Sassy Plants (formally That Sloppy Vegan) are having another pop up event in South London this month!
The second supper club is taking place in Balham on Friday April 12, 2019 at Brother Marcus located at 9 Chestnut Grove, London SW12 8JA.
The dinner will run between 7:30pm and 10:00pm.
Wanna know about the menu?
Enjoy a middle eastern inspired, totally vegan dinner. Sassy Plants is all about promoting incredible flavour within an entirely plant-based menu for vegans and non-vegans alike.
Four courses will be accompanied by great music and the awesome atmosphere of Brother Marcus.
Check out the sample menu below:
Appetiser – Selection of Meze
Starter – Kofta with Twisted Tabbouleh and Smoked Sauce
Main – Ras-el-Hanout Grilled Aubergine on Mushroom Infused Buckwheat & Pearl Barley with Seasonal Vegetables
Dessert – Warming Apple Tart with Cardamom Infused Vanilla Cream
Hospital food has had a bad reputation for decades. Never mind vegan hospital food, which I’ve never had to try and find before now. I recently had an operation which required an overnight stay in a London hospital. Ahead of time I contacted the hospital to put in my request for vegan meals and hoped for the best.
They confirmed vegan meals would be provided for me but couldn’t give me exact details of what would be available. I had the lowest of expectations and asked my loved ones to be on standby to source a packed lunch from outside if needed!
The day came, the operation was a success and this was my post-op meal, a combination of lunch and dinner due to the timings on the day.
They brought me round a jacket potato with double beans, a hummus sandwich on brown bread with crisps and a side salad. Dessert was a fruit bowl with melon, grapes and pineapple pieces. I was impressed! Nothing here was groundbreaking but it was thoughtfully put-together, healthy, tasty and filling.
Even my visitors were impressed! Though perhaps this was because there was no need for anyone to do an emergency dash to the nearest food retailer.
The real fun came the next morning when breakfast arrived. They brought me avocado on sourdough toast, a large bowl of porridge with maple syrup, another round of toast with peanut butter and another fruit bowl.
It’s one of the best breakfasts I’ve ever had, which was extra welcome in the circumstances!
The team behind Black Cat, Hackney’s oldest and arguably finest vegan café, have taken over the kitchen at Roadtrip & The Workshop.
Although London can luckily claim a few vegan pubs, this is the first time a bar, and a late night one at that, is catering a fully plant-based menu. (FGV note: I might argue that Karamel in Wood Green is the first)
The aim is to offer approachable vegan food to the multifaceted clientele of the Old Street location, from gig-goers to the followers of sports on the big screens to those looking for a meal to go with their night out in Shoreditch.
Black Cat will be serving up “tapas without borders”, a menu combining vegan versions of traditionally Mediterranean dishes with hints from other parts of the world.
The menu has been tested and served at their Hackney premises, and some have even been served at benefit gigs, music venues, gatherings, and special events.
Regulars to Black Cat need not be disappointed on their first jaunt to Roadtrip & The Workshop: Black Cat’s burgers will be also available and new dishes will appear weekly on the specials board.
Prices range from £3 for freshly-cut chips to £8.50 for the delicious cashew buttermilk corn-crusted seitan burger. The small sharing plates average around £6.
This will be the first vegan residency at Roadtrip & The Workshop, and the venue has gone to great lengths to ensure that diners can not only eat plant-based foods, but that the drinks menu matches the ethics behind the food!
All wine and beers behind the bar are vegan, as is most of the cocktail menu, which is clearly labelled while the venue works with existing suppliers and brands to clarify and find alternatives for its full back-bar of spirits and liqueurs.
Black Cat’s head chef, Nacho, commented: “We’re delighted to be able to bring our food to Old Street, and the whole team are excited to reach as many people as possible to highlight how going out eating vegan is affordable, easy, and most importantly, it can be enjoyed by anyone!”
Carla, who manages the café with Nacho, added: “We’ve been on the lookout for a second site for Black Cat, and when Paul from Roadtrip & The Workshop got in touch, we knew this was the perfect place to bring our tapas menu to. We are super excited and thankful for this opportunity given to us by the venue.”
Both Black Cat venues will be open simultaneously and can be booked for large parties, birthdays, or other celebrations.
A sustainable awareness event featuring music, food, and fashion is taking place in Clerkenwell on Saturday April 6, 2019.
Positive Planet is powered by the same people who brought London the popular Style Yourself Sustainable and Vegstock events last year.
Music on the night is from Besureis, Queen V, and more while there will be talks from passionate individuals bringing conversations about climate change, animal welfare, and veganism to the limelight.
A sustainable and responsible fashion display will end the evening and across the night attendees can enjoy pop up stalls selling sustainable fashion, vintage goods, vegan food, and refreshments.
I don’t simply mean there is a lot more than there used to be. I mean there is vegan food ALL OVER THE PLACE.
Take my recent walk through of the Hammersmith Broadway centre. The shopping plaza is overflowing with vegan food options.
