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NVW Activities 2009 - London
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Metropolitan Police Catering Service
Empress
State Building, Lillie Road, London, SW6 1TR
We will be displaying NVW promotional material at our different sites throughout
the Metropolitan Police area
The Pure Package
Special Offer. This National Vegetarian Week, healthy food delivery service
the Pure Package is launching their brand new Vegetarian programme.
The Pure Package’s chefs and nutritionists have designed a delicious
vegetarian programme including healthy and unique breakfasts, lunches,
evening meals and snacks that will be silently delivered to your door every
morning, setting you up perfectly for the day ahead.
So if fresh and organic dishes such as Tempeh, Shitake & Cashew Nut
Salad and Courgette & Feta Cakes with Mediterranean Vegetables tickle
your fancy then now is the time to try!
To celebrate National Vegetarian Week and share how fabulous vegetarian
food can be, the Pure Package are offering any one who purchases the vegetarian
programme during National Vegetarian Week one complimentary day!
For more information please see www.purepackage.com. Quote NVW offer when
purchasing to redeem complimentary day, offer valid from 18th to 24th May
2009. |
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E2
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Gallery Cafe
St Margarets House, 21 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PL
Food. The Gallery Cafe is a Vegan/Vegetarian cafe in Bethnal Green, East
London. We will be launching our new menu for NVW. All our food is vegetarian.
All our soups & specials are vegan |
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EC1
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Saki
Bar & Food Emporium
4 West Smithfield, London, EC1A 9JX. Tel: 02074897033
Food. Competition. Opening hours: lunch - 11:45am-14.15pm Monday to Friday,
dinner - 6.00 to 10:30pm Monday to Saturday.
London's first Shojin
Kaiseki tasting menu (7 course vegan meal traditional Japanese style),
as well as Chef's special dishes featuring seasonal
delicacies such as cherry leaf seasoned rice dumpling and cherry blossom
ice cream. Saki celebrates the NVW together with the London's first
Cherry Blossom Fesvital (until 25 May) in association with Akashitai
Brewery. Various prizes available for event participants. Vegetarian
version express lunch set, 3 course lunch/dinner, and Chef's special
Ultra Low Calory 4 course meal (less than 300kcal) are also available.
Customers who mention NVW upon their dinner table booking will receive
a complimentary glass of Akashitai sake. 7 course must be booked 24
hours in advance. Shojin Kaiseki is an integral part of Japanese
cuisine cluture, dating back to the introduction of Buddhism in Japan
back in the 6th Century. Naturally healthy and well-balanced, this
exquisite Japanese vegan diet has rarely been seen on menus in the
west as it has to be done properly and requires specialist skills that
are often taught to a chef over many years of culinary tuition. Saki's
Head Chef,
Yoshitaka
Onozaki, coming from the reputed Hachinoki Restaurant in Kamakura, is the only
chef in the UK with dedicated experience to introduce this delicate cuisine to
London. London's Top 10 Restaurants for Vegetarian and Vegan Meals by Time
Out in 2008, First Japanese restaurant to be featured as Restaurant of the Month
by Cook Vegetarian!, the UK's only monthly cooking magazine for vegetarian (the
June 2009 issue). |
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Balls Brothers
The Sterling, 30 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8BF
Food. We're celebrating a week of vegetarian fodder! our lunch and evening
menu's will change for the week with daily food tastings for free of our
best vegetarian ideas in the evening!
The Sterling
30 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8BF
NVW
offers will be offered over NVW – visit The Stirling or email sterling@lewisandclarke.com
to find out more!
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The Punch Tavern
99 Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1DE
May 11-15: Food. Information. Special menu/Special newsletter
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NW1
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Greens
and Beans
Drummond Street, London,
NW1 2HL
May 22:Special Offer. Food. 7-9pm. Cookery Demo, making a celebration
veggie meal, sampling and testing. Cost: £10 friend, 1/2 price |
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Elephant Walk
98 West End Lane, West Hampstead, London, NW6 2LU. Tel: 0207 328 3308 www.elephantwalk.co.uk
Food. Special
offer. We are celebrating the week by offering a Special
Two Course Meal for £12.50. The Main course, a set Combination Meal
(Thali) will have Pumpkin, Dry Aubergine, Mung Dal with Spinach, Fresh
Mixed veg. curries, salad, pickle and papadom served with Basmati Rice. |
NW10
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Brahma
Kumaris World Spiritual University (UK)
Global Co-operation House, 65-69 Pound
Lane, Willesden Green, London, NW10 2HH
May 24: Food. Information.
