Vegan Curious – Details, episodes & analysis

Sara and Ashley are back for the third series of Vegan Curious, the podcast for anyone interested in becoming vegan and finding more out about vegan culture.

In episode 4 they have two very special guests

Tammy Fry - of Fry's Family Food, one of the longest-established vegan companies. She re-tells the incredible story of how the business started and explains what the company has coming in the future

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Lousie Palmer Masterton - the founder of innovative Cambridge/London vegan restaurant Stem & Glory explains how her team have responded to the challenges of lockdown and how it has lead to re-think of their approach

Also in this episode

* Burger King is back with its plant-based Rebel Whopper - but can vegans trust the company to get it right this time

* The vegan product that has the worse reviews ever on the Sainsbury's website. Is it really that bad?

* Sara gushes over high-end vegan pastries

* Sara also discovers a new vegan supermarket

* And will China be the world's leading vegan superpower?

Sara and Ashley are back for the third series of Vegan Curious, the podcast for anyone interested in becoming vegan and finding more out about vegan culture.

In episode 3 they speak to Instagram influencer Farm Girl Goes Vegan

Also in this episode

* The best offerings for a vegan Valentine's Day - all the meal kits you might want to order

* Why more older people are going vegan

* Is the world ready for vegan pet food

* Domino's vegan pizza taste tested

* And is the M&S Plant kitchen range all it is cracked up to be?

In this episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara talk vegan supplements. They speak to Josh Boulding the co-founder and CEO of Vivo Life - who talks about how the online store has now developed its range of vegan nutrients, what are his views on vegan protein intake, what athletes need to be thinking about and loads more

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* Sara names London's best vegan pizza!

* They discuss whether people hating vegans is a myth

* Ashley takes on new Tesco vegan offerings

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In this episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara take a trip to the Houses of Parliament to meet Kerry McCarthy, the Labour MP for Bristol East. Kerry was the UK's first ever vegan MP, and for a while she was in the only one in parliament. We asked to share her journey to veganism, explaining her views on the Meat Tax, Extinction Rebellion and Jeremy Corbyn's dietary habits. 

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* Sara's passion for Subway's new vegan option

* Lewis Hamilton's vegan chain Neat Burger

* A quick review of Gamechangers

* How veganism has taken over US cities

* The hottest new vegan burger chain that you have never heard of 

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In this episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara meet Áine Carlin, who just so happens to be Sara's favourite vegan chef and author. Áine has written some amazing and inspiring books including; Keep it Vegan, The New Vegan & CookShareEatVegan. In the interview she talks about how she became vegan, what the main challenges are when creating vegan food and why new vegans shouldn't be too hard on themselves

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* Review of Stem and Glory - ace Cambridge vegan restaurant that has now opened a London branch

* The best vegan doughnuts

* Wagamama's new vegan dish - the one with the fake egg

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In this episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara meet Laura Scott, an ultra endurance cyclist who also just happens to be a vegan. She talks about fitness, nutrition and the power of Oreos. They also discuss whether it is easy to lose weight on a vegan diet

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* How the EU is going to outlaw the veggie burger (no really)

* If Berlin is Europe's vegan capital

* London's best under the radar vegan restaurant

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In this episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara discuss accidentally vegan food and find out there's a lot more than just Oreo Cookies.

They also find out whether vegans pay more when eating out - looking at the so called 'vegan tax.' 

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* What happens to lapsed vegans? Why do they give up?

* Why veganism needs to be at the heart of the climate change movement

* Is Brighton the UK's vegan capital?

* Is dust vegan?

* A review of vegan nutella

* And how much soya can you eat with a hangover?

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In this episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara take on the issue that divides vegans everywhere - namely which is the best nut milk? What should you use for coffee, cereal and hot chocolate, and can tea made with non dairy milk ever be drinkable?

They also wonder why coffee shops are still charging extra for non-dairy milks...

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* Sara also reviews three different types of vegan ice cream - including the new Vegan Magnum

* Ashley also makes Sara eat Badger's vegan tuna mayonnaise and the seaweed superfood Dulse

* A review of The End Of Meat -  a film that looks at what will happen to the world when eating meat is finally history

* Sara also tries out London's poshest veggie restaurant - Vanilla Black

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In the Vegan Curious interview special Ashley talks to Josiah Meldrum, founder of innovative beans and pulses grower Hodmedod.

They discuss how Brexit might end up changing the way that we think about food, and why it might lead to a resurgence in home grown products

You can also learn more about the history of growing beans/pulses in the UK. Hear about the revival of Quinoa as a great British product and hear why sustainability is becoming more and more important to British Farmers

In the third episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara travel to Brixton to check out La Fauxmagerie - the UK's first ever vegan cheese shop.

They  taste some incredible vegan cheeses and talk to shop owners Rachel and Charlotte Stevens about why it is now time for vegan cheese to go mainstream

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* Everything you need to know about the massive, smelly, slimy superfood that's taking over the globe - Jackfruit
* How vegan creme eggs are coming your way very soon
Plus the latest new vegan food lines, new vegan restaurants, bad cheese puns and more