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”
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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”
