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Vegan in Milan: Pasticceria Nepa

Finding eateries that open for breakfast during actual breakfast hours (i.e., before 10am) is such hard work. I appreciate why most places don’t open early, but those that do are welcome to take all my money – especially if they’re … 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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Vegan in Rome: Sweet Treats

UPDATE: Dharma’s Vegan Cakes closed in 2019 and Moka Cafe has also closed Is there anything worse than being sick while you’re on holiday? Poor old Dr HH was coughing and wheezing the whole time we were in Rome, meaning … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2017: La Margherita, Bologna

UPDATE: this restaurant closed in 2018 The last morning of our holiday was dramatic, but not nearly as dramatic as our last night:  we were sitting quietly in the bedroom of our airbnb watching a new episode of Game of … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2017: Peterland – Masterchips, Bologna

UPDATE: this restaurant closed in 2022 I’m a big fan of Happy Cow and it drives me crazy when people don’t update it.  On a Monday night in Bologna, we tried three different places that were listed on Happy Cow … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2017: Vegan in Ravenna

We’d been planning a day trip to Modena in homage to Master of None, but our airbnb host, in a rare moment of sanity, directed us instead to Ravenna, a seaside town I’d never heard of.  Before I googled the … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2017: Gelato in Bologna

The great gelato quest continues, and indeed concludes, in Bologna.  For any gelato afficianado out there, I would strongly recommend following our route travelling east across Italy rather than the reverse:  our gelato journey basically improved at every stop along … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2017: Un’Altra Idea, Bologna

UPDATE: this restaurant closed in 2022 One very hot day in Bologna (it was 36C), Dr HH and I decided to get up early and make the long walk up to the Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca – … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2017: Radici, Bologna

UPDATE: this restaurant closed in 2018 I have quite a lot to say about our two visits to Radici, but first things first:  the cheese plate was amazing! Radici is an all-vegan restaurant that also specialises in wine (of course … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2017: Bio BO, Bologna

The last stop on our Italian trip was Bologna, where we had quite a strange experience. We’d been really looking forward to a few leisurely days to finish the trip, with nothing big scheduled and the potential for a slower … Continue reading

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