I am back with Vegan Quarantine: Day 7. This video series is my way of trying to keep spirits high in the vegan community as well as support independent businesses, charities, and musicians.
All links discussed can be found below.
Louise Wallis – Yoga & Pilates is going live with yoga classes on Facebook. Find out more on the page, including the next class on Tuesday morning, March 24.
Hi all. I am back again with another video to try and keep spirits high in the vegan community and help support independent vegan business and charities.
All of the links for everything mentioned in the video can be found below.
Moo Free Chocolates is a gorgeous vegan chocolate company. Order from them directly online, including all their Easter egg treats!:
This video series is my way of trying to keep spirits up in the vegan community, give you a friendly face to look forward to each evening, and support independent vegan business.
Links for things I discuss are all below. Please click and share.
A gorgeous new vegan food business in Somerset called Plantsidecafe was only open a week and has closed due to the global crisis. Follow them on social media for when they reopen:
Goyo’s Burgers is a vegan fast food joint that JUST opened in Mexico City. Please follow them on Instagram to help cheer them up at this difficult time: https://www.instagram.com/goyosburgers/
I’m listening to a lot of Trixie Mattel music! All links for music, rescheduled tour dates, and a make up line being switched to all vegan: https://www.trixiemattel.com/
These videos are happening daily to help keep our spirits up within the vegan community and draw attention to independent businesses that are struggling, charities that need our help, and musicians that need support.
Links for everything I mention are below.
Check out this GOOD NEWS story about food outreach being undertaken by a vegan business in Tennessee: https://tinyurl.com/vpat2dg
Hi all. Fat Gay Vegan back again with another video to try and keep spirits high within the vegan community AND draw your attention to independent businesses and charities that need our support.
Links are below for everything I discuss. Please add your own links and suggestions in the comments.
Unicorn Grocery is a vegan coop supermarket in Manchester. They now have special opening time slots for 70+ and vulnerable people. Support this vegan business: https://www.unicorn-grocery.coop/
Here I am with Day 2 of my reach out video series during the global pandemic. These videos are to foster a sense of community for vegans around the world and to bring attention to some of the independent businesses, charities, and even bands that could use our help.
Please use the links below for all the mentions from the video:
Bandcamp is a place to buy and stream music by independent bands. The platform is waiving their revenue share on Friday March 20. Buy music if you can afford it: https://bandcamp.com/
I’m watching a wonderful series on Netflix called Gentefied. I love it. Give it a try!
Ten years is a long time for a blog. A really long time.
I can hardly believe that in December 2020 I will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of being Fat Gay Vegan.
It has been a wild ride of a decade and to look back in a positive way, I am hosting a week-long vegan cruise on the gorgeous Danube river.
Wanna celebrate ten years of FGV with me?!
Prices start from $1,499 USD per person.
Join me and Vegan Culinary Cruises for a week-long 100% vegan cruise on the Danube traveling from Budapest, Hungary to Passau, Germany between December 31, 2020 and January 7, 2021.
As the cruise is a celebration of the 10th anniversary of Fat Gay Vegan, it is set to be a vegan experience like no other.
The cruise will feature:
morning yoga classes
incredible vegan cuisine served across three meals a day
special guests involved in cooking demos and panel discussions
disco and karaoke nights in the lounge
100% vegan toiletries in each cabin
Wi-Fi access
24h coffee and tea station
Teatime and cake
Midnight snack in the lounge
All day water and ice-tea in the lounge
Electrically assisted bicycles
Optional extras on the cruise will include:
city and vegan food tours
drinks packages
airport transfers
Cruise schedule
Day 1 December 31 Budapest
Day 2 January 1 Budapest
Day 3 January 2 Bratislava
Day 4 January 3 Vienna
Day 5 January 4 Villages of the Wachau Valley – Durnstein & Melk
Day 6 January 5 Linz
Day 7 January 6 Passau
Day 8 January 7 Passau: Depart
We take over the complete ship meaning this is a fully vegan cruise.
Help me celebrate my 10th anniversary as Fat Gay Vegan. I have met thousands of vegans and vegan-friendly people over the past decade and it would be wonderful to share this huge milestone with familiar faces.
Click here to get all the details and if you like what you see, book a cabin!
With all the intense and feverish attention given to mainstream non-vegan restaurant chains serving vegan options, I wanted to take a step back and give some space to the true legends of the vegan food scene.
