London vegan news, reviews & events
Not a lot of text to read in this post.
You’ve all come here today to see photos of the new vegan ready meals recently spotted in UK retail chain Marks & Spencer.
I won’t waste your time with attempts at being sassy or clever.
I’m here to give you what you want.
With love, respect and occasional ennui,
FGV xx
Great news!
Join super talented food creator Woin for an unforgettable vegan Ethiopian cooking class in Brixton on Monday October 22, 2018.
Brixton vegan eatery Cafe Van Gogh has teamed up with Migrateful for this special cooking event.
Moin will be leading attendees through a series of vegan Ethiopian recipes, culminating with a gorgeous sit down meal to be shared by the group.
This is a very special opportunity that doesn’t come around very often, so be quick to book your tickets online now. You can also RSVP and invite friends on the Facebook event page.
Extra note: Migrateful uses cooking to support the integration process of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in London. Follow them on Facebook.
Sutton & Sons, the family run chippy, is launching London’s first stand-alone vegan fish & chip shop.
Opening at 240 Graham Road from 4th October, 2018, the restaurant will serve its signature vegan fish and chips made from banana blossom. A bespoke menu of gourmet vegan fast food dishes, desserts and soft and alcoholic drinks will also be available.
Danny Sutton, owner of Sutton & Sons said, “We’ve been completely gob smacked by the popularity of our vegan menu. People have visited us from all over the country, just to try our take on vegan fish. We didn’t have space in the Hackney branch like at Stoke Newington and Essex Road to provide the vegan menu, so we are chuffed to now provide a space dedicated to our new vegan customers.”
Sample menu:
(Prices the same for eat-in or takeaway)
They have even created vegan friendly homemade tartare sauce for your dipping needs.
After successfully trialling different vegan options in January, Sutton & Sons previously rolled out a vegan menu in Stoke Newington & Essex Road branches. The vegan fish was so successful they sold out in the first week of the menu becoming full time.
You can follow the vegan Sutton & Sons on Instagram.
You can click here to see the exact location of the new vegan chippy thanks to Google Maps. It is just around the corner from Temple of Hackney, a 100% vegan owned and operated food business run by Temple of Seitan.
The new vegan Sutton & Sons is just a 20-minute walk from Hackney Downs Vegan Market, which is now on every Saturday and Sunday.
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.
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
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:
As it is Halloween themed, festive dress is encouraged but not essential.
Click here for more info and to book.
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.
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!
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!
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.