vegan London

More vegan options in Hackney

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If you find yourself struggling to find something vegan to eat in Hackney (HA!!!!!!), you might decide to make your way to this new(ish) vegetarian café where you find a whole lot of vegan options.

Say g’day to Lele’s on Lower Clapton Road.

I’m not sure why a vegetarian business with a handful of animal-derived ingredients wouldn’t just launch as vegan instead, especially in Hackney. It seems so much easier to get press and attentions as a vegan place, too. Lele’s is going to have a tough time drawing the plant-eaters away from 100% vegan Black Cat and Temple of Hackney, which are both within strolling distance.

Anyway, my job is to show you the vegan food and where to find it so take a look at this scrumptious food.

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Click here to see the exact location of Lele’s thanks to Google Maps.

You can follow Lele’s on Instagram.

Extra note: I’m not just talking shit about vegetarianism for fun. Click here to read my blog about why vegetarian isn’t really that much of a compassionate choice.

Vegan pop up in City pub

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Hey London.

As if you didn’t have enough amazing vegan food options already!

Check out this wonderful plant-based bonanza happening for just one night only in a gorgeous pub situated a few blocks north of The City of London and just below Old Street.

Kristóf Steiner is a chef from Budapest who has lived and cooked in Tel Aviv for many years, as well as running a food truck in Hungary.

Now it’s London’s turn to sample some exquisite cuisine handcrafted by Kristóf at this exclusive event at The Windmill in the City gastro pub on Saturday May 6, 2017.

The mouthwatering menu for this special pop up is as follows:

  • Mini burger in my gluten free soda bun, with sweet corn patty, avocado, and home made spicy mayo, with the perfect, crispy fries and home made ketchup
  • Aubergine shepherd’s pie topped with root veggies mash, served with green salad with beets and cherry tomatoes, with “vegan cottage”
  • Cashew baked cheesecake with salty caramel sauce

Tickets are available right now by clicking here.

You can also RSVP and invite friends via the Facebook event page.

Enjoy!

Brookie now available in London

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Ms Cupcake is one of the true pioneering vegan businesses in London, so it makes perfect sense for them to be the first place to launch the vegan Brookie.

If you don’t keep up with delicious, faddish vegan food trends, you might not know that a Brookie is a brownie with a cookie baked on top.

The Ms Cupcake version launched today (May 3, 2017) so you you best get down to the Brixton bakery ASAP if you want to be one of the first people to sink your teeth into a Brookie.

Wanna see the Ms Cupcake Brookie?

Check it out!

Sounds like a treat that I would appreciate. Yay for the Brookie!

If you are in the UK, you can order online here.

You can follow Ms Cupcake on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

New vegan Italian food spot

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London. The longer I am away, the more vegan food joints start popping up.

Maybe I should never come back?

The latest 100% vegan food outlet to spring up in the UK capital is called Piadina Genuina and the photos on their Instagram account had me hooked at first glance.

Please check out this plant-based amazingness.


Yes. This place looks divine.

But what is piadina? I’ve lifted the following from the Facebook page for Piadina Genuina to give you a better insight. In the words of Antonio:

A piadina is an Italian flat bread which is cooked fresh in front of your eyes on the grill and then filled with any fillings of your choice. I offer a wide selection of vegan choices as this is something I am personally passionate. All of the fillings will be prepared daily, including seasonal vegetables, personal recipes of seitan, sauces and daily specials.
You can create your own Piadina, starting by choosing your favourite dough then choose your filling and enjoy!

Piadina Genuina is located on Wick Road in Hackney (see location here) and I suggest you get along ASAP before there are queues down the block.

This food looks too good to ignore. It might even be the thing to tempt me back from Mexico.

Follow Piadina Genuina on Facebook and Instagram. Visit them online. They are open every day.

Vegan kitchen for hire

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A quick post to share this fab news from my friends at Made in Hackney.

VEGAN KITCHEN TO HIRE – NEW CLIENT SPECIAL OFFER!

Are you a vegan food start-up looking for a 5-star food hygiene rated 100% vegan kitchen to hire? Look no further. Award winning charity Made In Hackney hires out it’s eco-community kitchen to vegan food companies and start-ups – meaning your hire fee helps fund amazing community work as opposed to going to a faceless landlord. The kitchen has three hob islands, a range cooker, domestic cooker, a dehydrator, vitamix and plenty of work surfaces. Freezer and storage space available with additional fees applicable.

Until the end of June 2017 we are offering all NEW CLIENTS an amazing never to be seen again day rate of £60 per day for a trial two month period. This is an amazing deal!  

If you’re interested read more here and contact venue manager Andi on: andi@madeinhackney.org

*Prices after the trial two month period has ended will be negotiated according to frequency of bookings.

Extra note: you can chat with Made in Hackney at this month’s Hackney Downs Vegan Market. Learn about all the great things they do for their community, discover the line up of cooking classes on offer and find out if you can get involved.

Vegan in south east London

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Vegans and vegan-curious of south east London. Get ready.

