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Vegan in Berlin: Friedrichshain

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Jenny

Friedrichshain was all about one building for us until our last few hours in Berlin.  From Warschauerstrasse station it’s just a short walk to the building that is home to Veganz (a vegan supermarket, bigger and better-stocked than Dr Pogo’s), … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Berlin: Kreuzberg

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Jenny

Kreuzberg is perhaps the most famous alternative area of Berlin, and thus it may be the one with the highest concentration of vegan-friendly eateries.  To give an idea of how ‘alternative’ it is, we went on a walking tour to … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Berlin: Neukӧlln

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Jenny

Ah, post holiday blues.  I hadn’t been on holiday for so long, I’d almost forgotten about the inevitable comedown, but here it is again.  While I’m far from enthusiastic about returning to work, I have had the blow somewhat softened … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Manchester: Greens

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Jenny

Greens is something of a Manchester institution:  a fairly fancy vegetarian restaurant in a fairly fancy part of town (Didsbury).  I have long been a fan of Simon Rimmer, the omnivore who bought the restaurant, learned to cook and kept … Continue reading →

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Vegan in Teesside: The Waiting Room

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Jenny

Recently I saw a list of the top thirty vegetarian restaurants in the country.  My initial reaction was, of course, to drool Homer Simpson-style at all the feasts that awaited me.  My second reaction was one of outrage:  why no … Continue reading →

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Vegan Adventures in London Part Two

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Jenny

UPDATE: MS CUPCAKE CLOSED IN 2020 On our second evening in London we had a Japanese feast at Itadaki Zen, a vegan sushi restaurant.  I had been looking forward to it immensely.  Japanese cuisine has always somewhat passed me by: … Continue reading →

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Vegan Adventures in London Part One

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Jenny

UPDATE: TIBITS CLOSED IN 2020 Allow me to break with tradition and not share a recipe this week:  I’ve got too much other food to talk about!  At the weekend I went for a trip to London again, armed with … Continue reading →

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