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Vegan Quarantine: Day 79

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Welcome to Vegan Quarantine: Day 79. 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.

Bandcamp is waiving fees this Friday June 5. Here is a huge list of independent bands you might consider supporting on this date, with many of them donating funds to racial justice groups:
https://tinyurl.com/ycns7btz

Donate to the Justice for David Dungay Jr fund:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/d9qkb6-justice-for-david

The Glasvegan is open for takeaway in Glasgow. Follow them on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/theglasveganfastfood/

Vx Bristol is open again and you can follow them on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/vxbristol/

Recipe of the day. Vegan Irish stew:
https://itdoesnttastelikechicken.com/vegan-irish-stew/

Music recommendation of the day. Roslyn by Dan Sultan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2Z6_8sZ89M

Read an overview of The Stolen Generation:
https://www.sbs.com.au/…/expla…/explainer-stolen-generations

Read about and donate to Sisters Inside Inc, a group supporting criminalised women and girls in Australia:
https://sistersinside.com.au/

Vegan Quarantine: Day 3

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Vegan Quarantine: Day 3

Hi all. Fat Gay Vegan back again with another video to try and keep spirits high within the vegan community AND draw your attention to independent businesses and charities that need our support.

Links are below for everything I discuss. Please add your own links and suggestions in the comments.



UK wide. Order bake at home vegan pies from Young Vegans. Pies delivered to you at home or work:
https://www.youngvegans.co.uk/shop

Sunshine Vegan Deli in Sheffield is doing contact takeaway, delivery, and even ready meals:
https://www.sunshinedelisheffield.com/

The Green Edge – Brisbane’s Largest Vegan Grocery Store & Cafe – all the info is in the name! If you can’t go out, shop via their online shop for delivery of vegan groceries:
https://www.greenedgeonline.com.au/

Picnic, 103 Ingram Street, Glasgow – this vegan cafe and deli is still open in the heart of Glasgow. Order via UberEats and Deliveroo:
http://picnic-cafe.co.uk/

The 78 Bar and Kitchen and Stereo Cafe Bar are two Glasgow vegan businesses currently crowdfunding in order to pay their staff.

The 78: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/covid-fun…

Stereo: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/pay-it-fo…

Unicorn Grocery is a vegan coop supermarket in Manchester. They now have special opening time slots for 70+ and vulnerable people. Support this vegan business:
https://www.unicorn-grocery.coop/

Charly Bliss is a fabulous indie band that I would love for you to listen to and buy their merch!
http://charlybliss.com/

Beer list for Glasgow Vegan Beer Fest

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The 2nd annual Glasgow Vegan Beer Fest is fast approaching so it makes sense that I tell you about the massive beer list that has been compiled by Williams Bros for the event.

There are cask beers, keg beers ad one hell of a can/bottle line up. We even have a handful of gluten free beers and ciders. Add to that wine, cocktails, a glorious food line up and all-day karaoke and I think it’s safe to say we are in for a fabulous day.

Tickets to the event are just £4 plus tiny booking fee if you book online in advance or £7 on the door if we have space. Book now.

Here is the beer!

CASK

  • LOCH LOMOND – SILKIE STOUT (5% Stout)
  • WINDSWEPT – MAROONED (5.2% Blackcurrant Wheat Beer)
  • CROMARTY –ROGUE WAVE (5.7% Extra Pale Ale)
  • TOP OUT – SOUTH FACE (5.9% Red IPA)
  • TEMPEST – ARMADILLO (3.8% Session Pale Ale)
  • FALLEN – NEW WORLD ODYSSEY (4.1% Blonde)
  • DRYGATE – 7 PEAKS (5% Mosaic IPA)
  • CROSS BORDERS – BRAW (5.2% Pale Ale)
  • TRYST – CHOCOLATE COCONUT PORTER (4.4% Coconut Porter)
  • WILLIAMS BROS – BIRDS & BEES (4.3% Summer Ale)
  • SWANNAY – ISLAND HOPPING (3.9% NZ Pale Ale)
  • BLACK ISLE – YELLOWHAMMER (4% Anytime IPA)

CIDER

  • THISTLY x – TRADITIONAL (4.4% Sweet Cider)
  • THISTLY x – ELDERFLOWER (4.0% Sweet Floral Cider)
  • THISTLY x – STRAWBERRY (4.0% Fruit Cider)
  • THISTLY x – CLOUDY (5.5% Dry Cider)

