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MiniMoFo: Signature Dish

Are you ready for Vegan MoFo?  It’s in November this year, but I’m so excited that I’m joining in with the warm-up exercises of MiniMoFo.  The first prompt is: what’s your signature dish?  (The deadline is 27th September, if any … Continue reading

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Vegan in Manchester: Pie & Ale

Last weekend may have been the best of my life for one very simple reason:  the temperature dropped below 20C.  Finally!  After months of coming home from work sweaty and uncomfortable, this was all I wanted.  When I was complaining … Continue reading

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Vegan in Prague: Incruenti

UPDATE: Closed 2019 Four or five years ago, I went through a brief phase of thinking how great it would be to run my own cafe.  I was mentally picking out my crockery and decor, and which cakes I would … Continue reading

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Vegan in Manchester: Kosmonaut

UPDATE: THIS RESTAURANT CLOSED IN 2018 Sunday roast for only £9?!  Yes please! There are a few places in Manchester that offer a veganised traditional Sunday dinner, but this one in the Northern Quarter is the only one I’ve tried. … Continue reading

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Vegan in Barcelona (Part Two)

Continuing our adventures in Barcelona:  after paying some rather steep prices for tapas, we finally got some good value for money at Vegetart. It’s a nice little takeaway deli place.  When we visited, they were stocked up with burgers, hummus, … Continue reading

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Vegan in Barcelona (Part One)

The final stop on our Spanish tour was Barcelona.  I went there 10 years ago with my mum as a vegetarian, and had an absolute nightmare trying to find good food.  Thank the lord for Happy Cow and the vegan … Continue reading

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Vegan in Valencia

After Madrid, we made our way to Valencia.  It was welcome relief from the absolute chaos of Madrid:  fewer tourists, easier to get around on foot, and the gentle lapping waves of the sea.  There was still a good vegan … Continue reading

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Vegan in Madrid

Spain had been on my wishlist for a while before we booked our summer holiday there for the beginning of July.  My only previous experience with Spain was a long weekend in Barcelona ten years ago when I really struggled … Continue reading

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Vegan in Manchester: Phở

I don’t think I ate phở the whole time I lived in Vietnam (two and a half years, for the record), but I am constantly on the lookout for it now.  I’ve made my own before, but when a restaurant … Continue reading

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Vegan in Prague: Puro

UPDATE: this restaurant closed in 2020 When I arrived in Prague last summer, mid-heatwave, Puro was exactly what I needed for three reasons: a) the food was raw, fresh and cold b) they had an outdoor ice cream stand c) … Continue reading

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