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Support vegan business in Newcastle

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Little Green is a vegan café, bar, health food store, and social space in Newcastle.

It has proven to be extremely popular with, and valuable to, the local community and it needs your help.

If you are reading this post on either August 21 or 22 of 2019, it would be wonderful if you could take a moment out of your day and a few coins out of your wallet to help support the security and expansion of this crucial independent vegan business.

Little Green currently has a CrowdFunder campaign in order to enhance their refill station in order to promote low waste living.

This is what Little Green has to say about the campaign:

When we first discussed our ideas and plans to open a plant based cafe and health food shop, a huge part of it was to be as eco-friendly and kind to the planet as possible. Having a refill station so people can come in and help themselves to various liquids, using their own containers and therefore cutting down on plastic was important to us and we set up a small station in the cafe. This has proven popular with our customers as there isn’t anything like this in our immediate area but there is much more we would like to do. We have taken example from other businesses and are looking to build a bigger structure providing more options including foods such as grains and rice so more customers can visit and help themselves thus cutting out packaging.

All of this is part of our commitment to providing tasty, healthy food, great nutritional advice through our resident nutritionist Gareth with vitamins and products to suit your needs and a lasting commitment to be kind to our planet. We would really love to expand on the services we provide to as many as possible.

This is a fab campaign to throw your weight behind. There is only one day remaining for the campaign and they are currently at 82% of the target.

Click here to make a donation now.

Be sure to follow Little Green on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Gorgeous vegan Indian cuisine in Sheffield

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One of the most-loved places for vegans and fans of Indian cuisine to eat in Sheffield is Ajanta’s Vegetarian, a recently-opened restaurant on Abbeydale Road.

Located in the old BurgerLols spot (yep, they shut down a while back), Ajanta’s is bringing affordable and irresistible Punjabi recipes to the Sheffield masses with a 100% vegan menu.

The menu is truly world class. Check it out below:

Mains

  • Dal £5 – slowly cooked lentils in a secret blend of spices
  • Chana masala £5 – a classic Punjabi chickpea dish packed with flavour
  • Aloo £5 – spiced potato and toasted cumin seeds
  • Peppers & ‘chicken’ £6 – vegan ‘chicken’ pieces and peppers fried in paprika and garlic
  • Sabji £6 – Fresh seasonal vegetables gently cooked with aromatic spices

Sides

  • Basmati rice £2 – matured over two years for a beautiful fragrance and flavour
  • Jeera rice £2.50 – Basmati rice with toasted cumin seeds
  • Naan bread £1.50 – soft and fluffy, perfect for mopping up the last mouthful
  • Mixed salad £2 – dressed with extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, and lemon juice
  • Vegan yoghurt £1.50

Snacks

  • Samosa £3 – golden pastry stuffed with spiced potato and peas (x2)
  • Golgappa £3 – crisp puri balls filled with chickpeas, potato, and tamarind sauce
  • Poppadom 50p

Thali

Traditional Thali trays come with a selection of dishes served with mango chutney and lime.

  • £7.99 Thali – chana, dal, aloo, ‘chicken’ & peppers, basmati rice
  • £6.99 Thali – chana, dal, aloo, naan, basmati rice

What are you waiting for?!

Follow Anjata’s Vegetarian on Instagram and Facebook, and see the exact location of the restaurant thanks to Google Maps.

UK vegan chocolate bars

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Sheffield. Have you been into your superstar vegan grocery store lately?

Well, I’ve got a very solid reason why you need to get in there ASAP.

The Incredible Nutshell located in Heeley has long been one of the best vegan shops on the planet. They stock a HUGE range of plant-based treats, chilled products, and goodies for your pantry.

And now they are selling the new and improved Jeavons toffees and chocolates.

Check out these images below.

Jeavons have spent several years raising funds for new machinery and trialling how to use it in order to produce all their treats on a bigger scale as opposed to their previous handmade techniques. This upgrade was crucial due to the immense demand for their tasty treats.

The Incredible Nutshell has always been a champion of independent vegan food producers, so it should be no surprise that the Sheffield store is proudly selling these toffees and chocolates.

Get into The Incredible Nutshell to be one of the first in the UK to try the new and improved treats by Jeavons. Click here to see all the details including address of the shop.

You can also follow The Incredible Nutshell on Instagram.

If you are not in Sheffield but want these treats, order online from the Jeavons website. You can also follow the brand on Instagram.

