Vegan Quarantine: Day 90

Welcome to Vegan Quarantine: Day 90. This daily video series is my way of keeping spirits high within the vegan community while also supporting independent business, charities, and musicians.

Links for everything discussed are included below.

Order vegan flapjacks and muffins for UK delivery from The Vegan Squirrel:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheVeganSquirrel

Follow The Vegan Squirrel on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/vegansquirreluk/

Purezza vegan pizza restaurant is opening a new location in Hove. Follow them on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/purezza/

Order Fab Fudge online for UK delivery. Biscoff flavour!
https://fab-fudge.co.uk/product/biscoff/

Learn about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and how you can help:
https://yemencrisis.carrd.co/

Recipe of the day. Chocolate orange mousse:
https://www.wearesovegan.com/chocolate-orange-mousse/

Music recommendation of the day. SF Ballet dancing to music of Björk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98yI2LT26lw

Donate money to the SF Ballet emergency relief fund:
https://tinyurl.com/y7e4vu28

You can support these daily videos by donating to my PayPal:
https://paypal.me/pools/c/8oikSipsfP

You can become a FGV Patreon supporter here:
https://www.patreon.com/FatGayVegan

Vegan Quarantine: Day 89

Welcome to Vegan Quarantine: Day 89. This daily video series is my way of keeping spirits high within the vegan community while also supporting independent business, charities, and musicians.

Links for everything discussed can be found below.

NYC cheesemonger Riverdel – The Original Vegan Cheese Monger is hosting an oat cheese cooking class on line. Details on their Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBZMRsmDDBZ/

SpiceBox TV has a video demonstrating a Dhansak Curry recipe on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZQCyKyBES4

Thug Kitchen in the USA is FINALLY going to change its name after years of requests. Read this piece about the problematic nature of Thug Kitchen from 2014:
https://tinyurl.com/ybwv29oj

Support Southall Black Sisters with a one-off or monthly donation:
https://tinyurl.com/y8kor5ko

Learn more about Southall Black Sisters or access their services:
https://southallblacksisters.org.uk/

Recipe of the day. BBQ Watermelon Steak by Avant-Garde Vegan by Gaz Oakley:
https://www.plantbasednews.org/recipes/bbq-watermelon-fillet

Music recommendation of the day. Cover of the Bananarama song Cruel Summer by Evanescence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paQsE53YkVU

Kylie releases vegan rosé wine

2020 is a strange year.

But even when you get used to expecting the unexpected, it is still surprising that Kylie Minogue has released her own vegan rosé wine!

Check it out.

Kylie released a quote to mark the launch of the vegan-friendly rosé:

I have a great passion for rosé and have loved working for the last two years on developing Kylie Minogue Wines. Working with the brilliant team at Benchmark Drinks we have created a rosé that I am truly enamoured by, it’s fresh, light and the perfect pink.

The Kylie rosé is priced at £9.00 for the regular release bottle and £17.00 for the gift box edition.

Tesco is listed as a stockist at the moment, but when I searched I was told they are currently out of stock.

You can buy directly from the drinks company for UK delivery. Click here to shop for Kylie rosé.

What do you think? Are you excited to try this wine curated by Kylie?

Vegan Quarantine: Day 88

Welcome to Vegan Quarantine: Day 88. This daily video series is my way of keeping spirits high within the vegan community while also supporting independent business, charities, and musicians.

Link for everything discussed are included below.

Kylie Minogue has launched Kylie Minogue Wines, starting with a vegan rosé! Order in the UK:
https://winedelivered.co.uk/kylie-minogue-wines/#

Help raise funds for vulnerable or at risk Queer, Trans and Intersex, Black, Indigenous, or People of Color community members in the UK:
https://tinyurl.com/yaw6fozn

Donate to Cowley Club, Brighton’s only 100% volunteer run vegan social club:
https://cowley.club/about/support-and-loanstock/

Recipe of the day. Creamy roast garlic mashed potato:
https://lovingitvegan.com/roasted-garlic-vegan-mashed-pota…/

Music recommendation of the day. Hey Now (Think I Got A Feeling) by Erasure (the band):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsshI47JLUE

You can support these daily videos by donating to my PayPal:
https://paypal.me/pools/c/8oikSipsfP

You can become a FGV Patreon supporter here:
https://www.patreon.com/FatGayVegan

Vegan Quarantine: Day 87

Welcome to Vegan Quarantine: Day 87. This daily video series is my way of keeping spirits high within the vegan community while also supporting independent business, charities, and musicians.

Links for everything discussed can be found below.

