vegan London

Huge discount on vegan food this week in London

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Brand new vegan restaurant Buffalo re-opens at 171 Mare Street, London E8 3RH (previously home to the awesome Brook Social) following on from a short stint on Brick Lane and you can get some bargain food this week!

The new look Buffalo is doubling down on their burger menu with the homemade Buffalo Burger and the groundbreaking Moving Mountains Burger. The Buffalo Cauli wings remain on the menu but now with three levels of spice options – mild, spicy and OUTRAGEOUS!

They’ve expanded the fries menu to include Cheezy Truffle Fries & Kimchi Fries. For dessert they’ve kept the Mousse au Chocolat and now also have a selection of milkshakes.

There is an expanded bar menu boasting twelve Hackney-brewed vegan beers, their house margarita, an espresso martini, and a full wine list.

BARGAIN EATING NEWS

The Buffalo soft launch is taking place from 6:00pm on both Wednesday October 3 and Thursday October 4, 2018.

You can get 50% off food on both opening nights. Yes, London! Half price vegan food at this brand new vegan restaurant in Hackney. Two nights only!

Message Buffalo via their Instagram account or email info@buffalodiner.co.uk to book a table. Tell them FGV sent you and that I wish them all the best with the new location!

Click here to see the exact location of Buffalo thanks to Google Maps.

New vegan brunch spot for London

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This October Club Mexicana at The Spread Eagle, London’s first 100% vegan pub, will launch their brand new Mexican-Californian brunch, kicking off weekends with the likes of chilaquiles, chick’n & waffles, and brunch cocktails every Saturday and Sunday.

Inspired by founder Meriel’s travels through Mexico City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and a stint living in Melbourne, where brunch is a formative part of the weekend, the menu will include dishes packed with flavours from the sunshine cities. Mains will feature: ‘Huevos Rancheros’ with scrambled ‘eggs’, Mexican ‘chorizo’, black beans, avocado and salsa verde on a grilled paprika tortilla; and – Mexico City favourite – chilaquiles: fried corn tortillas drenched in salsa roja, roasted pepper queso and sour cream, topped with pickled jalapenos. Club Mexicana’s infamous chick’n’ & waffles with chilli infused maple syrup are making a comeback, and signature tacos are getting a breakfast twist with combos including fried potato and ‘chorizo’ topped with avo and sour cream. Meriel has also created a host of snacks like the deep friend avocado with a miso lime dipping sauce, and those with a sweet tooth will not be left out with deep fried ice cream; warm chilli-chocolate brownie with peanut and caramel sauce and taco millefoglie with lemon curd, blueberries and vanilla whipped cream.

The Spread Eagle will be serving up brunch cocktails at the bar, including their famous Spread Eagle Bloody Mary made with horseradish infused vodka, the Avocado Colada, with pineapple, avocado, white rum, coconut milk and lime, and the Coconut Tequila Shrub with coconut tequila, grapefruit, cider vinegar and soda. Sherri has also devised a selection of Kombucha cocktails from the Passion Fruit Mimosa with passion fruit puree, Prosecco and passion fruit JARR Kombucha, to the Beetroot Punch; beetroot shrub, dark rum and ginger JARR Kombucha.

The Spread Eagle co-founder Luke says ‘We’ve been itching to get brunch off the ground since we opened – we’ve always wanted to pub to be a place for all occasions, so we cannot wait to open our doors and welcome those seeking refuge from a hangover with a taco or two, or those looking for a few drinks with friends to kick off their weekend!’

‘Our style of cooking lends itself to brunch and it’s been so much fun creating a whole new menu with lots of exciting dishes – chilaquiles are definitely a winner! Pull up a stool at the bar and order them with a bloody mary I can’t think of a better way to spend a Saturday’, says Meriel.

Brunch will be available between 12pm-4pm on Saturdays and Sundays from the 6th of October, 2018. For reservations please visit https://www.thespreadeaglelondon.co.uk

The Spread Eagle Opening Hours:
Monday-Thursday, 4pm-11pm
Friday, 4pm-2am
Saturday,12pm-2am
Sunday, 12pm-10.30pm

Kitchen Opening Hours:
Wednesday – Friday: 6pm-10pm
Saturday: 12pm-10pm
Sunday: 12pm-9pm

A vegan Halloween event in London

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Here is a quick heads up for people who like other people to cook and serve impressive vegan meals for them.

Celebrating the witches and wizards inside all of us, sixty:2 brings you a magical twist on their signature immersive supper clubs. Get ready for their vegan Halloween supper club in east London on Thursday October 25, 2018.

This special Halloween supper club features exciting, explosive dishes and will be an extravagant showcase of the creativity of sixty:2‘s founder and head chef, Maudie Fraser. Seating is limited so book early.

The provisional menu looks fabulous:

  • Starter – Trick-or-treat pumpkin cauldrons with bubbling onion broth
  • Main – Wild mushroom confit and shrivelled greens on truffled kidney bean cobwebs with devilish dauphinoise
  • Pudding – Gory chocolate and berry fondant with salted toffee apple dust

As it is Halloween themed, festive dress is encouraged but not essential.

Click here for more info and to book.

New vegan menu items in London chain

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A super quick post to gives you some news.

London restaurant chain Busaba is now serving vegan options in their thirteen London locations.

This sign was spotted out the Westfield White City outlet of the Thai dining chain.

The vegan options include the Soyamari that is actually made with Oumph! vegan meat.

It’s a small vegan world!

Other vegan items include grilled Thai roti, Asian slaw, hot Thai mint super salad, Yam Pak, green curry, pad Thai, and Thai black rice pudding.

Click here to see the full vegan menu from Busaba online. I don’t think I listed even half the options.

Exclusive vegan test kitchen in London

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Ooh, I love an exclusive dining engagement.

