vegan UK

Monthly vegan event in Manchester

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How about getting yourself to Manchester (or if you are already there, get yourself out your front door) for this monthly vegan food and beer event. It sounds fab.

Presented by Chorlton Brewing Company, this market takes place on the first Saturday of each month with the next instalment happening July 1, 2017.

There will be food by V Rev Vegan Diner (best vegan junk food in the UK!), Nicely Kitchen (cakes!) and Jammin’ Jally’s Vegan Delicacies (aged vegan cheese!). To wash down all that great food, Chorlton Brewing Company be pouring two taps of their beer (all vegan!) as well as making their one-of-a-kind sour beer smoothies.

The is all happening at Chorlton Brewery, 69 North Western Street, M12 6DX, around a ten minute walk from Piccadilly station. The event is at an actual brewery with some outdoor seating. Click here to see it on Google Maps.

Dogs (and cats, ferrets and any of your other furry mates) are welcome!

Good times, Manchester.

You can RSVP and invite friends over on the Facebook event page.

Super exclusive supper club

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Rarely does a food event come along of such exclusivity. You need to book a ticket for this pop up supper club IMMEDIATELY after reading this post. Tickets will not hang around.

On July 14, 2017 in Finsbury, London you have the opportunity to dine with two of the best vegan chefs in the UK. Jhenn of The Vegan Ronin and Kip of Messy Vegetarian Cook are joining forces to bring you an intimate Japanese/Thai fusion eating experience like no other.

First things first. Jhenn and Kip have both cooked for me and you will hard pushed to find finer food in the UK capital. Jhenn is an expert at recreating Japanese cuisine while Kip never fails to impress with her take on Thai. To add value to the event, both chefs are two of the most compassionate and kind people you could meet.

Are you ready to discover the incredible menu they have planned for their guests?

Menu

  • Welcome drinks and nibbles – Cocktails with tom yam popcorn & shiso popcorn
  • Miso Walnut Aubergine Larb – Yuzu, lime, mint, coriander, roasted chilli powder, toasted rice with sticky rice and crunchy salad
  • Thai-koyaki – Seasoned vegan fish paste Takoyaki with garlic, coriander stems, white pepper, twice fried tofu, Thai pickles, marinated shiitake, chilli tonkatsu sauce , homemade vegan mayo and fried shallots.
  • Nigiri sushi & Miso soup – Nam Prik Pao chilli jam aubergine nigiri with roasted aromatics, tamarind, palm sugar. Seared massaman nigiri with pickled ginger, cucumber chilli relish, toasted peanuts. Served with Thai vegetable miso soup and pickles.
  • Petit Fours & tea – A selection of Japanese and Thai sweets

That menu sounds absolutely amazing. Last time I checked, there were only 6 seats remaining for this exclusive supper club.

Click here to book now. Don’t miss out.

Follow The Vegan Ronin on Instagram.

Follow Messy Vegetarian Cook on Instagram.

Vegan cheese for London

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Hey, vegan cheese lovers.

If you get along to superstar vegan grocery store GreenBay in West London, you can buy some amazing vegan nut cheeses made by the wonderful Essential Vegan.

Yes, Essential Vegan have found something to do following on from their wildly successful residency at Haunt in Hackney. They are pushing forward with their plans for vegan cheese domination!

Everything that Vanessa at Essential Vegan makes is superb, but believe me when I say the aged smoked nut cheese is on another level.

Get along to GreenBay as soon as you can to grab some of this gorgeous cheese. The shop is also selling the Essential Vegan cookbook.

Like Essential Vegan on Instagram. Like GreenBay on Instagram.

Click here to see the exact location of GreenBay thanks to Google Maps.

Get vegan food in Nottingham

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Hey, Nottingham. You extremely fortunate pack of gorgeous people.

You have some tasty looking vegan food right under your snouts. Get into it.

Mocky-D is a street food trader specialising in irresistible comfort food, especially of the seitan variety. Although they do serve dairy (people, get into 2017!), there is plenty of food for vegan diners to chomp on.

Their vegan offerings include burgers, sides and drinks.

You can follow Mocky-D on Facebook and Instagram. Instagram is a great place to check out some food photos as well.

See the exact location of Mocky-D by clicking here thanks to Google Maps.

Vegan options in heart of Bloomsbury

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Peter, my lovely father-in-law, sent me a photo today of a café sign showing vegan options in the central London neighbourhood of Bloomsbury. Just a few hops from Kings Cross.

Check out the board in front of Thenga Café.

Thenga is a hidden gem for inner city vegan food that I don’t often hear people talking about.

I actually stopped in for a brief can of pop late last year but I was too late in the day for food, therefore I didn’t really take notice of their meat free policy. Peter’s photo has really got me thinking about a return visit, especially the part that says £4.95 for a vegan Indian set lunch.

You can follow Thenga on Facebook and Twitter. You can see the exact location of the café right here thanks to Google Maps.

How about it? Have you tried the food at Thenga Café?

