A word of warning to food companies. Do not piss off vegans by changing your range from plant-based to non-vegan, cheese utilising products.
We will be angry, vocal and will never buy anything you make ever again even if some of it is vegan.
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Day of the Dead menu
My annual Day of the Dead party is coming up close (Sunday November 2nd, 2014) and I am frantic with preparations for the super-sized event.
This year marks the 3rd outing for the event and I’m pulling out all the stops. Click here if you want to read about all the fun activities I have planned, but read the rest of this post to fall in love with the incredible menu.
Birds and bees
I am sitting on a cosy train, being whisked past mist covered rolling hills as I leave Scotland behind me and return to London.
I have many happy Glasgow memories in my head jostling for blog space, but I have decided to let a delicious Scottish beer take the limelight today.
Let’s go Vego
My visit to Berlin was a race against time. The city is crammed solid with restaurants and cafes selling vegan food and my five day long vacation didn’t afford me enough time to even scratch the surface of everything on offer.
I will be detailing a few of my culinary adventures in Berlin over the coming days, but I wanted to start with one of my favourite food memories from the city.
Ethiopian dinner
I love a tasty ‘one night only’ food event. How delightful to know the food experience you are part of will never be replicated in quite the same way ever again.
This is one of the reasons I run my special events and also why I think you need to know about this event put on by some talented chefs.
Peanut chew
New vegan product alert. Well, new for this FGV anyway.
Vegan frozen yoghurt
Slowly, the UK is getting its act together in the frozen dessert department. You all saw the recent post about the new Almond Dream ice cream and now the friendly people of Coconut Collaborative have come on board with their frozen vegan yoghurts.
I recently picked up a tub of their Raspberry Snowconut and enjoyed myself. Creamy and sweet, but not outstanding. It is the type of frozen treat I would indulge in when I can’t get my hands on one of my favourite brands but have a hankering.
FGV on the loose
I know you love these photo heavy posts. I know because they always get a whole lot of traffic. Forget about me pouring my heart out, you greedy so-and-sos want food photos and you want them now.
I won’t stand in your way.
Following is photographic evidence of my first ever trip inside a Veganz store (Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg branch). As all plant-eaters know, Veganz is a chain of mini grocery stores and delis, founded in Germany, where every single item for sale is vegan.
OK. Here goes.
Prince review
One of my hobbies outside eating all the vegan food in the world is writing music reviews for the wonderful Louder Than War website, owned by notable punk and vegan John Robb.
The latest piece I’ve written for LTW is a review of the brand new album by Prince. I used to think Prince was vegan but I got a bit confused when I read an interview with him where he had yak milk in the fridge. He has spoken of being vegan so who knows what is going on with him.
Anyway, click here to read my review.
Music for animals
Music is a big part of my life and a somewhat pivotal part of this blog. I even have a blog post category called Music get the best of me in order to catalogue all posts with a musical twist.
These posts are usually related to musical artists I have been listening to who just so happen to have a connection to improving outcomes for non-human animals.
This post is going one better.
I want to introduce you to a marvellous collection of songs all about protecting animals. The range of artists is diverse (to say the least) and includes The Smiths, Prince, The Style Council, Dead Prez, X-ray Spex and more. The songs have been compiled by the super talented (and compassionate) DJ Luminous who describes the collections as follows:
All tracks/songs have a ‘vegan’ lyric or sensibility. It took me ages to research and compile and is a real labour of love.
Listen above, click here for the full list of songs and artists included and then click through to this additional compilation by DJ Luminous, this time featuring a collection of songs from artists who have spoken publicly about being vegan.
Go vegan. Stay vegan. Listen to vegan music.