Street food superstars SpiceBox are gearing up for some big changes and developments to impress London, but in the meantime they are doing some important recipe development with a residency in Walthamstow.

From Friday September 21 until Sunday October 21, 2018, SpiceBox will be running the SPICEBOX TEST KITCHEN at the Hornbeam Cafe in Walthamstow.

The café is located just south of Walthamstow Central station and you can see the exact spot thanks to Google Maps.

Be sure to follow SpiceBox on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to keep updated with the test kitchen menus and future developments!

FGV all over London

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In case you have missed the news, Fat Gay Vegan is a London wide concern these days!

I have so much market news and am thrilled to announce that you can now eat and shop in Hackney all weekend long as Hackney Downs Vegan Market becomes a Saturday AND Sunday market.

In addition, I am launching Fat Gay Vegan at Venn Street which is our own weekly Saturday vegan market alongside the traditional Venn Street Market.

This is all kicking off from Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 September, 2018.

You can RSVP to the Facebook events for Hackney Downs Vegan Market and Fat Gay Vegan at Venn Street.

You can see the full trader line up for all markets online here.

Yay for vegan markets! Yay for independent vegan business!

HUGE vegan croissant giveaway

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Do you like free vegan things?

How about free vegan croissants?!

Get along to Hackney Downs Vegan Market this Saturday September 1, 2018 where I will be giving away 1,000 vegan croissants!

The very friendly Free From Italy have kindly donated a HUGE amount of their Probios vegan croissants for me to give away for free at our market this week.

The croissants are individually wrapped and perfect for an on-the-go snack, to take to work or picnics.

I will be handing out several hundred in both Organic Whole Wheat and Spelt varieties. Even though I have a lot to hand out, please get to the market early as there is no purchase necessary to get them for free and there isn’t really a limit on how many you can take. However, I will probably get a bit annoyed and mouthy if you try and take too many. Be decent about it!

The croissants, which are usually available in Chocolate, Spelt, Wholemeal and Savoury flavours, are normally sold in packs of 5 individually wrapped portions and ready to eat.

If you can’t make it to the market but would like to buy your own vegan croissants, you can do so online at the Free From Italy website and Ocado. You can follow Free From Italy on Instagram.

The line up for the market is sensational, including a first time appearance by legendary vegan bakery Ms. Cupcake. See full details here. We open at 11am until 5pm and are located at E8 2BT.

British Library goes vegan for a day

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The British Library is embracing veganism by offering staff and visitors an exclusively all-vegan food and drinks menu at its Kings Library Café this Thursday (August 30, 2018).

The world’s oldest library is supporting The Vegan Society’s Plate Up for the Planet campaign that encourages people and businesses to take up to a seven-day vegan challenge.

The King’s Library Café, located in the Kings Library, will be serving dishes such as mock chicken katsu curry, Caribbean jerk tofu and pandan panna cotta, as well as hot drinks with soya milk between 10:45am and 5:00pm.

Louise Davies, Head of Campaigns, Policy and Research at The Vegan Society, said: “We are very excited to have such a respected institution as the British Library promoting the environmental benefits of the plant based diet with a vegan offering at its café.

“With the weight of evidence showing that going vegan is the most significant thing an individual can do to reduce impact on the planet, it’s time people and companies alike took action on this issue.

“We need to be far bolder with our food choices if we are to protect our precious planet, and our Plate Up for the Planet campaign encourages people to do just that.”

Chantelle Nicholson, chef and author of vegan recipe book ‘Planted’, will give a free vegan cookery demonstration at 1pm on the day and sign copies of her book.

The Vegan Society will hold a stall by the café, handing out literature and giving out flavoured roasted peas from Brave Foods to people who sign up to their seven-day planet-changing challenge.

You can find the café by the King’s Library, located on the first floor of the British Library.

You can see the exact location of the library thanks to Google Maps.

Vegan ribs feast night

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Gorgeous London event space 10 Cable Street is excited to be collaborating with Lazy Boy Kitchen to give you this fun night of vegan ribs and trimmings.

Gather around a table and tuck into some great food, eat with your hands, get messy and just have fun!

This event is the third outing of the always sold out vegan ribs night and is taking place on September 14, 2018.

The menu looks amazing:

  • Jackfruit Ribs
  • Smoked Homemade BBQ Sauce
  • Mac & Cheese with Bacon Bits
  • BBQ Pitt Beans
  • Cheeze & Jalapeno Corn Bread
  • Whole roasted potatoes
  • Corn on the cob
  • Salads
  • Sharing Dessert

Lazy Boy Kitchen is a London vegan pop-up kitchen creating USA-style plant-based comfort food classics, such as their Mac & Cheeze made with homemade cashew cheeze sauce and Brizket made with a homemade slow cooked BBQ sauce.

Click here to book a ticket for this one night only feast.

Extra news: Lazy Boy Kitchen will also be appearing at Hackney Downs Vegan Market on Saturday September 1, 2018.

London vegan restaurant gets an overhaul

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Loving Hut in Edgware, London has long been a favourite eating destination for people in the capital looking to eat with compassion.

The restaurant (run by followers of the teachings of Supreme Master Ching Hai – Google it if you wanna know) has been serving delicious vegan savoury food for years and favourites include mock meats, noodle dishes, and flavoured rice.

I was planning a trip to Loving Hut Edgware a few days ago when I discovered that it no longer exists, but has been remodelled and renamed.

Zen Buddha still sits at 236 Station Road but has enjoyed a makeover. The restaurant has been polished to look more modern and new booth seating has been added.

The people working in the restaurant are the same and, thankfully, the food is still the same delicious crispy goodness I know and love.

Check out my most recent meal below and see the exact location of Zen Buddha online thanks to Google Maps.