The BagNut has landed in Sheffield

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Remember when I posted about my mate Dave at Make No Bones turning my dream into a menu item?

Quick recap:

I had a dream about a bagel filled with vegan bacon and cheese that was battered and deep fried. In my dream I named it the BagNut because it was a cross between a bagel and a donut.

Fast forward to right now and we are two days out from the BagNut being added to the weekend menu at Make No Bones in Sheffield.

Take a look at them below.

There is a savoury and a sweet NutBag launching this Saturday (September 22, 2018).

The savoury features bacon, cheese, tomato, and pickle in a dill batter while the sweet version has hazelnut chocolate in vanilla batter, served with crushed ginger biscuits, warm ganache, and sprinkles.

This is FGV dream invented food. You need it in your life!

Follow Make No Bones on Instagram.

New vegan menu items in London chain

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A super quick post to gives you some news.

London restaurant chain Busaba is now serving vegan options in their thirteen London locations.

This sign was spotted out the Westfield White City outlet of the Thai dining chain.

The vegan options include the Soyamari that is actually made with Oumph! vegan meat.

It’s a small vegan world!

Other vegan items include grilled Thai roti, Asian slaw, hot Thai mint super salad, Yam Pak, green curry, pad Thai, and Thai black rice pudding.

Click here to see the full vegan menu from Busaba online. I don’t think I listed even half the options.

New vegan menu at Pizza Express

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Hey everyone.

Pizza Express has just joined the ranks of non-vegan restaurant chains with a separate vegan menu.

Check it out below and be sure to let me know if you have tried and enjoyed anything on the menu.

Exclusive vegan test kitchen in London

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Ooh, I love an exclusive dining engagement.

Street food superstars SpiceBox are gearing up for some big changes and developments to impress London, but in the meantime they are doing some important recipe development with a residency in Walthamstow.

From Friday September 21 until Sunday October 21, 2018, SpiceBox will be running the SPICEBOX TEST KITCHEN at the Hornbeam Cafe in Walthamstow.

The café is located just south of Walthamstow Central station and you can see the exact spot thanks to Google Maps.

Be sure to follow SpiceBox on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to keep updated with the test kitchen menus and future developments!

NYE cruise on the Rhine with FGV

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Here we go again!

I am beyond thrilled to announce my participation with the New Year’s Eve luxury river cruise on the Rhine with Vegan Travel.

Join me and book your cabin for a fun-filled and completely vegan week on one of the most stunning and legendary waterways of Europe.

If you have been reading my online musings for a while, you might know that this will be my fourth NYE cruise with Vegan Travel meaning it has become an annual tradition for me.

But you don’t want to read about my good times of years gone past. You want the facts on the cruise this NYE, right?

NEW YEAR’S CRUISE ON THE RHINE DECEMBER 27, 2018 – JANUARY 2, 2019

If you’re looking to celebrate the holidays and welcome the New Year in incredible style, this all-inclusive cruise is for you. You’ll sail through Switzerland, France, Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium along the legendary Rhine river and pass incredible sights on this unique itinerary. Explore charming old-world villages and Gothic cathedrals as you relax onboard your floating vegan boutique hotel.

So what is included when you join the cruise?

  • 6 nights aboard in your choice of stateroom or suite, all with private bathrooms and fine organic vegan toiletries
  • Ship exclusive to Vegan Travel – the entire ship is vegan for the entire week!
  • Vegan fine dining (full board)
  • All alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
  • Welcome & Farewell cocktail
  • All taxes, port charges and fees

Every ship I’ve journeyed on with Vegan Travel has been stunning and this year’s vessel looks to be no exception.

The ship has beautiful dining rooms, WiFi, bicycles available for shore use, a fitness centre, and even a 24-hour jacuzzi on the deck!

