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Christmas menu 2014

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If you haven’t booked your spot for my annual vegan Christmas dinners taking place on Thursday and Friday of this week (December 11 & 12, 2014), the finalised menu below should have you rushing to buy a ticket.

The Gallery Café team have been hard at work creating the 3-course meal that is set to satisfy.

Read about it below:

Welcome drink

A cup of hot mulled wine to welcome you in from the cold and get the party off to a fabulous start

Starter

White winter root vegetable soup – Celeriac and parsnip creamed and cooked to perfection, with extra parsnip crisps on top.

Main

Hearty roast dinner – succulent slices of handmade seitan, chestnut and cranberry stuffing, roasted carrots, crunchy potatoes, red cabbage sweetened with raisins, sprouts with facon and red wine gravy.

Dessert

Pudding – traditional Christmas pudding topped with irresistible brandy cream.

Tickets for the dinner are priced at just £25 plus booking fee.

You can book one of the final spots by clicking here.

The bar will be selling vegan beer, wine and cider all night plus other options including tea, coffee and juice. The entire venue will be 100% vegan for these events.

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NYE with FGV

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Party people have been approaching me for weeks wanting to know what I have planned for the biggest night of the year.

Well, here you go.

NYE with FGV 2014/2015 is ready for blast off.

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What a day!

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Today was intense.

I work with Fry’s Family Foods and one of my jobs is to help run stands and exhibits at shows. Today marked the return of the Animal Aid Christmas Fayre to Kensington Town Hall and I got to take Fry’s to the masses. It was intense.

The event was packed solid with thousands of compassionate people, all jostling to get some tasty food and support the animal charities in attendance. Animal Aid do a faultless job putting this event on and I think it would be lovely if you followed them on Twitter.

It was a wonderful day full of happy faces. I was completely worn out from running the stand for Fry’s but the endless stream of friendly greetings from the crowd kept me on my toes and feeling upbeat.

I am indebted to the incredible volunteers from Animal Equality who helped with staffing the Fry’s stand. I honestly could not have done it without them. Please follow this fabulous group on Twitter.

Another crucial component of the day was Sara of Pomodoro E Basilico. Sara cooked from 9:00am until 4:30pm non-stop so we had delicious bolognese to hand out to hundreds and hundreds of people. She was a powerhouse and you should all follow her food business on Twitter.

Now I need my bed. I’m worn out.

FGV and Sara samples Sara holding herbs show standYou can also follow Fry’s Family Foods on their UK Twitter account.

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Food tonight

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Emergency post.

I just got a phone call from Frank at Kabaret (the venue for London Vegan Drinks) as he wanted to let me know about the food being sold during the event tonight.

If you are coming along to London Vegan Drinks tonight, you are in for a treat. The food options include:

£7.95 World food buffet featuring Mexican cuisine, Mediterranean dishes and more.

£7.95 Pinto bean burgers with a side of fried potatoes with skins on

Be part of one of the biggest vegan social events on the planet and be well fed at the same time.

See you in a few hours!

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Animal Aid show

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Roll up, roll up for one of the biggest and best cruelty-free shows anywhere on the planet.

Get yourself to Kensington Town Hall this Sunday (December 7, 2014) for Animal Aid’s Christmas Fayre 2014.

Need convincing? Here are some reasons why you should be there:

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Delicious vegan pizza

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Yesterday was a pivotal moment in the shaping my view of eating out in central London.

Why? Pizza!

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Vegetables by bicycle

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Are you a busy Londoner who just can’t find time to go shopping for vegetables?

Here is a solution that won’t cost the Earth!

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The O2 goes veggie for Morrissey

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Here is some big news for lovers of compassion and music legend Morrissey (not that those two things always go together!).

Manchester born Morrissey is set to play a live show this Saturday (29/11/14) at the huge O2 Arena in London. The gig is part of his current world tour, which will move on to Ireland following his south of the Thames stop.

But what is the big news?

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Vegan pies

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A long time ago, I hosted a pop up supper club with a talented food creator named Indira. Do you remember?

The night was a celebration of pies and every attendee was bowled over by her delicious creations.

Time has flown by since that tasty night back in October 2013 but I have some extremely exciting news to make the memories of Indira’s outstanding food come flooding back.

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Express chocolate

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I was racing through Piccadilly Circus Underground station a few days back when my greedy sensibilities got a pleasant shock.

Gorgeous chocolate shop chain Hotel Chocolat now have a mini outlet on the station concourse!

I have written about the many vegan suitable items created and sold by Hotel Chocolat and how over-the-top helpful the workers are when you ask about treats free from animal ingredients. You can read my original blog post here.

The new location inside Piccadilly Circus station is tiny. Check out the photo below and what you see is what you get. It is miniature. The staffer smiling for my shot was excited that I was excited, telling me the store had been opened for the first time ever only half an hour before I snapped the shot.

hotel chocolat piccadillyBuying vegan chocolate on the run in London. I love it!

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