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Month: April 2017

Vegan In: Manchester

Vegan In: Manchester

Manchester may not be the biggest city in the UK, but it’s definitely one of the best when it comes to vegan grub!  Alongside a wealth of chain restaurants in the city centre with vegan options or even separate menus, there are some great independent cafes and restaurants you should know about.  Here’s a little taster of some of the top spots in this great city –  including the Best Vegan Restaurant in the UK (according to the 2016 VegFest awards).

V Rev

That honour goes to V Rev, a vegan junk food extravaganza.  MoFo regular Jenny (formerly of Spice Box of Earth, now Jenny Mariereviewed it as soon as it reopened in new premises late last year.  Don’t those burgers look incredible?  This place is just as famous for its dessert as for the gigantic burgers.

Teatime Collective

Another all-vegan sensation is Teatime Collective, home of big breakfasts, spectacular burgers and tacos, and an incredible array of cakes and ice cream.  Here’s Jenny’s review.  (They also put on incredible Christmas dinners every year too, FYI.)

Northern Quarter

Back in 2013, MoFo star Caroline from Tea and Sympatico posted on the theme of the Northern Quarter, Manchester’s arty, alternative area which is home to dozens of vegan options.  You can work your way through all of her posts from this one, but here are a few highlights:

This and That

There is no shortage of cheap and cheerful little places offering rice’n’three, including This’n’That Cafe. One such place, Little Aladdin, recently went all vegan too!

Fig and Sparrow

Cake is also plentiful in this quarter of Manchester, and you can always find something sweet in Fig and Sparrow, a lovely cafe and shop.  (Personal tip: you can’t go wrong with a brownie from this place!)

Trof

Restaurant reviewer Vegan Olive is another great resource for vegans visiting Manchester.  You can check out her reviews here, including for this slap-up breakfast at Trof (also in the Northern Quarter).  If you’ve ever wanted to try vegan black pudding, here’s your chance!

Pasta Factory

Olive also has a review of The Pasta Factory, famous for its excellent ravioli, all-vegan alcohol menu and homemade parmesan. Yum!

The Allotment

Venturing further afield from the Northern Quarter, here’s a newcomer to the scene: 100%-vegan fine dining restaurant The Allotment.  There are more Manchester reviews to be found here on Herbivores’ Heaven.

The Garden

You can also find the quintessential British experience in Manchester, with numerous places offering a vegan afternoon tea.  This one at The Garden is a particular favourite – it’s so flavoursome, you won’t even mind the lack of scones!

 

So whether you want a big breakfast, delicious cake, fast food or fine dining, Manchester has you covered!

April MiniMoFo!

April MiniMoFo!

It’s time for April’s MiniMoFo!

This month our prompt is simply: in season.

As always, you’re free to interpret this anyway you like.  We’re looking forward to seeing some regional variations, not least between our northern and southern hemisphere mofo’ers.  How can you make your local fresh produce shine?

Remember to tag us on social media with #MiniMofo and #VeganMofo, or comment on this post with a link to your MiniMoFo post!

Check back at the end of the April for a mouthwatering seasonal roundup!

March MiniMoFo Roundup

March MiniMoFo Roundup

March has come to an end and it’s time to round up this month’s wonderful recipes! We asked you to create stuffed and filled foods which has been interpreted in some lovely ways by our MoFo’ers.

My Apologies for the Novel

march1

Julie made vegan stuffed pasta shells! Using different types of vegan cheese and sauces (including a chipotle vegenaise!) these sound and look like great comfort food.

@onewindowsarah

march2

The first of this month’s sweet potato recipes comes from Sarah, who made a simple but tasty looking lunch, stuffing potatoes with arugula, olives, tahini, lemon, and hot sauce. Mmm!

Vegan Yack Attack

march3

Jackie from Vegan Yack Attack also used sweet potatoes this month! She made burrito-stuffed sweet potatoes, filled with beans and rice, salsa, and guacamole. What a great idea!

Herbivore’s Heaven

march4

Jenny wrote about her visit to a pasta restaurant! That’s right, a restaurant dedicated to pasta – and it has vegan options. She had a mushroom ravioli for a main, followed by chocolate ravioli. Yes, chocolate ravioli!

Walks, Talks & Eats

march5

Emma did some baking for this month’s prompt and made Bourbon Biscuit Brownies. Brownies stuffed with filled chocolatey biscuits – chocolate galore!

@thehale_vegan

march6

The Hale Vegan made stuffed bell peppers – filled with red quinoa, beans, taco seasoning, and topped with salsa, avocado, vegan cheese and cilantro. Some great flavours here!

@veganinbrighton

march7

Jojo made this amazing mac-and-cheese toastie! What could make vegan mac and cheese better, but putting it in a sandwich? And toasting it? Heavenly!

@diannewenz

march8

Dianne shared her recipe for lentil stuffed eggplant. Don’t they look so cute and tasty?

@piesforpdx

march9

Vegan bakers Pies for PDX made cheezy broccoli potato hand pies to sell at a charity bake sale – I bet they went down a treat!

Living the Dream

Pieorgi

Jen never misses a MiniMoFo prompt, and this month she delivered with these cheezy bacon pierogi and some sweet little hand pies.  You can check out the recipes on her blog.

 

Thank you to everyone who participated in this month’s challenge – and keep an eye out for April’s prompt, coming soon!