Crisp alert
The approach of summer really isn’t amounting to much here in the UK. The warm days are few and far between while the rain has been visiting more than usual. We are in dire need of a morale boost in...
View ArticleSeitan rejected my soul
I love a good piece of meat… fake, that is and fake meat rarely comes better than a chunky slab of seitan. Seitan is a meat substitute made of wheat gluten originating from China and it is particularly...
View Article1847 was a very good year
You would think gifting the world with Morrissey is enough but no, Manchester just can’t stop giving. This time it isn’t a whip-smart, whimsical lyricist being served up by this generous Northern city...
View ArticleGone fishin’
There is no food more closely associated with living in the UK than fish and chips. Curry might be more popular now but chip shops are still a long-standing tradition. As a child in Australia, I...
View ArticleParklife
When you visit a small town in the UK, the vegan food can be extremely thin on the ground. I often find myself wandering aimlessly around provincial towns in the hope of discovering something...
View ArticleJust like I pictured it
My trips to NYC come along more frequently than most people can enjoy and for that I am humble and grateful. Travel is a luxury and New York is one hell of a destination. I am extremely fortunate. But...
View ArticleYour new favourite snack
An exciting and joyous event is upon us. Grab your money carrying vessel of choice and run (don’t walk) to the nearest outlet selling these amazing new vegan crisps. I’ll race you. New vegan crisps by...
View ArticleRescued by Loving Hut
My recent trip to the gorgeous Mexican city of Xalapa was downright sensational. I enjoyed a long hike through coffee and banana farms, I took in the sights of the glorious Teocelo waterfall and I swam...
View ArticleSo you don’t have to
I’m going to start this negative review by saying no one could be more surprised by FGV not liking a potata-based snack than FGV. I am so obsessed with potato, I’m not far from eating it raw. I eat it...
View ArticleThe only thing that helps me pass the time away
Josh has once again stepped in with a guest post, although I have a suspicion the only reason he volunteered to write for me was to make me jealous… he knows I ADORE potato! Take it away, Josh. For...
View ArticlePotato forever
I adore potato. It is my favourite food. I love it so deeply, I even have a blog category dedicated to this precious gift from the Earth. Knowing this about me, you can imagine the utter joy I felt...
View ArticleHash browns
I am passionately in love with potato and firmly believe the humble hash brown is one of the finest achievements in the long and colourful history of this vegetable. The photo above shows a simple...
View ArticleNeed chips?
Chips. Fries. Pommes frites. Papas fritas. Frieten. Whatever name you give to it, sliced potato cooked in scalding oil and dusted with salt is my favourite food of all time. I can’t get enough of it....
View ArticleNot just falafel
I’m not going to pretend the food in Just Falafel even comes close to my favourite eating place in London, Mr Falafel, but I will say they do a fabulous job of making vegans feel like they have another...
View ArticleHaggis crisps
What’s missing from your life? Haggis-flavoured vegan crisps, you say? Well, here you go! What you see in my FGV hand in the photo above is a vegan haggis and cracked black pepper crisp. I’m still in...
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