vegan London

New food at Mooshies

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Mooshies on Brick Lane is one of vegan London’s favourite places to eat comfort food.

This announcement of a new menu item is only going to strengthen the love affair.

The east end burger bar has launched a limited edition nacho dish in collaboration with Kinda Co. If you know your artisan cheese, you’ll already know that Kinda Co is one of our regular traders at Hackney Downs Vegan Market and their cheese always sells out.

These nachos are loaded with slow cooked jackfruit, guacamole, jalapeños and Kinda Co cashew cheese.

You can buy and devour these loaded nachos until the end of April from Mooshies on Brick Lane. Click here to see their exact address thanks to Google Maps.

You can follow Mooshies on Instagram. While you are there, follow Kinda Co too.

FGV weekly wrap up

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Each week you can listen in as I give an informal wrap up of all the news printed on fatgayvegan.com over the previous 7 days.

Click here for my FGV SoundCloud page. This is where all future broadcasts will be hosted.

Listen to this week’s broadcast below. Includes news up until Friday March 30, 2018.

New vegan food trend launches in London

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Two of the biggest names on the London vegan food scene have joined forces to change the face of plant-based comfort food while keeping the roots of veganism at the heart of everything.

Thanks to What The Pitta and Dough Society, you can now say a big hello to the hummus-glazed DÖ-NUT.

Vegan businesses have a well-known history of launching food trends and over the past few years we’ve seen vegan cronuts, brookies, and freakshakes all making headlines.

But it is the DÖ-NUT that is set to completely change the way vegans look at comfort food.

So what is a DÖ-NUT? I asked Cem of What The Pitta to explain the how and what:

We’re so excited to announce that we’ll be collaborating with Dough Society, the tastiest doughnut shop in town, to introduce the strictly limited edition DÖ-NUT. This tantalising sweet and spicy bun features Dough Society’s signature dough with a sticky hummus glaze smothered in hot sauce and is stuffed to the max with vegan döner pieces. It’s the best of everything combined. DÖ-NUT knock it ’til you’ve tried it!

I reached out to Dough Society founder Lauren to find out why she wanted to be a part of such a groundbreaking food launch. Lauren said:

I think that sometimes as vegans we forget about the pure simplicity of hummus. When I spoke with the guys from What The Pitta about a food collaboration, I wanted to make sure we paid due respect to this staple of the vegan food scene. The DÖ-NUT might be seen by some to be just another food fad designed to dazzle, but I believe the inclusion of hummus gives it an authenticity that other trendy vegan food items lack. Hummus is such a huge part of our identity as vegans. What is life without hummus?

The DÖ-NUT is available for a strictly limited time starting April 1, 2018.

Share photos of your DÖ-NUT using #whatthepittaXdoughsociety on social media.

Follow What The Pitta on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Follow Dough Society on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Pop up supper club event in London

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Here is some news you can eat.

A handful of our regular traders from Hackney Downs Vegan Market have joined forces to bring you a gorgeous-sounding pop up food event.

You will want to book tickets for this right now.

This vegan cheese dining event sounds too good to be true.

Get along to The Grand Howl cafe in E9 on April 19, 2018 to explore four artisan vegan cheese brands, talk with the makers, and enjoy a full French cuisine dinner followed by French pâtisserie.

The night will commence with appetisers based on the I AM NUT OK cashew spreads, followed by a plate of Mushroom Bourguignon and Potato Dauphinois using the stunning cheeses of Black Arts Vegan and Nutkin.

Diners will then be served a platter highlighting the stunning cheeses of Kinda Co. before the dinner is finished off with pâtisserie items by The Sunny Spoon.

Throughout the night you will be able to chat with the makers and hear all about their brands, products and personal journeys.

Of course their cheeses will be available for purchase as well.

Click here to book your spot now.

Inside look at London’s flagship vegan kebab shop

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London really has come along leaps and bounds when we look at vegan advancements.

Independent vegan food businesses are storming the capital and two people on the frontline of this charge have just gone and opened London’s first vegan döner restaurant with its own indoor seating.

What The Pitta is the brainchild of Cem Yildiz and Roj Gul. These friends started selling their irresistible comfort food from a garden shed set up in Shoreditch, moved on to creating a cult following with their two Boxpark locations (Shoreditch and Croydon) and have now outdone themselves by throwing open the doors to the UK’s first ever 100% vegan döner kebab restaurant in Camden.

Roj and Cem outside their Shoreditch takeaway joint

The rapid success of the two Boxpark locations meant that the only logical step for the two entrepreneurs was to open their own permanent restaurant.