The itinerary for the cruise is the stuff of dreams. Check out this schedule:

  • DAY 1 – Basel
  • DAY 2 – Strasbourg
  • DAY 3 – Cologne
  • DAY 4 – Amsterdam
  • DAY 5 – Rotterdam
  • DAY 5 – Antwerpen
  • DAY 6 – Antwerpen
  • DAY 6 – Brussels
  • DAY 7 – Brussels

I don’t know what else to tell you. All your meals, all your booze and non-booze drinks, cruising along one of the world’s most fabulous and famous rivers, stunning scenery, a gorgeous cabin, and stops in some of the most historic locations in Europe.

Oh, I almost forgot to add. You also get to hang out with me in the bar!

This NYE cruise is fully booked every year and this year is already about 50% gone. Make your enquiries now and join me for a fabulous cruise!

Click here for all the details and booking.

You can follow Vegan Travel on Instagram and Facebook.

FGV all over London

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In case you have missed the news, Fat Gay Vegan is a London wide concern these days!

I have so much market news and am thrilled to announce that you can now eat and shop in Hackney all weekend long as Hackney Downs Vegan Market becomes a Saturday AND Sunday market.

In addition, I am launching Fat Gay Vegan at Venn Street which is our own weekly Saturday vegan market alongside the traditional Venn Street Market.

This is all kicking off from Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 September, 2018.

You can RSVP to the Facebook events for Hackney Downs Vegan Market and Fat Gay Vegan at Venn Street.

You can see the full trader line up for all markets online here.

Yay for vegan markets! Yay for independent vegan business!

New vegan cleaning products at Marks & Spencer

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I stumbled into my local Marks & Spencer this afternoon and discovered a big range of detergents and cleaning products all carrying the words ‘suitable for vegans’.

Check them out below and let me know in the comments if you have tried any.

Vegan restaurant gets a new London location

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A short while ago I posted about a new vegan restaurant on Brick Lane called Buffalo.

The food got some great reviews but they shut up shop pretty soon after opening. The location was not suitable for some reason but all is not lost.

I just had word that Buffalo is re-opening in Hackney!

This is what founder Stephen had to say to me:

Buffalo’s re-opening will be early October 2018! We have the lease for 6 months which hopefully will become permanent. The menu is expanding to include our burgers, extended list of homemade sauces and toppings, extra options for fries, and a new tapas menu. We are taking over the space recently used by The Brook Social.

Great news!

You can follow Buffalo on Instagram.

Santoni Cafetería Vegana

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If you find yourself in Barcelona for a few hours and want to find reasonably-priced, delicious vegan food in a central location then look no further than Santoni Cafetería Vegana. Located just a stone’s throw away from the central Plaza Catalunya, this cute hole-in-the-wall style cafe went 100% vegan last year and their constant stream of customers suggests that they’re doing something right.

The unassuming entrance gives way to a small counter with cakes, croissants, doughnuts and empanadas on display. The person serving was friendly and welcoming and didn’t seem to mind my lingering inability to decide what to order. Eventually I settled on a four cheese pizza, a spinach empanada and a chocolate milkshake. All three items hit the mark with the pizza being the stand-out dish. The crust was perfectly thin but held together well, while the mix of delicious vegan cheeses and tomato sauce was topped with dried oregano.

I also got a ham and cheese empanada and a chocolate-filled doughnut to take away with me and I was equally impressed with these items when I got home later that day. So impressed in fact that I forgot to take pics before devouring them but trust me: they were tasty.

You can like Santoni Cafetería on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/santoni63bcn/

 

New vegan pie cafe in Sheffield

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I like to think I know everything about everything vegan, but one person has me well and truly licked.

Jez (who works at The Incredible Nutshell vegan grocery store) is always ahead of the game when it comes to what’s up with vegan Sheffield.

This latest piece of news from the ‘Jez Express’ is extremely welcome:

The Burger Garden has been taken over by the owners The Plant & Steel City Cakes. They opened 3.14 The Vegan Pi Company on Friday just gone. I’ve supplied pictures of the ‘chicken’ & stuffing pie I had as well as the shop front. (see below)

In other Jez-sourced news:

There’s a vegan bookshop & cafe opening further down Abbeydale Rd from 3.14 Pi soon called Red Haus and a completely vegan gluten-free bakery opening the end of October called Pearl Bakery.

It’s all happening in Sheffield, people!