London vegan news, reviews & events
Hey all.
There are two vegan happenings around the UK this weekend (November 19, 2016) that I want you to know about and it just so happens they are both first-time occurrences!
Have a fab time if you are heading out to either of these.
(Click on the images in order to visit the Facebook event pages)
Take your pick from the first ever Surrey Vegan Fair:
Or make yourself busy by attending Dundee’s first ever vegan festival.
This is beyond fabulous.
The UK city of Exeter has just gone and gotten itself what I believe to be its very first vegan café. Is that right? Is this the first?
Not only is Rabbit the first fully vegan place to eat, is has the cutest logo I have seen in a long while.
I’ve been watching the food roll out of Rabbit for a few weeks on social media and everything looks exquisite.
The café is serving up mouthwatering cakes, toasted sandwiches, cheeseburgers, sundaes and more. And from the amount of furry friends I’m seeing in photos, the place must be completely dog-friendly too.
You had best believe I absolutely want this breakfast muffin!
Doesn’t it look scrumptious?!
What about this?
Get over to the Rabbit Instagram account to keep track of all the deliciousness they are serving and like their Facebook page. You can eat with them from Tuesday until Saturday each week, between 10am and 4pm.
Extra note: this café is run by the same fab people running Exeter’s vegan grocery store, Seasons. I wrote about that a while ago. Click here to read! The café is only a few hops away (get it?) from the store. See the location on Google Maps.
If you are looking for a vegan Sunday roast experience, I’m pretty certain you’d be hard pressed to find one that looks as good as this.
This vegan and gluten free meal is being served this (and every) Sunday at The Northern Seaman micro pub in Rochester, UK.
Doesn’t it look stunning?
Steph of Ponga Foods served this Sunday roast dinner last weekend and it proved so incredibly popular, she has committed to cooking it up every week. Pre-sale tickets sold out in record time.
The plate shown includes butternut squash, roasted potatoes and even a Yorkshire pudding. Everything on the plate is vegan and gluten free.
You need to book this meal in advance each week online. Click here to see if there is any availability remaining for this week. Tickets are only £13 and that also includes a pot of beer, cider or a soft drink.
If you are too late to secure a spot this week, keep watching Ponga social media for weekly menu updates and ticket links.
Slow down, Bristol. Don’t go getting too cocky with all your vegan finery!
Having opened only five days ago, the brand new Earthcake is a welcome addition to an already vegan-friendly city.
Everything in the café is 100% plant based and animal-free. Earthcake focuses mainly on cakes with an eat in option including sandwiches on home made baguettes and hot drinks.
In even better news, the café will even take special orders for birthday and wedding cakes!
Click here to see the cake shop location on Google Maps and like their Facebook page.
You know what? I absolutely adore the West Midlands Vegan Festival so I’m a bit depressed I am missing it this weekend.
But just because I am out of the UK doesn’t mean you should miss out on this super fun annual event that now spans two full days in Wolverhampton.
There are always a whole lot of great food stalls, a vegan bar and a bunch of cooking demonstrations.
Get over to the Facebook event page to RSVP and invite friends. Visit the website for more details.
Have fun everyone!
It’s no secret that I adore Make No Bones in Sheffield.
You only have to check out my previous post to see why I blathered on about it being one of the best places to get vegan cuisine in the UK. The food really is outstanding.
But it gets better.
Take a cheeky look at the brand new menu being launched by Make No Bones this week. I’m desperate for all of this!
How do I even begin singing the praises of this menu?
Beer battered fish and chips? Pumpkin pie brownie with whipped cream? Philly cheesesteak? There is too much good stuff going on with this menu. I think it would cause me genuine distress to be forced to choose. I want it all.
This menu is going live THIS WEEK so get along and fill up.
Tell them FGV loves them and their food forever. xx
Follow Make No Bones on Instagram.
I’m taking a break from overeating to give you some very important information about a set of lectures coming up over the coming months in the UK at University of Cambridge.
The first lecture starts tomorrow (Tuesday October 11, 2016) and the series continues until May next year.
