vegan UK

Donuts business changes names

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Hey everyone.

If you have been to any of my events over the past year or so, you will be familiar with the glorious fried, glazed and filled donuts made by Peanut Butter Bakery.

The food these magicians produce is otherworldly and definitely the finest vegan donuts I’ve tasted in the UK.

If you are coming along to Hackney Downs Vegan Market this weekend, you should prepare yourself for a little change. Peanut Butter Bakery has a new name and now goes by Dough Society.

They have a new menu that includes iced coffees to match the new name.

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You can follow Dough Society on Instagram.

Hot desks available in Hackney

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Do you know where Hackney Downs Vegan Market takes place?

Hackney Downs Studios is a gorgeous multi-use space right next to Hackney Downs. The site houses performance spaces, working studios, a restaurant, offices, workshops, and retail outlets.

It has recently come to my attention that Hackney Downs Studios also has a fabulous collaborative workspace with a fantastic garden area. It is known as Palm Space.

Adam at the Studios told me that Palm Space has been specially designed to be a place for creativity and peacefulness. The vision is for it to develop into a hub for film makers, designers, artists, writers, and anyone looking for a work space in east London.

The beautifully designed space spills out into a gorgeous garden where residents can work alongside other self starters and creative people… and who wouldn’t want a working space right in the middle of the site that houses the best vegan market in London?!

Hot desking begins at £100 per month and fixed desk prices range from £195 to £225. You need to get in touch with Adam via adam@eatworkart.com if you think you would enjoy running your business, art project or writing assignment from one of these desks in one of the coolest locations in London.

If you are coming along to Hackney Downs Vegan Market on Saturday August 19, 2017 you can join Adam for a walk through of Palm Space at 2pm and 3pm. Just meet at the front door of Autumn Yard restaurant.

Vegan shortbread and cookies

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The Vegan Treaterie is a brand new baking business launching in London this month.

The high end and super fancy baked goods are sold in reusable tins and the range is a rotating selection of biscuits, cookies and shortbread. Yes, vegan shortbread!

The Vegan Treaterie will be popping up at London markets starting August 2017, including an appearance at this month’s Hackney Downs Vegan Market.

Follow The Vegan Treaterie on Instagram and pop down on the weekend to be one of the first in the capital to try the products. Keep an eye on this company if you are further afield as they plan to start selling online soon.

New vegan cheese business

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I know I complain about not being able to keep up with vegan developments, but for real I cannot keep up with all the artisan vegan cheese flying at my face.

One such new nut cheese business on the block is called The Cashew Family and they just happen to be trading at Hackney Downs Vegan Market this Saturday (August 19, 2017).

Get a little sneak preview of what they do and make sure to follow them on Instagram so you can keep updated on their latest market dates (such as their Tottenham Green Market appearances each Sunday!).

New vegan food in London

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Do you know about HUTCH?

HUTCH is a brand new vegan food business in London and let me tell you something straight up. Their food looks amazing.

Christopher wrote to me to let me know that he quit his corporate job and set up HUTCH because although he had been vegan for almost four years, he felt that this wasn’t a big enough contribution towards the change he wants to see in the world. He says that he remembers reading my call to action shortly after the launch of the Hackney Market (which could also be remembered as my hysterical outburst).

The philosophy driving HUTCH is that vegan food can be amazing and that it’s the future. I love it!

The HUTCH menu is based around crave-able snacks that they personally love, and they’re experimenting around core items of popcorn seitan chick’n, okra fries and spicy veggie cutlets.

You can follow HUTCH on Instagram and Facebook.

You can catch HUTCH trading at the Boiler House Market (152 Bricklane, E1 6RU) on Saturdays in August 2017.

The best thing ever

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Here it is, London.

The best thing ever.

Let me explain.

This delicacy is called a BAE-CONE and is made by Temple of Seitan.

It is a cone made of bacon filled with fries, cheese sauce, popcorn chicken and miscellaneous toppings.

You can buy this at the next Hackney Downs Vegan Market on Saturday August 19, 2017. These will absolutely FLY off the grill so be early if you want to experience the best vegan food item I have ever set my fat eyes upon.

See the full list of traders here and RSVP to the Facebook event. This market is FREE ENTRY.

Vegan chef job in London

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The glorious Café Van Gogh in South London has been blowing people away with their gorgeous cuisine and winning even more fans since their recent decision to become a 100% vegan eatery.

Now it is your chance to become part of the team. A very important part.

Check out this job advert:

  • Cafe Van Gogh is seeking an additional chef, to join our merry band of gastronomic alchemists
  • You will be talented in preparing a wide range of vegan dishes for a large audience of guests with high expectations
  • You will have experience of team work in a busy commercial kitchen
  • You will be able to work weekends and evenings
  • You will be prepared to support our social mission, some of your colleagues on shift might have learning difficulties/mental health conditions, and you will move mountains to make sure they are fully supported
  • You are abreast of latest vegan food trends, and through your innovation and experimentation you create mind blowing recipes that customers flock towards

Interested?

