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New vegan eatery in Sheffield

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Sheffield marches forward in its mission to become recognised as one of the vegan capitals of the UK.

Say hello to Just Falafs.

Located on Chesterfield Road just a few steps from legendary vegan food provider Make No Bones, the brand new Just Falafs has a gorgeous menu overflowing with irresistible delights.

You can see the exact location of Just Falafs thanks to Google Maps.

The images below show some of the tasty food being served in Sheffield’s newest vegan eatery, as well as the menu which includes falafel, shawarma and omelettes!

Follow Just Falafs on Instagram.

Vegan bar and restaurant in Newcastle

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Try to stop this vegan revolution sweeping the UK and you will not be successful.

The northern city of Newcastle has enjoyed eating at vegetarian restaurant The Bohemian for a while now, but they have even more reason to fall head over heels in love with the place.

The Bohemian is now 100% vegan.

The kitchen serves a whole range of comfort food, with their pizzas getting a lot of attention on social media.

Unlike some pubs that launch vegan food menus but forget about the bar aspect, The Bohemian has also converted their drinks menu to be 100% vegan.

As if all of this isn’t cool enough, there is also a record store INSIDE the restaurant. Yep, you can shop for vinyl after you fill up on tasty food.

Click here to see the exact location of The Bohemian.

Follow The Bohemian on Facebook and Twitter.

Vegan deli in a UK seaside town

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Do you know the location of a town called Leigh-On-Sea?

If you don’t, grab a map and get familiar with this Essex town because you are going to want to be there soon.

The Acorn Veggie Deli of Leigh-On-Sea is a companion eatery to the nearby vegetarian bistro, The Oak Tree.

The recently opened deli features a huge line up of tasty and nutritious vegan menu items, as well as take home deli and grocery products. You can eat AND shop in the same place.

Check out some of the photos below and be sure to follow The Acorn Veggie Deli on Instagram.

Oh yeah, if you are not familiar with the area you can click here to see the exact location of the deli thanks to Google Maps.

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Family owned vegan café in York

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If you read my ramblings around these parts often, you will know that I love to sing the praises of independent vegan businesses.

I believe it is crucial that we not only use our consumer choices to help reduce harm to animals, we also need to spend our money (when we can) with independently owned vegan businesses in our local areas.

Instead of our money being swept away by multi-national corporations with little or no interest in our neighbourhoods, the money we spend with independents is then put back into the community.

These business owners buy local as well. Their families spend local. The money stays in the town, city, and region.

With all of that said (again), I want to tell you about a fabulous vegan café in the northern England city of York.

True Story is a family-owned vegan café serving up tasty, nutritious vegan food to their community. The café has a stunning view of the Minster and is even available for private hire and functions.

Follow True Story on Instagram and Facebook, then check out the photos below.

Support independent local business. Eat here when you are in York.

Vegan store near Wolverhampton

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You know how I am always going on about supporting independent vegan stores?

Well, here is an insight into one such business and I think it gives you a great feel for the love, dedication and commitment independent business people put into vegan grocery stores.

Scott from Friendly Foods just outside Wolverhampton dropped into my inbox to share the following info about the business he runs with Sara.

Listen up:

The store opened in July 2016, initially just at weekends as Sara was still working full time in her job (25 years in the NHS) as a Clinical Psychologist. The intention was to move full-time which duly happened in September ’16. The origins of the store have various inspirations. Sara and Scott went vegan in the late 80s as students and animal rights activists. Kids, work, hassles duly arrived and our veganism lapsed back to vegetarian. We have 3 opinionated kids (Becca – 22, Gregor – 18 and Issy – 16). All made their own decisions to go vegan as teenagers and we were both back in the fold inspired by their example. The idea for opening a store was cemented by a combination of our visits to the annual vegan fest that is the West Midlands Vegan Festival (in Wolves) and Sara just being sick and fed up of Tory induced madness in the health services she managed. Opening the store was all a bit off the cuff but just felt so right and we were lucky to be in a position to give it a go.

Their story continues:

The store is located about 5 miles from the centre of Wolverhampton on the A454 which is the main road between Wolverhampton and Bridgnorth. The store is on a retail park site called “The Garden Village” next to one of the 3 garden centres on the A454 with plentiful free car parking and a local (number 9) bus service. The idea simply is to be a one stop shop for people to find vegan groceries and the growth since September ’16 has been a delightful surprise. The simple ethos is to be a welcoming space for anyone – be they vegan, vegan curious or transitioning – and to make it easier for them to follow a compassionate lifestyle. More of a sanctuary than a shop.

How about moving forward for Friendly Foods?

