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Gourmet vegan food in Shoreditch

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Joey’s Kitchen is a newish food business run by a group of friends named Samantha, Fran and John. This terrific trio recently set up business with a residency at Joyeux Bordel cocktail bar in Shoreditch until the end of May 2016, plus there are a few other places where you will see them popping up.

“But what about the food!” I hear  you scream.

The menu is sparse but certainly not basic. The three items on offer include a homemade seitan hot dog, stacked nachos and their signature Jarlsberg style cheese grilled sourdough sandwich, all of which can be served loaded up with different toppings.

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The people behind Joey’s Kitchen like to talk about their culinary influences, but one look at those toppings will give you all the info you need.

The food business started off a few years ago doing event catering and supper clubs and then just over 6 months ago moved into DIY Space for London, a south London arts and social centre. Joey’s Kitchen is based there every Saturday and Sunday during the day offering food, sweet stuff plus coffee and other drinks.

In addition, the foodies will soon be running a stall at the street food market in their local Leytonstone area and have lots of exciting other things on the cards for the coming months!

Wanna see the food at the Shoreditch pop up? Here you go!

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Investigate the gorgeous food of Joey’s Kitchen by getting along to their Shoreditch pop up. How can you say no to the above images?! Host venue website with address and hours here.

You can like Joey’s Kitchen on Facebook and follow them on both Twitter and Instagram.

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Vegan pop up dinner in Walthamstow

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How about doing something wonderful for your belly this Saturday night?

Book your ticket and get along to this exquisite 3-course vegan supper club being hosted inside the Hornbeam Café in Walthamstow, East London.

The café regularly allows volunteers to take over the venue for special vegan dining experiences and with a Spring theme this weekend, you’ll want to make sure you are a part of it.

The menu this Saturday night includes:

Starter – Spring garlic soup with julienne spring vegetables and mushrooms

Main – A selection of sharing platters
Spring vegetable roll with peanut sauce – Docola (chickpea flan) – Roasted purple sprouting broccoli with chilli and garlic – Orange, carrot and watercress salad dressed with fennel and preserved lemon – Mixed leaf green salad with fresh herbs – New potatoes marinated in preserved lemons and coriander – Pakoras (crispy fried vegetables)

Dessert – Rhubarb and ginger fool topped with roasted hazelnut praline

This 3-course extravaganza will set you back only £20 or if you are not an adult, £10. Click here to book your spot now.

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The Hornbeam Café is at 458 Hoe Street in Walthamstow, E17 9AH. You can phone them on 020 8558 6880. The Spring vegan supper club is this Saturday 30th April, 2016 between 7:30pm and 9:30pm.

Book now to support vegan events, independent business and kick ass volunteers.

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Glorious vegan calzone comes to London

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I know this news is going to make a lot of people happy. Really happy.

Actually, the happiness-inducing news is in a few parts. Let me break it down for you.

A new vegan mozzarella is launching very soon across London. Created by the talented Anne’s Vegan Pleasures, the Melt Me mozzarella looks stunning. Check out the photos below:

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This stuff looks fabulous and is being packaged and prepared for retail outlets as I type.

If you can’t wait until you can buy it in your local health food store, I’ve got some top news for you.

Melt Me has teamed up with Italian street trader Orso for a series of outings where they will bring glorious vegan calzone to the hungry masses starting this weekend!

Get along this weekend to try some decadent Vegan Calzone Fritti. They will be selling two varieties including asparagus with wild garlic, tomato and Melt Me mozzarella as well as aubergine with mushroom, tomato and Melt Me mozzarella.

You can find these tasty treats at the following locations:

Friday April 22, 2016 between 10am and 3pm at Startisans Market 77 Shelton Street Covent garden

Friday April 22, 2016 between 6pm and 10pm and Saturday April 23, 2016 between 2pm and 10pm at Open Jack Weekender New River Studios 199 Eade Rd, London N4 1DN

Saturday April 23, 2016 between 10am and 4pm Partridges Market, Duke of York Square, Chelsea

Sunday April 24, 2016 between 10am and 3pm at Alexandra Palace Farmers Market

Now that all the info has been shared, who wants to see some photos of the vegan calzone?!

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Vegan ice cream in Bristol and London

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You would think being a groundbreaking vegan shop with two locations would be enough, but apparently not. Vx has gone and raised the bar by making and selling their own vegan ice cream.

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If you drop by either the new Bristol location or the original Kings Cross store front, you will find a rotating selection of enticing flavours all hand made by the Vx crew.

Recent flavours have included Vego Caramel, Mint Chocolate with vegan After Eight bits, Blueberry Lemon, and Rum Coconut with raisins. All flavours are also gluten free, if that is a concern of yours.

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The team are also open to suggestions so make sure you put a word in for you favourite combination when you stop by to pick up a few tubs.

Yay for vegan ice cream!

Visit Vx online and follow the Bristol and London stores on Instagram.

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Exclusive 100% vegan tearoom opens in London

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The breakneck speed with which London’s vegan scene is expanding leaves me breathless. Or maybe that’s due to the building in my lift being broken meaning I had to take the stairs.

Regardless, London is booming when it comes to plant-based cuisine and bhuti is front and centre of the surge.