KEG

  • PILOT – BLØNDE (4.0% Oatmeal Pale)
  • UP FRONT – YOJO (5.2% Kalamansi & Passionfruit Gose)
  • WILLIAMS BROS – CAESAR AUGUSTUS (4.1% Lager/IPA Hybrid)
  • OUT OF TOWN & DEAD END BREW MACHINE – GORSE SAISON (6.2% Foraged Saison Collab)
  • TINY REBEL – CLWB TROPICANA (5.5% Tropical Pale Ale)
  • TIMMERMANS – STRAWBERRY (4.0% Lambic Fruit Beer)

PACKAGED

  • LOCH LOMOND – OUT OF RANGE (5.9% East Coast IPA) (33cl CAN)
  • WILLIAMS BROS – SCORPION & THE FROG (8.9% Mid Atlantic Brown Ale) (33cl CAN)
  • UP FRONT – ISHMAEL (6% IPA) (33cl CAN)
  • UP FRONT – AHAB (6% Stout) (33cl CAN)
  • CLOUDWATER – PILSNER DANA (4.7% Pilsner) (44cl CAN)
  • ODELL – ST LUPULIN (6.5% Extra Pale Ale) (33cl CAN)
  • NORTHERN MONK – FAITH (5.4% American Pale Ale) (44cl CAN)
  • BEAVERTOWN – LUPULOID (6.7% IPA) (33cl CAN)
  • BEERBLIOTEK – SESSION IPA (5.0% Swedish Session IPA) (33cl CAN)
  • HITACHINO NEST – WHITE ALE (5.5% Wit Beer) (35cl CAN)
    MAGIC ROCK – HIGH WIRE (5.5% West Coat Pale Ale) (33cl CAN)
  • VICTORY – PRIMA PILS (5.3% American Pilsner) (35.5cl CAN)
  • YEASTIE BOYS – GUNNAMATTA (6.5% Earl Grey Tea IPA) (33cl CAN)
  • MARBLE – EMBER CITY (6.0% Red Ale) (33cl CAN)
  • STONE BREWING CO. (BERLIN) – GO TO IPA (4.8% Session IPA) (33cl CAN)
  • MOOR- AMOOR (4.5% Porter) (33cl CAN)
  • NORTH BREWING CO. – SPUTNIK (5.0% IPA) (33cl CAN)
  • BRASSERIE d’ORVAL – ORVAL (6.2% Trappist Ale)
  • LINDEMANS – CUVEE RENE KRIEK (7.0% Cherry Lambic) (37.5cl)
  • TIMMERMANS – PECHE (4.0% Peach Lambic) (33cl)
  • TEMPEST – MANGO BERLINER (4.0% Mango Kettle Sour) (33cl)
  • BUXTON – IMPERIAL BLACK (7.5% Black IPA) (33cl)
  • BROOKLYN – SORACHI ACE (7.2% Sorachi Saison) (35.5cl)
  • DUGGES – HIGH FIVE (6.5% Swedish IPA) (33cl)
  • FIERCE – VERY BERRY SOUR (4.5% Berry Sour) (33cl)
  • ROCKET BREWING – ATTACK OF THE BRETT ZOMBIES (8.6% Funky Barley Wine) (33cl)
  • SCHLENKERLA RAUCHBIER – MÄRZEN (5.1% Rauchbier) (50cl)
  • SCHNEIDER – ‘TAP 5’ MEINE HOPFEN-WEISSE (8.2% Weizenbock) (50cl)
  • THE KERNEL – PALE ALE HALLERTAU BLANC (5.3% Single Hop Pale Ale) (50cl)
  • WIPER & TRUE – CITRUS BAY (9.5% Imperial IPA) (33cl)
  • 6 DEGREES NORTH – CHOPPER STOUT (4.1% Stout) (33cl)
  • BLACK ISLE – GOLDFINCH (3.5% Gluten Free Session IPA) (33cl)
  • WESTERHAM – BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (4% Gluten Free Pilsner) (33cl)
  • TO ØL – TOTEM PASSION (2.2% Gluten Free Passionfruit Pale Ale) (33cl CAN)
  • BELLFIELD – BOHEMIAN PILSNER (4.5% Gluten Free Lager)
  • BELLFIELD – LAWLESS VILLAGE IPA (4.5 % Gluten Free IPA)

Now, that is a more-than-decent beer list.