We are now in bigger unit (since November ’16) and things are going so well we are now even starting to outgrow this larger unit. The range of stock continues to grow week by week and we stock a wide range of the popular vegan brands (Sgaia Mheats, Love Seitan, Wheaty, Vegusto, Bute Island, Violife, Oatly, Ombar, Vego, Anandas, Eat Real, Ten Acre etc etc), the mega One Planet Pizza and vegan essentials like Vital Wheat Gluten, Nutloaf mixes, nuts, pulses, beans, yeast flakes and jackfruit. We also make a point of stocking the more difficult to find artisan vegan products like Tyne Chease, Naturally Vegan Food Company cheezes, Cool Jerk Vegan Pies, Left Field Kombucha, Little Vegan Cookie as well as locally sourced products (like Butterbelle nut butters).

How about opening hours?

The store is open 6 days a week. Wednesday is the only day we are closed. Running the store is a real family effort. Becca helps a bit on social media and Sara’s mum and step dad (Susu and Mikey who are now vegan converts!) are the friendly faces serving in the shop on Sun, Mon and Tues. The other days are covered by Sara and Scott.

You can follow Friendly Foods on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Visit their website here.

Stunning vegan cuisine in Sheffield

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There is not a lot I can say here except HOT DAMN.

Check out my recent eating adventures at Make No Bones Sheffield.

There really is nothing else like this in the UK. The food is outstanding.

Visit Make No Bones at your earliest convenience and follow them on Instagram.

Sustainable Christmas

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You can attend Brighton’s first ethical, sustainable, plastic-free, plant-based Christmas Market, to enjoy a Christmas that doesn’t cost the earth.

Good news, huh?

Conscious Christmas Market is taking place on Saturday December 16, 2017 and some details include:

❄︎ Gifts, Clothing, Art, Food, Drinks ❄︎

❄︎ Opens at 10:30 to 5:00pm, £2 entry ❄︎

❄︎ Pay-as-you-feel plant-based buffet from The Real Junk Food Project Brighton ❄︎

❄︎ Hot mulled festive drinks from Old Tree Brewery ❄︎

❄︎ Helpful information on how you can have an ethical and sustainable Christmas ❄︎

Remember to take your reusable shopping bags and containers!

You can RSVP and get address details on the Facebook event page.

New vegan food outlet in Oxford

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Dear Oxford, UK.

You have a brand new vegan eatery opening this Saturday (November 25, 2017)!

Here is a little piece of info from the owner of Happy Friday Kitchen:

I’m Lola. I’m 24 and have been vegan for two and a half years. I decided to open a vegan restaurant offering people veganised versions of their favourite comfort food on Cowley Road in Oxford. We’ll be serving vegan comfort food including pizzas, burgers, burritos, nachos, mac n cheese, Buddha bowls, and lots of fresh baked goods every day. There will also be cocktails, craft beers and hot drinks, as well as a small retail section selling vegan food products and gifts.

This place sounds fabulous.

Like the Happy Friday Kitchen Facebook page and follow them on Instagram.

See the exact location thanks to Google Maps.

Now, let’s look at some of the food to be served. I’m drooling!

Vegan work in Scotland

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Harmonium bar and kitchen has vegan work available.

The neighbourhood hot spot in Edinburgh is looking for a new Assistant Manager.

If you think you can be as wonderful as the amazing Heather (the current Assistant Manager) then get on with it!

Job description: http://bit.ly/2mtK3XB
Application Form: https://goo.gl/forms/Fir3XuQoN1FtGoQM2
Deadline is 5pm 28th November, 2017.

Follow Harmonium on Instagram.

Vegan pub in Liverpool

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I’m not sure I know a more magical combination of two words than ‘vegan pub’.

A few readers have been getting in touch lately to let me know about a vegan pub in Liverpool, so I reached out to the owner of The Caledonia to get a bit of background information to share with you.

Here is what pub owner Laura King had to say:

I’m the licensee/owner of the pub and kitchen manager. I’m also on team vegan! I’ve had the pub seven and a half years and last summer I decided to close the kitchen for a year off. I decided that when we relaunched the menu would be vegan comfort/junk foods and that is how CVK was born.
I decided to make the whole pub vegan too, because, why not?! It seemed silly not to. Over this last summer our team has been busy working through everything we sell to ensure that our entire offer was vegan. We use a lot of local businesses, particularly for real ale and craft beers so we contacted all of them to see if they could accommodate us and most could! The response has been amazing and support from the community (vegan peeps & the pub’s regulars) has been overwhelming. I’m so pleased to be able to do something like this in Liverpool. We’re also incredibly dog friendly and currently we’re in the running for Dog Buddy’s “Dog Friendly Pub Awards”. We also have GF & Kids menus.

I adore this pub already and can’t wait to visit in the future.

You can see the full vegan food menu for The Caledonia on their website. See the exact location of the pub online thanks to Google Maps.

Now, let’s look at some food.