14:00-17:30. VEGETARIAN COOKING - SHOW ME HOW!, More and more people are
considering a vegetarian lifestyle -
for
a variety
of reasons.
Some for their health (the medical incentives are well-documented), some
for moral reasons, while others recognise that a vegetarian diet is the
"green" option. Whatever your reason for experimenting with vegetarianism,
you want to be sure that your new diet is nutritious, varied & delicious,
and that you can cook with confidence. The afternoon will feature: a delicious
variety of dishes - savoury & sweet , step-by-step
demonstrations projected onto the big screen, the chance to sample
the dishes demonstrated , access to the full recipes to try for yourself,
,Come along and see how simple it is to buy economically, cook easily
and eat healthily the veggie way. The event is dedicated to National
Vegetarian Week 2009. Free, open to all. Details: www.bkwsu.org/uk/whatson |
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SE1
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Compass
Catering at IBM Southbank
76 Upper ground, Southbank, London, SE1 9PZ
We will advertise the week and put on relevent dishes to include Quorn and tofu
so people can try
Snowsfields Wellness
41 Snowsfields, London,SE1 3SU
Issued a press release to promote veggie products in stock for National
Vegetarian Week. |
SE15
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The
Melange Chocolate Shop & Workshop
184
Bellenden Road, London, SE15 4BW
Food. Our specialties are chocolate bars, hot chocolate and chocolate fondue,
all made that week for vegetarians, with no dairy and only natural ingredients,
we will have 4 different flavoured dark chocolate bars made with 70%
couverture dark chocolate, and natural ingredients only. Hot chocolate
made with water, 70% couverture dark chocolate, and flavoured with spices.
Chocolate fondue made with 70% couverture dark chocolate, and served
with fruit., , for more info, contact Isabelle at info@TheMelange.com |
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SW1
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Mango Tree
46 Grosvenor Place, Belgravia, London, SW1X 7EQ. Tel: 020 7823 1888. www.mangotree.org.uk
May 11 - 24: Food. We're having a
Vegetarian Festival, menu incudes tow hoo tord prik thai; yum hed hoo-nu;por-pia
sod; gaeng lueng pat-pong (chick pea and butternut squash curry); pad
prik king (wheat-bean stir fry with king oyster mushroom); pad ponlamai
ruam mitr. |
SW3
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Awana
85 Sloane Avenue, London SW3 3DX. Tel: 020 7584 8880. www.awana.co.uk
May 18-24: Food. We're holding a vegetarian
festival, menu includes kerabu
kacang pedas, tohu kukus (silken tofu with leek and pepper spaghetti and
yellow bean sauce), cendawan asam manis, kari terong (butternut squash
and brinjal curry with chick peas).
Royal Brompton Hospital
Sydney Street, London, SW3 2NP. Tel: 020 7351 8433
We will be promoting the vegetarian week in our staff restaurant and to
our patients. Emphasis on the african style vegetarian meals daily. with
competitions and special offers. We hope to launch new recipes and perhaps
get those not familiar with vegetarian foods and dishes to try and add
these to their normal diets. The staff restaurant is open to the public. |
SW15
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Sodexo at Queen
Marys Hospital
Roehampton, London SW15 5PN
We will be running a promotion throughout the week promoting different
vegetarian dishes in our restaurant and asking our customers for other
vegetarian meals they would like to see on offer. |
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W1
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Arup
13 Fitzroy St, London, W1T 4BQ
Arup is a global firm of designers, engineers, planners and business consultants.,
We are trying to involve more offices from UK, and possibly from around
the world into the NVW this year, encouraging vegetarian talks, tasting
sessions, documentary screenings., We have set up an intranet resource
and forum to discuss about vegetarianism, focusing especially on the debate
about sustainable food production
The Healthcheck Clinic
@ Revital, 22, Wigmore Street, London, W1U 2RG
May 21: sampling of vegetarian foods and info and advice on vegetarian
meals to all clients booked in the clinic that day
 Tibits Restaurant
12 - 14 Heddon Street, Piccadilly, London, W1B 4DA. Tel: 02077456146
May 18: 9.30am. Tibits launches National Vegetarian
Week with a spectacular photocall at the Heddon Street restaurant. A
living piece
of art will be the centrepiece of a unique tableau in the window of tibits',
a beautiful woman body-painted from top to toe with vegetables, fruit,
and other natural vegetarian bounty.
