So…. it’s been a while, huh? The last time TBDV put fingers to a keyboard, the Impossible Burger was a novelty, people were still debating whether plant-based “meat” was a fad, and ordering a Hazy IPA got you looks of mild confusion in some bars. A few things have changed since then. Where has The Beer Drinking Vegetarian been hiding?...
Hot on the heels of Beyond Meat (or did it beat them to the market?) comes the Impossible Burger, which TBDV had the chance to sample a few weeks ago in Hong Kong, only the 2nd market globally to have these plant based burgers available. Let’s get straight to it – TBDV preferred this to the Beyond Burger. The taste...
On a recommendation, headed over to Jack’s Wife Freda for breakfast on our first day in New York. A very cute little restaurant, with a couple of tables outside, friendly staff, and basically a very welcoming atmosphere. All in all, a most enjoyable meal and experience. Would definitely go back. TBDV Rating: 🍺🍺🍺🍺
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A rather special occasion prompted a search for a new, interesting and vegetarian friendly (obviously – duh!) restaurant in Hong Kong. On a recommendation from more than one person, TBDV booked a table at Beet. Beet’s a relatively new spot that has not, as yet, had an official opening – they’re still at the soft opening stage. I guess this means...
Happy Friday! So today was TBDV’s first time tucking into a Beyond Burger by Beyond Meat : For those not familiar with it, Beyond Meat is a project that, 7 years in the making, aims to provide a plant based protein as at least a partial replacement for animal based protein. In doing so, the thinking is that it will place less...
A mid-week lunch at Yum Cha – Central – a lunch from which TBDV walked away extremely satisfied. Dim Sum style ordering, prompt service, tasty food, and no MSG – sounds good. There are a couple of caveats at the end of the post. On to the meal: So, a good meal all-in-all – tasty, prompt, fresh. One thing that...
An unplanned, mid-week visit over to Alvy’s HK in Kennedy town – a relatively new addition to the restaurant scene in Hong Kong. Let’s just get this out of the way now – you need to go. Now. Craft Beer, cocktails and pizza – what else does one need? Seriously. Started the evening off right with a pint of Hereos...
Mid-week late lunch at Ottolenghi Belgravia, and we were lucky enough to get a couple of seats at the table in the back of the shop – I guess takeaways is what they focus on. Just gonna cut to the chase here – lunch was amazing. If you get the chance, take it. Started with a Potato and Leek soup,...
So we bought our tickets for Taste Hong Kong online early to save a bit of $$, and headed down there on Saturday afternoon. For a food festival, I can think of no finer setting: On the beer side, we had a choice of mainly macro beers, with Heroes Beer being the notable exception, even if they did only have...
