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Following on from my post yesterday about the vegan snacks I snagged in Genoa, I wanted to share news of a plant-based restaurant meal I enjoyed last night.
Soul Kitchen is a vegetarian restaurant nestled into a narrow lane way in Genoa, which is not really necessary to mention because everything in Genoa is nestled into a narrow lane way.
The majority of the menu at Soul Kitchen is vegan with some of those options being raw. But what did we eat?
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I’m in Genoa and I want to know if it is weird referring to it as Genoa on my blog and not the Italian Genova?
I am such an uneducated fool. For most of my life I thought Genoa and Genova were two different places. The anglicised name for this Italian city was obviously the one I’m most familiar with so perhaps I should just stick with it for clarity.
My husband is feeling a bit under the weather so we are taking it easy with a few gentle strolls around the port and historic centre, but of course day one had me looking for vegan snacks.
This morning we popped into the Eataly cafe opposite the port and I was surprised to find fresh vegan croissants, including fruit jam filled varieties. The cafe also had pre-packaged vegan biscotti.
These croissants were delicious but they were just stop one for the day.
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This is a first for FGV.
I am experiencing the delights of attempting to write and post a blog entry using an iPad. It is not a lot of fun.
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We are coming up to a full year of Tell Me Where I’m Going (Wrong) podcast and I can’t believe it.
A year! In a few weeks we will be releasing episode 52 of the weekly show. It has gone so quickly.
Josh and I started it for a laugh, as a way to catch up, and simply out of interest. It is not professional and we don’t have big plans for it. We just want to chat and if anyone finds comfort or entertainment in it, that’s great.
In the latest episode we chat about chaos on the Eurostar, eating vegan food in Disneyland, and the experience of seeing Pulp in concert in 2025.
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I still remember the days when eating vegan in Paris meant cobbling together a picnic from a health food shop.
Those times were fine, and we did what we had to do, but what a different city it is now. And right at the top of the “what a time to be alive” list is Land & Monkeys.
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I recently found myself back inside Disneyland Paris for the first time in more than twenty years.
Yes, two full decades have passed since I last roamed those pastel-paved walkways and heard It’s a Small World on an endless loop. And let me tell you, while the park has changed in a lot of ways, one thing has definitely improved: vegan food.
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Every now and then a memory of good eating hits me so clearly I can almost taste it again.
That happened to me recently when I caught a glimpse online of the new dishes at Twelve Eatery in Bournemouth.
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You know I love sharing stories of plant-based goodness, and today I’ve got a real treat for you.
Pop legend, vocal powerhouse, and all-round icon Leona Lewis has taken her love for animals and the planet to a whole new level by opening not one, but two vegan coffee shops in the Los Angeles area.
Read more below.
There are few things I love more than planning imaginary trips to places I can’t afford.
You know the vibe. One browser tab open to a budget spreadsheet with minus numbers, another tab open to an article about the best vegan pizza in Naples.
So instead of pretending I’ve been everywhere and know it all, here’s my list of 10 cities around the world I would visit as a vegan… if my bank account didn’t look like a horror film.
Please read below for the full fantasy holiday rundown.
I’ve just realised something both hilarious and heartwarming.
My first ever Instagram post was made all the way back on 27 May, 2013. That means I have been faffing about on the app for nearly 12 years. A dozen years of food pics, community updates, bad choices, and thankfully not too many selfies.
But here is the twist. My blog actually started in December 2010. That is two and a half years of vegan ramblings online before I ever even thought to open the Instagram app. Why did it take me so long?
Keep reading to see the extremely average photo that started it all.