Book your tickets now and RSVP on the Facebook event page.

Vegan work

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Super quick post for people looking for a vegan job.


Yes. The details are above but if you can’t access the image, Bex wants you to phone her on 07515 176 341 if you are looking for part time employment in Glasgow.

That is all.

Until next time. xx

Vegan job in Glasgow

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Breaking employment news from the Internet. Be the head food honcho at marvellous vegan kitchen, Stereo.

VACANCY – KITCHEN MANAGER – STEREO

STEREO IS LOOKING FOR A NEW KITCHEN MANAGER TO LEAD OUR TEAM OF CHEFS.
IF YOU HAVE RELEVANT EXPERIENCE PREPARING HIGH VOLUMES OF FRESH VEGAN FOOD IN A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN THEN WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

THE ROLE:

OVERSEEING STOCK ORDERING
MENU CREATION
FOOD PREPARATION
MANAGING AND DEVELOPING A TEAM
COMPLYING WITH FOOD HYGIENE AND HEALTH & SAFETY REGULATIONS
STOCK CONTROL

You will train, motivate & inspire your team to deliver a delicious, efficient food operation and be responsible for the financial performance of the kitchen.

You should be able to demonstrate the following skills/attributes:

  • Knowledge of vegan food preparation
  • An appreciation of good customer service
  • Attention to detail
  • Strong leadership
  • Management Skills: personal and financial
  • Organisational Skills
  • Problem-Solving
  • Effective communication
  • Stamina

IF YOU THINK YOU ARE SUITABLE AND UP FOR THE CHALLENGE OF THIS ROLE PLEASE STATE YOUR INTEREST AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE IN AN EMAIL TO monostereo@live.co.uk –
closing date for applicants is Sunday 15th January, 2017.

Go get that job, people!

Listen to this

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Here is a musical interlude to break up your dreary day. Or to add extra value to your already awesome day. You pick!

Glasgow Vegan Beer Fest is just over a week away so I’m thrilled to finally be able to announce some news I was holding under my hat.

Attendees at the 12pm – 5pm daytime session will have the pleasure of not one but two live musical sets by irresistible Scottish band The Swizzle Sisters.

I adore the sound of this folk country band and the fact they are all animal lovers just makes it a sweeter deal to have them on board for the event (Patti and Paula are both longtime vegans while Maggie is veggie – our job is to turn her on the day!).

Have a listen to one of my favourite songs by the band.

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You can like The Swizzle Sisters on Facebook. A limited quantity of the band’s CDs will be sold on the day at the merch stand.

Buy cheap advance tickets for Glasgow Vegan Beer Fest online now for just £4 plus small booking fee.

Read about the special Mono food menu for the event here.

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Glasgow food outlet turns vegan

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After only a few weeks trading as a vegetarian eatery, the owner of Kind Crusts in Glasgow has decided to turn her business into a 100% vegan sandwich shop.

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I reached out to owner Kathryn Veroni to ask for insight into her fabulous decision to go completely plant-based and here is her response:

As a vegan, complete food lover and notorious feeder, with years of experience in hospitality, I knew there was a clear gap in the market when it came to “fast food” suitable for vegans, vegetarians and people looking for healthier options. So, Kind Crusts was created. We only opened on Friday 1st July and have been very well received from the local residents of Dennistoun and vegans of Glasgow.

Initially when deciding on our menu, I had wanted to encourage non-vegans to try our products. The way I looked at it was; for every person NOT visiting the likes of [various highstreet takeaways], and choosing us instead, it was a win for the progression to vegan diets. To do this, I had chosen a dairy cheese and created a 95% vegan menu, with one dairy option for non-vegans. Within a few days of trading however, I quickly recognised that is wasn’t the correct decision for us. Although we would love to change the eating habits of the population, especially children, we want to do it in the way we always intended; through the provision of good, honest wholefoods. We shall use our knowledge of food and creative passion to form exciting sandwich fillings, salads and bakes, which alone, will be the reason people choose us.

Thanks, Kathryn!

I am thrilled with your decision to remove all animal products from your menu, but I’m sure the vegans of Glasgow are even happier. The menu is the stuff of vegans dreams, with decadent breakfast wraps and stuffed sandwiches making me a little bit jealous I don’t live in the Scottish city.

