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Grill’d: Vegan Burgers and Chips in the Melbourne CBD

Posted on November 25, 2011 by OzBassoon

A rare night on the town last night afforded me the opportunity to try Grill’d’s vegan options.  Their menu features three vegie burgers, all of which include various animal products as standard but are easily excluded on request (e.g. mayo, … Continue reading →

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Grill’d Vegan Options thanks to “Vegan About Town”

Posted on November 16, 2011 by OzBassoon

So, I always thought that if chips were cooked in vegetable oil they’d be vegan but apparently the chips are routinely pre-coated in tallow!  Bad times indeed.  Grill’d of Melbourne have recently sourced and now use vegan chips so you … Continue reading →

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Two Birds Brewing is on the vegan beer list.

Posted on November 11, 2011 by OzBassoon

Thanks to Two Birds Brewing (@twobirdsbrewing) for responding to my email enquiry.  I can now add them to my own list and it should come up on Barnivore in a little while too.  I had a couple of schooners of their … Continue reading →

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Vegan Dinner at Seamstress, Melbourne

Posted on October 30, 2011 by OzBassoon

Had a very rare dinner out and took the opportunity to check out Seamstress which actually denoted which meals on the menu are vegan.  We had the steamed silken tofu hotpot, caramelised eggplant, sides of gai lan (without oyster sauce), rice, … Continue reading →

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Easy as Vegan Pie

Posted on March 7, 2011 by OzBassoon

Another vegan blogger in Melbourne: Easy as Vegan Pie.  I look forward to trying out Bopha Devi in Yarraville soon! And apparently Monk Bodhi Dharma in Balaclava gets a big tick. Just around the corner from the Local Taphouse I … Continue reading →

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A New Vegan Recipe to Try.

Posted on March 7, 2011 by OzBassoon

I’ve been pointed in the direction of some good vegan and vego blogs and despite the fact they are all largely full of super recipes, one just came up on screen.  So I’m going to try it. The recipe is … Continue reading →

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Vegan Beer Adventures in Melbourne – Local Taphouse, St.Kilda

Posted on February 12, 2011 by OzBassoon

So I’m catching up with some friends at the Local Taphouse, St.Kilda today and today happens to be the Taphouse’s annual “Spec-tap-ular”. All the taps will feature new, exciting and experimental brews from brewers all over the country and I’ll … Continue reading →

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Novel Kitchen, Williamstown

Posted on February 9, 2011 by OzBassoon

Novel Kitchen have recently started up in Williamstown adding to the extensive selection of cafes already established there.  The point of difference with Novel Kitchen is that they serve largely organic/biodynamic food.  There seems to be a fair selection of … Continue reading →

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Kale’s the best

Posted on February 8, 2011 by OzBassoon

Inspired by my last meal using kale I bought some kale seeds and planted them out today. And inspired by having planted those seeds I decided to cook some kale that someone had grown earlier! The recipe is from Stephanie … Continue reading →

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