Edinburgh coffee shop goes vegan

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The great vegan march forward continues as Chapter One Coffee Shop in Edinburgh announces that it is set to turn completely plant-based.

In case you are unable to access the above image, the coffee shop wrote:

Dear friends, from 5th June we will stop serving animal products in an effort to be a better business for the people, the planet, and the animals. We will still be serving all your favourites in a plant-based version! Thank you so much for understanding and hope to see you soon!

If you are in Edinburgh, you had better make this West End business your new local for coffee, sandwiches, and baked delicacies. It is a big deal to make this sort of statement with a business and Chapter One deserves all our support.

In extra fabulous news, Chapter One is fully powered by renewable energy. Could you love them more?!

You can follow Chapter One on Instagram and Facebook, while you can see the exact location thanks to Google Maps.

Now, let’s celebrate some of their food photos!

Vegan cafe in Norfolk market town

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The market town of Harleston in Norfolk has a new vegan café and it looks sensational!

Hungry Cat Vegan Cafe is a brand new vegan café/deli in Harleston and they are bringing vibrant, colourful, and delicious food to the local population.

The irresistible menu contains wraps, burgers, toasties, panini, smoothies, teas, coffees, cakes as well as take home treats such as cheeses, meats, chocolates, sour cream, cooking cream and whipping cream.

Visitors can fill up on alcoholic drinks including wines and beers in addition to unique super food lattes.

The café is making a name for itself thanks to its savoury plates including scrambled tofu on toast, mushrooms on toast, and the stunning mezze platters. The specials board showcases a rotating menu with standouts including beetroot salad with hummus, pasta, vegetable bake, lasagne, and sweet potato with lentil bake… and don’t forget the sausage rolls and pies.


Of course everything is 100% vegan.

Razz from Hungry Cat sent me some details to make it easier for you to visit:

OPENING TIMES – Tuesday until Friday 9am – 4:30pm. Saturday 9am – 4pm. Sunday 9am – 3pm. Closed on Mondays.

PARKING AND LOCATION – Harleston has a lot of free parking, the closest to the café is at the East of England Co-op supermarket behind them. Take the first road on the left after the café and drive directly into the East of England Co-op. You will only have a two minute walk to the cafe. Hungry Cat is at 25 The Thoroughfare, Harleston IP20 9AS. Click here to see the exact location thanks to Google Maps.

You can follow Hungry Cat on Facebook and Instagram.

Vegan food at Butlin’s

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Award-winning plant-based Oumph! is now on the menu in The Diner at Butlin’s Minehead and Bognor Regis resorts.

Oumph! is offered as a plant-based option in a selection of dishes on both the starter and the main course section of the menu.

“We are really proud of our exciting new menu in The Diner and are pleased to be offering our guests the choice of Oumph! as a vegan topping on our Traditional Tacos as well as the House Cobb Salad. Our new menu features everything from authentic American dishes and build your own burgers to delicious thick shakes, delighting our guests and providing great value for money,” says Jenny Cooper, Head of F&B and Retail Marketing at Butlin’s.

At Butlin’s one of the best things about getting away is giving yourself the time to do things you don’t often get to do at home, and Butlin’s know that sitting down together to enjoy a meal as a family can be one of those things.

Jenny Cooper continues:

“In the past year we have seen increased demand for us to offer a wider variety of vegetarian and vegan menu options. Oumph! is the perfect choice since it is very versatile and suitable in a range of different dishes. The fact that it’s not only vegan but also gluten-free is an added bonus.”

Dave Smith, Head of UK Foodservice at Oumph! and Food for Progress comments:

“We’re pleased to see that a family focused establishment like Butlin’s have chosen Oumph! to add value to their menu. No doubt this will be very welcome for the ever-increasing number of Oumph! fans among vegetarians, vegans and flexitarians.”

While you wait for your next family vacation at Butlin’s to come around, you can visit the Oumph! website and follow the brand on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

New vegan store for Plymouth

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Plymouth Vegan Company is a brand new vegan supermarket located at Faraday Mill, Plymouth.

Not only is the store your one stop shop for compassionate groceries, it is also home to some fabulous vegan events that I know locals are going to adore.

Plymouth Vegan Company is only a few weeks old but has already established itself as THE place to shop for plant-based good. Shelves are packed solid with pantry staples, vegan treats, cheeses, household products, and everything else you need to eat kindly.

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And in even better news, Plymouth Vegan Company has a series of events planned for their customers.