Flore Vegan in Los Angeles is a vegan restaurant that has reopened its dining room. Follow them on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/florevegan/

Kay Kay Food is a superstar vegan Chinese food business in London. Follow them on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kaykayfood/

Follow London Vegan Afro on Instagram for vegan product updates and gorgeous food photos:
https://www.instagram.com/london_afro_vegan/

Urban-Ita is a non-vegan Italian restaurant in Sheffield with lots of vegan options. You can see their menu on their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/urbanita288/

Recipe of the day. Creamy mango sorbet:
https://www.connoisseurusveg.com/creamy-mango-sorbet/

Music recommendation of the day. Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWXazVhlyxQ

You can support these daily videos by donating to my PayPal:
https://paypal.me/pools/c/8oikSipsfP

You can become a FGV Patreon supporter here:
https://www.patreon.com/FatGayVegan

Vegan Quarantine: Day 86

Welcome to Vegan Quarantine: Day 86. This daily video series is my way of keeping spirits high within the vegan community while also supporting independent business, charities, and musicians.

Links for everything discussed can be found below.

Donate money to help Trio Plant-based, the only 100% Black owned vegan restaurant in Minnesota:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/helptriothrive

Did you hear the Australian Prime Minister say this week that the country doesn’t have a history with slavery? Read this article titled 10 Things You Should Know About Slavery in Australia:
https://tinyurl.com/yxgjrmys

Facebook competition to win a year’s supply of vegan cider from Brothers Cider:
https://tinyurl.com/ybsloo4g

Donate money to save Bush Hall, an independent music and event space in West London:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/help-bush-hall-survive-the-co…

Recipe of the day. Easy vegan French toast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8WbS9UMBi4

Music recommendation of the day. Got Til It’s Gone by Janet Jackson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uznTHSEgx4U

You can support these daily videos by donating to my PayPal:
https://paypal.me/pools/c/8oikSipsfP

You can become a FGV Patreon supporter here:
https://www.patreon.com/FatGayVegan

Vegan Quarantine: Day 85

Welcome to Vegan Quarantine: Day 85. This daily video series is my way of keeping spirits high within the vegan community while also supporting independent business, charities, and musicians.

Links for everything discussed are inluded below.

Arancini Brothers vegan fast food chain in London ave started their own delivery service. Order online:
https://goodeats.io/AranciniBrothers

Follow Arancini Brothers on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/arancinibrothers/

Essential Vegan Cafe now selling cookies and granola on their online shop:
https://www.instagram.com/essentialvegan/

Palace Culture vegan cheeses are back at markets around London. Follow on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/palaceculture/

The Black Curriculum is a UK charity working to promote the teaching of Black history in schools. Please donate and find out more:
https://www.theblackcurriculum.com/donate

Recipe of the day. Vegan cinnamon rolls:
https://tasty.co/recipe/the-best-ever-vegan-cinnamon-rolls

Music recommendation of the day. Suena La Alarma by Los Abandoned:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ce9Z8aXNlc

You can support these daily videos by donating to my PayPal:
https://paypal.me/pools/c/8oikSipsfP

You can become a FGV Patreon supporter here:
https://www.patreon.com/FatGayVegan

Vegan Quarantine: Day 84

Welcome to Vegan Quarantine: Day 84. This (usually) daily video series is my way of keeping spirits high within the vegan community while also supporting independent business, charities, and musicians.

As I am a bit unwell today, I am taking the opportunity to share an excerpt from my book Fat Gay Vegan: Eat, Drink and Live Like You Give Sh!t.

This excerpt is me explaining how I understand my privilege, a very timely thing to discuss.

Please also enjoy the photos of this FGV at various stages of my young life. If you are in the UK and would like to buy a copy of my book, you can order online via Hive:
https://tinyurl.com/y2x4w7bp

Excerpt: Check your privilege

While I am sometimes marginalised and oppressed with regards to my sexuality and weight, I understand that I also live with extreme privilege because I am a white, cis- gendered and able-bodied man. It’s the white man part of me that gets a lot of people to listen to the fat and gay parts of me. The modern world is designed to reward me for simply being me at the expense of people who are not me.

We need to know our own place in the world in order to be the most positive force we can be. So, with that in mind, let me start by exploring my understanding of my privilege for a short while before we move on to a plan of action.

I grew up in a poor family with a lot of abuse and sadness in a town where gay kids like me were routinely harassed by law enforcement and local homophobes, but I survived when many people around me didn’t.

Inequitable systems of oppression were in place to benefit me as a white man even while I was being targeted for my perceived sexuality. People around me who didn’t present as white men had safety and opportunity taken away or denied to them.

I left school at age fifteen and moved out of my family home. Even though I didn’t complete the most basic high school requirements, I was never out of employment from the moment I left the school gates for the final time.