  • Drop an email to info@cafevangogh.co.uk

You can also follow Café Van Gogh on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Cheese sticks and ice cream

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Do you know about the much-loved vegan eatery and bar on Brick Lane called Mooshies?

If you don’t, my guess is that you will become familiar with the place in a hurry once I tell you about the new cheese sticks and ice cream being served.

Umm…. those cheese sticks, though!

Mooshies is bringing you all this fabulous food stuff PLUS a completely vegan bar with beer, wine and cocktails. How fantastic is it that you can go out for vegan cheese sticks, vegan burgers, ice cream and vegan prosecco all in one place?

Get over to the Mooshies website to check out the full menu including awesome burger line ups and watch for future movie screening sessions. Yes, film screenings at a vegan burger bar! Mooshies don’t intend on messing you about. They mean business.

Follow Mooshies on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Vegan food at climbing centre

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Have you been searching for a place where you can eat vegan food AND climb a wall in London?

Well, I’ve got the solution you need and it’s all housed inside (and out) a heritage listed Victorian pumping station that looks like a castle!

The Castle Climbing Centre is the UK’s largest climbing centre and is on Green Lanes just near Stoke Newington in north London.

This climbing centre is simply amazing. The old pumping station is built in the style of a castle, complete with towers and cavernous inside spaces. The halls and rooms have been fitted out with climbing walls and surfaces, while one of the towers affords customers the chance to engage in a bit of indoor abseiling.

In a surprising and welcomed twist, the onsite café at the centre offers up vegan food choices.

The menu consists of two main dishes each day, one of which is always vegan. The mains can vary depending on the season and what veg is on offer. The staff tell me it is usually  something like a curry, stew or rice dish and vegan pilaf with tahini dressing is popular at the moment. They also offer a daily soup and wide ranging selection of salads all of which are always vegan. Other items on the menu include toasties (hummus & sundried tomato, peanut butter and banana, vegan cheese with homemade chutney etc.), jackets with a range of toppings, hummus and toast. In the summer they run a café from their garden every Wednesday serving wood-fired pizza.

In addition to savoury dishes they always have a wide ranging selection of cakes, which are vegan about 60-70% of the time. This includes flapjacks, banana bread, lemon drizzle, brownie bites, cheesecake, cupcakes and whatever else they can make using the produce from their garden. Yes, they grow most of their own produce on site!

Main dishes range from £5.50-£6, soup costs £3.50 and the majority of cakes are under £2.

You’ve read about the vegan food options, so take a few moments to check out all the climbing action in the video below. This place is incredible!

But before you do watch, here are all the links you need for The Castle Climbing Centre.

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Vegan food in Camden

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When someone describes what they cook as filthy vegan junk food, my interest couldn’t be higher.

Biff’s Jack Shack is a decadent London-based vegan street food business making crispy fried fillet burgers and wings out of jackfruit. They have been doing a lot of impressing people around the capital and now have set up shop in Camden for the entire month of August.

Biff’s delicious food can be snapped up from their temporary pop up located at Camden Town Brewery (click here to see location via Google Maps). The food stand is trading in this spot each Thursday and Friday from 5:30pm until 9:00pm and Saturdays between 2:00pm until 7:00pm all throughout August.

But what of the food? Prepare yourself because I don’t think you’re ready for this epic-ness.

Jackin’ Wingz

Choose 2 or 3 Jackin’ Wingz slathered with a topping blend of your choice:

  • Classic Cayenne Buffalo Hot Sauce and Blue Cheese Sauce
  • Southern BBQ Sauce Spiked with Bourbon
  • Thai Cinnamon Infused Sweet Chilli
  • Sriracha and Cool Mayo

The ‘Jack Bauer Tower’

  • Enriched Vegan Brioche
  • Cool mayo
  • Crisp Iceberg
  • Fat Hash Brown
  • Classic Burger Cheese
  • Crispy Fried Jackin’ Patty
  • Ketchup/Hot Sauce of your choice

The ‘Father Jack’

  • Enriched Vegan Brioche
  • Smoke infused vegan Bacun Jam
  • Whiskey BBQ Sauce
  • Crisp Iceberg
  • Smoked Burger Cheese
  • Natural Beer Battered Onion Rings
  • Crispy Fried Jackin’ Patty

I don’t know about you but all of that has me drooling and checking my diary for my next available eating opportunity.

Don’t miss out on Biff’s Shack Jack during their Camden Town Brewery residency (where vegan beer is plentiful BTW) and be sure to follow them on Facebook and Instagram.