Your plant-based cuisine options inside the centre include:
Coco di Mama is a London-based chain featuring Italian food and coffee. You can grab delicious comfort food including lasagne
Leon is showing us just how spectacular a non-vegan chain can cater for vegans and their new burger is sensational
Pret is still making vegan options a priority
Wasabi has some stunning vegan sushi, salad and soup options
Pulse Juice Bar is a kiosk overflowing with vegan toasted sandwich options, as well as salad and soup to go
Crosstown have a kiosk near the front entrance of the centre and always have about five vegan donut flavours
This list isn’t even close to everything vegan in the centre, which also houses a Tesco that has a huge selection of the Wicked Kitchen range of ready meals and sandwiches.
A vegan food revolution inside the Hammersmith Broadway centre is underway and is indicative of what’s happening all over London and the UK.
How are the vegan options in your local shopping centre?
We had glorious but bizarre sunshine and warmth in the middle of winter that we felt guilty enjoying because it is probably a sign of our impending, climate-driven doom.
Brexit is circling all around us like the unseen demons in Bird Box. If we don’t look at it, we might survive.
And our politicians seem to have two function modes; uncaring or incompetent.
We could all use some good news, right?
In an attempt to cheer you up, I’ve put together a quick list of ten vegan things you should be excited about in London this week (w/e Sunday March 3, 2019).
Let’s see if we can turn your frown upside down.
Vegan Delice pop up in Westfield Stratford is stacked with tasty treats.
2. There are now two weekly FGV market sections. Every Saturday in Venn Street Clapham and, from this Sunday, one on Walthamstow High Street as part of Walthamstow Sunday Social.
6. Visit the newest outlet of comfort food chain Arancini Brothers. It is located on Maltby Street in Bermondsey and not only do they serve the best fries in the city, they also have a burger named after FGV!
7. Nora & Nama bakery and deli in Camden has been closed for renovations this week but reopens in a big way on Saturday March 2, 2019. Cake. Sandwiches. Patisserie. Coffee. And more!
9. The London Feel Good Co is making the best vegan sausage rolls you will ever taste. You can buy these delicacies at the FGV sections of both Venn Street Market on Saturday and Walthamstow Sunday Social on Sunday.
Following a successful launch in 2018, London’s first plant-based, zero waste market is back! This is a not-for-profit initiative with all profits going to Animal Equality, a leading animal protection organisation.
Dedicated to all things eco, Zero Mkt is a one-stop shop with over 40 stallholders. You can purchase bulk grains and fresh produce, upcycled accessories, soaps, candles, cosmetics, vintage clothing and much, much more – all under one roof!
And you get to enjoy tasty vegan food and drink as you browse.
There will also be free workshops taking place throughout the day, including a cooking demo from plant-based, zero waste chef Max La Manna; a talk from Humane Society International (UK) about the environmental impacts of animal agriculture; and an eco embroidery workshop with Offset Warehouse.
Zero Mkt is all about:
Zero animal products
Zero single-use plastics
Zero waste
Surplus meals will be donated to City Harvest and leftover food will be composted and used by the venue’s Gardening Club. Trees will also be planted by event founders, as part of a carbon offsetting mission.
Zero Mkt is taking place on Saturday April 13, 2019 between 10am and 5pm at Saint Thomas More Language College on Cadogan Street, Chelsea.
The nearest underground station is Sloane Square. Lifts and disability accessible toilets are available on site.
Entry into the event and all workshops is totally FREE. Simply download your free ticket in advance on Eventbrite to guarantee entry.
It has been a long time since I’ve had a chance to dine with Essential Vegan, the superstar vegan café located in Shoreditch, London.
But yesterday I grabbed my chance and thought you might like to see some of the food that hit my table.
Everything featured on the Essential Vegan menu is superb, especially their famous cheese balls and cassava chips.
Our table also made space for the chickn buger, seitan burger, nuggets, and cheese board.
See the mouthwatering delights below and be sure to follow Essential Vegan on Instagram. You can see the exact location of the café thanks to Google Maps.
Great news for pizza lovers and vegans who like to hang out in Brixton.
Vegan pizza superstars PickyWops are launching their new kitchen takeover on Thursday February 21, 2019 at The Queen’s Head pub in Brixton.
Want better news? PickyWops is hosting a HUGE party on the night to celebrate the launch and you can buy tickets.
Want betterer news? The Queen’s Head is going vegan and staying vegan for good!
The party will start at 7pm and it’s gonna be aperitivo style. Each ticket gives you entrance, a first drink, nibbles of their food and music all night.
Tickets are moving VERY quickly for this opening night party, so be fast and book online.
Moving on from the opening party, the PickyWops kitchen will be open Tuesday through Sunday each week from 6:30pm until 10pm.
The regular menu will include PickyWops pizza as well as pasta, a burger, vegan fish and chips, and a Sunday roast!
Follow PickyWops on Instagram to stay updated on all the latest news. See the exact location of The Queen’s Head thanks to Google Maps.
