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Young Vegans pie shop London closing

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2020 has been an indisputably tough year for everyone and nobody knows this better than independent vegan businesses.

And the latest news to back this up?

News broke yesterday of legendary London food hot spot Young Vegans Pie Shop closing in Camden.

Cue a flood of tears.

Young Vegans Pie Shop was the pride of its owners, Carla and Marco.

For anyone who has had the pleasure of meeting these enterprising vegans, Carla and Marco are not just a force of nature when it comes to business but also two of the nicest people on the London vegan scene.

Young Vegans pies were always the star attraction when they appeared at Hackney Downs Vegan Market and their Camden Pie Shop was a magnet for plant-based eaters from all over the planet.

I reached out to Carla to ask for her to clarify exactly why her Pie Shop in Camden Market is closing and she said:

Our Pie Shop in Camden Market was great as it allowed us to learn a lot and grow our brand. But with uncertainty around COVID it makes sense for us to pivot and focus on expanding our online store and to make Young Vegans a household food brand.

As sad as we are for the Young Vegans Pie Shop to disappear, we can celebrate the fact that we can still buy their delicious pies via their online store.

Click here to shop for Young Vegans pies for UK delivery and be sure to follow them on Instagram to stay updated on future plans.

Vegan Quarantine: Day 17

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Hi all.

Welcome to Vegan Quarantine: Day 17. This daily video series is my way of keeping spirits high within the vegan community while supporting independent business, charities, and musicians.



All links for topics discussed are below.

Purezza has expanded delivery radius to 2.5 miles. Follow them on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/purezza/

Vinh Loi Tofu has two vegan restaurants in the LA area. They are doing take out and delivery via UberEats.

Their website:
https://www.vinhloitofu.com/
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/vinhloitofu/

Read these helpful tips for hosting a successful online meeting through Zoom, Skype, etc:
https://tinyurl.com/rnxzpyw

Rice Up Wholefoods Ltd is an amazing vegan grocery store in Southampton:
https://riceup.co.uk/

Moo Free Chocolates is highlighting staff stories during Autism Awareness week. Read Joe’s story here:
https://tinyurl.com/s9rexjt

Order Moo Free Chocolates online:
https://www.dairyfreechocolates.com/

Song of the day! A Life Less Ordinary by Ash:
https://www.youtube.com/watch…

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 café in Camden this week!

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London. You are truly becoming a spoilt brat.

Do you remember reading about the drama vegan café Buttercream  Dreams was experiencing in Croydon. You can read about it here, but the short story is owner Lauren needed new premises and was going to have to leave Croydon and mover her business to central London if she couldn’t find something suitable.

She couldn’t find a venue. Sorry Croydon.

Lauren is now set to open the Camden version of Buttercream Dreams  at 126 Camden Road from Thursday 9th June, 2016. Yes, THIS week!

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Before the café opens just steps away from Camden Road train station this Thursday, I wanted to share some of their tasty food photos with you.

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All of the above photos have been featured on the Buttercream Dreams Facebook page, which you should like NOW!

London, get along to support this new adventure for Lauren in Camden.

Croydon, all is not lost for you either.

Lauren has advised she will continue to keep doing a stall at the Surrey Street Market in Croydon and will keep looking for a suitable shop front. When she can find one, Buttercream Dreams will have two fabulous permanent locations.

VBF-TWCover

InSpiral has a new name

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Remember this post about InSpiral Lounge of Camden maybe closing? Well, it did.

InSpiral as a wholesale food business still exists, making excellent kales chips and raw cakes, but the canal-side café serving food with extremely mixed results is gone.

In its place?

It sounds like exactly the same thing, just with a different name. Now called Campbell’s Canal Café, reports on social media suggest not much has changed with the place. Some of the same staff, still serving cow milk. Mixed reviews on the food.

If you are interested in finding out more about the new incarnation of InSpiral Lounge, you can like the new Facebook page.

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Vegan restaurant NOT closed!

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Remember when I told you Dou Dou in Camden was closed? You can see that original and hysterical post here.

The truth of the matter appears to be that the restaurant was closed temporarily for renovations.

Check out this update from Kellie:

As we came back home via London after the Vegan River Cruise, we happened by Camden and…whether to rub salt into my wounds or what…we decided to peak at the old Dou Dou…only to be very excited by the A-board out the front and the neon Open sign flashing!!

So apparently Dou Dou was closed for 3 weeks over Christmas for some renovations. Everything looked fairly similar / if not the same except perhaps for new tiles on the floor. There were some new faces and less staff than usual. It does make me wonder why they wouldn’t let people know (even if just by written sign on the door) that they were only temporarily closed?!

But…if renovations were in the works it perhaps suggests a more rosy picture than them struggling 🙂

Thanks for the good news, Kellie!

Vegan restaurants: 1. London soaring property prices: 0.

Get back into Dou Dou for greasy vegan food.

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Mildreds expanding

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There is a vegetarian restaurant in Soho that for many years has been a favourite hangout of London vegans. Mildreds on Lexington Street has just enough plant-based dishes to keep compassionate eaters coming back for more, year after year.

There normally isn’t much to report about Mildreds. It serves the same few vegan dishes. Some people adore it. Some people think it’s kinda OK. A lot of people moan about the rude head server (honestly, so rude on occasion but then other times can be pleasant).

But finally there is something new to share.

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Cakes ‘n’ Treats update

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It appears the owner of Cakes ‘n’ Treats in Camden has been arrested along with her boyfriend following a violent altercation outside the vegan business.

Video footage has been posted online showing a man attacking another person on Pratt Street. The article on ITV refers to the man as the boyfriend of a local business owner who has recently been the target of an anti-fascist campaign. Even though the article doesn’t refer to the owner or her boyfriend by name, it is evident it is referring to the Cakes ‘n’ Treat owner following recent coverage of the topic.

You can view the full article here. Please be warned the article contains violent video footage.

The ITV article states that the man shown being violent has been arrested for possessing an offensive weapon while his girlfriend has been arrested for obstructing police.

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