Author Archives: Jenny

MiniMoFo: A Tale of Two Berlin Brunches

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Jenny

UPDATE: Viasko closed in 2020 Following a month of intense cooking and blogging, November’s MiniMoFo theme of lazy is more than welcome!  I’m not sure how well this post really matches the theme – a long, leisurely brunch feels lazy … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Manchester: Trof NQ

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Jenny

The Northern Quarter is one of my favourite parts of Manchester.  It has it all:  independent shops, ever-changing street art, and plenty of vegan options!  Trof NQ is just one of the omni places that is happily catering to vegans, … Continue reading →

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Cookbook of the Month: VeganMoFo 2017

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Jenny

VeganMoFo is finished for another year, and I am exhausted!  It’s always my favourite month of the year, but I can’t deny that I’m looking forward to having some free time again.  As always, I’ve discovered some fantastic new blogs … Continue reading →

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VeganMoFo 2017: La Margherita, Bologna

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Jenny

UPDATE: this restaurant closed in 2018 The last morning of our holiday was dramatic, but not nearly as dramatic as our last night:  we were sitting quietly in the bedroom of our airbnb watching a new episode of Game of … Continue reading →

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VeganMoFo 2017: Peterland – Masterchips, Bologna

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Jenny

UPDATE: this restaurant closed in 2022 I’m a big fan of Happy Cow and it drives me crazy when people don’t update it.  On a Monday night in Bologna, we tried three different places that were listed on Happy Cow … Continue reading →

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VeganMoFo 2017: Vegan in Ravenna

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Jenny

We’d been planning a day trip to Modena in homage to Master of None, but our airbnb host, in a rare moment of sanity, directed us instead to Ravenna, a seaside town I’d never heard of.  Before I googled the … Continue reading →

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VeganMoFo 2017: Gelato in Bologna

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Jenny

The great gelato quest continues, and indeed concludes, in Bologna.  For any gelato afficianado out there, I would strongly recommend following our route travelling east across Italy rather than the reverse:  our gelato journey basically improved at every stop along … Continue reading →

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VeganMoFo 2017: Un’Altra Idea, Bologna

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Jenny

UPDATE: this restaurant closed in 2022 One very hot day in Bologna (it was 36C), Dr HH and I decided to get up early and make the long walk up to the Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca – … Continue reading →

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VeganMoFo 2017: Radici, Bologna

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Jenny

UPDATE: this restaurant closed in 2018 I have quite a lot to say about our two visits to Radici, but first things first:  the cheese plate was amazing! Radici is an all-vegan restaurant that also specialises in wine (of course … Continue reading →

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VeganMoFo 2017: Bio BO, Bologna

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Jenny

The last stop on our Italian trip was Bologna, where we had quite a strange experience. We’d been really looking forward to a few leisurely days to finish the trip, with nothing big scheduled and the potential for a slower … Continue reading →

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