There is so much to tell you about bhuti. Situated in the West London neighbourhood of Richmond, bhuti bills itself as a centre of well-being and offers a huge range of beauty and relaxation therapies. It is home to ongoing yoga and pilates classes, as well as nutrition workshops.

Like many similar places, the treatments  are certainly not inexpensive but I assume the prices are well within the range of what people pay for this type of thing in Richmond.

Not interested in a vitamin C facial or full body ‘5 element’ massage? Well maybe the in-house vegan tearoom will get you heading west.

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The menu actually extends far past what you would expect from a tearoom. The fully vegan, organic, gluten-free, refined sugar-free and mostly raw menu includes a whole variety of snacks, drinks and dishes and even though bhuti only opened recently, they already have plans to expand the tearoom.

The menu is designed by head chef Eli who has been vegan for years and has moved over to bhuti from RAW at La Suite West. Eli is serving up raw cakes, buckwheat toast with toppings, chia pudding, breakfast smoothies, hot soup, nori rolls and tea infusions just to name a small selection.

Find out everything you need to know about bhuti on their website and take a moment to follow them on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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London vegetarian burger stand turning vegan!

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This is fantastic news.

You might very well have heard of a meat free burger business called The Veggie Table. This well-known fast cuisine trader has been selling its food at Borough Market for 10 years.

But there are some big changes on the horizon.

The Veggie Table is changing its name to Big V. Why the change? Big V is going to be a 100% vegan food stand.

Everyone at The Veggie Table is vegan. All the cooks, all the servers and even their promotional people are plant-based so they felt it was time to start trading by their principles. The final non-vegan holdout is a Halloumi burger which is set to be phased out as the vegan makeover takes hold.

Make sure you get down to The Veggie Table/Big V to congratulate them on deciding to make the switch to 100% cruelty-free.

If you make your visit coincide with St. George’s Day on April 24, 2016, you will witness the food stand serving their regular ‘V dog sausage’ as a ‘Sausage Sarnie’ and ‘Facon Butties’. That sounds like food heaven to my ears.

Follow Big V on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram before you check out these photos of their tasty burgers below.

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Hot vegan t-shirt

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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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London pub launches vegan burger!

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Do you know the Lord Nelson pub in Southwark?

If you answered in the affirmative, you will probably also know this pub is famous for its burger menu but hasn’t been known for being vegan friendly.

Until now, that is.

From Monday April 4, 2016 you will be able to march up to the Lord Nelson and order yourself a spicy, chewy and entirely satisfying vegan jerk burger made by plant-based producers More Than Meat.

Barry from More Than Meat told me, “They are going to be adding a massive mouth filling almost 5 inch diameter, 200g (uncooked weight) version of our vegan More Than Meat Jerk burger to their menu. It is made with a blend of plant proteins and red kidney beans flavoured with warm spicy jerk seasoning, chilli, lime and thyme.”

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Barry also let me know that if the burger is a hit, there is a chance it will also be added to the menu of a pub in Battersea that is owned by the same people.

So that means you had better get over to Southwark and eat a lot of these beauties, London!

Visit the Lord Nelson online.

Visit More Than Meat online, like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

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London vegan business celebrates 5 years!

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Bow down.

The revolutionary, trailblazing and pioneering Ms Cupcake vegan bakery in Brixton, London is celebrating its five year anniversary tomorrow (FGV was at the grand opening back in 2011).

Can you even imagine the energy, dedication and hard work required to not only keep a London business open for five years, but to make it thrive? Mellissa Morgan has succeeded and thrived by committing herself to her business wholeheartedly.

To truly understand how hard Mellissa has worked, take a moment to reflect on your own life during the past five years. You will have endured hardships, stress, possibly health concerns, the daily grind of general life and countless other confronting situations.

Now add to this the running of an independent business with your own money, being responsible for the livelihood of a dozen or so people, writing and promoting books, launching your products into a nationwide retail chain as well as being seen as one of the driving forces behind the UK vegan movement.

I’m worn out just typing it.

I was going to ask you all nicely, but have decided to be a bit more direct. Go to Twitter and Facebook to congratulate Mellissa and the Ms Cupcake team for five amazing years, as well as thank them for their tireless dedication to improving outcomes for animals and for kickstarting UK veganism like no one else was able to manage.

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Clothing-optional vegan pop-up in London this weekend!

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Well here’s something you don’t see very often.

This Saturday and Sunday there is a pop-up sauna in South Tottenham with vegan food provided by The Magic Cauldron and the Facebook page for the event says that swimwear is optional! Housed in a converted horse trailer, the sauna is open to all interested people and towels can be hired for £3. Interested yet? If not, then let me tell you about the food.

The Magic Cauldron will be at the pop-up event providing 100% vegan food. Here’s the flyer for the event:

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It all looks and sounds divine:

  • Baked turmeric falafel
  • Red Cabbage Vietnamese Rolls
  • Sweet potato, carrot & courgette fritters
  • Creamy roasted red pepper curry & rice
  • Roasted beetroot & fennel hot lentil salad

So if you’ve always fancied getting your kit off and getting stuck into some tasty vegan food, then this weekend could be right up your alley!

Like The Magic Cauldron on Facebook.

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