London vegan news, reviews & events
Calling all comedy fans for this sidesplitting night of compassionate laughs and ethical nibbles presented by Fat Gay Vegan.
This comedy event is proudly sponsored by The Fry Family Food Co. and is being staged to raise crucial funds for Hugletts Wood Farm Animal Sanctuary.
Join a stunning roster of comedians for hours of hilarity, including:
This is a bit late seeing as the event has almost sold out, but below is the 5-course vegan menu I am serving at my 4th annual Day of the Dead dinner on November 1.
Aperitivos: Mini tortillas with guacamole, salsa verde & pico de galloFirst course: Esquites with Vegenaise, epazote, fresh lime juice and chile powderSecond course: Black bean & lime soup with smoked paprika, chipotle and cuminThird course: Flautas filled with chorizo and potato served on a bed of lettuce, drenched in salsa verde and topped with marinated onionFourth course: Albondigas de lentejas (lentil meatballs) with adobo sauceFifth course: Chocolate cake with sticky spiced chocolate sauce, served with vanilla ice cream and hibiscus-chile sprinkle
There is a vegetarian restaurant in Soho that for many years has been a favourite hangout of London vegans. Mildreds on Lexington Street has just enough plant-based dishes to keep compassionate eaters coming back for more, year after year.
There normally isn’t much to report about Mildreds. It serves the same few vegan dishes. Some people adore it. Some people think it’s kinda OK. A lot of people moan about the rude head server (honestly, so rude on occasion but then other times can be pleasant).
But finally there is something new to share.
I was at a recent Morrissey concert in London when the legendary singer asked a peculiar (and awesome) question from the stage.
He wanted to know where he could buy ‘a vegan wagon wheel’ and of course he was talking about the fabulous Round Up bars made by Ananda Foods.
These gorgeous treats are available in many stores around the UK, including Ms Cupcake and Vx here in London.
I visited the Ananda stand at VegfestUK London yesterday and was delighted to see (and buy and eat) a special limited edition version of the Round Up for Halloween. It was an explosion of biscuit, chocolate, marshmallow and jam.
Look at this fabulous thing!
Yes!
Get on over to the Ananda Foods stand today on the second day of VegfestUK London to pick one up, or reach out to them via their online shop to see where you can find your very own Halloween Round Up.
You can also like Ananda Foods on Facebook and like them on Twitter.
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Here is some fab news about VegfestUK London, taking place this Saturday and Sunday at Olympia.
I will also be speaking as part of a panel on Sunday at midday.
So much to see and do at VegfestUK! Are you going?
You have your VegfestUK London tickets for this weekend. You’ve planned all your eating adventures. Meeting times/spots have been agreed with friends.
But have you pencilled in a trip to the Vegan Vision panel discussions taking place on the Sunday of the two day event?
Come along for three, one-hour long panel discussions exploring being a vegan campaigner in a non-vegan world.
I have been asked to contribute to one of the three panels and will be joined by Kabaret co-owner Louise Wallis and EVA co-founder Tobias Leenaert. Our panel discussion is titled:
What’s the most effective way to campaign for living as a vegan and make vegan values mainstream?
I hope to see a few of you at this talk, where I expect you to ask me hard hitting questions to leave me looking confused.
See you at midday on Sunday (October 11, 2015).
Check out all of the panel topics here.
You know I work with Fry’s Family Foods, right? Working with such a loved, successful and respected vegan food company has quite a few positives and one such upside is getting the scoop on new products.
I am thrilled to announce this breaking news.
Remember when I wrote about Firezza using vegan cheese?
You can go here to read my original post about this pizza restaurant chain with 17 locations. Piping hot pizza with Violife for all your convenience food desires!
There is something I think I forgot to mention in the original post. Every Tuesday, Firezza offers a very special deal that I managed to take advantage of this week. Check it out below.
You all know tibits, right?
This central London restaurant and bar has for many years been a favourite haunt of compassionate diners, especially since they have made every Tuesday ‘vegan day’ on their self service food boat.
The vegetarian restaurant appears to exploring the vegan angle more and more these days, with the latest big news being the release of a 100% vegan recipe collection called Vegan Love Story.
80 plant-based recipes are housed in a gorgeous hardcover, accompanied by enticing colour photos. It really is a joy to flick through.
You can buy the new vegan cookbook by tibits (in partnership with Zurich restaurant Hiltl – the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the world) by popping into the restaurant on Heddon Street in Mayfair, or online here.
Let’s hope this book is another step in the journey of tibits becoming a fully vegan restaurant.
How would you like to win a copy of the vegan cookbook by tibits?
A change in season means a change in cupcake flavours at Ms. Cupcake in Brixton.
I spotted this gorgeous autumnal flavour during a recent visit.
Other flavours for the cooler weather include Lemon Matcha, Speculoos, Black Bottom (with cream cheese baked in!), Apple Crumble Custard and finally, Blackberry.
How GORGEOUS do all of those sound?
Catch the special seasonal varieties until November in store and visit the Ms Cucpake stand at VegfestUK London on October 10 and 11, 2015.
Follow Ms Cupcake on Twitter and Instagram.
