London vegan news, reviews & events
Do you need convincing to get into vegan grocery store Vx this weekend? Because I’ve got some compelling arguments for you to hurry down there right now, London.
Check out my solid reasons for making a speedy trip to this King’s Cross retail outlet ASAP.
I am incredibly proud of London Vegan Drinks.
This party has been running since 2011 and has established itself (with a little bit of help from me) as one of the biggest and best monthly social events for vegans on the planet.
The current location (Kabaret @ Karamel) welcomes in excess of 100 vegans and their friends on the first Saturday of every month. With a 100% vegan venue, lots of friendly faces and late night sets from a rotating line up of DJs, London Vegan Drinks is a party not to be missed each month.
But I am missing it in February!
My insatiable desire for off-Broadway theatre and overeating is taking me to New York City on the day I should be hosting London Vegan Drinks in February, therefore I have sourced the finest guest hosts in the capital. Only the best for the best.
Meet Bob. Bob is a party planner not to be underestimated. She has had a hand in some of the biggest fashion events in the capital and (as she proved at my roller disco last year) is an extremely competent roller skater.
Bob won’t be on roller skates on Saturday February 7th, 2015 but she will be armed with name stickers and a giant smile.
You can follow Bob on Instagram.
London Vegan Drinks is such a massive party, it needs reinforcements. Enter James and Angela of ethical boutique and vegan shoe store, The Third Estate.
The Camden/Kentish Town store run by James and Angela is a vegan landmark. People come from all over the UK and the world to shop with the compassionate duo. The blog post I published about The Third Estate is still one of the most viewed in the history of this site.
If you are new to London Vegan Drinks on Saturday February 7th, 2015 then cosy up to these two and they will make you feel like an old friend. Also marvel at the unrivalled song selection prowess of James as he takes to the DJ decks later in the evening.
You can like The Third Estate on Facebook.
London Vegan Drinks is going to be one heck of a party in February. Makes me kinda wish I wasn’t missing it.
Get all the details about the location and transport options here.
If you are interested in progressive politics and improving outcomes for everyone on the planet, this news will be of interest.
February 17th, 2015 is the date to pencil into an empty page of your diary for a fundraising screening of environmental documentary, Cowspiracy.
Never heard of Cowspiracy? Watch the trailer.
Screening organiser, Rachel, reached out to me with this comment:
The screening will be on 17th February at Whirled Cinema, Loughborough Junction (very close to Brixton). Tickets are £10, with all profits going to Lambeth Green Party. The aim is for it to be an informal evening that should be a great opportunity for people attending to meet other like-minded people, as well as learning about the environmental impact of the meat and dairy industries. I’m hoping some people will arrive from 6PM, and then stick around after the film for a bit of a discussion about the points raised (the film will be shown at 8PM). We’ll be providing some vegan nibbles, and the cinema has a bar should people wish to buy drinks.
To repeat the basics again: tickets for the screening taking place at the Whirled Cinema in Loughborough Junction are priced at just £10, with funds raised going to the Lambeth Green Party.
Click here to buy your ticket.
A few months ago, I wrote about the impending arrival of a shop in west London set to sell decadent truffles.
Update: it has arrived.
Josh and I visited the Bianca Márton shop front on London Road in Brentford and it is a stunning showcase of gourmet sweets.
Check it out below.
Cakes ‘n’ Treats, the Camden-based vegan bakery that has been the subject of an ongoing anti-fascist campaign, has shut its doors.
According to a post on the company’s Facebook page, the store has permanently closed but the owner will return after winter to open the business in a new, undisclosed location somewhere in London.
Funky Gourmet is a new vegan food endeavour that you might want to take notice of if you were a fan of Saf.
Fatih Guven (head chef and founder of Funky Gourmet catering) used to work as head chef in Saf at Zerwick in Munich as well as Saf Shoreditch and Saf Kensington in London. Fatih now works as a personal and private chef, preparing meals for clients according to their special nutritional requirements. He caters for events, weddings and birthdays.
This is all sounds wonderful but what if you aren’t getting married anytime soon? Can you still get some of the good stuff?
You bet.
Faith is running an incredible-sounding event for just one night in west London. Check out this menu!
Every now and then a shopping expedition to vegan boutique and grocery store, Vx, is in order.
I love walking into a shop safe in the knowledge I can buy anything I want.
Wanna see the latest haul of vegan groceries that found their way back to my house from Vx yesterday?
If you follow me on social media, you will be well aware of the launch party I have been planning for Queer Vegan Disco this Saturday (10/1/15).
It is a new monthly dance party set for the second Saturday of every month. The music is set to be a mix of top 40, retro pop, indie, dance and alternative anthems.
The vegan bit?
Got a spare £150 burning a hole in your hemp trouser pocket?
Major grocery retailer Waitrose is offering a full day vegan cooking class with cook book author and blogger, Aine Carlin.
Check out the details below.
After all the excess of NYE, Saturday’s menu at London Vegan Drinks is pure comfort food.
You will be able to choose from Cornish pasties, mushroom and vegetable pies or sausage rolls with sides of home cooked ‘skins on’ fries/sweet potatoes and a healthy salad for a mere £7.95.
If you’ve got a grand scheme for some sort of January detox, our host venue Kabaret @ Karamel will also be serving a delicious brown basmati rice superfood salad for £6.95.
Of course the entire bar, like the food menu, is 100% vegan and will include beer, cider, spirits, wine and champagne.
DJs will be spinning between 10pm and 2am. We have Supa B & Springz with fresh tunes following on from their triumphant New Year’s Eve set (people were jumping up and down… really) plus the inimitable Baroness Bamberforth playing pop, house, indie and DEVO!
This is the first London Vegan Drinks of 2015, so let’s make it one to remember.
Click here for all the details.