Rawligion in central London

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If you are like me and haven’t found/made time to try Rawligion in central London, this post will give you a small visual insight into what the café serves.

It looks good!

The restaurant sent me photos of (from top) raw chocolate Rochers, Thai slaw, raw dehydrated falafels, lemon tahini dip & hemp tabbouleh and finally the raw pancakes.

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Rawligion is only a 40-second walk from Goodge Street Underground station or a 6-minute walk from Tottenham Court Road.

You can visit the website, follow on Twitter, follow on Instagram or like on Facebook.

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Vegan café in Surrey

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News has just arrived at my doorstep of a brand new vegan café opening in Bookham, Surrey this month.

I reached out to the owners to find out a little bit of information surrounding Crazy Bean and here is what they told me:

We are opening a vegan cafe in Great Bookham, Surrey. Located at 23 the High Street, our launch events are over the weekend of the 16th and 17th of September and will include complimentary drinks and tastings on both evenings and throughout the day on the 17th.
We chose to go vegan about 3 years ago and knew we needed to leave the rat race to do more. Our cafe is only part of plans to launch community growing projects and hopefully launch a range of products into the majors when we are ready. We are on a huge learning curve but we are passionate about the cause.
We have had an amazing amount of support already in the area and hope to advertise further afield. While this will be a business, we feel our responsibility with this cafe and all we do is much bigger than our own livelihoods. There is more about this in my first two blogs on our site www.crazy-bean.com so please do check them out.
Of course, we want to provide delicious food and are working really hard to build a menu that everybody will love.

How fab does that sound?

Follow Crazy Bean on Twitter and like them on Facebook.

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New vegan burgers in London

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There is a new vegan burger experience happening in London and everything they serve looks incredible.

Mooshies is running pop up events around the UK capital, with a current Kitchen Take Over at Strongroom Bar & Kitchen, 120-124 Curtain Rd, London EC2A 3SQ between 12pm until 9pm until this Friday (September 2, 2016).

That means you have today, tomorrow and Friday to get along for these ridiculously tasty looking burgers.

Hold onto your seats as I show you what’s in store.

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Can you even believe how good they look?

The top burger is the Fillet Om Phish made from aubergines, homemade tartar sauce and VioLife cheese. Next up is the Pulled Mooshie starring jackfruit served on coleslaw with a homemade BBQ sauce. Finally you can see the What’s Ur Beef burger crafted from quinoa and black beans, topped with caramelised onions and VioLife cheese.

All vegan and all extremely impressive.

If you are keen to wrap your laughing gear around these treats but fear you can’t make it to Shoreditch this week, get hold of this next bit of info and take action.

Mooshies are also staging a one-off celebration of their burgers in Islington on September 8, 2016 at The Joker pub.

Tickets for this 4-course meal are £20. You can and should buy tickets online.

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Tasty times ahead for London vegans!

Visit Mooshies online, like on Facebook, follow on Twitter and follow on Instagram.

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International Vegan Junk Food Day wrap up

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Thanks to everyone who joined me online to make International Vegan Junk Food Day 2016 a fun and interactive event.

Take a moment to check out the hundreds of posts that were tagged #ivjfd16 on Twitter and Instagram.

See you all next year for round four!


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Guest post: vegan pizza in Southend

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Awesome guest post about vegan pizza in Southend by Jenny Canham of Vegan Boho blog (follow her on Instagram and Twitter).

This weekend marked a very happy occasion for vegans in the Essex area, we have been blessed with vegan pizza thanks to The Railway Hotel!

The Railway Hotel is a vegetarian/vegan pub which was listed in PETA’s list of Top 10 Vegan-Friendly Pubs in the UK. It has been a firm favourite for vegan food amongst people living in Essex and further afield. They sell a wide selection of traditional pub favourites, such as vegan ‘fish’ and chips with tartare sauce, and a range of vegan desserts to finish.

The pizzeria is an exciting addition to this quirky pub. It’s set up separately from the bar, and you can order your pizza by filling out a sheet, on which you can select ‘vegan pizza’ and then choose as many veggie toppings as your heart desires.

The Railway Hotel use Violife Pizza Cheese on their pizzas, which melts beautifully, and each pizza is presented in a traditional box so you can take home what you don’t manage to eat (or if you wanted to save room for one of their awesome desserts!).

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After talking to the owners, I also discovered an extra topping to this exciting pizza news! They are currently looking into offering a pizza delivery service to the area…so people that live nearby may soon be able to order vegan pizza from the comfort of their own home. The pub have also just released their brand new Indian Summer Menu…which is 100% vegan! Hooray!

The Railway Hotel is my favourite local hangout, not only for the delicious vegan food with new dishes added regularly, but also for the general atmosphere and friendliness of everybody there. I hope more people get the chance to check out their amazing new pizzas and hearty vegan pub food!

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Vegan night market!

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Are you worried that Australia is not on top of vegan stuff? Well, don’t be. They are all over it.

Check out the Farewell Winter Night Market in Sydney, organised by the wonderfully-named Vegan Collective.

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As you can see on the Facebook event page, Farewell Winter Night Market is packed solid with multiple food stalls as well as various other traders.

