London vegan news, reviews & events
Trupig Vegan is one of the best independent vegan businesses on the planet and they make a lot of delicious treats.
I’ve shouted about them quite a few times and, as a big fan, I’m keen to let you know about some brand new and limited edition goodies they are selling from TODAY!
Read more below.
Do you love bread and bread related products?
If you answered in the affirmative, you will definitely want to know about this new German bakery in London that is impressive with vegan labelling and options.
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London, you are being completely spoiled this Bank Holiday weekend. Not one but two opportunities to shop directly from the fabulous vegan Mexican micro-bakery Pa’l Susto.
This small but mighty operation has carved out a name for itself with iconic conchas, rich tres leches cakes, and the sweetest little besos. They are the first vegan Mexican bakery of their kind in the UK and every time they appear it is exciting news!
Read about the two locations for this weekend below.
Tuesday is podcast day around these parts, so I’m happy to share episode 57 of Tell Me Where I’m Going (Wrong) with you!
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Hey friends
For the past fifteen years some of you have been following me through ups and downs, through activism, celebrations, and also through my own personal challenges. One of the biggest struggles I have spoken openly about is compulsive eating disorder and the impact it has had on my health. This has never been easy to share, but honesty has always felt like the best way to stop myself carrying shame that doesn’t belong on my shoulders.
Just over a year ago I began using Mounjaro with medical support. In that time I have lost a significant amount of weight. The decision to make this change has been about more than numbers on a scale. My motivation is to protect both my physical and mental health, to do everything I can to avoid long term illnesses such as diabetes, and to reduce the chances of heart problems later in life. It has been a big adjustment, and I have tried to stay as transparent as possible on my blog, social channels, and podcast because I know many of you value that honesty and because it helps me feel less alone.
Now I find myself with a question for you. I am only one kilogram away from moving out of the obese category, according to NHS guidelines, and into the overweight category. I am not saying you will see me strutting down a Parisian catwalk anytime soon, but my appearance is already drastically different from how most of you have known me over the past few years and beyond.
That brings me to the name Fat Gay Vegan.
Do you all know that my husband is not from London?
Gil moved with me to the UK during COVID times and after a brief stint in Sheffield (huge culture shock to go from Mexico City to South Yorkshire in a lockdown!), we moved to London together.
During the past 4 years, I’ve been busy dragging him along to all of the vegan and plant-based establishments the city has to offer and today I’ve asked him to share his top spots with you.
If you wanna know what made his list, keep reading below.
You all know about The Third Estate, right?
The Third Estate is a vegan shoe store and ethical boutique located in Kentish Town. Run by my mates Angela and James, the store is an oasis for compassionate shoppers.
They focus on as much locally-sourced stock as possible and everything is about lessening negative impact on people, animals, and the planet. So many of my shoes and clothes come from this shop.
And now The Third Estate is selling t-shirts for children!
Read more below.
I’ve got a guilty pleasure.
I am obsessed by the often terrible but wondrously camp gay/queer storylines in British soap operas. I can’t get enough of them.
I use YouTube to catch up on my current favourite storylines. I don’t have terrestrial TV in my house (please stop sending me TV license scare letters!) so I don’t watch full episodes. Instead, I watch highlight reels on YouTube that focus on my favourite gay storylines.
I was in the midst of an Emmerdale storyline about poor Vinny being blackmailed after someone discovered his confusion surrounding his sexuality when I noticed a row of plant milks lined up in the local shop!
Read more below.
Perhaps you’ve heard of the vegetarian restaurant chain called Shree Krishna Vada Pav? It is a chain of vegetarian street food restaurants scattered around the Greater London area, as well as a bit further afield.
SKVP (as I will now call it) has a brand new location just off Oxford Street in Fitzrovia, central London.
Read more below.
If you know LD’s, you know they don’t mess about. These are the culinary heavyweights who’ve been ruling the vegan roost at The Black Heart in Camden for quite a while.
But here’s the thing. Not everyone realises they also run the kitchen at Saint Monday, a laid-back brewery and pub just a short stroll from London Fields.
And now they’ve launched a brand new menu there. It’s smoky, saucy, indulgent, and unapologetically delicious in all the right ways. It’s proper BBQ comfort food with every bite screaming flavour.
See the full menu below:
