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New menu at vegan hotspot in South London

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Hey, London friends.

How often do you get along to the gorgeous vegan spot in Brixton called Café Van Gogh?

This not-for-profit social enterprise enjoys a legendary reputation with locals, while a lot of people further afield often make the trip south of the river to enjoy the delicious cuisine.

I’ve popped on here today to let you know about the brand new monthly menu released by Café Van Gogh for February.

Check it out.

The above menu is the evening menu, so grab a few food friends and make it a night out.

Café Van Gogh is open Tuesday to Friday midday until 4:30pm and then 5:00pm until 9:00pm, Saturday 10:am until 9:00pm, and Sunday between midday and 4:00pm.

The café is dog friendly and you can get in touch with them for bookings via 07593 010 566.

Please follow Café Van Gogh on Instagram.

See the exact location of Cafe Van Gogh thanks to Google Maps.

South London pub gets a vegan kitchen takeover

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The White Hart is the legendary beer-focussed pub in South London that is turning its kitchen vegan for January 2020 with a little help from a gorgeous street food business.

What The Fattoush? is well-known for serving up delicious plant-based food inspired by Palestinian cuisine, culture, and people. The compassionate foodies started their business in order to support charities and groups working to improve lives of the people of Palestine.

For the entire month of January 2020, you can buy and devour the delicious cuisine of What The Fattoush? and drink beer at The White Hart in SE14.

What does the vegan food menu feature?

  • Hummus and Chilli confit £6.5 – Creamy hummus topped with smoked chilli oil (mulato, pasilla, ancho), chargrilled sweet peppers and smoked paprika served with warm Arabic bread
  • Fatteh (Middle Eastern style nachos) £10.5 – Pitta chips loaded with a chunky tomato, pepper and aubergine stew, Gazan guac (avo, sumac & sesame seeds) and pickled chillies
  • Imam bayildi and vermicelli rice £9.5 – Slow cooked aubergine. Red pepper and chickpea stew in a rich and silky tomato sauce served with vermicelli rice and chopped salad
  • Black lime ‘lamb’ and courgette with vermicelli rice £12.5 – Chunky ‘lamb’ pieces, courgette, and our 7 spice mix served with vermicelli rice and chop salad
  • 9″ Loaded Arabic flatbread with either falafel / seitan shawarma ‘meat’ £10.5 / £12 – Arabic bread topped with hummus, chopped salad and pickles with either falafel or seitan
  • Mezze plate £11 – Falafel, chopped salad, stuffed vine leaves, Arabic bread, hummus, olives & pickles
  • Tempura okra s/w a date and tamarind sauce £6 – Beer battered okra with a sweet and tangy sauce
  • Cauliflower poppers £6 – Spiced cauliflower florets in breadcrumbs served with harissa yoghurt
  • Fries £4

You can follow What The Fattoush? on Instagram and see the exact location of The White Hart thanks to Google Maps.

Eat up, London!

New spot for Phung Kay plus an award!

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Phung Kay make some of the best food on the planet.

That’s not up for discussion. Just the facts, people.

I’m honoured to have collaborated with the Chinese cuisine superstars on several occasions and now I’m thrilled to hear two big news pieces about their food business.

News the first?

I want to give a HUGE congratulations to Phung Kay on their recent award. The sensational foodies picked up the Golden Chopsticks Award for Best Vegetarian dish.

I’m not surprised but I am extremely happy for them.

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And what is the other news?

Phung Kay now have a gorgeous tea house in Model Market Lewisham!

This is the best news for South London. Phung Kay will be elevating vegan eating to a whole new level and I promise you that the area has never seen anything as outstanding as the food they serve.

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To keep updated on the Model Market menu, you need to follow Phung Kay on Instagram.

And of course there will be more news and events in the near future from Phung Kay because you can’t control cuisine this good.

SW9 vegan brunch

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Have you all heard of a vegetarian eatery in south London called Cafe Van Gogh?

The owner reached out to me a few days ago because he thought some of you might be interested to know about the vegan brunch options the cafe serves (as well as ALL dinner options being vegan).

This looks pretty tasty! Check it out:

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You can see sticky toffee pudding, courgetti, mezze platter, pancakes, jerk plantain and more.

Tasty!

It can be a bit tough to find vegan food in that part of London (Van Gogh is a short walk from Oval Underground Station) so be sure to keep this place in mind.

