Vegan meat night

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London, are you ready?

This Friday night is the night you go to Black Cat cafe in Hackney. No excuses.

Wanna know why?

Javier Suarez, a South American chef based in London, has spent the last decade traveling around the globe due to his activity as a musician. He has explored vegan food options across the whole world. Inacio Gomez, head chef at Black Cat Hackney, invited Javier to take over Fridays at the cafe kitchen. Together they developed the idea of the Artisan Vegan ‘Meats’ Supper Night.

The vegan meats night is launching from 5pm this Friday (March 20, 2015). Food will be served until 10pm and the regular low Black Cat prices will be in place.

The menu sounds stunning. Check it out on the poster below.

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Vegetarian porn star

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Here is something you won’t read anywhere else today.

Antonio Biaggi is a vegetarian who bakes vegan food, advocates for animals, fights for gay rights, loves rescued dogs and enjoys living an eco-friendly life near the beach in Florida.

Oh yeah, he is also a gay porn actor and website owner.

When I found out that Antonio was a self-proclaimed animal advocate, I wanted to reach out to him in order to find out a little bit of information about his life and love for animals.

A short Q&A with the vegan baker and porn entrepreneur can be seen below.

If you are so inclined, you can click here to visit Antonio’s blog or follow him on Twitter. BE WARNED. His website and Twitter feed feature exceptionally explicit content.

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Oils ain’t oils

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I need your help.

I have been sent these gorgeous-looking oils as a gift from a company called Mokhado and I’m not sure how best to utilise them.

There is a bottle of avocado oil, one of apricot kernel oil and a third of macadamia oil. I have never cooked with any of these oils and I’m especially curious about the apricot kernel variety. What should I do with this? Has anyone used it before?

The oils, from the Limpopo region of South Africa, are available to buy in the UK as a starter pack. Click here to see them online.

This photo originally appeared on my Instagram account.

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Red Rooster

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A quick bite of information for you.

If you are keen to book tickets for a festival this year but are worried about not having any vegan food options while on site, put your mind at ease.

roosterRed Rooster is a three-day music event featuring R&B, Americana, Soul, Blues, Roots and Country musicians. It sounds kinda awesome.

What’s this about vegan food options at the festival?

London street food champions Club Mexicana will be at the Red Rooster festival serving up their celebrated, 100% vegan Mexican-inspired menu. Zero food options for compassionate revellers is no longer a problem.

Check out the festival here.

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Eat and dance

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Tonight is the night. My monthly dance party for the LGBT community and its friends is back for another round. Get along to Queer Vegan Disco from 8pm for pop, indie, alternative and dance music.

It’s a whole lot of fun.

If you are considering coming along but are unsure of how to negotiate dinner plans before the event, your panic is over.

Our host venue Kabaret will be serving the most delicious comfort food earlier in the evening, including:

  • chicken-style burger
  • beef-style burger
  • Jamaican patties
  • home-fried potatoes
  • tortilla with guacamole

This tantalising bar snack menu is 100% vegan (just like our drinks list) and will be available for the first few hours of the disco, so get down early for a bite to eat before you dance the night away.

As an extra incentive, you can RSVP to the Facebook event for tonight to receive £3 entry price on arrival instead of £5. Put the savings towards something to eat!

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Pigs

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Come the fuck on. Micro pig picnic? Really?

There is a new addition to what is quickly becoming a horrifying cavalcade of animal exploitation in London. There is the cat cafe, a (badly) planned owl cafe and now a picnic where people can hang out with micro pigs. This ‘trend’ needs to be halted.

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Vegan Ealing

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West London vegans. You’ve not been forgotten.

This food truck/street food event is taking place tomorrow (Friday March 13, 2015) in the Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre and 100% plant-based food truck Rupert’s Street is going to be in attendance serving up nutritious cuisine.

EMDM_A6flyer_LR-21Emily of Rupert’s Street let me know what she will be serving in Ealing Broadway tomorrow:

Beetroot & Chickpea Burger with Kale salad
Squash & quinoa Latke on crunch seasonal salad and flatbread
Lentil & chickpea Curry with Brown rice and date chutney
Spiced apple cake

Get along and support independent vegan business!

You can see other dates and events for Rupert’s Street by clicking here.

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Vegan Ronin

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My buddy Jhenn is a food magician. Her homemade seitan is the stuff of legend and her Vegan Ronin London based supper clubs are gorgeous dining experiences.

Check out these upcoming events hosted by Jhenn and book before they sell out. Also, follow Jhenn on Twitter.

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Dulce María

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Estoy tan feliz que mi favorita pop star Mexicana, Dulce María, está hablando sobre elefantes. Comparten con sus amigos hispanohablantes.

I am very happy that my favourite Mexican pop star, Dulce María, is speaking about elephants. Share with your Spanish-speaking friends.

Y ahora una musica.

And now some music.

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Instawin

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Vegan Tuck Box have surpassed themselves.

This fabulous subscription service has, for a while now, been the go to supplier of hard to find sweets and chocolates. The monthly box delivery is always rammed solid with tasty snacks and delicious surprises. (I first wrote about the Vegan Tuck Box here)

But what of surpassing themselves?

Vegan Tuck Box is now the number one place in the UK for the best vegan candy on the planet. They have No No’s, Peanot No No’s, Peanot Cups and Chocolate Covered Pretzels. The better part of this news is you don’t have to hope to get these in the mystery subscription box as you can order what you want, when you want.

Click here to visit the Vegan Tuck Box shop to see all the candy and treats available, as well as the eight (yes, eight!) different subscription box options. I’m incredibly tempted by the chocolate lover’s box.

But that’s not all.

How would you like to win the following selection of the best vegan candy on the planet?

tuck box prizeYou have no idea how difficult it is for me to have this in my house and not eat everything. Many thanks (sarcastic and real) to Vegan Tuck Box for donating this selection of goodies as a giveaway.

How do you win?

This is an Instagram competition. Head on over to my Instagram account, find the photo you see above, like it and leave a comment. Also follow my account if you feel like it.

I will randomly pick a winner next week. I probably won’t pick you if we are friends or enemies. I will post the box to you wherever you are in the world.

Get to it!

Also, follow Vegan Tuck Box on Twitter for news of more gorgeous treats coming up!

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