Romy London, a vegan lifestyle blogger from the UK, features as the ONLY vegan contestant in the new cookery show Crazy Delicious, for Channel 4 and Netflix.
The episode is to broadcast Tuesday 25th February at 8pm on Channel 4.
“In Crazy Delicious we’re asking for dishes that not only taste great but are also visually spectacular, emotionally powerful and nostalgic so it’s incredibly tough!”, said celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal who is one of the ‘Food Gods’ in Crazy Delicious, alongside Carla Hall and Niklas Ekstedt.
The six-episode series is presented by comedian and foodie Jayde Adams.
It’s a real privilege and I am very excited to be part of a cookery show like Crazy Delicious. Cooking for Michelin star chefs is a chance you don’t get very often, especially when it’s vegan cuisine! I can’t wait for everyone to see the vegan dishes I created in the show and also the stunning edible set!
Romy London is the only vegan chef in the series so I’m hoping she had a wonderful experience!
Romy explains her feelings by saying:
I kind of feel that I’m representing all vegans and I hope that I can prove that everything is possible in vegan cooking. I loved taking on the challenge of being the only vegan contestant on the show and competing with other creative chefs to win the Golden Apple.
When asked what she cooked on the show, Romy says:
Oh, that’s a secret. You’ll have to watch the episode! But I can reveal it was a fun challenge cooking vegan versions of non-vegan everyday dishes.
Watch Romy on Crazy Delicious, Channel 4, Tuesday 25th February at 8pm. It will also be broadcast on Netflix internationally (UK excluded) early this year.
Pipoca – this vegan crepes business rounds out the line up.
Isn’t this incredible? It is wonderful knowing that thousands and thousands of commuters and tourists will pass these vegan businesses every single day of the week.
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No matter if your Valentine’s Day is going great or less than desirable, this news is guaranteed to make it better.
Superstar purveyors of plant-based comfort food Young Vegans are launching a bottomless vegan brunch at their pizza restaurant in Bethnal Green, London!
What is a bottomless brunch?
Don’t worry, you get to keep your pants on. Bottomless brunch means you get to drink and eat as much as you can/want from a selected menu for a set amount of time.
The Young Vegans bottomless brunch features unlimited pizza AND unlimited Prosecco or beer for 90 minutes for a flat rate of £30 per person!
The bottomless brunch is available only via advanced bookings on the Young Vegans Pizza Shop website or Open Table for times between midday and 5pm every Sunday, starting on Sunday February 16, 2020.
Some of the rules for the bottomless brunch:
You must eat everything (no leftovers/takeaway)
Doesn’t include any side dishes
Only one pizza at a time per two people
I love the sound of this bottomless brunch!
The drink menu also features organic wines and cocktails (such as a gorgeous Bloody Mary), Aperol Spritz, gin and tonic, and their special Hackney Mule for extra cost. The beers are from Hackney Brewery, which brews just 15 minutes from the restaurant.
I love a success story, especially when it comes to vegan businesses.
What The Pitta is one of the true runaway success stories of the London vegan food scene.
Cem and Roj crash landed on the Shoreditch landscape a few years ago with their peerless doner kebabs and have gone from strength to strength ever since. The fast food heroes now have What The Pitta locations in Shoreditch, Camden, Croydon, and Brighton.
What The Pitta is one of the finest places on the planet if you are interested in vegan comfort food. Their kebabs and chip boxes are simply legendary.
And it isn’t just us vegans that think they deserve recognition.
What The Pitta have been nominated in the Best Takeaway in London category in the 2020 British Kebab Awards.
Yes!
The vegan chain is the ONLY vegan business nominated across a huge line up of possible winners.
We need to combine out vegan super powers and make sure they win their category. Click here to vote for What The Pitta.
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Visit What The Pitta online to see their menu and location details and be sure to follow them on Instagram.
Vegan Life Live in London is a huge annual celebration of everything vegan, hosted at Alexandra Palace across March 14 and 15 in 2020.
250 exhibitors will showcase food, clothing, accessories, campaign groups, personal care products, and cosmetics making it the perfect way to connect with every aspect of the vegan lifestyle.
There will be speakers including Earthling Ed and MackaB, talking top tips for your vegan journey.
There will be three kitchens with cooking demonstrations from leading vegan chefs and bloggers including Gaz Oakley, Chef Day Radley, Tomi Makanjuola and Niki Webster, all working hard to inspire you to take new ideas home to your own kitchens.