You can and should like Kind Crusts on Facebook. Or maybe Twitter and/or Instagram.

You might also want to take the time to check out the Kind Crusts menu on their website and take notice of how the shop gives discount to diners using their own coffee/tea cups!

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Vegan café jobs in Glasgow

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Wanna work in one of the best and most-loved vegan restaurants in the UK?

Check out this ad for chef jobs at Mono in Glasgow.

EXPERIENCED VEGAN CHEFS REQUIRED 

MONO CAFE BAR
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND

Full time & Part time positions
Full Time on variable shifts including evenings and weekends.
Part time evenings and weekends.

Job Purpose: prepare food by following Head Chef’s menu, instructions and procedures.
The right candidate should also be familiar with pizza, soups, vegan specials and desserts while the main focus will be on service, presentation of menu, prep and also maintaining the standard of cleaning, health and safety within the kitchen.

– A strong passion for vegan food culture with a will to learn
– A positive, flexible, hard working, reliable, enthusiastic attitude
– A great personality to bring to our team
– The ability to work calmly in a busy, fast-paced environment
– At least 2 years of kitchen and/or bakery experience
– Food & Safety Certificate

Please email your CV and cover letter to vsohenderson@gmail.com or hand in to MONO addressed to VSO-Head Chef

How fab is that?! This is perfect for people looking to be involved with food but don’t want to handle animal products.

Extra note: Mono is the location of the first ever Glasgow Vegan Beer Fest. Get a job there and you might be working at my event!

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Why can’t vegans say ‘milk’?

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A member of an online vegan group I am a part of posted the following message. I asked Daniel if he minded me sharing it here in the hope someone can give him legal advice or insight based on their own experiences as a vegan business owner, either in Scotland or around the UK.

Daniel says:

Posting this to see if any vegan business owners have had a similar experience – I run Juice Warrior and today we had our first environmental health inspection in our new Bathgate premises. They are really not happy about us using the word ‘mylk’. We use this because we don’t like using the term ‘milk’ as in the beginning a lot of people thought we were selling dairy milks. We obviously want to completely separate ourselves from the dairy industry.

They have said ‘milk’ is a protected term by the dairy industry, so we are not allowed to use it as our milks don’t contain any dairy. Apparently this has been referred to the FSA and is going to be an issue with all the dairy free milk companies in the future.

They then said we can’t use the term ‘mylk’ as it sounds too much like milk and it’s a made up term. We pointed out that’s a bit ridiculous as there was once a time when ‘Cola’ didn’t mean anything. It really just became an argument over semantics.

The inspector used to work in a meat factory and I feel he had a problem with us from the get go – constantly backing up the meat and dairy industries and trying to tear apart the raw juice/dairy free industry.

Our kitchen and machinery are kept beyond spotless and if you were to walk in it would look like it’s never used, so we pointed out that we found it frustrating that if you were to walk into a meat factory there would potentially be blood and faeces on the floor. He said this doesn’t matter because you can kill all of that in a frying pan…

He may have a point, but we couldn’t help but feel alienated and wished there was more support for vegan businesses. It seems biased that the meat industry can get away with having blood and guts on their floors but we are being warned that if our carrots go near our apples before cleaning, we could be shut down. Obviously, we make sure we separate our roots vegetables from everything else, it was more the way he said it to us.

I read in a magazine lately of a plant based lobby for vegan businesses starting in America – does anyone know if there is anything like this in the UK yet?

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Get in contact with Daniel on his website or via Twitter if you think you can assist.

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Part time vegan job in Glasgow

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If you live in Glasgow and have a flexible schedule, you might just want to get involved
with this job.

The Vegan Kind is a monthly subscription box filled with cruelty-free brands. Subscribers are treated each month to a rotating selection of snacks, personal products, sweets and more.

With a huge number being sent out each month, someone has to pack all of the goodies into the boxes before they can head out the door.

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Karris McCulloch, owner of The Vegan Kind, is currently searching for part time packers who will help get the boxes out promptly each month.

Karris says the work would suit a student or a person with a flexible schedule as the days dedicated to packing can change from month to month.

If packing boxes of vegan treats sounds like a fun way to pass the time and earn some extra money, you can email karris@thevegankind.com to express your interest.

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