Two fab-looking vegan happenings are taking place in the Peckham/Nunhead area in an event location called Space at 61.

Space at 61 is available to hire for parties, art galleries and now it seems even vegan pop-up food events. Two vegan events are taking place before the end of April, so let’s get stuck into the details.

Event the first.

Yep. The flyer above says it all but to recap…

This is a two-day takeover by Core of Life featuring smoothie bowls, waffles, breads, cakes, and plenty of drinks.

The takeover is set for Tuesday April 25 and Wednesday April 26, 2017. Food is served between 10am and 4pm both days.

And the next pop-up at Space at 61?

The V Spot is showcasing a new spring menu featuring some of their favourite seasonal British vegetables on Saturday April 29, 2017 between 7pm and 10pm.

The 3-course, all vegan homemade menu is as follows:

Starter-Aparagus & sorrel salad with mustard aioli
Main- Garlic Fried Samphire, Courgetti & Chilli Pasta
Dessert- Rhubarb Cheesecake

There will be a welcome drink served and you are permitted to bring your own beverages for the main meal. The V Spot will have herbal tea and water available.

Tickets are not refundable, but they are transferrable. You can buy them online here.

There you have it. Two reasons to get involved in Peckham/Nunhead.

Click here to see the exact location of Space at 61 thanks to Google Maps. Follow Space at 61 on Facebook to find out more about future vegan events.

Discount code for online vegan shop

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There are two things I love to do with this blog more than anything.

I enjoy sharing breaking vegan news and I adore helping you get a cheeky discount.

London vegan food emporium Greenbay Supermarket has decided that a bricks and mortar shop front in West London isn’t enough for them. The plant-based supermarket has now launched an online store, making it easier to get your favourite vegan groceries delivered to your home or office.

The online store contains more than 1,000 vegan products, offers free shipping for orders over £55 and delivers to any location in the UK (the world to follow soon).

And here is the even better news.

To celebrate the launch of their online shopping experience, Greenbay has given me a special discount code for my readers to get a whopping 15% off orders placed before May 30, 2017.

Get over to the online shop now by clicking here and use code: FGV to get your 15% discount.

You’ll find pantry items, snacks, sweets, household products, bathroom supplies and so much more. They even have tinned jackfruit!

Happy shopping!

Vegan afternoon tea event London

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How often do you wish for a queer event in Camden with drag performers AND a vegan afternoon tea?

If you answered ‘often’, this event at Her Upstairs is the answer to your prayers.

This event is brought to you by Piab, one of the talented chefs working with Big V London, and Jen of superstar rad band Colour Me Wednesday.

Get along to LGBTQ venue Her Upstairs this Sunday (April 16) from 2pm for delicious sandwiches and cakes. See the exact location via Google Maps.

There will be gluten free options and lots of top flight entertainment.

Vegan melted cheese in East London

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A reader tip just reached FGV headquarters and of course I’m delighted to send the information straight on to you people.

A new gourmet grilled cheese sandwich shop has opened in East London. 90° Melt is a vegetarian outlet with a HUGE amount of vegan options.

Take a look at what reader Gideon ate during a recent visit.

Well of course you can see that superstar vegan grilled cheese sandwich taking centre stage, but the photo also includes buffalo cauliflower wings hiding away in the background. Looks fab!

The menu at 98° Melt is stuffed solid with delights such as fried cheese balls, onion rings, gourmet cheese sandwich melts, soup and more. Pretty much everything being served can be veganised and you might be interested in the decadent brunch options.

This all sounds delicious, however…

As we all know, dairy is a horrendously cruel industry in which cows are repeatedly exploited until they die so I’m hoping this grilled cheese shop makes the switch to 100% vegan one day soon.

If you want to see what is on offer at 90° Melt, visit their website. You can like their Facebook page, too.

The exact location of the shop can be seen on Google Maps.

Vegan café in Pinner

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This blog post is all about the photos. Lots and lots of photos.

Ahimsa the Vegan Café recently opened in Pinner, Middlesex (that’s part of Greater London, people) and the reports coming out of the location are nothing short of rave reviews.

The friendly team behind Ahimsa have grand plans for expanding into a chain of cafés once they are established in this West London location and judging by the glorious food photos, that expansion shouldn’t be too far away.

The 100% vegan café is all about promoting plant-based eating and the reasons they give for wanting to promote these choices are listed on their Facebook page. They want to save animals, protect the environment, work towards global food security and help people stay healthful.

Ahimsa is the first vegan café in Pinner and locals are apparently loving the menu.

I said I had a lot of photos and I wasn’t joking around.

All of these gorgeous photographs were taken by the wonderful Jade of Jade Thomas Photography. You can see samples of Jade’s work on her website.

Thanks to Jade for allowing me to use these shots. I am extremely grateful.

Not a whole lot goes on in this part of London for vegans, so I’m thrilled to see all of this incredible food being served up by the Ahimsa team.

Be sure to follow Ahimsa on Instagram, too.