London vegan news, reviews & events
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.
So, just how vegan-friendly is it?
My buddy Quarrygirl alerted me to an article yesterday about InSpiral Lounge closing in Camden.
Well, it’s a little bit more complicated than that.
The article on the Kentishtowner website featured the following information:
This ain’t cool.
One of the finest purveyors of savoury vegan food in London is now selling meat.
I have long been a champion of Koshari Street. This food outlet near Covent Garden has been selling their delicious vegetarian food for several years.
Their main offering was a sumptuous pot of lentils, pasta, fried onions, chickpeas and tomato sauce that is a staple dish in Egypt. I absolutely adore this food.
Unfortunately, Koshari Street felt the need to switch from a 100% vegetarian menu (all the savoury food was 100% vegan) and have started offering meat as an option.
I reached out to the restaurant to ask ‘what the hell?!’ and they responded by saying they aim to please everyone.
I’ve got two things to say about that:
Koshari Street assure me that vegans can still eat the savoury tub of food as long as they stay away from the meat.
The major problem for the restaurant is a lot of us don’t want to anymore.
I am often found singing the praises of Glasgow. Well, not really singing because I can’t but I am known for seriously loving the city and its vegan food opportunities.
My recent-ish visit to the Scottish city had me all in a flap, trying to get my chubby paws on as much of the glorious plant-based offerings as possible.
Like I did with the following food/drink from The Flying Duck.
It all makes sense now.
This is the vegan-friendly product I didn’t know I was waiting for my entire life.
Look!
Jim Beam Cherry Bourbon Sauce. Yes, you are reading correctly. Yes, you are correct to freak out and start running to your nearest Sainsbury’s store to buy boxes and boxes of this product.
Imagine this on seitan wings?!
9% of the sauce is Jim Beam bourbon. I am in love.
Earlier this month, FGV and I were up in Glasgow for VegFest Scotland where we got to meet lots of lovely people and cram lots of delicious food into our mouths. One of the products that really stood out was the Nutcrafter Creamery aged nut cheeses. So good in fact that I had to buy some to bring back to London with us.
Not having a fridge for our three-day journey back to London (we stopped in Manchester for a couple of nights on the way back) wasn’t a problem. These cheeses are air-aged which means that they can be kept out of the fridge. This is good new for those of you not in the Glasgow area as it means you can order them online. Check out the delicious flavours we brought back to London:
This blog post contains some of the most explicit comfort food photos you will have seen in a long time.
The photos are heavy going and some people will find them quite confronting. Sit down, take a few deep breaths and then scroll down for the visual g(l)ory.
Manchester has a lot of fab vegan things going for it and right up there on that list is the plant-based menu at Ning.
Ning is a Malaysian cuisine eatery situated next door to the current location of V Revolution. Even though I’ve written about Ning in the past, my recent trip there was so outstanding I wanted to share the food photos with you all.
Check this out.
How often do you find a vegan crumble with custard in a London pub?
If you answered, “Never FGV, never!” I would believe you and act extremely sympathetic. The lack of vegan pub desserts in the capital is close to a disgrace. An emergency, if you will.
Thankfully, the Old Ship W6 is here to elevate our compassionate pudding experience.
Not only is this pub serving up one of the items on my ‘top 13 vegan things to consume in London list’, they are also offering this seasonal dessert that would surely satisfy most anyone.
What do you think? Do you like the sound of that crumble?
Check out the current vegan menu on offer at the Old Ship W6 here.