Gorgeous vegan food in north Wales

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As fabulous as it is seeing the explosion of vegan food businesses across the UK, I do worry about ever having enough time and money to visit them all.

Take Harvest Vegetarian Kitchen for example.

The food being served looks absolutely stunning but when and how am I ever going to get to Wrexham in Wales?

However, the more I read their GIANT vegan menu the more feasible the mammoth journey seems.

The Harvest menu features all manner of stir fried dishes, noodle mains, crispy sides and vegan meats in black bean sauce. I would order one of everything!

The restaurant kindly gave me permission to reproduce some of their photos here. Check them out!

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That is only a tiny fraction of the menu. Looks fab, right?

You can see the entire menu on the Harvest website and be sure to follow their Facebook and Instagram accounts.

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Leeds and Sheffield

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I’m currently in Leeds and that means I get to visit one of my favourite vegan food places in the UK.

Humpit.

Check out what I devoured today in what is surprisingly the only permanent 100% vegan eatery in Leeds.


What do you think?

Humpit is located inside the Corn Exchange building in Leeds city centre, but in great news they also have an outlet in Sheffield.

You can grab gorgeous hummus bowls with a variety of toppings in two different Yorkshire cities.

Have you been?

See the Humpit menu and locations online, like their Facebook page and follow them on Twitter and Instagram.

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Vegan food and music event

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Looking for something unique to do in London next week?

Music Day UK is a not for profit organisation in the business of community-led music festivals and they have a fabulous dinner lined up in Haggerston next week.

md-final-front-knifeforkThe group is hosting a social evening with musical entertainment, a three course vegan meal and games. People will be served the vegan feast at tables while being entertained by some wonderful solo artists and tunes!

The event kicks off at 7pm on Friday December 16, 2016 and there are plenty of ticket options, including entry only or getting the full package with drinks included with your meal.

Click here for more information and get your tickets now.

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Breaking news: vegan fried chicken shop

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In the history of breaking news on this blog, I’m not sure I’ve ever written anything this exciting.

Sit down.

London, you are about to get the world’s first 100% vegan fried chicken shop.

OK. Now you can leap to your feet and fist pump like a champ. This news is seriously the most exciting thing to happen to anyone. EVER.

If you visit this part of the Internet with any regularity, you will know that I am obsessed with the crispy savoury perfection that is Temple of Seitan. Their range of deep fried seitan snacks, tubs of mac n cheese and filled sandwiches is in the top 5 things to eat on the planet in my (always humble) FGV opinion.

There is world class and then a little higher up in the clouds, there is Temple of Seitan.

Enough of this adulation. I asked Rebecca of Temple of Seitan to tell me what the heck is going on and she said:

In January 2017, we’ll be opening London’s (and maybe the world’s!) 1st 100% vegan chicken shop. We’re looking forward to providing a vegan alternative for Londoners craving a bit of takeaway.

She is so relaxed about it. I would have added in words such as ‘pioneers’, ‘earth-altering’ and ‘exceptionally unique’.

Clear all your January plans. Make room for the new fried chicken shop by Temple of Seitan.

This is not a drill.

Follow Temple of Seitan on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Extra note: Catch Temple of Seitan at my Vegan Christmas Market on Saturday December 17, 2017. Details here and you can RSVP on Facebook.

Best new vegan snack

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I’ve found them. You can all sop looking now.

Here are the best new vegan snacks in the UK.

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How much glory can there be in one photo?!

These packets were picked up by my greedy fingers yesterday during Vegfest Scotland when I saw them hiding away on the Alternative Stores stand.

I almost couldn’t believe my eyes.

I’m very familiar with this brand due to their hummus and quinoa chips, but I didn’t even know these puffs existed.

Where else have you seen these? Can I buy them in any other places apart from Alternative Stores?

You can order your own packets for home delivery from the Alternative Stores online shop.

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Vegan treats for dogs

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This is a short post but a super cute post.

How about treating the dog(s) in your life to these gorgeous homemade vegan treats by Kira’s Krunchies?

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Kira’s Krunchies is an independent company baking, freshly packing and sending out plant-based dog treats from their home to furry friends all over the UK.

They currently have some exclusive Christmas product lines, so I can’t see ANY reason why the dog in your life shouldn’t have a few bags in their stocking this year.

These gorgeous crunchy bites look so good, I’d be struggling not to eat them myself!