Extra note: go vegan, Thenga! You are almost there. xx

Vegan cheese tour of the UK

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Hey, have you ever wanted to attend a super fancy vegan cheese workshop? Well if you live in London, Nailsworth or Manchester you have got this exciting vegan cheese workshop tour coming your way.

Asparagasm are thrilled to present, all the way from Berlin, one of the leading artisan cheesemakers in the world, Anderson Santos Silva, aka Cashewbert.

Originally from Brazil, Anderson is a committed and passionate vegan, who is an international leader in this type of vegan cheese making.

In this workshop you will learn the principles of aged vegan cheese, why and when you need curdled cheeses, how to allow the cheese to age and develop the flavours and much more.

Some of the cheese types you will learn how to make in this workshop:

  • Fresh cheese types, like feta and queso blanco
  • Mold-ripened cheese types, like camembert and blue cheese
  • Fermented cream-cheese types, that can be used as spreads

With those basics you can create your own type of cheese.

This workshop will focus more on techniques rather than recipes, but you will receive recipes for the aforementioned types of cheeses at the end of the workshop for you to make at home.

You will also be able to try different Almond and Cashew based cheeses at the end of the workshop.

The Manchester and Nailsworth events are 4 hours long, while the Manchester session runs for 2 hours.

Click here to get all the details and book your spot.

Mini vegan donuts in London

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Get ready for a stampede. Peanut Butter Bakery is launching mini vegan donuts this weekend (Saturday June 17, 2017) at Hackney Downs Vegan Market.

Check out these amazing treats.

Normally Peanut Better Bakery does a roaring trade with their regular sized donuts but as a special treat for market goers in London this weekend, the superstar dough merchants will be presenting some top secret flavours in mini form.

Lauren from the bakery told me people love getting a chance to buy mini donuts as it allows them to explore a lot more flavours than if they were buying regular donuts.

If you are keen on getting the pick of the crop this weekend from Peanut Butter Bakery, get down to the market early. These donuts are not going to last all day.

You can follow Peanut Butter Bakery on Instagram and get all the Hackney Downs Vegan Market info you need right here.

Vegan food at London night market

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There is a massive food market taking place in the park behind Kensington Palace and I’m not sure if I know anybody wealthy enough to attend, but I feel it is my duty to let you know there are two vegan food traders amongst the 50 stalls.

The Evening Standard Food Month Night Market is running until June 18, 2017.

If you feel like paying the £15 entry price (yes, you are reading that correctly) you can get your hot vegan food fill from Spice Box.

Yorica! are also trading with their tasty vegan ice cream, so save room for dessert.

Spice Box is serving up their favourites including jackfruit tikka masala, tandoori cauliflower steaks and their dairy-free raita (a traditional yoghurt condiment), in addition to launching their masala sweetcorn.

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I don’t know if any of the non-vegan traders will be serving vegan food, but at least you know you can get your fill from these two 100% vegan businesses.

You can see all the vendors and entertainment line up on the official website of the event by clicking here. There are some big name DJs playing across this last week plus an on-site outdoor cinema, but that does cost extra.

London will snatch all your money.

New vegan café for London

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You can never have too many vegan cafés, but East London is pushing it!

Say hello to the new vegan café on Hackney Road called Sazzy & Fran.

The café owners reached out to let me know the idea behind their business is to provide tasty, economic vegan meals with a good balance between nutritious and indulgent. They have a rotating menu every week, with a different main dish made fresh every day. You can enjoy your meal in a lovely outdoor space, which is perfect as we head into summer.

You have just got to say yes to vegan French toast!

Sazzy & Fran Café is located at 499-505 Hackney Road in container 16c. Click here to see the exact location thanks to Google Maps. It’s just around the corner from Cambridge Heath train station.

You can follow Sazzy & Fran on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Vegan tattoo in London

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Have you ever wanted a tattoo but can’t reconcile it with your vegan belief system and lifestyle?

Well, you don’t need to put off your penchant for skin art any longer in London. Get busy knowing Maury Decay.

Maury is an artist at Santo Cuervo Studio in Stoke Newington, a loudly and proudly all vegan tattoo studio. Every single thing they use from paper to ink to aftercare is completely vegan and they are fucking proud of the fact.

You should follow Maury on Facebook and Instagram.

Also…

Maury is raising funds to be able to afford to host a booth at the upcoming HUGE Drag World UK convention taking place in London this August. The costs involved are monumental and Maury needs to raise £1000 in order to be at the show.

£300 of the £1000 target has already been met, so Maury needs the vegan community to get behind this project to make the dream of appearing at Drag World UK a reality.

Once at the show Maury will be donating 50% of takings to London Friend, a charity that supports the health and mental wellbeing of the London LGBTQ+ community.

Click here to donate to this worthwhile campaign now. Every little bit counts and Maury will be extremely grateful if you can help out.

If you are not in the position to donate to this project, please share this campaign far and wide. A gay vegan tattoo artist deserves all the help we can offer.