I’m delighted to participate via Zoom in Uluslararasi Istanbul VegFest 2020 on Sunday 21 June at 10am UK/Noon Turkey. I’ll be in conversation with Emma Osborne, founder and CEO of Citizen Kind, the first recruiting firm focused on careers for the eco-conscious. We’ll be speaking about Vegan Activism for All: Lesson from COVID-19 and Think Like…
Support UK vegan food businesses
Early on when lockdown was about to begin in the UK, a friend asked how to support UK vegan food businesses. She asked whether I knew which were delivering or doing no-contact collections. I knew of some and quickly realised there were many! I needed to get organised. So, I started a list and update…
The IThailian Supper Club is Back! Postponed…
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 2018
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…
