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100% Vegan Ethiopian Café in London

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I don’t know how this escaped my attention, but I just found out today that London has its very own vegan Ethiopian restaurant! Located in Dalston (also home to the incredible FED by water which you can read about here, here, here and here!), Andu Cafe has gone to the top of my list of places to visit when I get back to London in July.

Serving up traditional Ethiopian fayre including the delicious teff pancake injera, people are raving about the place on social media. Check out the photos from Instagram below…

Go here, eat food, SO delicious #anducafe #kingslandroad #hackney

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Like Andu Cafe on Facebook.

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UK’s first intersectional vegan conference

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VegFestUK London is hosting the UK’s first pro-intersectionality vegan conference later in 2016. Powerful voices from around the world will gather in London to speak of intersectional theory and how this valuable critical framework (highlighting how an individual can experience multiple, overlapping oppressions) can be applied to the realm of veganism and animal rights.

Read more about the conference here.

One of the key speakers at this conference is Aph Ko, founder of Black Vegans Rock. Click here to read FGV’s recent interview with Aph Ko.

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You can follow VegFestUK on Facebook and Twitter.

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New raw café in Central London

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If you are excited by raw food, news of the impending opening of Rawligion should please you.

The Rawligion Facebook page describes the outlet as specialising in:

Organic, plant based, raw food and drinks including raw chocolates, cold press juice and delicious dairy free milks!

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The café is located on Tottenham Street, just near Goodge Street Underground Station. Look for their grand opening in either late May or early June.

You can visit the Rawligion website and follow them on Twitter.

Extra note: this news article suggests Rawligion will be completely vegan except for honey in some dishes.

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Maoz London closed?

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This is terrible news.

A reader named Chris posted on my Facebook page yesterday to ask if I knew anything about Maoz on Old Compton Street being closed. He said it was shut with no sign of it being temporary and the HappyCow listings site has it marked as closed.

I am devastated.

I can’t remember the number of times I’ve stumbled into the store for a bag of hot chips after a few too many pints at a nearby gay bar.

It really was one of the best places for vegans to eat in Central London.

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Falafel and Belgian fries from Maoz in London

I have emailed the company to see if they have any news regarding the closure. If you have any further information, please let me know.

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Queer Vegan Disco special event: One night only

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London has never really known a party like Queer Vegan Disco.

This now-defunct monthly night was always the brightest and best celebration of the LGBT community, our friends, fabulous music and compassion.

If you were one of our regulars, or someone who always thought they would like to attend but never quite made it, there is some great news in store for you.

Queer Vegan Disco returns for one night only this summer!

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Your host Fat Gay Vegan (that’s me!) will be back from a 6 month stay in Mexico City and is desperate to resurrect this night one more time.

We will be playing a LOT of our favourite Prince tunes as a celebration of the artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as Prince, plus we will have our usual mix of indie, pop, alternative, rock, dance, 80s, 90s and more.

Of course the venue for this QVD return is the always 100% vegan Kabaret in Wood Green.

We expect turnout to be huge for this one time event, so you will most definitely want to buy your ticket in advance to ensure your entry.

Advance tickets are just £3 plus a small booking fee. If we have any space left on the night, door tickets will be £5. Click here to buy your ticket now.

You should also RSVP to the Facebook event and use the invite button to tell all your friends.

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New vegan ice creams in London!

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Oh dear. I don’t want these new vegan ice creams, I seriously NEED them.

I have written about Juice Baby in the past. This small food provider on impossibly ritzy King’s Road in West London is home to a delicious raw taco bowl and the most glorious caramel slice (read about the eatery here).

News has just reached me of the brand new addition to the Juice Baby line up and if you don’t mind, I’d rather let the photo do all the talking.

I’m not being hysterical when I say they might very well be the finest vegan ice creams I have ever set my chubby eyes upon.

Juice Baby has just moved to the number one spot on places I must visit as soon as I return to London in July. Please dear readers, don’t eat them all before I get there.

Follow Juice Baby on Instagram.

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Closed vegan café in London set to reopen

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Vegan Hippo didn’t exactly disappear with a lot of tears.

The Soho-based café was a bit more miss than hit and loving reviews weren’t flowing from the mouths of diners. However, the owners have seemingly taken advantage of their down time in order to reevaluate how they create and serve food.

And now they are back on the scene. The following message was posted on the Vegan Hippo Facebook page two days ago:

Vegan Hippo is about to reopen! We’ve listened to feedback and are starting again with a new and improved menu, and lots of take-away food too for eating in the park or taking to the office. All suggestions welcomed! Tell us anything you’d especially like to see us offer. Thank you!

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Are you excited about the return of Vegan Hippo?

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Best vegan food in London just got better

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Do you remember when I swore a lot about the food from Cook Daily?

In this blog post (and this one) I wasn’t shy about telling you how freaking awesome this Shoreditch food provider is and I insisted you should all get over there to eat.

Well, now it appears the best food in London has gone and gotten an upgrade.

King from Cook Daily tagged me in this short Instagram video to let me know how the already amazing Full English bowl has been improved.

Check it out!

Yes!

I’m loving life in Mexico City at the moment but I would be the happiest FGV on the planet if I could get my hands on this bowl in East London.

Head on in to Cook Daily for this food glory and please say hi from a very hungry and jealous FGV.

Follow Cook Daily on Instagram.

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Nigerian vegan pop up event in London

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There is some bad news and some good news.

Bad news.

A short while ago you missed an amazing Nigerian vegan pop up event by chef Tomi Makanjuola that left people raving.

Check out these photos.

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The good news?

Tomi is hosting a second edition of this Nigerian pop up so you no longer have to feel sad about missing out.

Get along on May 11, 2016 at La Suite West Hotel at 7:00pm. Of course you will need a ticket, so click here to book.

Tomi has announced the menu for this next event and it includes:

Starter: Avocado and roasted corn salad with cassava crispbread

Main: Yam pottage with quinoa and vegetable crisps

Dessert: Decadent chocolate mousse with pineapple meringue 

Book your seat and make sure you also visit Tomi’s blog, The Vegan Nigerian.

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Vegan jobs in London

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Vegan jobs don’t come along very often, so I feel it is worth a blog post when two come along at once.

Legendary vegan business Ms. Cupcake is taking on new people across their Brixton store front and their behind the scenes office. So whether you like making delicious vegan cake or just helping promote it by keeping things running smoothly, their is a job for you.

ROLE 1: Full Time Bakery Assistant
40 hours per week – working 8 hour shifts on 5 days each week.

ROLE 2: Part Time Admin Assistant
Role Overview: To supply administrative support to the Ms. Cupcake shop and office. To ensure accurate processing of customer orders, data entry, stock ordering and financial reconciliation.

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You can click here to find the full job descriptions and how to apply for work with one of the most famous and well-loved vegan names in the UK.

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