If you want to attend, show up at the given date/time and use the email address at the bottom of the list if you need more information.
Talking Animals, Law and Philosophy
A veritable animal turn has occurred in many fields of thinking, sweeping away outdated philosophical and scientific beliefs, and making room for more thoughtful, sensible study of the relation between humans and other animals. Law and legal science, however, have remained relatively untouched by this revolution. The talk series “Talking Animals, Law and Philosophy” wants to remedy this situation by providing a welcoming, engaging and rigorous forum for debate and ideas about the relations between animals, law and philosophy.
Programme 2016/2017
Randall Abate (Professor of Law, College of Law, Florida A&M University)
Jeff Skopek (Lecturer in Medical Law, Ethics and Policy, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge)
Alasdair Cochrane (Senior Lecturer in Political Theory, Department of Politics, University of Shef- field)
Saskia Stucki (Senior Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and In- ternational Law, Heidelberg)
For further information, please contact Raffael Fasel (rnf22@cam.ac.uk).
Here is some exciting news!
A reader sent me these photos taken in Petersfield, Hampshire. Take a close look at the photos and you’ll see that this town is getting a new vegan fast food outlet… and they are looking for workers.
Check out the pics below:
I had to do an Internet search for Petersfield as my understanding of UK geography is rather lacking, but you might all know that it is between an hour to an hour and a half drive southwest of London.
The sign on the window lists all sorts of delicious fast food items for dining in or takeaway purposes, including soft serve ice cream, burgers and milkshakes.
Is this in your area? Are you excited?
You can like Earth on Facebook.
Guest post by Alison:
My husband and I moved to Great Bookham in Surrey about 5 years ago, and love it here. It’s close to some spectacular countryside, and about an hour on the train from London. Not a lot in this area for vegans, though. When we became vegan just over a year ago, we would do trips down to Brighton, or get on the train into London, just to get some decent food we hadn’t cooked ourselves. Now that has all changed…
Crazy Bean cafe/restaurant opened in Great Bookham a week ago. It has a fully vegan menu so there is nothing to worry about except ‘what do I feel like eating today?’ Crazy Bean also has a licence, so customers can have vegan beer or wine with dinner, and it is over the road from our local pub! We can’t believe our luck!
I have been to Crazy Bean about four times now, as they ‘unofficially’ opened a few days before the official opening. I have had a couple of lunches, and have been there with my husband for dinner, and with friends for lunch over the opening weekend. Every visit has been a success; the food has been varied and tasty, and the service has been friendly and welcoming. The lunchtime menu has items like sausage rolls and stuffed aubergine, and the evening meal we had there was a set menu: mushroom parfait, risotto balls, and apple crumble. It is so nice to go in for some lunch, and also get a soya latte! (Unheard of in Bookham before!)
Krissi and Rob run Crazy Bean; they are keeping it pretty simple for the time being, while they get established in the village, but this will probably change as time goes by. They are always incredibly hospitable. I know that many non-vegans have visited the place since it has opened, and everyone has been pleasantly surprised with the food. The last thing I was expecting was a vegan establishment opening here, and I couldn’t be happier!
Visit Crazy Bean online.
This news is the type of news I absolutely ADORE.
The UK has a vegan fish and chips truck called Battered. I want everything they serve and I want it now!
Take a look at these fab photos they sent through to me for this blog post.
Can you see that menu?!
Vish and chips, mushy peas and battered sausage all have me feeling anxious. I need it all. They even have battered pies. What the fuck is a battered pie? Goodness, give me a battered pie right now.
Battered describe themselves as not only a vegan food business but also people who give a shit about the oceans and their community. Well, they didn’t swear but you know how I love to sass it up. They distribute literature for ocean conservation groups and when possible, they donate 10% of takings from an event to local grassroots activist groups.
You need to follow Battered on Facebook and Twitter to keep in the loop about upcoming appearances.
You can email Battered via bookings@getbattered.com if you want to ask them to cater at your event or appear at your festival. I think they are willing to go most places in the UK, or at least consider it!