May 21: 8-10am. VIP, Press and Media Event - Big Breakfast
- Best of British Celebrity Credit Crunch Vegetarian Products. Strictly
Invitation
Only - VIPs and Media - contact Sister PR. Members of the public are
invited to vote online for their favourite vegetarian products here:
www.tibits.co.uk/e/guests/guestbook/write/
Vegetarian restaurant Tibits is renowned for its super-healthy food that
loves you back: its fresh attitude to food is nutritionally proven as
well as being environmentally responsible, and, most importantly,
it tastes fantastic too. Just one meal provides your recommended fruit
and vegetable intake for the day, so clocking up your 5-a-day is a pleasure
and never a chore.
Waterstone's
203-206 Piccadilly, London, W1V 9LE
May 21: 6.30pm. Tying in with National Vegetarian week Maria Elia will
hold a live cookery demonstration to launch her new book "The Modern
Vegetarian" this event is a must for food lovers. £6 entry fee.
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Acton LIbrary,
High Street, Acton, London,
W3 6NA
Information. NVW display
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W5
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Northfields Library,
Ealing, W5 4UA
Information. NVW display |
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WC1
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Sodexo at Nabarro
84 Theobalds Road, Lacon House, Holborn, London, WC1X 8RW
Planning to use the chef's table at the entrance of the restaurant for the whole
week to promote recipes, display ingredients & why they are good for you.
Also some of the recipes the chefs will be cooking and, again, we will display
recipes by the hot plate. |
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Lush Covent Garden,
10 The Piazza, Covent
Garden, London WC2E 8RB
May 20: free fresh face mask workshop between 6 and 8pm.This promises
to be a great, hands-on experience and an opportunity to try some fresh
Lush products. There will also be complimentary refreshments.There are
a limited number of places available, so if you would like to go please
call 0207 240 4570 to book your place.
Octave Restaurant
27-29 Endell Street, London, WC2H 9BA
Food. Special offer. We are a jazz bar and a restaurant in Covent Garden.
We will be having a special offer on our on our special vegetarian menu
prepared
only
for
the Vegetarian Week. This will help us promote and celebrate healthy vegetarian
lifestyle. We are not a primarily vegetarian restaurant, but promoting
this event will help us raise awarness among our existing clientele as
well as attract a new one
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Harrow
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Health Boutique
271 Northolt Rd, South Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 8HS, tel: 0208 4230000, healthboutique2@aol.com
Special offer. 10% discount on all Health Store branded dried fruits,
nuts and seeds during NVW.
Indian
Bites
17 Minehead Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 9DW
www.indianbites.co.uk,
tel: 0208 7235916, info@indianbites.co.uk
Special Offer. 5%
discount for every party booking with over 25 people and a further 5% towards
a
charity of their choice over NVW.
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Staines
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Baroosh
24-26 High Street, Staines, Middlesex TW18 4EE
Food. A range of vegeterian specials throughout the week
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Sunbury
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Aramark at BP
Business Park
Building G, Chertsey Road, Sunbury, Middlesex, TW16 7LN
promoting the Week in our staff restaurants, cafes and grab & go outlets
within our office complex, menu still to be confirmed |
Uxbridge
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Baroosh
162 High Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 1JZ
Food. we are going to be promoting vegetarian specials all week. |
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Croydon
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Croydon
Vegetarians (Veg Soc local contacts)
Information. We shall have our usual information stall for the whole of
the Week at Oasis Natural products, High Street, Croydon. Hoping to also
have a small info stall outside the Lush shop in Croydon Northend for
at least one day.
Foods for Life Nutritionists
31 Eland Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 4LJ
Launch of CHOP - Croydon Healthy Office Project, Croydon office workers
get the CHOP- as Foods for Life encourages healthier working practices
for a more contented and productive workforce - performance enhancement
workshops and free consultations available for Heads of HR Departments
with Harley Street London nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston. CHOP
Awards for best effort, most change, and for healthiest dishes at Croydon's
restaurants and lunch-time venues.
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Hampton Court Palace
East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9AU.
May 23, 24, 25: Foodies at Hampton Court. The event, which is
in it’s
third year, celebrates food and drink with chefs demonstrations, food and
drink masterclasses and a market of specialty producers. Cordon
Vert Tutor, Chico Francesco will be demonstrating on each day,
a selection of delightful dishes from the Cordon Vert’s new ‘Inspired
by Linda McCartney workshop’. |
Kingston upon Thames
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Anila's Authentic Sauces Ltd
May 22: Food. 11am to 3pm, at Bentalls
Food Hall - Kingston-upon-Thames,
asting of our curry sauces, chutneys and pickles - all vegetarian, vegan
and gluten
and sugar free. All our products are suitable for vegetarians with delicious
recipes on our website too. There are 16 varieties of chutneys and pickles
made with single fruits and vegetables to give authentic flavours and tastes
to use as an accompaniment and pep up your dish or sandwich too. www.anilassauces.com |
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