Category Archives: Travel

VeganMoFo 2018: V Rev Vegan Diner, Manchester

UPDATE: THIS RESTAURANT CLOSED IN 2022 Cuisine: American Americans may be offended by this, but to a lot of Europeans, American cuisine just is fast food and burger joints. I’m embracing the stereotype! And I mean, it’s called a diner … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: The Real Greek, London

Cuisine: Greek When I was mapping out this theme for VeganMoFo, I made a list of cuisines that I could easily tick off (Indian, Italian), and those that I could try to find but would be unlikely to succeed in … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: Mamy, Prague

Cuisine: Korean Mamy remains the only Korean restaurant I’ve ever eaten in. It’s always our default option when we have visitors in town, as it’s one of the few Prague eateries I know with both meaty and vegan dishes on … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: Sova Vegan Butcher, Dublin

UPDATE: this restaurant closed in 2023 Cuisine: Irish VeganMoFo is a lot of work for just one person. So here is the gallant Dr HH taking the reins for a day for his annual guest post (check out his excellent … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: Curry&Co, Dresden

Cuisine:  German Many of you will know that Berlin is widely regarded as vegan heaven, so it’s not surprising to hear that there are some exceptional examples of veganised German cuisine.  Dr HH and I enjoyed some sensational vegan Bavarian … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: Sweet Mandarin, Manchester

Cuisine: Chinese When I was a child, going to the Chinese takeaway was the ultimate treat, and I still believe there are few things more satisfying than a good serving of crispy deep fried goods. Fortunately, there are a few … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: Sri Lankan Curry House, Prague

Cusine: Sri Lankan Apparently there is only one Sri Lankan restaurant in Prague and it’s right in our neighbourhood! Although they don’t actually label vegan options on the menu, they are a regular fixture at Prague’s vegan festivals and are … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: Alaska, Berlin

Cuisine:  Spanish Tapas comes from the Spanish word meaning ‘lid’ or ‘cover’, and it’s rumoured that it started as a hunk of bread or little plate covering a glass to protect the booze inside from flies.  Whether that’s true or … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: Velbekomme, Manchester

UPDATE: THIS RESTAURANT CLOSED IN 2018 Cuisine: Danish Velbekomme is a Scandinavian cafe in ultra trendy Chorlton with a small menu including omni, veggie and vegan options.  The small cafe is decorated with various Scandinavian flags and has cookbooks from … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: Arepas de Lyna, Prague

Cuisine: Venezuelan Back in 2014 I was working at a language school in Manchester, teaching English to students from all over the world.  At the start of the year we had lots of Venezuelans enrolled, many of them teenagers away … Continue reading

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