Manchester. You have a wonderful thing in your midst.
On the second floor of Afflecks Palace (you know the big old fleamarket style place in the Northern Quarter with lots of cool traders?) you’ll find the UK’s first (and definitely not last) all-vegan snack vending machine.
The vending machine by Peace by Piece Vegans is the first all-vegan machine in the UK (unless someone can tell me otherwise).
And because homelessness sucks, ending the intense levels of homelessness in Manchester is something the machine is getting behind. 10% of all their profits will go towards this cause.
Vegan snacks AND sending some funds to a solid cause. Sounds fab.
Here’s all you need to know about the machine:
• Second floor of Afflecks Palace (next to vegan Not So Sweet Nails) • Open 10:30am-6:00pm Monday to Friday and 10am-6pm on Saturdays • Sundays… afraid not! • They have regular stock updates to keep things exciting • They only take card payments
If you wanna keep updated with all the treats being loaded into the Peace by Piece vegan vending machine, follow them on Instagram.
Good To Go is a new 100% plant-based cafe in Old Street (less than a year old) and is currently running a £2 offer on any coffee for an entire year to anyone that comes in and picks up one of their coffee cards for free.
Good to Go offers pretty much every plant-milk you could imagine! From pea and hemp to classics like Oatly and Bonsoy. With their food and drinks, they want to show that being vegan, and trying out vegan alternatives can be accessible and affordable for everyone.
The £2 coffee cards can be picked up anytime from now through September. All the card-holder has to do is bring in their card each time they get a coffee and they’ll get the deal.
Good to Go also offer plant-based baked goods to go alongside your morning (or afternoon) coffee, such as soft and sweet banana cake, flakey croissants and fudgy chocolate brownies and cookies, too.
They also serve a range of hot and cold foods which are perfect for lunch. From chilli with tortilla chips and guacamole, to kimchi pesto bagels or aubergine baguettes, hot creamy macaroni with roasted mushrooms, hummus protein pots with crunchy baguette slices, and tofu poké bowls brimming with edemamé, all delicious food that is good to go.
Chilli bowl with guacamole, tortilla chips & sour creamAubergine banh miBlueberry and peanut butter porridge with date syrupCroissant!
Good to Go are open Monday – Friday from 8am to 4pm.
You can see the exact location of Good To Go thanks to Google Maps and be sure to follow the café on Instagram.
Every single time I post about Convectionery, they sell out. Like, in record time.
So if you like what you are about to read, you need to order instantly or it will be gone.
Convectionery has launched a deluxe box in the UK which includes a sample of every glorious thing the company makes including vegan versions of Kit Kats, Jammie Dodgers, Peanut Butter Cups, and Wagon Wheels.
The deluxe box from Convectionery costs £20 and includes:
1x peanut butter cup 1 x Vego chocolate cup Rocky Road bites 2 x Jammie Dodgers 2 x Kit Kat 1 x Wagon Wheel 2 x White Kit Kat 2 x peanut butter Kit Kat 1 x white peanut butter cup 1 x white Vego cup 1 x white Wagon Wheel 2 x white chocolate covered Oreos 2 x chocolate covered Oreos
That is one impressive box!
Click here to order a box (or two) for yourself right now. This blog post went live on August 14, 2019 and I’ve been told it will only be available for 7 days or until it sells out.
Read this menu and then click to buy your tickets IMMEDIATELY because this is gonna sell out quickly.
Essential Vegan is the much-beloved Brazilian vegan café located in Shoreditch, London. It is one of the best places in Europe for vegan eating and now you can attend an exclusive pop up dining event featuring an eight-dish tasting menu that is exceptional.