You can like Cafe Van Gogh on Facebook and click here to see where the cafe is located according to Google Maps.

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Huge queer party with vegan BBQ

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London, you are in for a treat.

Legendary queer club/bar night Club Wotever is hosting a glorious summer party featuring live shows, DJ sets, disco action and even a vegan BBQ on Saturday August 20, 2016.

Yes, a freaking vegan BBQ in a queer dance club!

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The event is billed as a MEGA Summer PARTY (caps completely necessary) for gender benders and allies, run in a unique collaboration between Eagle Vauxhall & Wotever World.

I’m sure I already had you interested with the mention of gender bending, queerness and righteousness, but this next piece of info is going make you swear allegiance to this late night dance party.

Much-loved plant-based food heroes Cafe SoVegan are running an outdoor BBQ in the courtyard of the venue!

I need dance floor tunes and inclusiveness and vegan BBQ. Amazing!

The Eagle is fully wheelchair accessible and you can get free entry into the event if you arrive between 9pm and 10pm, otherwise you will be paying the extremely reasonable £6 after 10pm.

You really should take a moment to RSVP on the Facebook event page and use the invite button over there to let friends and enemies know where you will be on Saturday August 20, 2016.

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South of the river treats

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I have often heard about The Waiting Room in the south London enclave of Deptford, but really wasn’t sure where Deptford was situated. It sounded like one of those places you would never visit due to it being in the middle of nowhere.

I don’t know why I thought that, I just did.

This week led to somewhat of a revelation as I discovered there is a train departing every 10 minutes from London Bridge station that takes an incredibly short time to deliver its passengers to Deptford, just one station away.

The Waiting Room is a vegetarian coffee shop offering vegan alternatives for almost their entire menu. It would be marvellous to see this rad store front make the switch to completely vegan, but until they do vegans still have a lot of food and drink to keep them busy.

Check out what I got my paws on during my visit this week.

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Partizan beer list

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The beer keeps coming.

Partizan is an independent brewery located in Bermondsey, South London. You can find their inventive and unique bottle labels (with the tasty beer inside) across the capital in bars and good beer shops.

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You can also find the following list of their beers being served by them at London Vegan Beer Fest this Saturday:

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Pale – Sorachi Ace 4.5% ABV
Pale – Mosaic, Cascade 4.5% ABV
Saison – Raspberry and Lemon 4.0% ABV
Tripel – 8.0% ABV
Atomium – Belgian pale – 5.0% ABV

Visit Partizan online

Like Partizan on Facebook

Follow Partizan on Twitter

Buy tickets for London Vegan Beer Fest by clicking here NOW!

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Beer sampling

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You all know about Rock ‘n’ Roll Vegan Brunch this Saturday, right?

The brand new weekly event is all about soul food, cocktails, craft beer and rock ‘n’ roll music played by our DJ. It is set to become a London favourite in the Vegbar venue on Tulse Hill in Brixton.

You can click here to read all about the event, including info about the mouthwatering food set to be served.

OK. That’s out of the way. Now for the reason for this blog post.

I am thrilled to welcome Clarkshaws Brewing as the first-ever special guest at Rock ‘n’ Roll Vegan Brunch on Saturday April 18, 2015.

Who are Clarkshaws? I’ll let them tell you!

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All that jazz

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When was the last time you did something interesting, cultured and worthwhile on a Tuesday night? Watching EastEnders doesn’t count as a legitimate answer.

If you are sitting there at a complete loss without an inkling of an idea when the last time something enthralling actually took place on Tuesday, I have some news you will most definitely be interested in.

On Tuesday October 2, 2012 (World Animal Day) at 7:30pm, a huge musical fundraising night is taking place in South London… and you could be a part of it for just £10. Take that, Albert Square!

Dr Had’s Jazz is an evening of live music and fundraising for the Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research. This charity does invaluable work in the field of promoting humane research over animal research.

Vocalist Alex Carter will perform alongside the extraordinary jazz talents of Christian Vaughan on keys and Dave Chamberlain on bass. The night will be packed full of raffle prizes furnished by a long list of sponsors and vegan food and drink will be available to purchase from the venue.

For full details of sponsors, location and ticket availability, click here now.

Do it for the animals, do it for the music and do it for your very own Tuesday night memories.