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Temple of Seitan

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There is a new vegan food business in London that has me more than simply excited. I’m absolutely flipping my wig over this stuff!

Can you see that deep-fried, crunchy glory? Look at it!

Temple of Seitan is a street food endeavour that will turn even the most determined frown upside down.

There isn’t much more to say other than they make fried seitan. In fact, they make the best fried seitan I think I have ever encountered on the planet. I had a basket of the good stuff on Friday at the Just V Show and was so thoroughly blown away that I went back for another on Saturday.

You need to follow Temple of Seitan on Instagram to keep track of all the rad events they will be at in coming months.

I love Temple of Seitan and if you want to be happy, you will make them a part of your life. If you have no interest in being happy, forget I said anything and go back to looking at the slate-grey Victorian sky outside your double glazed window.

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Nanabar

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This is a super interesting idea for raising the profile of a new vegan food business.

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A person named Justin is currently drumming up interest in a new vegan project set to open in London. Justin is planning to launch a frozen banana dessert bar called Nanabar and wants to use social media to get word out about it.

The campaign involves asking people to register a social media account and on July 4, 2016 a message announcing the project will be sent simultaneously from all participating Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr accounts.

It’s a smart way of spreading the news of a new vegan business to hundreds of thousands of people all at once.

Click here to hear from Justin, sign up to help spread the word and be part of a unique promotional event for a new vegan venture.

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Glorious vegan calzone comes to London

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I know this news is going to make a lot of people happy. Really happy.

Actually, the happiness-inducing news is in a few parts. Let me break it down for you.

A new vegan mozzarella is launching very soon across London. Created by the talented Anne’s Vegan Pleasures, the Melt Me mozzarella looks stunning. Check out the photos below:

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This stuff looks fabulous and is being packaged and prepared for retail outlets as I type.

If you can’t wait until you can buy it in your local health food store, I’ve got some top news for you.

Melt Me has teamed up with Italian street trader Orso for a series of outings where they will bring glorious vegan calzone to the hungry masses starting this weekend!

Get along this weekend to try some decadent Vegan Calzone Fritti. They will be selling two varieties including asparagus with wild garlic, tomato and Melt Me mozzarella as well as aubergine with mushroom, tomato and Melt Me mozzarella.

You can find these tasty treats at the following locations:

Friday April 22, 2016 between 10am and 3pm at Startisans Market 77 Shelton Street Covent garden

Friday April 22, 2016 between 6pm and 10pm and Saturday April 23, 2016 between 2pm and 10pm at Open Jack Weekender New River Studios 199 Eade Rd, London N4 1DN

Saturday April 23, 2016 between 10am and 4pm Partridges Market, Duke of York Square, Chelsea

Sunday April 24, 2016 between 10am and 3pm at Alexandra Palace Farmers Market

Now that all the info has been shared, who wants to see some photos of the vegan calzone?!

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London vegetarian burger stand turning vegan!

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This is fantastic news.

You might very well have heard of a meat free burger business called The Veggie Table. This well-known fast cuisine trader has been selling its food at Borough Market for 10 years.

But there are some big changes on the horizon.

The Veggie Table is changing its name to Big V. Why the change? Big V is going to be a 100% vegan food stand.

Everyone at The Veggie Table is vegan. All the cooks, all the servers and even their promotional people are plant-based so they felt it was time to start trading by their principles. The final non-vegan holdout is a Halloumi burger which is set to be phased out as the vegan makeover takes hold.

Make sure you get down to The Veggie Table/Big V to congratulate them on deciding to make the switch to 100% cruelty-free.

If you make your visit coincide with St. George’s Day on April 24, 2016, you will witness the food stand serving their regular ‘V dog sausage’ as a ‘Sausage Sarnie’ and ‘Facon Butties’. That sounds like food heaven to my ears.

Follow Big V on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram before you check out these photos of their tasty burgers below.

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Hot vegan t-shirt

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You might remember that Hot Boyz Vegan Burger Joint makes awesome food like this:

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Well, now you can also know that they make rad vegan t-shirts like this:

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That’s a pretty freakin’ awesome design.

The t-shirts are priced at £25 and can be purchased via the Hot Boyz social media channels.

Place your order via Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

Hot Boyz are even throwing in free delivery or you can order online and collect at their stall in Brick Lane on April 17, 2016.

 

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Vegan restaurant closed

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Sad news reached me this weekend regarding the closure of a London vegan restaurant.

Greenz is actually a destination I never got to before it closed. I don’t know if it was the location near Tulse Hill station that kept me from making the journey or a lack of interest in their menu, but I never was inspired to get along.

I can’t put my finger on why I didn’t get there, but I was never intrigued by what I had read or been told.

Now it is too late.

This message is currently posted on the Greenz website:

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New vegan pub food

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As I was taking a leisurely stroll along the banks of the Thames earlier today, my chubby eyes spotted this enticing chalkboard:

Oh yes. ‘More vegan friendly options’ chalked across the bottom of the a-frame!

This sign was perched outside The Old Ship W6 in Hammersmith. I’ve written of the pub’s vegan-friendly nature in the past (here and here) and they have tweeted me on several occasions to highlight their vegan beer selection.

Get along over the next few weeks to try the new Autumn menu items that include this gorgeous apple crumble with almond milk custard. How good does that look?!

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Food and music

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My buddy Jhenn took over the kitchen at Veg Bar in Brixton a few weeks back and she is now getting into the swing of things as she launches her new menu tonight.

Get along to 45 Tulse Hill from 5pm today (Saturday July 25, 2015) for live music and a new vegan menu that looks delicious.

Check out the photos below.

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Get it straight

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An article by Rosamund Urwin for the Evening Standard titled ‘Green is the new black: how veganism became sexy in London‘ is problematic for many reasons (for starters, stop reducing compassionate people and decisions to sexiness), but one glaring omission stands out above the rest of the article’s faults.

I feel Urwin has invisibilised the real, everyday people who have helped drag veganism into the London mainstream.

Urwin attempts to unpack the reasons behind the explosion of plant-based food options in London and comes up with what I view as the typical and shallow reasoning of ‘it’s now sexy’ and ‘ because Beyonce’. She has omitted to name some of the groundbreaking people and events that have massively contributed to the widespread acceptance of veganism in London and the UK.

These people are not pushing plant food choices as a sexualised commodity (most of the time!). They are instead working themselves to the bone to put compassion front and centre. These people are a huge part of the reason why vegansim is a force to be reckoned with in the UK.

I present to you my list of people and organisations I feel were erroneously left out of the Evening Standard article.

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