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Vegan Quarantine: Day 36

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Welcome to Vegan Quarantine: Day 36. This daily video series is my way of trying to keep spirits high with the vegan community while also supporting independent business, charities, and musicians.



Links for everything mentioned are below.

If you have some spare cash and would like to support this daily video series, you can donate here:
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The International Vegan Film Festival is screening its touring short films online FOR FREE for a limited time. See their website:
http://www.theivff.com/

Plates is a gourmet vegan catering company delivery fancy vegan food hampers around London. Shop on their website: https://plates-london.com/shop/ and follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plates_london/

Magpye is a vegan pie business delivering in the Newcastle area. Great specials on their website: https://magpye.co.uk/ and you can follow on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/magpyencl/

The Suited Baker is a vegan and gluten free bakery business in Sheffield, delivering to the local area. Order on their website: https://www.thesuitedbaker.co.uk/ and follow on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/thesuitedbak…/

Try this basic vegan ciabatta loaf recipe:
http://epicureanvegan.com/…/ciabatta-b…/

Music recommendation of the day. Remembering Prince 4 years after his passing. Listen to Little Red Corvette:
https://www.youtube.com/watch…

Take a moment to read my personal blog post about Prince from four years ago. I was (and still am) heartbroken:
https://fatgayvegan.com/…/fgv-takes-a-d…/

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Food and drink in Newcastle

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I don’t know if this is new info or if I’m out of the loop, but you are going to love this very vegan-friendly establishment in Newcastle.

The Bohemian is a super cool looking bar, restaurant and record shop (!) situated smack bang in the heart of the northern city.

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So, just how vegan-friendly is it?

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Delicious vegan chocolate

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It’s a tough life as a fat, gay vegan. There are so many people wanting to send me vegan chocolate to sample, it’s a tiresome chore.

When Essy & Bella asked if I would take some of their gourmet, handcrafted vegan chocolate to try, I reluctantly agreed. I’m such a selfless person.

Want the quick, time-saving review? Buy Essy & Bella if you enjoy delicious things going into your mouth.

Now for the part where I go on for a little while.

The sunflower seed & sea salt and peppermint & cacao varieties are irresistible. Made with rice powder, they are a milk free version of a milk chocolate.

The peppermint & cacao was my favourite and I would buy it in a heartbeat. It truly was one of those moments where you open a packet and you can’t stop eating.

I don’t think you will currently find Essy & Bella in shops around the country, but fortunately for you the entire range of vegan chocolate bars is available to buy via their website.

Click here to check out all the flavours, including the ridiculously delicious sounding lime and sea salt. I need that so badly.

You can also follow Essy & Bella on Twitter.

Extra note: Essy & Bella are located in Newcastle where vegan stuff is going wild including this restaurant, this vegan cheese company and even the Vegan Roadshow.

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New vegan cheese in UK!

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Nothing gets a plant-based motor running quite like news of new vegan cheese.

Buckle up, kids. This is a good one.

Probably the food highlight of Vegfest Brighton, Tyne Chease is a product range that is long overdue in the UK. This brand new company selling handmade vegan cheese is set to explode on the food scene following their official launch in May.

Tyne Chease, as the name would suggest, originates in the northeast of England. Varieties sold at Vegfest included Garlic & Herb, Aged Cashew, Original, Mustard & Ale and Smoked Paprika. People all over the show were raving about these vegan cheeses.

See our Garlic & Herb cheese wheel below. We showed little restraint once this had the first wedge carved from it.

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100% vegan up North

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There is no news quite like the news of a vegan food establishment opening. It fills me with such joy to let people know of another compassionate eatery on the planet and the buzz is even bigger when the location isn’t somewhere instantly recognised as being a vegan hotspot.

Newcastle. Are you ready to eat vegan?

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Newcastle goes vegan

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It seems you can’t go anywhere in the UK without tripping over a vegan festival. Plant-based get togethers are multiplying at a rapid pace and a northern city has joined the trend.

Get ready for the Newcastle Upon Tyne Vegan Festival this July.

This event is the brainchild of a full time student and vegan catering business operator named Louise. Louise has decided to spend the minuscule amount of spare time she has to create a fun and educational day-long event in the northern city.

The Newcastle Vegan Festival is set for July 26th, 2014 in a large hall located a short walk from the central train station. More than 100 stalls are expected and will include food, films, local food producers, ethical clothing and many more services and goods from the world of veganism.

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Entry will be a lowly £2 for adults and £1 for children with profits from ticket sales being donated to charity.

If you live in the area, make sure you get on in to the Newcastle Upon Tyne Vegan Festival for food, fun and information. If you live elsewhere, this is surely a perfect opportunity to visit the city.