VEGAN HOTSPOTS
FOOD
plants which vary in colour, flavour and texture. The combinations are endless. 15 New Bond Street; www.bloomsburystore.com
GREEN PARK BRASSERIE AND BATH PIZZA CO
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Bath Pizza Co is run by father and son Andrew and Alex, who have been running sister business the Green Park Brasserie since 1992 Describe your vegan offering... At Bath Pizza Co, our popular wood-fired vegan Marinara is special as our customers make it their own with a choice of toppings. And, at the Brasserie, we offer fresh soup, three-bean chilli, falafel and salads.
Above: open sandwiches at Metropolitan Café on New Bond Street
AS A SELFCONFESSED CARNIVORE, I INITIALLY HAD A
PROBLEM CREATING VEGAN DISHES AS THEY
ALWAYS FELT UNFINISHED
YAK YETI YAK
Half of the menu at the family-run Nepalese restaurant is suitable for vegans. Owners Sera and Sarah Gurung tell us more… Why do you have such an extensive vegan offering? In Nepal, most people follow a vegetarian or vegan diet, only eating meat at feasts or special occasions. Dairy is also a luxury few can afford to eat regularly. Recommend a dish... Pumpkin and pepper flavoured with herbs we would forage for in the jungle if we were in Nepal.
Why do you serve a vegan range? It makes environmental sense, it’s good for our health and it tastes good. Green Park Station, Bath; www.greenparkbrasserie.com
ALLIUM RESTAURANT
Chris Staines, the executive head chef, tells us about the exciting plant-based dishes on offer… In what way has your vegan offering changed of late? In order to meet the demands of the changing food scene, we feel it’s hugely important to offer varied options to keep our guests excited. What do you recommend right now? The polenta and shiitake mushrooms fritters, with smoked aubergine and balsamic onions. Is it problematic to come up with creative vegan offerings? As a self-confessed carnivore, I initially had a problem creating vegan dishes as they always felt unfinished. However, as we’ve developed more dishes, I relish the challenge. North Parade, Bath; www.abbeyhotelbath.co.uk
What’s in the pipeline? We are soon opening a take away café in Kingsmead Square, which will be called Phat Yaks. 12 Pierrepont Street, Bath; www.yakyetiyak.co.uk
METROPOLITAN CAFÉ
Open for 17 years, this Bath café specialises in healthy and balanced food. Manager Monika Nesciadinaite elaborates… Describe your vegan offering... Sandwiches, wraps and soups as well as scrumptious salads and frittatas, not to mention to-die-for cakes. Why do you place importance on a meatfree offering? Ours is the first and longest-standing vegetarian café in Bath. It’s truly wonderful to observe a change in a definition of what a good lunch is. Is it challenging to produce inventive everchanging vegan offerings? Quite the opposite. There are so many different
DOUGH
Based in Bath and owned by Emiliano Tunno and Massimo Nucaro, this is a pizzeria in which you can choose your own healthy toppings and dough. Massimo tells us more… What are your most popular vegan dishes? Our vegan and gluten-free pizzas. We have a really good vegan cheese too. Is veganism becoming more prominent? It was rarely acknowledged, let alone catered for, 10 years ago. In recent years, the breadth of choice continues to grow. Do healthy options play a big part on your menu in general? Nearly all of our doughs have health-giving properties – hemp has omega 3 and 6; kamut provides up to 40 per cent more protein than traditional wheat; and tumeric has antiinflammatory properties. 14-16 The Corridor; www.doughpizzarestaurant.co.uk w
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