Check this out:
Pinto beans soup (caldinho de feijao) with farofa and cheese crackers – Rich and hearty, this slow-cooked beans soup is served with a seasoned and toasted cassava flour and cheese cracker
Tapioca dice with green apple chilli sauce – Golden, crispy-skinned cubes packed with melted lupin cheese combined with the sweet and sour flavours of their sweet chilli sauce
Warm cassava salad – Boiled and seasoned cassava sticks (mandioca) served with a fresh vinaigrette
Grilled okra – Crunchy, creamy okra served with their coriander chilli sauce
Acarajé – A fritter light in texture and bold in flavour: Stuffed with caruru (okra paste), vatapa (peanut, cashew and coconut milk paste) and fresh tomatoes
Ginger mango sorbet – Highly refreshing and creamy sorbet
Brazilian doughnut with guava paste – They call it bolinho de chuva, a deep-fried dumpling, sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar served with a creamy guava paste
Green apple tea with Sequilho – End this journey with a highly digestive and fragrant tea served with their famous coconut biscuits
The café doesn’t sell alcohol but you are more than welcome to take your own booze, make yourself at home and enjoy their supper club with your favourite tipple.
The tasting menu night is taking place on August 28, 2019 between 7:00pm and 8:30pm. Cost per ticket is £35.
I have heard a lot of questions and pleas for information over the years as FGV, but nothing gets asked about quite like vegan afternoon tea options in London.
So I thought it best if I share this information with you as I know there are a lot of plant-based eaters out there who LOVE a quality afternoon tea experience.
Nora and Nama is a vegan bakery and deli situated in Camden Lock Market. I’ve written about them a few times and the business has created a loving and loyal fan base thanks to their exquisite products.
It is also home to an incredible-looking vegan afternoon tea.
Check out this menu.
The afternoon tea is available at a cost of £26 per person for a minimum booking of two people.
I recently flew out of Australia with QANTAS and the vegan food was on the correct side of acceptable.
First up was the main meal an even though the photo is atrocious, the meal itself was tasty and satisfying.
I enjoyed and pasta, vegetable, and tofu dish with a mini vegan bread. This main was also accompanied by a moist slice of chocolate cake and a pack of dried fruit pieces.
Once again, economy lighting and space restrictions mean I feel the need to apologise again for the terrible photography.
Next up was some sort of breakfast muffin sandwich that was so outrageously hot from overheating, I actually couldn’t hold it for fifteen minutes.
Once it cooled, I chomped my way through it and loved it. It was like a breakfast muffin filled with a bean patty.
Finally, I was served a breakfast dish consisting of vegetable and bean rissoles, mushrooms, and tomatoes.
This was accompanied by a bread roll and a packet of quinoa and apple crispy bites.
Of course this food wasn’t going to win awards, but it certainly kept me feeling well-fed and nourished during the 13-hour flight between Brisbane and Los Angeles.
As far as inflight meals go, QANTAS is up there with the best.
Some non-vegan stores are better for plant-based consumers than others, but I think I might have just been to THE BEST non-vegan store catering to vegans on the planet.
Seriously. This blog post is dozens and dozens of photos of vegan products all taken in one store.
Sam Coco in Brisbane, Australia is a 24-hour (that’s right, they never close!) fruit store and butchers that for some reason also has an amazing amount of vegan groceries.
I don’t know what else to say except please take your time to savour all my photos below.
These photos don’t represent even close to everything vegan available in the store.
London, you had better not sleep on this incredible food event.
It is sensational.
Anri of Fussy Chilesaurus was always a crowd favourite at my market and her delicious vegan take on Japanese cuisine is legendary. She once had a queue of dozens and dozens of people on a bizarrely warm day at Guildhall market because word had spread among the diners about how fantastic her food was that day.
So you need to take advantage of the fact that Anri will be cooking and serving her exquisite menu as a pop up at Tottenham Social Pop Ups at Craving Coffee this week.
Curated and hosted by vegan blogger, writer, and event planner Fat Gay Vegan (that’s me!), this Mekong cruise has been designed to be a relaxed, inclusive, and safe adventure for LGBT travellers as well as their friends and families.
As a gay person, I have often longed for an LGBT-friendly vegan vacation opportunity. I know what it is like to put a lot of effort into planning and paying for a holiday and I want to know that every part of my trip celebrates who I am. My partner and I want to feel safe and relaxed whether we are in our cabin, sharing cocktails in the bar, or dining together at night. Vegan Culinary Cruises helped me turn this dream into a reality for me and my LGBT community!
Even though our gorgeous Mekong adventure is focused on celebrating LGBT community members, the cruise is also welcoming to non-LGBT friends and family members. We have worked hard to create an experience in which everyone can celebrate our diverse communities.