I asked Cem what the new Camden version of What The Pitta means to him and this is what he had to say:

We’re really happy to have secured our first place outside of Boxpark with the continued support of the vegan community. Camden may be becoming another London vegan hub but I see the years to come as an opportunity for us to move into some other major cities around the UK as it’s not just Londoners who want their vegan döner fix!

You can see the exact location of the Camden restaurant thanks to Google Maps and be sure to follow What The Pitta on Instagram.

If you haven’t been down to What The Pitta Camden, the photos following will be your first peak inside.

Superstar vegan brand back as sponsors

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This is the third year in a row I get to make this announcement and I am just as delighted as I was the first time.

Superstar vegan food brand Follow Your Heart is back as proud sponsor of UK Vegan Beer Fest 2018.

The cost of running a series of community-focussed events around the country while keeping all tickets under £10 (early bird tickets under £5 for most dates) can be daunting, but the financial support we receive from Follow Your Heart makes it possible.

Vegan Beer Fest UK events are focussed on creating inclusive spaces where people can celebrate their veganism (or vegan curiosity) with like minded party goers. Events this year include the 6th annual London Vegan Beer Fest, as well as outings in Sheffield, Glasgow and Coventry.

Every single person attending one of our beer events will be handed a durable pint cup to use on the day. The cups are decorated with the event details as well as the Follow Your Heart logo. Once the beer fest is over, attendees can take their cups home to use again and again.

Follow Your Heart makes these showcases of vegan beer and food providers possible and I am extremely grateful of their continued support of our community.

You can see the entire range of Follow Your Heart sauces, cheeses, mayo, dressings, and more online here.

You can follow the brand on Instagram, too!

Order your early bird tickets for UK Vegan Beer Fest now!

New vegan food range launches in London shops

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Say hello to The Plantifull Food Co.

This brand new, 100% vegan food provider has just launched a range of ready meals and they look tasty.

The Plantifull range of four chilled vegan ready meals (Creamy Mac, Gluten-Free Creamy Mac, Shroomy Risotto, Three-Bean Chilli) are now available in 30 London stores including As Nature Intended, Eat17, Harvest, GreenBay Supermarket and Planet Organic.

Based on the glowing reviews I’ve seen, it shouldn’t be long until the range starts popping up around the UK.

If you aren not near any of their stockists or maybe in a different part of the country, you can also shop on the Plantifull website for delivery.

Follow Plantifull on Instagram.

Unwaxed fruit in London

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Here is a super short post to let you know that you can now buy unwaxed fruit on a regular basis at Hackney Downs Vegan Market.

Fresh Fruit Box is one of our newest traders and today they launched their colourful unwaxed fruit and vegetable stall at our weekly market in Hackney.

As you might know, a lot of supermarket bought fruit in the Uk is waxed with animal derived ingredients.

Fresh Fruit Box go to a lot of trouble to source unwaxed fruit from Spanish farms, meaning everything they sell is devoid of any animal products.

Visit Hackney Downs Vegan Market next week (March 31) to check out the gorgeous fresh produce selection for yourself and perhaps consider making this your regular shopping spot for fresh fruit and vegetables.

You can follow Fresh Fruit Box on Instagram.

New music from Colour Me Wednesday

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One of my favourite bands out of London is the fabulous Colour Me Wednesday.

This band releases some of the best music you will hear out of London and in even better news they also champion vegan causes.

Because I think it is a great idea to support independent artists (especially if they are vegan), I am sharing the link where you can pre-order the soon-to-be-released new album by Colour Me Wednesday.

Click here to order and help keep the arts alive… and hear some fucking fantastic music.

New vegan eatery in Camden

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Hey, I just found out about a new vegan place to eat in Camden so I thought I should pass on the info.

The friendly Verena got in touch to let me know she has just opened this new food business on February 1, 2018 so it is super fresh.

This is what she had to say about Green Rhino:

The Green Rhino London is a proper sit down restaurant in Camden Town. We opened on the 1st of February this year. Our opening times are Thursday to Sunday from 5pm until 10pm. Our menu is small and simple because it’s just me at the moment but as soon as it gets busy I will be looking for helping hands.
Our idea of a regular vegan meal is plant based without many meat replacements or deep frying, so we offer a changing vegetable based soup that comes with wholemeal brown toast for £5.50. We also have two main courses for £8.50 each; a cauliflower and kidney bean stew in tomato sauce served with boiled new potatoes and a green crunchy side salad plus our vegetable medley with fresh veggies in a creamy coconut sauce served with brown rice and a couscous salad.
We try to keep the portions big to make sure everybody is full!
For the sweet tooth we have homemade vegan Snicker bars and muffins.

Sounds tasty and filling!

You can get along to Green Rhino at 25a Pratt Street NW1 0BG. Click here to see the exact location thanks to Google Maps.

You can follow Green Rhino on Instagram.

Now, let’s look at the food!

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