If you are familiar with the vegan scene in Sydney, you’ll be happy to see the following line up of traders:

My Little Panda Kitchen
The Vegan Teahouse
Delicious Skin
Treat Dreams
Over The Moo
GoGo Vego
Herbisaurus
Rhubarb Bakes
Wild Kombucha by Ballsy
Peppermint Pantry
Little Vegan Make Up Shop
Temple Foods
Mister Toast
The Chocolate Yogi

That’s a strong collection. Add live music to the mix and this sounds like a winning night out in Redfern (where FGV used to live!).

Extra note: this event is taking place on International Vegan Junk Food Day 2016.

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Update on Sheffield vegan café

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I delivered news to you a few days ago about the wonderful Sheffield-based food experts Make No Bones and how they have opened a permanent café.

The blog post didn’t include much info or any photos so I thought it best to get along. I wanted to have something more substantial to show you.

I eat for you, dear readers.

Check out this incredible selection of plant-based dishes I devoured during my visit. Make No Bones is a place where you will find some of the best vegan food on the planet. I almost wept with joy.

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Be warned. @mnbvegan in Sheffield means business. Look at this #vegan tiramisu sundae!

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Yes. It tasted as good as it looks. Possibly even better. News of the café starting a Sunday roast service this weekend has me considering relocating to Sheffield.

You must make time to eat with Make No Bones soon. Your life will be improved. If you run a vegan food business, go along and be inspired by this exceptionally high standard of food. It’s a knockout.

Follow Make No Bones on Instagram and Facebook.

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Café in Camden closing

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Well, that didn’t last long.

A short while back, a café named Buttercream Dreams opened in Camden, London following a popular run in Croydon.

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Sadly, this news was posted on the café’s Facebook page a few days ago:

NEWS!
We are closing our Camden shop as of this Sunday due to health concerns.
Our last day will be this Sunday 💜 thank you for all your support and custom!
We hope you can come see us before we leave at this Saturday’s late night cake club or another day this week xxxx

Short but sweet.

Get along this week before Sunday August 28, 2016 if you are interested in getting some vegan food before they shut down.

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Vegan Sausage Fest

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I am jealous.

Jealous that I didn’t think up something as glorious as Vegan Sausage Fest 2016. I’m also jealous that I will be busy running Glasgow Vegan Beer Fest this weekend and will be 300 miles away from this incredible get-together.

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The wonderful people behind Cafe SoVegan are also the wonderful people behind Sausage Fest 2016.

The cafe runs as a permanent pop-up inside the locally-adored Royal Sovereign pub in Hackney. They serve tasty savoury food and, more importantly, cake.

On Sunday August 28 and Monday August 29, 2016 you SHOULD get along to this event that will run between midday and midnight both days.

Here’s a little insight into the event from Cafe SoVegan:

So what is Sausage Fest? I know the standard definition but that’s not what this is!

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you may have noticed that the country has gone a bit to sh*t lately. I think a lot of people are feeling a bit blue, not knowing what to do about it. What we propose is not a solution to all these problems but to bring people together to celebrate the humble sausage (in it’s many vegan forms)!

I’ve grown up in Hackney, it’s my home, my mum’s an immigrant, it’s her home. Lots of my neighbours are immigrants, it’s their home. The Sov is my home away from home and also a microcosm of Hackney, in short my favourite place to be! So to make us feel better (hopefully you too), and to bring people together and have a good time we’ve decided to throw a party. I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t like a good sausage and a two day party, so why not combine the two?!

We don’t want to exclude anyone which is why this is a free event. There will be a collection for the acts who are performing for their dinner. The money made will be put into keeping the cafe going and providing a place and events for people to come together and have a good time.

Hope to see you all there! XX

Amazing!

All manner of vegan sausages to buy and consume fresh from the BBQ, plus an incredible line up of local musicians. What’s not to love?

In addition, there will be a collection of food, clothing and tent donations for refugees in Calais. Do something good for someone else as you devour vegan sausages. You will be a winner.

Click onto the Facebook event page for more info and to let them know you are coming.

Get along to the Royal Sovereign both days if you can but especially on Monday as it is International Vegan Junk Food Day. This is the perfect way to celebrate the annual event and make sure you use #ivjfd16 to share all your sausage photos on the day.

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Vegan fine dining restaurant

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I’m normally fast on my feet when it comes to new vegan food, but even I’m struggling to keep up with all the updates coming out of the UK.

Stunning news has just reached me of a brand new vegan fine dining restaurant in Stockport!

The Allotment restaurant is the culmination of many pop up events around Wigan, Huddersfield, Manchester and Liverpool. The owners decided to take the plunge and open a stand alone eatery in the heart of Stockport.

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You can view the exquisite menu online here, which includes an exclusive chef’s tasting option that surely would impress anyone. You can also make table bookings via the website. This food looks fancy and has rave reviews on social media, so I think booking ahead would be smart. I think The Allotment is going to be a firm favourite of local foodies very quickly.

Like the Facebook page for The Allotment to keep up with latest news.

Greater Manchester has the vegan good stuff going on!

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