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Gorgeous vegan food in Glasgow

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One of my favourite places to eat (and drink) in Glasgow is The 78.

This restaurant/pub in Finnieston has long been a hot spot for satisfying vegan comfort food and is also well known for its music events.

The menu has always been good but the return of superstar chef VSO (following a stint setting up Harmonium in Edinburgh) means that the food is being elevated a few levels higher.

A new, full menu is being readied for public release very soon but in the meantime, drool over some of these food photos of all the testing and culinary exploration going on in the kitchen.

Glasgow, do you know how good you have got it?!

Follow The 78 on Instagram and stay tuned for more gorgeous food updates.

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Vegan cafe and bar in Birmingham

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Do you know about Natural Bar and Kitchen in Birmingham, UK?

This fully vegan cafe and restaurant is also the only vegan bar in Birmingham! They serve vegan wine, beer, prosecco and soon gin and cocktails, too!

I love the sound of this place!

It gets even more fab when you discover Natural Bar and Kitchen is also hosting live music events.

Get along in April 2018 to experience the new menu which will run alongside the usual buffet style (pay by weight) food that they offer.

Not impressed yet?

Natural Bar and Kitchen also serves up:

  • Brunch on Saturday and Sunday 9:00am – 11:30am
  • Tofu fish and chip Fridays
  • A jazzisundays event starting on 15th April
  • Blues, Booze and Burger nights

You need to follow Natural Bar and Kitchen on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Now, some photos.

New vegan food spot in Sheffield

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There is a new vegan food spot in Sheffield and Charley of superstar vegan grocery store Incredible Nutshell has put together this fabulous review. Enjoy:

As you know, it’s a great time for veganism in Sheffield right now, there are new vegan menus and vegan-friendly establishments springing up all the time at the moment.

However, most of the action has been in the south of the city (in and around Sheffield’s ‘Vegan Quarter’) or in the city centre – there have been precious few local options for vegans living in the north of the city. Until now.

Sunshine Deli is an established cafe and takeaway next to the Sheffield Wednesday football ground in Hillsborough. New owners Sarah and Sarah took over a few months ago and have just launched an epic home-cooked vegan menu, including Yorkshire Pudding Wraps (trust me, this is a big deal in Yorkshire!), southern fried chicken, kebabs, pies, full cooked breakfast and more!

They’re keen to develop the vegan menu even further and are happy to hear customers’ suggestions for new dishes.

The cafe is open 7 days a week during the day, plus extra hours on match days. As of this week they’ll also be opening Friday and Saturday evenings until 9pm, to provide some much-needed evening eating out options in the north of the city. The cafe is dog-friendly too.

So if you’re anywhere near Sheffield, or visiting for the football at Hillsborough, go check them out!

Follow Sunshine Deli on Facebook and Instagram.

New vegan food in Sheffield

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Big news, Sheffield.

The friendly people behind your fabulous Steel City Cakes bakery have gone and opened a new food outlet called The Plant.

The Plant is special for two reasons.

Firstly, it is located in the city centre. A lot of Sheffield’s vegan goodness is placed just out the centre, but The Plant gives an opportunity for vegan eating in the middle of the city.

In addition, The Plant is sort of billed as a vegan version of Gregg’s. They are serving pasties and there is no shortage of Henderson’s Relish bottles throughout the shop.

Basically, it is exactly what a lot of Sheffield people love but done vegan. Pastries, pasties, cakes and shakes!

You can see the exact location of The Plant thanks to Google Maps.

Be sure to follow The Plant on Facebook.

Argyll’s first vegan fair

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In case you still doubt the march of veganism, please take note that the region of Argyll in Scotland is set to host its first ever vegan fair in May 2018.

Taking place in the town of Oban, Argyll’s First Wee Vegan Fair is going to see the best of the region’s plant based lifestyle and food businesses under one roof.

The May 19 event boasts free entry and will feature food, clothing, entertainment, personal care products, information stalls, and more.

Superstar vegan cheese company Bute Island Foods (makers of Sheese) will be supplying samples and action group Go Vegan Scotland will be on hand to raise awareness of their campaigns.

To keep updated with all the news related to the fair, follow the official Facebook page.

Vegan food in Tynemouth

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I absolutely love when independent vegan businesses reach out to me in order to let me know what they do.

How else am I supposed to find out stuff?!

Check out this fabulous story sent to me by Jo and Matt of Square Roots in the northern England town of Tynemouth:

We are Jo and Matt (wife and husband team) and Square Roots was born in November 2015. Matt started off baking square muffins packed with vegetables which were really popular and were vegetarian. Then a friend of ours asked if we had ever thought of creating vegan dishes. At the time we knew nothing about veganism so the research began.