Vegan Life Live is sponsored by Viva!, The Vegan Society and Vivo Life to name just a few.
Sounds great, right? Well, how about cheap tickets?
Click here to access the special two-for-one ticket offer being dangled in front of FGV readers.
Want to read more about the event and what you can expect to see? Click here to visit the Vegan Life Live website.
OmNom is a new vegan café and yoga space located in Islington, London.
The café founders have this to say:
Everything we do is focused on journeying together to an enlightened lifestyle through serving your Body, Mind and Soul. OmNom brings you delicious, fresh vegetarian/vegan food that acts like yoga for your belly. As well as this we offer yoga, mindfulness and meditation sessions so you can connect with the real you. As you may have guessed by now, we’re all about giving, and as a Conscious Charity every meal you have at OmNom will feed a meal to a child less fortunate across the globe.
I like the sound of a meal going to a hungry human in exchange for every meal purchased in the café.
Sandi from OmNom clarified further:
Our mechanism is pretty straight forward. With every meal/yoga class that we sell, we will pay for one child to be fed. We work with a number of charities, including Annamrita who serve 1.2 million meals to children across seven Indian states every day.
If you want to see the sort of food being served at OmNom and check out some of their classes, get over to their website now. They have some great opening specials and discounts featured online.
You can see the exact location of OmNom in the flyer above or online thanks to Google Maps.
Hey, London. Where do you go for vegan brunch each weekend?
If you answered anywhere other than Arancini Brothers in Kentish Town, I’ve got news for you that might shake things up.
Arancini Brothers is the superstar fast food chain focussed on risotto balls, with locations in Old Street, Maltby Street, Dalston, Ely’s Yard, and Kentish Town.
In exciting news, the Kentish Town location is trying something new by opening only for brunch on the weekends.
And what a brunch it is!
Check out the photos below:
First of all, that fry up tray looks sensational. Furthermore, I say a big YES PLEASE to peanut butter jam toasties.
The rest of the brunch-only menu is stuffed with filled fococcia, salads, croissants, and sausage rolls.
Get along to Arancini Brothers Ketish Town every Saturday and Sunday between 10am and 4pm.
The restaurant is located at 115A Kentish Town Road. You can see the exact location thanks to Google Maps.
It has been quite a while since I visited Mog’s in Leeds, so I thought it would be the right time to remind everyone about this 100% vegan junk food joint.
Mog’s started life as a vegetarian and vegan eatery a few years back. In 2018 it became a fully vegan restaurant and then got itself some new management in 2019.
What can you expect to eat at Mog’s in 2020?
The menu is packed solid with comfort food such as burgers, chickn dinners, coleslaw, gravy, wraps, and fries.
The Oumph! Burger has won Best Vegan Burger in the 2020 Vegan Food & Living Product Awards. Up against the likes of Linda McCartney, Fry’s and Quorn, The Oumph! Burger was praised for its texture, flavour and close resemblance to a meat-based burger.
The jury’s verdict reads:
“This really tastes like a burger, with the crust and centre being pretty bang on. It has a very enjoyable taste and texture. This is a great one for anyone doing Veganuary in particular as it proves that vegans don’t have to miss out!”
Nick Jacobs, Head of Sales UK & Ireland, Oumph! Food for Progress comments:
“We’re delighted to have won vegan burger of the year and that it is testament to the incredible success the Oumph! Burger has achieved nationwide both in the retail sector but also within leading UK restaurants.”
The Oumph! Burger is available across the UK in Asda, as well as in popular, nationwide restaurant chains Café Rouge and Bella Italia, and London and South East pub chain Shepherd Neame.
Marc Saunders, Head of Brand at Bella Italia, Casual Dining Group comments:
“The Oumph! Burger makes up for more than 22% of Bella Italia’s burger sales. We offer a number of different dishes featuring Oumph! on our vegetarian and vegan menu, and they are all very popular, which contributed to Bella Italia recently being awarded Best Vegan Menu.”
In Ireland The Oumph! Burger is available at SuperValu and Centra stores.
Congratulations to Oumph! but we also wanna know which burgers came in second and third, right?
Second place (or highly commended) went to The Fry Family Quinoa and Brown Rice Protein Burger.
And third place (commended)? Quorn Ultimate Burger was recognised.
What do you think about these top three burgers? Are they the brands or products you would pick?
If you are interested in seeing the other category winners for the Vegan Food & Living Product Awards 2020, click here.
