What’s I-Thai-lian? In this Italian and Thai vegan supper club, we combine Italian and Thai dishes. And we shatter preconceived notions of tradition in either cuisine. Yes, we know it’s the worst pun ever, but it cracks us up every time. Who and when? On Friday, 3 April 2020 at 7.30pm, Kip of Messy Vegan…
Third Annual Vegan Burns Night – Sold out!
Back by popular demand, join us for a celebration of Robbie Burns, Scotland’s bard, his poetry, Scottish food and music in an elegant and cosy setting in North London. There will be food, music, poetry reading and we will follow the traditional sequence of a Burns Night Supper (a program will be provided). Where and When 25 January 2020 at 19:30, Hampstead This is a perfect…
Think like a Vegan: What everyone can learn from vegan ethics
We are delighted to launch our brand new book Think Like A Vegan: What everyone can learn from vegan ethics, with award-winning, crowdfunding publisher, Unbound. Our book will only be published if our crowdfunding hits 100%. So, we need YOUR help! Fund it here: https://unbound.com/books/thinklikeavegan/ And it’s just as crucial to share the link on…
Best Vegan Panettone for 2019
When we realised there were six vegan panettoni on the market this year, we knew we had to try them all. Here we will give you our opinion on the best vegan panettone for this winter holiday season. Panettone is a traditional Italian Christmas cake. It originated in Milano sometime in the 18th century. Since…
Notes on the 63rd BFI London Film Festival 2019
These are my notes from LFF 2019. They were written either immediately after my seeing the film or shortly thereafter. I am not a film reviewer, so these are impressions rather than full-blown reviews. Continuing from last year, I once again noticed the continued increase in stories about women and made by women. There was…
"This dispatch is being written from a bamboo covered hillside near the Bay of Bengal along the coast of central Burma"
I have a friend who served in the 82nd (West Africa) Division of the British Infantry during the Burma (now, Myanmar) campaign of 1945 and has a Burma Star to show for it. Earlier in the War, he served in West Africa as well as in London during the Battle of Britain. You will not be…
Second Annual Charity Vegan Burns Night – SOLD OUT!
Celebrate the Scottish Bard, Robert Burns, with all the Scottish classics On 25 January 2019, come celebrate Rabbie Burns’ poetry, Scottish food and music in an elegant and cosy setting in North London. In 2018, this event was named as one of the Best Burns Night Events in London by The Telegraph and we had…
Notes from the 62nd BFI London Film Festival
These are my notes from this year’s LFF. They were written either immediately after my seeing the film or shortly thereafter. I am not a film reviewer, so these are more impressions than full-blown reviews. One of the themes I noticed this year was the increase in stories about women and made by women. Good…
It's About The Conversations
Co-authored with Damon McDonald and first published on Ecorazzi on 10 September 2018. Photo credits to Vegandale. Empowering, positive and unapologetic vegan advocacy while having fun at a vegan food and drink festival are not mutually exclusive activities. From the clever, and often laugh out loud funny, vegan artwork that reinforces the simple idea that to help…
Vegan in Kenya and Rwanda
We recently spent three weeks between Nairobi, parts of eastern Kenya, Rwanda and even one night in Uganda. There is no magic to being vegan in Kenya or Rwanda. It is easy. Many of the traditional foods are vegan and in every town there will be a market where to purchase grains, beans and seasonal…