Of course, a lot of that employment was dreadful and underpaid, but the point is that even as an uneducated young person I was employed for any position for which I applied and nobody can tell me my appearance wasn’t responsible. I was able to earn a desperately needed income for food and accommodation when a lot of people my age were discriminated against because of institutionalised racism embedded in Australian society.

An adult close to me sexually abused women in my family and these women have lived with the ongoing trauma of that abuse. As a young man, I was statistically less likely to be abused by this person and I wasn’t.

My teenage friends and I were searched by the police with alarming regularity during our often drunken nights wandering the streets of our hometown, however, indigenous Australian young people in the same predicament didn’t get off with just a warning or even with their lives in a lot of instances. The worst thing to happen to my group of white friends was watching our cheap sparkling wine being poured down the storm water drain while the police laughed at us and ridiculed our clothing.

We were not arrested, detained or physically assaulted thanks to our white skin and we were afforded privilege, consideration and relative physical safety during these acts of police surveillance. This was not the case for young people who didn’t look like us.

There is a story I think of quite often involving a young man in my hometown. He lived with a physical disability that resulted in him walking with a limp. I would smile at him as he passed by my workplace maybe once a week.

We were the same age and we both recognised the other as a queer teenager in a sad town where our kind was not celebrated. We both started going to the same gay bar as teenagers where we mixed with a lot of older people. One terrible night, my hometown comrade was targeted by an older man who took him to a dark alley behind the gay bar and brutally bashed him until he was no longer alive. I found myself in countless compromised situations as a young gay man but I didn’t find myself targeted for living with a disability.

To understand how people with disabilities are more often targets of violence, search for statistics in your local area and be prepared to be upset by what you find.

Following on from decades of dead end jobs, I secured a place at university to follow up on my interest and desire to become a schoolteacher. The four-year undergraduate degree culminated with a multi-month practical placement in a real classroom. I was the only person out of my group of friends offered a job by the school at the end of the practical teaching placement. I was also the only one of said group who was identifiable as a white man and I’m comfortable in saying that I was nowhere close to being the most accomplished or hard-working student teacher amongst my cohort.

I’m not reflecting on these memories to get a pat on the back for being progressively aware, I’m telling you because it is crucial for those of us living with and benefitting from privilege to understand that the animal rights movement is not separate to everything I’ve described above.

I have discovered that if I want to be a worthy activist for animals I must also learn to resist and challenge oppression in multiple forms within vegan circles. Vegan businesses, vegan activist groups, vegan socials, and vegan online spaces all operate within the same systemic framework of oppression that favours me in the ways I described above.

If I am being rewarded, someone is being oppressed. That is how it works.

Vegan Quarantine: Day 83

Welcome to Vegan Quarantine: Day 83. This daily video series is my way of keeping spirits high within the vegan community while also supporting independent business, charities, and musicians.

Links for everything discussed are included below.

Not sure what it is like to experience racism as a Black woman in the UK in 2020? Read this account grom an ex-staff member at a famous vegan donut shop in Leeds:
https://www.facebook.com/SabrinaAhmedSaid/posts/3276305642412259

Watch this video from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver about racism and police violence in the USA:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf4cea5oObY

Become involved with and donate to UK Black Lives Matter:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/ukblm-fund

Recipe of the say. Vegan cookie dough:
https://theliveinkitchen.com/vegan-cookie-dough-one/

Music recommendation of the day. I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton (from the year I was born!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDqqm_gTPjc

Vegan Quarantine: Day 82

Welcome to Vegan Quarantine: Day 82. This daily video series is my way of keeping spirits high within the vegan community while also supporting independent business, charities, and musicians.

Links for everything discussed can be found below.

You can support these daily videos by donating to my PayPal:
https://paypal.me/pools/c/8oikSipsfP

You can become a FGV Patreon supporter here:
https://www.patreon.com/FatGayVegan

Pied à Terre Restaurant, is a Michelin star restaurant in Charlotte Street, London. They are selling gourmet vegan ready meal boxes. Three course meal for two. Order online for London delivery:
https://pied-gifting.co.uk/vegan-specials/

Vegan Shop-Up is hosting a special collection only version of their market next week in Brooklyn. Order online:
https://form.jotform.com/201568391979976

Report Nigel Farage on Twitter for being a bigot and inciter of hate:
https://twitter.com/Nigel_Farage/status/1269705670670114816

Donate money to Akwaaba migrant support centre in Hackney:
https://akwaaba.org.uk/about/

Order a golden hamper box for UK delivery from Lazy Day Foods Ltd:
https://www.lazydayfoods.com/…/luxury-hamper-selection-cont…

Recipe of the day. Vegan aged Camembert cheese:
https://fullofplants.com/vegan-aged-camembert-cheese/

Music recommendation of the day. All The Things She Said by Poppy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTvIG6gHMh0