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JVS board game nights to launch soon!
Calling all board game fans! Keep an eye out for a brand new feature in our calendar: Board Game nights at JVS, open to all ages, launching soon! These will be monthly, and in the autumn/winter we will serve up tasty soups with homemade bread, and warming hot chocolate… And in the warmer months we […]
How vegan is the UK?
Revealed: The Vegan capital of the UK – Bath is the city with the most vegan-friendly restaurants and enthusiasts on social media New Vegan Index reveals the best UK city for vegans The study combines several factors, ranking each UK city by the number of vegan-friendly restaurants, social media mentions of veganism and Google searches for […]
5 free food apps helping you eat well this New Year
With a new year comes new resolutions, and for most of us, after overindulging during the holidays it means attempting new, healthier eating habits. However, as time has gone on we have become more and more skeptical of ‘diets’ and are keen to find new ways to eat well without restricting or jumping into something […]
Introducing London’s First Vegan French Pâtisserie:
Dining out whilst going vegan for January 2019 is now made easy thanks to Café Forty-One’s exceptional new takeaway options and a Veganuary Culinary Experience with an overnight stay offer. Showcasing a sumptuous and comforting new Autumn/Winter menu, London’s first vegan French Pâtisserie, Café Forty-One, located at La Suite West Hotel, is defying stereotypes surrounding plant-based food during Veganuary. […]
New Children’s Book Ditches the Meat, in Story Hailed “Five Stars” by Critics
Vernon The Vegetarian Lion: New Children’s Book Ditches the Meat, in Story Hailed “Five Stars” by Critics John Hughson’s ‘Vernon The Vegetarian Lion’ is a cute, lovable story about a lion who – against all odds – decides he no longer wants to eat meat! Vernon invites young readers to join him as they explore […]
Help us choose our new name!
It has been a remarkable year for JVS, building the world’s first Jewish, vegan centre. Given that our name is The Jewish Vegetarian Society, we often get asked – ‘Why the move from vegetarianism to veganism?’ For us it is simple: Food production is a world away from what it was half a century ago when the JVS […]
Plant-Based Smoked Salmon Launching in Sainsbury’s In January
Vegan smoked salmon salmon will be launching in Sainsbury’s stores in January next year. The products are made by US-based vegan company Sophie’s Kitchen. Read the full story from Plant Based News here. (Image credit: Instagram/eatsbyenice)
Israeli food tech company Jet-Eat makes vegan zero waste 3D printed steaks from plants
Written by Abbie Stutzer for LiveKindly.co, click here for the full story Jet-Eat is making vegan steak with 3D modeling technology The Israeli-based company is making vegan meat, specifically steaks, roasts, and stews, with the help of “proprietary meat 3D modeling, food formulations, and printing technology,” FoodIngredientsFirst reported. The animal-free meat has the look, feel, and flavor of other […]
The Vegan Chef Institute Launches
Vegan cuisine will not have a great impact unless we create great chefs, writes one half of The Vegan Chef Institute, Day Radley: As a newbie vegan chef I expected to dive into a world where my fellow chefs adored their work; creating dishes with love, pushing back the boundaries of cruelty free food… how wrong […]
The Ethical Diamond Company – diamonds that don’t cost the world
‘Are Ethical Diamonds the same or different to diamonds you see on offer by most jewellers?’, we hear you ask. The truth is that they are both the same AND different. Whilst in the recent past, many companies have been promoting diamonds as ‘ethical’ when they are conflict-free, and/or cut and polished by adults working […]