You can get along to their first vegan cheese tasting event on April 9, 2019.

You can click here for the Facebook event.

You can see the exact location of Plymouth Vegan Company thanks to Google Maps and follow the store on Instagram.

Vegan food truck by the beach

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Vood Bar is a fabulous vegan food truck set to impress in Cornwall very soon!

The truck is re-opening after a Winter break on April 5, 2019 with a little re-opening/anniversary party at Polgoon Vineyard and Orchard in Penzance (all their wines and ciders are vegan!). The party will take place between 4:30pm and 7:00pm.

Following on from the opening, you will be able to find the food truck either at their usual pitch at Sennen Cove during the weekends from 10:30am to 6:00pm (more days during school holidays) or at local festivals/events.

The food business updates its hours regularly on social media so that people know where to find them. Follow them on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

When the Summer season picks up, they’ll be open Wednesday until Sunday with longer hours.

The Vood Bar menu is designed around the kind of food people want to eat by the Cornish seaside, using local ingredients. Truck operators Zel and Shardae love travelling and love trying out vegan versions of traditional dishes when they travel, so they wanted both locals and tourists to be able to have traditional Cornish experiences, such as eating ‘fish and chips’ on the beach, when visiting them.

Their regular menu items are:

  • Cider-battered ‘tofush’ and battered chips, served with tartare sauce and lemon (and they’ll be introducing an optional extra of pea fritters this year)
  • All day breakfast bap with streaky seitan, scrambled tofu, veggie sausage and garlic mayo
  • Bean and mushroom seitan burger with a Cornish BBQ ale sauce (optional extra of cashew cheeze and streaky seitan)
  • Cornish pasties – ‘traditional’ or cashew cheeze and onion
  • Hummus and crunchy veg wrap with Cornish dukkah

Vood Bar also serve various cakes and biscuits such as rosemary-infused lemon drizzle cake or G&T cupcakes.

This year they’ll also be adding a few extra regular menu items such as a balsamic tofu, avocado and mango salad wrap and blueberry bran breakfast muffins.

Vood Bar make everything themselves (besides the bread, which we source from a local baker) – all of the tofush, seitan, cashew cheeze, pastry, sauces, sausages, everything!

Let’s all go to the beach!

New vegan pie and mash restaurant in Essex

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Get ready for a trip to the Leigh-on-Sea in Essex because after hearing this exciting news, you will all be rushing along for this amazing food experience.

The Acorn Pie & Mash restaurant is a fully licensed eatery serving comfort food and local beers. Basically, it is my kind of restaurant.

Located in the seaside resort of Old Leigh in Essex, they are a stone’s throw from the beach and Leigh-on-Sea train station.

Of course the main attraction are the pies, all served with mash and gravy or liquor, but there are plenty of other reasons to get along.

The shake menu is a thing of beauty and features flavours as diverse as After Eight, Bounty, Cookies & Cream, Snickers, and Fruit Trifle.

There is also a gorgeous vegan wine list and a range of bottled beers.

Follow The Acorn Pie & Mash on Facebook and Instagram. See the exact location of the restaurant thanks to Google Maps.

Vegan yoga retreat in Dorset

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My friend (and all-round vegan yoga superstar) Louise Wallis is hosting an amazing yoga retreat in May 2019.

And you wanna get booking because space is limited and these retreats ALWAYS book up super quickly.

Celebrate the May Day Bank Holiday weekend and the first stirrings of summer with 4 days and 3 nights of yoga and delicious vegan food in an idyllic location. Take a dip in the indoor heated pool, walk to the beach, or sit by the campfire (or wood burner) and relish every moment.

Treat yourself to:

  • 4 x days and 3 x nights full-board stay in a beautiful eco-Retreat
  • Exclusive use of the venue & all facilities, including heated pool (see photo below)
  • 8 x Yoga / Meditation / Relaxation classes
  • Delicious vegan meals prepared by the resident Chef (mainly organic, local produce)
  • Complimentary gift bag
  • Free WiFi and parking

The venue

Bonhays Retreat Centre is a magical place. A secluded sanctuary, nestled in Dorset’s rolling hills between Bridport and Lyme Regis, and just 2 miles from Charmouth beach. With its heated pool, comfortable accommodation, valley views, and tranquil location it’s the perfect getaway.

If you are interested in finding out prices, accommodation types, and the yoga schedule for this May 3 – May 6, 2019 retreat, see all the information online now.