London vegan news, reviews & events
Do you all remember when we helped a young person named Alex with a school marketing project involving a collection of his vegan recipes? Sure you do!
Alex went on to have the most successful project in his school and was shortlisted as a finalist in a business competition run in Sheffield.
Flash forward to last night and I met up with Alex and his mum for dinner in London!
The votes have been counted, the floors have been mopped and I am thrilled to announce the winners of Best Beer in Show and Best Overall Brewery as voted by attendees of London Vegan Beer Fest 2015.
Hold on to your pints.
Drum roll for best beer in show as voted by attendees of London Vegan Beer Fest 2015.
Maybe this is what it feels like to send a child off to college.
Almost four years have passed since I launched London Vegan Drinks back in 2011. In that time, I have welcomed thousands of vegans and not-yet-vegans to meet, eat, drink and mingle at one of the biggest monthly social events on the planet.
The event has truly become a legendary staple of the London social scene and has been attended by people from all over the world. It has been an honour to have nurtured London Vegan Drinks every step of the way. I worked long and hard to make it a roaring success and in the process created a very special and much-loved event for London vegans. My aim was to create an inclusive, safer space for people of all walks of life with compassion as the binding trait and I’m certain countless people now have many happy memories thanks to the event.
But everything changes.
My buddy Jhenn took over the kitchen at Veg Bar in Brixton a few weeks back and she is now getting into the swing of things as she launches her new menu tonight.
Get along to 45 Tulse Hill from 5pm today (Saturday July 25, 2015) for live music and a new vegan menu that looks delicious.
Check out the photos below.
Here is a bumper guest post by Sonja Ter Horst, one half of Australian vegan band Love Like Hate.
Love Like Hate launch their UK wide tour today as part of my vegan roadshow, calling in Nottingham, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Oxford, Bristol and London. Check out more info and grab some tickets here.
Now, on to Sonja’s guest review of London Vegan Beer Fest 2015.
Breaking news
I am thrilled to announce an exclusive performance by comedian Jack Yapp on the London Vegan Beer Fest stage.
Jake is a multi-talented writer, producer, performer, voiceover person, dandy, delinquent and dedicated vegan.
Jake works hard to make people laugh, as he will be doing during his residency as part of Camden Fringe in August. Between August 10 and 23, you can check out Jake’s One-Derland show where he picks apart a day in the life of BBC1 in order to examine the future of the Beeb.
Click here to read more about One-Derland and be sure to follow Jake on Twitter.
Jake hits the London Beer Fest Stage at 4pm sharp.
Book tickets for London Vegan Beer Fest by clicking here NOW!
London Vegan Beer Fest takes place tomorrow, but the fun doesn’t end once guests stumble back out onto the streets of London.
The following vegan businesses have each offered a discount or special for anyone wearing a London Vegan Beer Fest wristband.
The special offers are good for Saturday July 18, 2015 for people wearing an event wristband only.
Check them out:
London Vegan Beer Fest is about beer, food and music.
Oh, yeah. It is also about vegan wine. A hell of a lot of vegan wine.
If you are one of those people holding off on coming along to London Vegan Beer Fest because you only drink vino, the following list is going to be the thing that tips you over the edge.
Our exclusive vegan wine bar is hosted by Sustainable Wines UK founder Tulip. Tulip has recently launched an eco-friendly wine bar in Enfield and sells a lot of cruelty-free wine online. You can read about Tulip’s wine businesses here.
Keep scrolling down to see the MAMMOTH list of vegan wines Sustainable Wines UK will be pouring at London Vegan Beer Fest in two days time.
It’s incredible.
This information just arrived into my inbox and I couldn’t wait to share it with you all.
It is HUGE news for London.
I’m stripping it down to simple facts:
This new vegan café is looking to hire a head chef.
Check out the help wanted advert below.
I’ve never written about beer as much as I have this week. Beer lists are coming out of my ears ahead of London Vegan Beer Fest on Saturday and I’m now adding the final notes to this impressive line up.
Stroud Brewery is back with the event and they are once again bringing the winner of best beer in show 2014, Asparagasm.
Check out the full list of what they will be serving below: