Vibrant, lively and at times overwhelming, New Orleans has a way of ending up on nearly everyone’s bucket list, as you’ll quickly learn when you mention you’re heading there. We stayed in the French Quarter as almost every guide seemed to recommend, but on its quieter outskirts — where the French Quarter meets Tremé. AttackedContinue reading “Where the Quarter meets Tremé: finding the rhythm of New Orleans at I-tal Garden”
Category Archives: Vegan food
The Spread Eagle: a vegan pub rooted in tradition
Tucked away on a corner of Homerton High Street, The Spread Eagle introduced a fully vegan menu eight years, becoming London’s first plant-based pub. There’s no pretension or trend-chasing minimalism here — this is a proper British pub. It feels warm and lived-in. Sustainability runs through everything, from the seasonal menu to the fixtures, yetContinue reading “The Spread Eagle: a vegan pub rooted in tradition”
La Fauxmangerie – grate fondue that isn’t too cheesy
On the left hand side at the bottom of the staircase leading to the basement of Camden’s vegan pizza place Purezza, is a plush scarlet velvet curtain just begging to be peeked behind. Edge gently through, and you slip into a French style cafe with three bench booths and four small wooden tables, where the musicContinue reading “La Fauxmangerie – grate fondue that isn’t too cheesy”
123V Browns… roll on the plant-based sushi
Tucked away at the back of a fancy boutique on Brook Street, right next to Claridge’s hotel, 123V Browns is not a restaurant you could stumble across. I walked back-and-forth several times past this grand grade II listed building before plucking up the courage to knock – it’s the kind of intimidating clothes shop whereContinue reading “123V Browns… roll on the plant-based sushi”
Bournemouth’s Dane and Port, where the menu changes daily, but the standards stay the same
It’s a rainy day in Bournemouth in January. I’m not a fan of umbrellas, and the hood on my jacket serves more against wind than as a protection from water. As is frequently the case, I’ve got my iPhone clutched in my hand, and I’m following the HappyCow app to an interesting sounding vegan deliContinue reading “Bournemouth’s Dane and Port, where the menu changes daily, but the standards stay the same”
So long, and thanks for all the to-fish!
Update: having negotiated a deal with the landlords, Unity Diner has now reopened.  News of a vegan restaurant taking the difficult decision to close its doors for the final time is always a body blow, with the most recently affected being Stem and Glory in Cambridge. But Unity Diner… truly, who saw that coming?Continue reading “So long, and thanks for all the to-fish!”
Carb your enthusiasm at London’s Pastan Barbican
Pasta seems like an obvious and easy option when it comes to serving vegan food, but so often it’s ignored or limited to predictably dull tomato sauces. Not so at Pastan Barbican where the choices include Florentine creme spinach torteloni (Firenze), mini ravioli with mushroom with truffle oil and crumbled chestnuts (Countryside), and pasta umamiContinue reading “Carb your enthusiasm at London’s Pastan Barbican”
Sen Viet Vegan on the Pho Mile in London: where tradition meets plant-based pleasures
Like most of the eating establishments on the “Pho Mile” in London’s Shoreditch, Sen Viet Vegan Restaurant is family run. The history of the 10 or so Vietnamese eateries on or around Kingsland Road dates back to the late 1970s when thousands of refugees left Vietnam for a safer life and were resettled by theContinue reading “Sen Viet Vegan on the Pho Mile in London: where tradition meets plant-based pleasures”
Discovering Lefkada’s vegan delights: A guide to plant-based eating on a Greek island paradise
Mention the words vegan and Greece in the same sentence and anyone who has ever visited the country will tell you how superb the herbivorous options are. Edible plants, it’s true, spring up like weeds through cracks wherever there’s a vacant patch of earth, and the corner stores – or supermarkets as they are generallyContinue reading “Discovering Lefkada’s vegan delights: A guide to plant-based eating on a Greek island paradise”
From ‘fish’ and chips to tiramisu, Brighton rocks for vegan foodies
As a Londoner, Brighton was a place where I occasionally took my son on day trips to the seaside while he was growing up. He’s in his late 20s, and I hadn’t been there since he was 10, so, spurred on by reports that Brighton is the vegan capital of Britain, it was time toContinue reading “From ‘fish’ and chips to tiramisu, Brighton rocks for vegan foodies”
Bardo Burner 