Vegan mylkbar in Melbourne!

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Holy Matcha, Batman!

Matcha Mylkbar – 72A ACLAND STREET (CORNER CARLISLE ST), ST KILDA

This pun-tastic little plant based restaurant opened about two months ago and I’ve been way too excited about trying it. After showing a couple of my non-vegan workmates the menu, they were sold (mostly on the vegan eggs… but still!) and I had two cohorts roped in to help me try this super-intriguing menu.

Quite frankly, none of us were disappointed by the experience!

Click here to see the menu.

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The extensive range of lattes alone in this establishment is truly breathtaking to a local Melbournite. We do love our coffee! And, by gum (yes, I really did just say that) the Apple Pie Latte tastes like apple pie, the Cacao Latte tastes like hot chocolate from your childhood and the Mushroom Latte is sweeter than you’d imagine.

Located on the busy corner of Acland Street, it’s no surprise that the lunch rush fills the restaurant space from wall to wall, but with a menu this out of the world it’s absolutely worth trying to get a table for it.

With comments from my lunch guests like “It’s so Heston-esque!” and “MmmmmmmmmmmMmmmm”, this is one place I’ll be headed back to very soon!

Follow Matcha Mylkbar on Instagram.

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Vegan event in Maidstone

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Vegan events, festivals and fairs are EVERYWHERE in the UK. It seems you can’t get away from them (which is obviously a fabulous state of affairs).

Next on your list if you are keen to visit every single vegan event in the UK is the upcoming Maidstone Vegan Festival taking place this month (July 2016).

See the super colourful poster below.

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Looks like a wonderful day out. You can RSVP to the Facebook event.

Support vegan events in your town and city! Make an effort this summer to visit an event in a neighbouring area.

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Vegan café jobs in Glasgow

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Wanna work in one of the best and most-loved vegan restaurants in the UK?

Check out this ad for chef jobs at Mono in Glasgow.

EXPERIENCED VEGAN CHEFS REQUIRED 

MONO CAFE BAR
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND

Full time & Part time positions
Full Time on variable shifts including evenings and weekends.
Part time evenings and weekends.

Job Purpose: prepare food by following Head Chef’s menu, instructions and procedures.
The right candidate should also be familiar with pizza, soups, vegan specials and desserts while the main focus will be on service, presentation of menu, prep and also maintaining the standard of cleaning, health and safety within the kitchen.

– A strong passion for vegan food culture with a will to learn
– A positive, flexible, hard working, reliable, enthusiastic attitude
– A great personality to bring to our team
– The ability to work calmly in a busy, fast-paced environment
– At least 2 years of kitchen and/or bakery experience
– Food & Safety Certificate

Please email your CV and cover letter to vsohenderson@gmail.com or hand in to MONO addressed to VSO-Head Chef

How fab is that?! This is perfect for people looking to be involved with food but don’t want to handle animal products.

Extra note: Mono is the location of the first ever Glasgow Vegan Beer Fest. Get a job there and you might be working at my event!

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All vegan chocolate afternoon tea

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Oh my!

New-to-London vegan café Buttercream Dreams is hosting an amazing afternoon tea event that you do not want to miss if you are in the capital on July 30, 2016.

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The All Vegan Chocolate Lovers’ Afternoon Tea is priced at £15. There will be four sittings across the afternoon and attendees will be treated to a range of treats plus drink choices all with a distinct chocolate angle.

Telling by how many people have expressed interest via the Facebook event page, I think it’s safe to say this afternoon tea will be booked solid.

You need to email Sales@buttercream-dreams.com or visit the store on Camden Road to book a spot.

Hurry!

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New vegan baking business in Cheltenham

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How cool is this?

Gloucestershire Live has reported on this home-baking endeavour jointly run by couple Natasha and Susan called Flamingo’s Vegan Bakery in Cheltenham.

The food looks divine and anyone making cupcakes topped with vegan meringue is going to get top points from me.


The bakery offers a tantalising range of cakes, slices, cupcakes and biscuits all available to order on their website for local pick up.

Congratulations, Cheltenham. You’ve got vegan cake!

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Vegan food in Essex

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There is a vegetarian bistro in Leigh-On-Sea, Essex that has been popular with vegans for a long time and it is just about to get a second location.

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The menu of The Oak Tree Bistro is packed solid with vegan dishes and meals that can be altered to become vegan. It would be fab if the eatery adopted a fully plant-based approach but I’m sure vegans in the area are grateful for a line up that includes Japanese curry, grilled asparagus, garlic mushrooms, bangers & mash, lasagne and mac ‘n’ cheese.

