Category Archives: Travel

Vegan in Prague: Five Sweet Finds in/around Vinohrady

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Jenny

Last week I introduced you to my top vegan sweet treats in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. This week I’m shining the spotlight on my adopted city, Prague!  Unfortunately, this time I haven’t got a short and snappy name for the area … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Manchester: Five Sweet Finds in the Northern Quarter

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Jenny

It’s no secret that I love Manchester, my home base whenever I’m back in the UK.  I especially love how easy it is to find vegan desserts there! In the hip and trendy Northern Quarter it becomes especially easy to … Continue reading →

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MiniMoFo: Mowgli, Manchester

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Jenny

September’s MiniMoFo theme is literary inspirations. As usual, I cheated a bit:  rather than creating a dish inspired by a book, I went to a restaurant named after a character from The Jungle Book! I tried to go to Mowgli … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Liberec: bistRAWveg

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Jenny

You wouldn’t know it from this picture, but it was the height of summer when we took a day trip to Liberec, just an hour away from Prague.  Our main reason for visiting was to go to the science museum, … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Manchester: The Deaf Institute

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Jenny

Manchester is such a great place for vegans, especially vegans who are friends with omnivores.  The Deaf Institute is yet another non-vegan establishment that is absolutely smashing it when it comes to plant-based options.  Thanks to their vegan chef (who … Continue reading →

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MiniMoFo: The Boiler House, London

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Jenny

August’s MiniMoFo theme is outdoor eats, so let’s go to the market! Since I discovered Pomodoro e Basilico on Instagram last year, I had been drooling over their weekend fares of burgers, twix bars and cheeze fingers and trying to … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Prague: Puro (Take Two)

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Jenny

UPDATE: this restaurant closed in 2020 I discovered Puro the very first week I moved to Prague, and have written about it before here.  It continues to go from strength to strength, so I feel that it’s time for another … Continue reading →

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MiniMoFo: The Warehouse Cafe, Birmingham

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Jenny

UPDATE: THIS RESTAURANT CLOSED IN 2023 I’m not a big BBQ enthusiast, so I was a little worried when I saw this month’s MiniMoFo theme.  And then Dr HH saved me by taking me on a trip to The Warehouse … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Bolton: Earthlings

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Jenny

I don’t get vegan afternoon tea very often now that I’m living abroad, but every summer when I pop home for a summer holiday I take my mum for a birthday treat.  This year we went slightly further afield, travelling … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Manchester: Stretford Canteen (Pop Up July 2017)

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Jenny

Since my mum moved to Stretford almost ten years ago, my brother has been trying to convince us that Stretford is the new Chorlton (for non-Mancunians, Chorlton is the cool place to be; Stretford is a bit dead).  It seems … Continue reading →

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