vegan bbq

Stunning pop up menu in Sheffield

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With Sheffield Vegan Beer Fest only a week away, we are starting to knuckle down and fine tune the details for the day.

One of our food traders for the August 18 event is the legendary Make No Bones.

Check out this phenomenal one-day-only menu they have planned for our event.

That is truly sensational.

You can follow Make No Bones on Instagram and click here to buy your cheap advance tickets for Sheffield Vegan Beer Fest.

Keep watching for other food and drink updates for the event over the coming days.

A vegan BBQ at Argos

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Now this is just hilarious.

Argos is a catalogue retailer specialising in home furniture (amongst other items). It is famous in the UK for its giant catalogue containing an overwhelming amount of products including garden furniture, toys, stationery, home decorating needs, and so much more.

The retail outlet has caused a storm this week by selling a vegan BBQ. Check it out below:

Yes, it is a cheap metal BBQ. No different to any other BBQ you will see for sale in home stores and sporting outlets.

But some genius at Argos came up with the idea of putting the ‘v’ word in the product in order to cash in on the hype surrounding veganism. This is the most hilarious and shameless marketing I have seen in a very long time.

Of course the absurdity is that vegans can buy any of the 75 or so BBQs listed on the Argos site, but the retailer is maybe trying to trigger an emotional response from plant eaters and trick them into buying this model.

And I think it is working.

As I hovered my cursor over the product, a small pop up warning box told me more than 100 of these items had been ordered over the past 48 hours.

If for some strange reason you feel the need to possess this vegan BBQ, you can order it online here.

Vegan BBQ in London

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You all know I am Australian, right?

I grew up with people frying all sorts of animals on the ‘barbie’ and backyard meat fests were part of life. The general vibe was that you weren’t a good Australian citizen if you didn’t have a chunk of charred cow on your plate.

Now there is a new food company in London to make me feel nostalgic for days past but without the animals having to die part. Barbie Grrrl is a pop-up food company catering for those craving the textures, smells and flavours of a proper backyard Aussie BBQ.

Barbie Grrrl is currently grilling in the beer garden at Shoreditch’s Canvas Café during lunchtime and dinner throughout August. Alcohol and a variety of beverages are within easy reach and HOMEMADE SEITAN RIBS are on the menu – served either straight up or accompanied by Canvas Café’s summer salad selection.

Barbie Grrrl rub their ribs with 9 spices – including turmeric, sweet paprika and fennel seeds – and demerara sugar for flavour complexity. They are proud to say they give the ribs all the time they need on the barbie, which leaves them chargrilled and with a distinct smoky flavour from the coal. The final touch is a slathering of their signature BBQ sauce, with notes of aniseed and a chilli kick.

The ribs are made fresh every morning so once they are gone, they’re gone!

Barbie Grrrl will be in residence every Tuesday – Sunday for lunch (12:00-16:00) and dinner (18:00-22:00) from the 1st of August through to the 3rd of September, 2017. Bring cash to buy your ribs (cashpoint a short walk away), £5 on their own or £7 with salad.

 

Follow Barbie Grrrl on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Click here to see the exact location of the pop-up via Google maps.

Vegan BBQ pack for summer

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One of the biggest and most deserved success stories in the vegan business world recently has been Sgaia Vegan Meats.

As I reported a few days ago, this Scotland-based enterprise just secured a coveted listing with Whole Foods Market stores and this meteoric success has all happened in a matter of a few short years.

I’ve popped onto the blog today not to repeat myself, but rather to tell you about a superb summer BBQ pack Sgaia has available to order from their website.

You will all want one of these packs.

The BBQ Bumper Pack has everything you need for your next grilling session. It comes with 4 Aromatico Burgers, 2 packs of Streaky Rashers, 2 Smoked Steaks and, while supplies last, they’re throwing in a free pot of their signature mayo.

Check out the burgers being cooked!

Click here to order the BBQ pack now and follow Sgaia on Instagram.