You can click here to see the full menu.

But what of a second location?

Take a 30-minute drive northeast (if the traffic isn’t typically UK snarled) and you’ll land in Brentwood, Essex. This is the site of the soon-to-open second location of The Oak Tree.

Essex, you have some find vegan food to chose from! Follow the new Brentwood location on its own dedicated Facebook page for news and updates.

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Vegan and gluten free beer

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I’m hoping this beer gets some decent distribution and starts moving around the planet.

Vida Latina is a brand new Mexican beer made from agave that is both gluten-free and vegan. I picked up a few bottles in my local supermarket in Mexico City today for less than £2 per bottle.

Brand new beer made from agave by @vidalatinamx that is both #vegan and gluten free.

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I get asked about gluten-free vegan beer all the time, so it is great to see a new brand on the market.

If you know of any vegan and gluten-free beer brands, please list them below so we can all get a taste. And let your local beer retailer know about Vida Latina and let’s see if we can get this Mexican vegan beer in your region/country.

You can follow Vida Latina on Twitter.

Extra note: This photo originally appeared on my Instagram feed.

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Extra for non-animal milk?

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I’m looking for reader input with this blog post.

The following information was sent to me by Isabel, a reader based in Leeds who is a bit annoyed that her local café charges her 30p extra for soya milk in her coffee.

Check out Isabel’s gripe below:

I know you’re quite familiar with Leeds and you may know the ‘Opposite’ cafes – there is one Opposite the University steps and another in the Victoria Quarter nowadays. I went to the Uni branch for a coffee this morning and asked whether soya milk was available. I was told yes, but when I paid was told there is a 30p surcharge. I have had a conversation with the manager about this. He says that the soya product they use (which is Bonsoy) is over three times as expensive as the organic cow milk they use, so they have to charge extra. I would have thought that having vegans and dairy-free people as customers would outweigh this, but apparently not! It makes me so sad to feel I’m being charged extra for being compassionate, and especially as they sell vegan flapjack and cake, this should be one place which takes a small financial hit in order to embrace vegans as customers.

Thanks for the input, Isabel. If you live in Leeds and would like to join the discussion with Opposites, have a word on Twitter.

And now to ask for your input.

If you have a local coffee shop that does NOT charge extra for plant-based milks, we all wanna know about it. Post names and links below so we can build up a list of affordable coffee vendors.

I would also be keen to hear from business owners who have found a way to make it financially viable to not charge extra for soya, rice, almond and/or coconut milks.

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Vegan banana split

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I know the majority of readers are based in the socially, politically and financially crumbling UK so I thought I would offer you some pure vegan food escapism to brighten up your bleak week.

During my trip to Los Angeles last week, I had the extreme pleasure of visiting a completely vegan soft serve frozen yoghurt store located in Glendale.

Yoga-Urt is a gorgeous experience from top to bottom. Friendly people, delicious yoghurt (old school, isolationist UK spelling!) and a delightful selection of vegan toppings.

Take a look at the stunning banana split below and tell me if you can even handle it!

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Save your devalued Pounds and get to California for some frozen goodness at Yoga-Urt.

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Is Brexit already affecting vegan business?

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This email was sent out to customers of online vegan grocery retailer, Veganstore.co.uk, following the E.U. Referendum results.

I have reproduced it with kind permission.

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Latest news from veganstore.co.uk

Dear Friends,

As a non-political company it was never my intention to enter into any of the debate on the Brexit issue.

Each of us is entitled to our viewpoint. Unfortunately, it looks like the outcome will have an impact on some of our products.

The vote will mean a lot of change as we’ve all seen already in the financial markets.

The exchange rates are some of the lowest that we’ve seen since we started trading 17 years ago.

A lot of your favourite products are manufactured outside the UK. There’s the obvious ones that we import from the US, such as Go Max Bars, Primal Jerky and The Vegg.

The amazing alternatives we get from within the E.U. include Pernigotti Truffles, Soyatoo Whipping Cream, Topas Chorizo, Vivani Chocolate and Vantastic Foods Parmezano.

Even UK companies, such as Goody Good Stuff, Freedom Marshmallows and some of our own brand products are made in the EU, when we can’t get the suppliers here.

So why am I telling you all this ?

Well almost overnight the cost of products has gone up potentially as much as 10% and what that unfortunately means to us all is that prices will also rise.

We are holding our prices for now but they will inevitable increase over the next few weeks.

I wish it could be different but we will keep working to bring you the best vegan products from wherever they are in this world.

Best wishes,

Lisa

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