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Look at those peanut butter bones!

Do two nice things today.

Support an independent vegan business AND get the dog of your life some tasty treats.

Order on the Kira’s Krunchies website, like them on Facebook and follow on Instagram or Twitter.

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Pizza crunch done vegan

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I thought I had seen it all when it comes to vegan junk food.

I was wrong.

There is a dish in Glasgow known as pizza crunch. This outrageous food invention involves taking a slice of pizza, covering it in chip shop batter and deep frying it.

Yes, deep fried battered pizza. And of course you can now get a vegan version of this ‘dish’ that I’m told is mostly loved by people who have been drinking for a few hours.

Check out the vegan pizza crunch I got my hands on at Mono in Glasgow yesterday.


What do you think? Please take note of the hand cut chips and pickled onion rounding this out to a complete meal. LOL!

If that is not enough for you, Josh and I sampled a few other delicacies as well including the bánh mì and the to-fish and chips.

Mono have certainly got vegan comfort food down to a fine art.

Bánh mì at @monoglasgow is beautiful. #glasgow #vegan

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The to-fish and chips at @monoglasgow seriously on POINT today. 🎯 #vegan

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What do you think? Would the pizza crunch make your ‘must try’ list? Do you like the look of the to-fish?

Like Mono on Facebook.

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Revisiting an old favourite

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Longtime readers of my blog will know how much I love the northern city of Leeds. Last night Josh and I found ourselves staying with a friend as we passed through overnight on our way to Vegfest Scotland. What better way to spend our 12-hour stopover then getting delicious vegan takeaway from one of my favourite Leeds restaurants?

The Grove Café has an extensive vegan menu which I’ve talked about previously. Last night we went a bit overboard and ordered the following: vegan cheeseburger and fries, naan bread, onion bhajis, mushroom rice, basmati rice, saag aloo, tarka dahl, chana masala and pasanda curry. Phew! Check out the photo from my Instagram feed which shows the amazing spread that we enjoyed:

Visit The Grove Café online

Extra note: this photo originally appeared in my Instagram feed.

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Vegan cakes at London markets

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I just got the best kind of email you can hope to receive. It was all about vegan cake.

There is a gorgeous vegan baking business in London called Vegan Delice and what they are putting out into the world deserves to be celebrated.

Check out some of these treats.

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I’m not sure about you, but there isn’t anything pictured above of which I wouldn’t eat at least two.

It’s all so dreamy.

I asked Chantal at Vegan Delice what goes on over at her baking headquarters and she said:

Passionate about the pleasure that my customers will feel when they are tasting my bakes, I ensure that the most important ingredient, ‘LOVE’ is always my present.

I take the time to make a lot of ingredients from scratch, such as my vanilla paste as its genuinely important to me that the products are 100% vegan, I also make my own raw chocolate that tastes similar to OMBAR (my inspiration) and I use this in a lot of my bakes to add a luxurious flavour.

I specialise in vegan cupcakes, doughnuts, cookies, as well as Cypriot style baked goods too. They are made from organic and locally sourced produce were available. I also include a sugar free, gluten free, and soy free range.

Do you like what you see and hear?

Vegan Delice will be trading at the Tottenham Green Market on December 3, 11 and 18, 2016 and at the Myddleton Road Festival on December 4, 2016.

Keep track of Vegan Delice via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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Make frijoles charros

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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups of cooked black beans 1 cup sliced vegan sausage 1⁄2 cup of seitan
  • 1⁄2 cup of sliced vegan ham
  • 1 cup of sliced mushrooms
  • 1 Morita chile
  • 1 can of dark beer
  • Fresh coriander/cilantro, chopped onion and avocado to serve

Makes approximately four cups/serves four

Instructions:

  • Heat two tablespoons of vegetable oil in a large, deep frying pan and add mushrooms
  • Soften over a medium/high flame then add the vegan meats
  • Cook for a further few minutes until hot, then add the beer and the chile
  • Cook on a high heat for approximately 10 minutes
  • Add the beans and their liquid, turn heat to medium and cook for a further 10 minutes
  • Serve in a bowl topped with onion, avocado and coriander/cilantro

Serve on its own or as a starter. Perfect for cold winter nights!

Recipe and photo remain property of Sean O’Callaghan and Julio Alcantara and may not be reproduced without permission. © fatgayvegan.com

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