London Vegan Events

Goodbye from FGV

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London, it has been swell.

Almost exactly five years ago today, I started this little blog called Fat Gay Vegan and to say it has taken over my life would be an understatement of epic proportions.

The blog evolved into hosting community events such as London Vegan Potluck and London Vegan Drinks. I launched a successful vegan PR company off the back of the blog and quit my job as a primary school teacher. London Vegan Beer Fest was made possible thanks to the popularity of my blog.

The past five years have been a whirlwind of blogging, events, pop ups and meeting thousands of people from all over the city, country and world.

But the only constant in life is change. It is time for me to say a temporary goodbye to the city I have called home for the past five years.

I’m leaving London and moving to Mexico City for at least six months.

Josh and I adore Mexico City. Our hearts and minds never stray too far from el Distrito Federal and the past year has been spent making plans on how we can spend more time in our favourite location on the planet.

To cut a long story short, we are heading there in January 2016 for six months.

Fat Gay Vegan will continue as a blog and my monthly advice column will appear in Vegan Life Magazine, but the regular events I am known for will of course come to a halt. You will still get all the big UK vegan news on these pages, but it will be mixed with a little more Mexican flavour.

I will be back in the future (big plans for London Vegan Beer Fest to be announced soon!) but for now it is time to say farewell.

I would love to say goodbye in person to as many readers and event attendees as possible at my final parties before I head overseas:

  • You can join me for my 3rd annual Vegan Xmas Dinner this Thursday (December 17, 2015) for a wonderful 3-course meal and lots of cheesy Christmas music. Tickets are on sale here.
  • My farewell party is taking the form of the last ever Queer Vegan Disco on Saturday January 9, 2016. This will be just two days before I fly out of London. This party is set to be huge. It is the final QVD, the monthly party people have come to adore. Buy your tickets in advance to secure your spot on the dance floor.

Thank you to every single person who has read my blog and attended my events during these past five years.

If I don’t see you at the Xmas dinner or Queer Vegan Disco, I will see you in the future.

xx

Xmas menu

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OK. Read this blog post and then act quickly.

With more than 50% of tickets for my 3rd annual Vegan Xmas Dinner already gone, you will need to be fast to secure a spot once people get a look at what we are serving on the night.

Kath and Roger have won over a lot of hearts and stomachs at Kabaret @ Karamel in North London since they started expanding and developing the vegan menu, so I’m thrilled to have them on board as the main chefs for my Christmas extravaganza.

Check out the food line up for this one-night-only special event taking place on Thursday December 17, 2015:

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New food alert

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This is some tasty-looking food news.

Fry’s Family Foods have got new products launching in the UK and you can be one of the first people to sample them.

I know a lot of you already tried (and bought) the new Soy & Quinoa Country Roast when it was launched at VegfestUK London last month, but did you know there are three more brand new Fry’s products on UK shelves this month?

Check them out below.

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Comedy extravaganza

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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:

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Mexican menu

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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 gallo
First course: Esquites with Vegenaise, epazote, fresh lime juice and chile powder
Second course: Black bean & lime soup with smoked paprika, chipotle and cumin
Third course: Flautas filled with chorizo and potato served on a bed of lettuce, drenched in salsa verde and topped with marinated onion
Fourth course: Albondigas de lentejas (lentil meatballs) with adobo sauce
Fifth course: Chocolate cake with sticky spiced chocolate sauce, served with vanilla ice cream and hibiscus-chile sprinkle
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The entire menu is gluten free this year.
There is a 5:30pm seating where there is just one ticket remaining and an 8:00pm seating which has completely sold out.

Click here to buy the final ticket.

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I spoke these words

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I was invited to talk (by Kim Stallwood) as part of a panel at VegfestUK London this weekend just passed.

The topic I was invited to talk about? What’s the most effective way to campaign for living as a vegan and make vegan values mainstream?

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This is a rough version of what I said. It has been transcribed from the notes I took into the talk, meaning it doesn’t include all of the ad-libbing I did such as saying hello every time I saw one of my friends in the audience or any of my hilarious (!) of-the-moment wisecracks.

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Halloween delight

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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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Vegan t-shirts at VegfestUK

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Hey there.

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?

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