We are so pleased that we did. There is no going back for us now as we are now both vegan and it’s fantastic to see more and more people waking up to the horrors of what goes on in the meat, fish and dairy industries. Square Roots is now 100% vegan and loving it.

We are passionate about using more planet friendly packaging. We have had so much support from fellow vegans (and non-vegans too).

We trade at Tynemouth Weekend Market and are starting to supply cafes, too. We are also converting an old horse trailer and will soon be selling vegan friendly alcohol. Oh… we are also in the process of offering a mid-week three-course meal delivery service in our local area which is very exciting.

This is absolutely fabulous news for the vegan and vegan-curious of Tynemouth.

Follow Square Roots on Instagram.

Vegan pop up in Sheffield

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By all accounts, the most recent pop up food event by Hot Pear was phenomenal.

This Sheffield based food provider has now put together another stunning menu and tickets are on sale now for their next event on March 14, 2018. Take this as a serious warning because it WILL sell out.

Check out this menu!

Six courses and all of them fabulous!

The cost is £35 plus booking fee. All courses are gluten free with the exception of number four which can be made gluten free on request.

You can click here to book your ticket and follow Hot Pear on Instagram.

FGV at a festival

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I’m doing my best to spread the vegan word and my latest collaboration is going to spread it to a lot of people to whom I’ve yet to spread it.

I have been invited by the good people of Bestival to curate a vegan food corner!

What is Bestival?

Bestival is a multi-day festival combining live music, DJ sets, performance, art, visuals, and so much, much more. It is billed as the most colourful show on Earth and it has something for everyone… and then some!

The 2018 outing of Bestival takes place at the stunning Lulworth Estate in Dorset on August 2, 3, 4 and 5.

The musical line up is fantastic with announced acts including Grace Jones, M.I.A., Plan B and London Grammar.

But what about FGV and this vegan food corner?

Each year, Bestival hosts a food tent called Feast Collective and this year they are adding a vegan corner curated and hosted by me! I’m so thrilled to be asked to bring a handful of my favourite vegan food traders together in one spot to make sure no vegan at the festival is left behind.

It will also be a wonderful way for me and the traders to do a spot of sassy vegan outreach to non-vegan festival goers who will be tempted by an amazing line up of succulent things to consume.

If you have always wanted to go to a summer music festival but were worried there would be nothing to eat, Bestival 2018 is for you.

The four-day event is obviously centred around camping (like all good summertime festivals) and there are plenty of options to explore in this regard. I will be on site for most of the festival and would love your company.

Click here to visit the official Bestival website where you can explore entertainment line up, tickets, payment plans (yes!), and all other relevant information.

Extra note: I forgot to mention this earlier but I will also be presenting a talk in the Bestival Literary Tent on one of the days. It will be loosely based on my book Fat Gay Vegan: Eat, Drink and Live Like You Give a Sh!t.

Good times!

You can also follow Bestival on Instagram.

Vegan eatery coming to Doncaster

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Doncaster!

Yes, Doncaster.

If you are unfamiliar with this northern town, Doncaster is situated in Yorkshire just about an hour south of Leeds.

I’ve been to Doncaster a few times in my life and I never remember anything close to a vegan restaurant existing in the town. In fact, I would not have named Doncaster if you asked me to list unlikely locations that would soon have a vegan eatery.

So, I am thoroughly delighted and pleasantly shocked to hear about the soon to launch The Greenhouse Eatery.

The Greenhouse Eatery has been sharing food teasers for a few weeks ahead of their highly anticipated launch night on Valentine’s Day.

The set menu launch dinner taking place on this loved up day has actually sold out for the later sitting, but if you HURRY you can book some spots for the 6:30pm meal. Click here to see this special menu on Facebook.

Before I share some of the glorious food photos from this new vegan eatery, please take a moment to follow The Greenhouse on Instagram and Facebook.

You can see the exact location of The Greenhouse Eatery thanks to Google Maps.

Now, here’s that food.

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Vegan food trike in Sheffield

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This is some fabulous, old school vegan news.

Sheffield has a vegan food trike operating in the city centre, selling stacked burgers featuring potato waffles. Yes. Potato waffles inside your burger bun!

No Meat Today UK commenced trading in December 2017 but I’ve only just heard about it thanks to my Sheffield spy on the ground, Jez (who works at Incredible Nutshell and admins the Sheffield Vegan & Vegetarian Facebook Group and always has the best news for me).

The new burger trike takes me back to when this sort of trading was extremely popular for vegan businesses. Heck, there was even a vegan hot dog trike in my hometown of Australia about a decade ago.

For some reason, the trike gave way to regular street market stalls so I’m thrilled to see No Meat Today bringing it back.

The No Meat Today social media accounts seem to be just warming up so help get things kicking along by following them on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

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