Bahia De Alcudia"Guten Tag" as they say in Majorca... weather is fine, though we had one day of rain, food is shockingly bad, Clare got food poisoning one day. Not from the hotel though, we've not eaten much here. The guests seem to be about half English and half Ge... Canterbury WholefoodsJust remembered we went to Canterbury on Saturday, and ate at Canterbury Wholefoods, a veggie / vegan cafe, tucked in the backstreets... food was really tasty, and cheap too, but service was very slow.They have a website, but there's just some holdin... Vegan skills at The Hermitage!New vegan option on the menu at The Hermitage, I will be down to check it out asap:Lunch 3-course menu £14.95 22nd June 2008 - From 12pm until 3pm Starters: Avocado Provençale (vegan) Or Garlic Prawns Or Duck liver paté de maisonMain C... Damn dirty carnivoresFox got into my nephews' chicken and duck enclosure and killed three birds, bah. Not that I condone the keeping of animals as pets, but look, see the hurt and upset caused by the eating of meat?Hmm my blog to twitter stuff is still not working.... Vegetarian and vegan cuisine isn't just for protesters anymoreSo says sanfrancisco.com... we've picked our honeymoon now, and it will involve a stop in San Fran, so this restaurant sounds good!San Francisco's Millennium, located in the Savoy Hotel, features a completely animal-free menu and serves artfully pres... Millenium vegan restaurantIn the Savoy Hotel (between Taylor and Jones streets, Union SquareVegans? In Folkestone? Whatever next!<a href="http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2005/10/emw296951.htm">Vegan Willy Wonka Launches new chocolate World Vegan Day</a>... I'm a vegan you know, it's great.All about vegansGiving this article from the Independent a plug here because a) I'm a vegan and b) there's a mention of Folkestone in it!One of the biggest producers of vegan fare, Plamil Foods, has seen revenues rise by between 10 and 15 per cent a year. Its 30 pro... She's a veganYou've got to watch them...Happy National Vegan Day!It's national vegan day today, joyous celery crunching greetings all round...Of course it's a music related thing, KD Lang is a vegan, and so was River Phoenix, who famously choked on his own vomit outside The Viper Rooms, now you don't get more rock... A Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall advertI'm all for chicken out, chicken right out, right out of your diet. Just passing this on as my bro-in-law is quite into the idea, and Clare does only buy organic free range chicken when she eats it at home now. I'm not convinced that a "free range" c... 10 myths about vegansbboheme.com (who I once bought some shoes from) emailed me today to tell me it's world vegan day and to share with me an advert for their shoes and things, cunningly wrapped in a "10 Myths about Vegans" list. They know bloggers love lists like free L... RE: 10 myths about vegansBah, more self-righteous chat from the Vegans."Oh, look at us, we are all kind to the animals as well as healthy and fashionable really – and some famous and fashionable people are Vegans too you know. We are so misunderstood". As far as I'm concerne... Vegan lasagneWho'd have thought you could make vegan lasagne? Went for a dinner party last night, very sophisticated, round at Dom and Jen's. Dom and Dean made lasagne for the main course for everybody, with a vegan friendly roast vegetable lasagne for me, and it... Do not recycle from last night's Dio show<a href="http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0513081foo2.html">Foo Fighters tour rider</a>, quite amusing. I didn't even know there were nine vegans.Clare's hotpot recipeMaking this for tea tonight, thought I would share the recipe with you...* Heat the oven to 180.* Chop a biggish onion into thinnish rings and start to fry gently in large pan.* Meanwhile make a start chopping up your veg - 2 or 3 large carrots, some... Remember: Eurotunnel is not as good as you think it is going to beHad a nice weekend in Lille, marred on the way home by a Eurotunnel delay. We were meant to be on the 10pm train home last night, and there was a twohour delay for some reason. No explanation, just an automated message when you are queued up in your ... Had a great christmas dinner at Canterbury WholefoodsBooked into Canterbury Wholefoods for lunch on Saturday and very glad we did, had a brilliant christmas dinner, nut roast, roast veges, potatoes, gravy, christmas pud and ice cream, all vegan, brilliant. I would phone up and book if you're heading th... Titanic property investment and an all vegan NHSCouple of interesting stories in the Guardian podcast today, first a seemingly obviously ill-fated property development in the Harland and Wolff shipyard, they're callling it the Titanic quarter. 1000 luxury private flats, 16000 students, a hotel (on... Canterbury Wholefoods is greatIt's all vegetarian, with some vegan options. We had the christmas dinner there (just before, uh, CHRISTMAS), but this time we had beanburgers and cake. Very nice, give it a try! It's not big, so you might be lucky to get in. You can reserve a table ... Is there not a Cafe Belge in Covent Garden?I've been to something like that there, long time ago now, 1996 or so!I am a vegan, but very rarely eat at the greengrocers.Ah Belgo that's what I'm thinking of, must be very similar.... Thirty-seven!Lawks, thirty-seven years young today! Happy birthday to my good lady wife too who shares my birthday but not my advanced age.Met up for lunch today at Brockhill Country Park, there is an all vege cafe there that is absolutely brilliant. Got some lov... Mi Dispiace!I slagged off the wrong Italian the other day, Clare tells me it was Prezzo we ate in, Zizzi were so slow we walked out.Mmm, lasagne for lunch today we haven't had lasagne for ages as it takes too long to make with Harry around. I found one in the fr... Happy half birthday HarryWhere did that six months go? Official half birthday portrait here soon.<br /><br />He's eating well, all his porridge this morning, Clare is trying him on FISH later. Does not sound very vegan to me...Seven bird roast, vegan styleHad the idea to have one of those gooducken / multi bird roast type things for christmas dinner. But vegan stylee obviously. Starting with a garlic:Then BUTCHERED a sprout to get the garlic inside. Sticking with raw veg at this point.Then carved a po... Ate the seven bird vegan roastMmm. Was quite good, the aubergine round the outside was overdone though and went a bit crispy. Nnot what I would expect of aubergine, it was cut quite thin though. The best bit was the garlic permeating through the brussel sprout. So, I have to make... Sneaky PringlesNearly et some Pringles, they have VEGETARIAN and VEGAN on the tube fairly prominently. BUT, there is a tick next to vegetarian but not next to vegan. They are not safe! Some of the flavours are, but neither the salt and vinegar nor sour cream are go... Too much lunchToo much lunch choice rather, here in Exmouth Market today. Usually I have a mixed vege lunchbox from Seed, but today there were extra choices, first a great looking all vegan curry place, but the queue was a bit too long, and it's snowing again here... Went to Thailand Tom last SaturdayWe had a nice meal, with nice wine, and by all accounts a nice desert. It's good to have a Thai restaurant locally and I will be back again... however...In the menu it thoughtfully says "we can cater for any special requirements, vegan, whatever just... Beano's vegetarian cafe / restaurant!Only just heard of this on the twitter, there is a facebook page, I look forward to trying it out. Maybe Folkestone is really getting there now, though I still like to go to Chambers or Googies if I get a chance to go out.... Book Now For Valentines DayWe will be serving a special menu on the evening of Saturday 14th February including Oysters, Fois Gras, Roast Guinea Fowl, Lobster among many other things. We can also cater for vegetarians and vegans. Book now on 01303 259535.