I’ve compiled a list of my top ten favourite vegan restaurants and eateries on the planet as a way to celebrate the people who put animals first.
This list is current as of February 2020 and is as accurate as I can recall. Some places would have made this list had they not sadly closed. I also am aware that I am missing a whole bunch of amazing vegan spots that I haven’t had a chance to visit, so please feel free to add your suggestions in the comments.
Are you ready for FGV’s Ten Favourite Vegan Restaurants On The Planet?
Por Siempre Vegana Taqueria (Mexico City, Mexico)
Tacos are more than just food in Mexico. They are an inextricable part of the culture. Late night and early morning taco stands are on every corner, making this cuisine the most popular and most eaten in the city.
Por Siempre launched a vegan version of a traditional taco stand six years ago and it quickly became one of the absolute must visit locations for vegans. The business has recently expanded and now boasts a second spot featuring chairs and tables.
Temple of Seitan is more than just a place to get irresistible comfort food. It is a food company that has become world-famous and unquestionably legendary.
The first location of this fried vegan chicken powerhouse turned the world of plant-based eating upside down when it opened in Hackney, East London. With a second spot in Camden and more expansions soon to follow, Temple is set for world domination.
If you haven’t dined with Vedge, I promise you haven’t dined with the best vegan restaurant on the planet.
Until Kate Jacoby and Rich Landau launched their super swanky (yet still incredibly welcoming) Vedge restaurant, I wasn’t certain that I had ever truly eaten exceptional vegan cuisine. My multiple trips to the Philadelphia-based restaurant have forced me to reconsider everything I know about good food.
This restaurant located at Mermaid Beach on Australia’s Gold Coast means more to me than I can effectively express. Living in nearby Brisbane wasn’t always amazing for vegans (it has changed BIG time) so Tian Ran was my sanctuary.
Their menu is overflowing with some of my favourite dishes on the planet including olive fried rice, crispy bean curd, noodles, and drumsticks. I adore Tian Ran and I miss them deeply.
Veggie Grill (multiple locations, United States of America)
The first time I actually adored a salad instead of eating it out of duty was probably at a Veggie Grill location.
This chain of casual quick service restaurants is consistently high quality. They serve the perfect mix of comfort dishes (wings, burgers) with decadent salads packed with kale.
Veggie Grill is expanding rapidly around the USA. Eat with them when you can for pure happiness and satisfaction. Extra note: make drinking their strawberry lemonade a priority.
Plant Power Fast Food (multiple locations, United States of America)
Vegan junk food (junk is not a bad word!) is a reality thanks to Plant Power Fast Food. With seven locations and a food truck spread out across Southern California, the chain is fast becoming a force to be reckoned with in the fast food industry.
Plant Power recreate all your favourite foods of pre-vegan times without hurting any animals, including breakfast muffins, shakes, fries, and stacked burgers.
Not only are Carla and Marco dear friends of mine, they are also bloody talented food creators. Their pie and mash outlet in Camden, London is unquestionably one of the best places to eat on this planet.
Crispy pie shells, hot savoury fillings, creamy mash, and decadent gravy will be your reward if you make the effort to visit the shop. I would eat there every day if I could.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6fcYzjHbZi/
Napfényes Étterem (Budapest, Hungary)
During my first visit to this Hungarian restaurant and gourmet bakery, I almost started crying from the pure joy. Seriously. It was an intensely emotional experience for me.
Traditional Hungarian cuisine turned vegan by their impossibly talented chef makes this the finest vegan restaurant in Europe. The glass cases near the restaurant’s entrance are piled high with pastry items that cannot be bettered in my opinion.
Imagine traditional Italian food bursting with flavour. Imagine gnocchi. Imagine creamy tiramisu. Fried pasta. Ravioli. Now imagine this all done vegan.
So What? is the restaurant of your dreams if you adore Italian food. I was so shocked at how utterly delicious everything was during my visit, I kept pinching myself to make sure it wasn’t a dream.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo0_FhaiNme/
Doomie’s Home Cookin’ (Hollywood, United States of America)
Imagine being the happiest you can be. Imagine your happiest of happy places. Where do you see yourself?
When I close my eyes and think happy thoughts, I picture myself sitting at a table in Doomie’s with a vegan chicken basket in front of me and a jumbo soda off to the side.
Comfort food rarely comes more delicious than at Doomie’s.