Our luxury Mekong river cruise combines places rarely visited with opulent world heritage sites exploring the wonders and culture of Vietnam and Cambodia
With only 25 cabins, this luxury cruise is an exclusive adventure for only 50 guests. It is all inclusive and means the cruise, delicious vegan cuisine, open bar, tours and more!
Vegan Culinary Cruises Vietnam & Cambodia Mekong river cruise is one of the world’s most exotic and unforgettable journeys. Marvel at ancient temples, mist-covered mountains and colourful floating markets along the Mekong River as you travel by luxury river cruise through two of Southeast Asia’s most beautiful countries. Along the way, visit temples and monasteries, royal palaces and pagodas, rural villages and experience first-hand everyday life in this unique part of the world. This deluxe river cruise ship features delicious regionally-inspired vegan cuisine, spa treatments and a pool on the sun deck so our guests can return to luxury after each on shore adventure.
Our all-inclusive program includes delicious vegan cuisine, thought-provoking lectures, entertainment, and fabulous on-board programming, along with local tours at each locale we visit.
Picture yourself watching the river flow from the window of your cabin or one of the decks as it takes you to new places and reveals storybook landscapes as you relax in total comfort. The sublime ambiance and personal service aboard your Vegan Culinary Cruise ship creates an oasis of relaxation that is simply unexcelled. Each one of the bright, airy cabins has unrestricted views of the scenery through panoramic, glass windows with private balcony that spans the cabin’s width. Experience travel like you never have before with the sheer ease of river transport.
Details
Pricing from: US$5790 per person based on double occupancy Dates: July 4, 2020 until July 11, 2020
We are offering a US$500 per person discount if you book your cabin before September 1, 2019.
There is also an optional Siem Reap Cambodia pre-tour available at additional cost.
Pre-tour
Day 1 – Thursday July 2 – Siem Reap – Arrive transfer to hotel Day 2 – Friday July 3 – Siem Reap area tour Day 3 – Saturday July 4 – Siem Reap morning area tour, afternoon transfer to ship at Kampong Cham
Cruise
Day 1 – Saturday July 4 –Afternoon transfer Siem Reap to ship at Kampong Cham Day 2 – Sunday July 5 – Kampong Cham, Angkor Ban, Wat Hanchey – Cambodia Day 3 – Monday July 6 – Kampong Tralach, Kampong Chhnang – Cambodia Day 4 – Tuesday July 7 – Phnom Penh – Cambodia Day 5 – Wednesday July 8 – Tan-Chau, My An Hung – Border crossing Vietnam Day 6 – Thursday July 9 – Sa Dec, Binh Thanh Island – Vietnam Day 7 – Friday July 10 –- Cai Be, My Tho – Vietnam Day 8 – Saturday July 12: Ho Chi Min City / Saigon – Vietnam – Disembark
Get all the finer details of this incredible vegan, LGBT-friendly cruise along the Mekong online here.
You can also find out about future cruises like our south of France general vegan cruise next year. Follow Vegan Culinary Cruises on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Put the animal cruelty aside for a second and some people just don’t like the salty crunchy things at all, while some people adore the traditional pub snack.
For people who were fans of pork scratchings after a few pints in the pub, there is great news.
Two passionate pork scratching fanatics have taken it upon themselves to create a vegan version of this divisive snack.
And they are running a Kickstarter campaign to get the compassionate version into pubs around the UK.
The founders of Vegan Pig said:
We never dreamed we would end up with a product that not only tasted so great, but was so similar to a pork scratching in both texture and in taste.
We’ve overcome challenge after challenge, but now, our next step is getting Vegan Pig into production.
We’re asking the Kickstarter community for £5200. This money will help us scale up our production and get our pig snacks out into the world – as well as helping us meet the minimum orders required to use 100% recyclable packaging.
Once we begin to produce them, we’ll be able to go from pub to pub to sell this delicious snack – so you can all give them a go yourself, with a nice cold pint.
If you check out their Kickstarter page right now, you’ll see they have already broken through that fundraising target!
It seems vegan pork scratchings are an in demand product.
You still have a week remaining to get behind this project and of course some of the reward levels include your own packets of Vegan Pig pork scratchings when the first retail packs are produced.
