Houston, and vegan food on QANTAS planes.
  1. FGV mini news round up December 28, 2022 – final of the year
  2. FGV’s Mini News Roundup December 7, 2022
  3. FGV’s mini news roundup – news, views, and reviews from the plant-based world and beyond
  4. Fat Gay Vegan mini news roundup March 17, 2022
  5. FGV mini news roundup December 23, 2021 – vegan news and reviews

Huge thanks to my Patreon supporters who make it possible for me to take the time to record these episodes, thus supporting vegan businesses.

You can pledge a small monthly amount on my Patreon page.

Podcast September 21, 2021

It’s time for another podcast episode of my mini news roundup.

This week’s episode find me chatting about vegan gummy sweets, vegan pizza, and a new vegan pub kitchen in central London.

Listen up and enjoy!

FGV mini news round up December 28, 2022 – final of the year Fat Gay Vegan

As the year ebbs away join me for a chat about the tough task of going home, Whitney Houston, and vegan food on QANTAS planes.
  1. FGV mini news round up December 28, 2022 – final of the year
  2. FGV’s Mini News Roundup December 7, 2022
  3. FGV’s mini news roundup – news, views, and reviews from the plant-based world and beyond
  4. Fat Gay Vegan mini news roundup March 17, 2022
  5. FGV mini news roundup December 23, 2021 – vegan news and reviews

Podcast episode for September 14

The latest mini news roundup with all the latest from the world of FGV has been released.

Hope you enjoy!

FGV mini news round up December 28, 2022 – final of the year Fat Gay Vegan

As the year ebbs away join me for a chat about the tough task of going home, Whitney Houston, and vegan food on QANTAS planes.
  1. FGV mini news round up December 28, 2022 – final of the year
  2. FGV’s Mini News Roundup December 7, 2022
  3. FGV’s mini news roundup – news, views, and reviews from the plant-based world and beyond
  4. Fat Gay Vegan mini news roundup March 17, 2022
  5. FGV mini news roundup December 23, 2021 – vegan news and reviews

Vegan ready meals

I’ve never really gotten into frozen ready meals.

I do like the idea of food being made and delivered ready to my house to eat, but there hasn’t been a huge choice when it comes to vegan versions.

But now there IS a fabulous choice and it is called Planty. I’m so stoked that the company sent me a mixed box of their meals to try for myself.

The food included in the Planty meals has been of surprisingly high standard. I don’t know why I expected it not to be but I guess I had some misgivings about frozen ready meals not being great quality.

Not only is the food delicious, but the company is also doing their bit to be as ethical as they can.

The packaging is recyclable and their delivery is carbon neutral.

But what meals do they currently serve?

The line up includes:

  • Aubergine moussaka
  • Mac No Cheese
  • Polpette Alfredo
  • Not-a-chicken Tikka Masala
  • BBQ Banana Blossom Burrito
  • Sweet Chili Tempeh Stir Fry
  • Yaki-Miso Udon Noodles
  • Smoky Pearl Barley & Sweetcorn Casserole
  • Red Thai Sweet Potato Curry
  • Butternut & Mango Madras
  • Shepherd-less Pie

I have no hesitation in recommending Planty for anyone looking for easy to consume vegan ready meals. These people are doing a great job.

These meals were sent to me for free but my opinion is legit and honest.

Click here to shop for your own Planty meals and follow the brand on Instagram.