Category Archives: Travel

VeganMoFo2018: Angkor Soul, Altrincham

UPDATE: THIS RESTAURANT CLOSED IN 2020 Cuisine: Cambodian Apparently, Manchester’s Angkor Soul restaurants are the only Cambodian eateries in the north of England – so imagine my excitement on finding that they have vegan options! The first branch is in … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: Paprika, Prague

Cuisine: Middle Eastern For vegans, it’s very easy to get sick of falafel, hummus, and chips. They seem to be the default options on many an uninspired menu, and every takeaway cafe in the UK seems to have a standard … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: Nosteagia, London

Cuisine: Hong Kong When I first started this blog many moons ago, I was living in Hong Kong and working in a language centre directly above a bubble waffle place. Every day I would smell that sweet batter cooking away, … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: The Cedar Tree, Dublin

Cuisine: Lebanese I’m no connoisseur of Lebanese food, but when this place popped up on Happy Cow while we were in Dublin this Easter Dr HH was beside himself, enthusing that Lebanese food is the perfect blend of falafel, hummus, … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: Cat Tuong, Berlin

Cuisine:  Vietnamese Vietnam has a special place in my heart, as I lived there for two and a half years when I first started teaching English. And so too does Vietnamese food. Although I was only vegetarian at the time, … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: Rifugio Romano, Rome

Cuisine: Italian When I was looking for food tips ahead of my trip to Italy last summer (my theme for last year’s VeganMoFo) and our weekend in Rome this winter, I found some very distressing advice. “Order a pizza marinara!” … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo2018: Vegan’s, Prague

Cuisine: Czech If you’ve never been to the Czech Republic, you’ve probably never tried Czech cuisine. I’m not sure that there’s much international demand for it – the traditional dishes are all quite meaty and stodgy, and you definitely couldn’t … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: Midland Hotel, Manchester

Cuisine: English Is there anything more civilised than an afternoon tea? It’s such a quaint and fancy affair, and if it turns out not to be English, then I don’t want to know! Regular readers will know that I am … Continue reading

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Vegan in Brighton: Terre a Terre (Again)

It is no secret that I love Terre a Terre, the fancy meat-free restaurant in Brighton. I first visited it about 3 months after going vegan, and it was the first time I had really impressive, fancy vegan food. It … Continue reading

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Vegan in London: Gallery Cafe

Perhaps this is the very definition of first world problems, but let me tell you: it’s very difficult to get a good vegan breakfast before 10am in the UK. Whenever Dr HH and I fly home, we get the 7am … Continue reading

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