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robert chappell
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plant-based cook
seasonal eating
london
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Hello! I'll be hosting my first supper club, LICHEN on 13th September.
6 courses. Produce from small scale, organic, regenerative farms from around the UK and Europe. Fresh breads & pasta.
Be part of a responsible food system & eat well.
#supperclub #veganfood #london #vegan
#londonvegan
August 22, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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Summer apéro snacks, perfect with a drink!
Muhammara & fennel flatbread.
Shiitake & portobello skewer, tahini, black garlic & buffalo sauce.
Mixed courgette & almond ricotta on seeded rye focaccia.
#vegan #plantbased #veganfood #aperitivo #pizza #skewer #focaccia #ricotta #flatbread #beerfood
Muhammara & fennel flatbread - braised fennel, baby fennel tops, fennel top oil Shiitake & Portobello mushroom skewer. Black garlic & aubergine sauce, tahini dressing, buffalo sauce. Dressing the skewers with black garlic & aubergine sauce. Seeded rye focaccia, almond ricotta, mixed courgette & chive
July 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Beautifully sweet roasted peaches, aromatic cumin & caraway spiced chickpeas, almond ricotta & fennel oil - vivid green oil with a light anise taste made from the delicate tops of baby fennel from Awen Organics.
#vegan #plantbased #veganfood #ricotta #peach #fennel #organic #crueltyfree #summer
July 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Earthy flax seeds, tangy fermented cashew spread & fresh pops of broad beans. A spongey focaccia recipe with lots of flavour!
50% 00 /30% spelt/20% rye.
83.5% hydration.
24hr bulk fermentation.
#vegan #plantbased #wholefoods #veganfood #cheese #focaccia #baking #veganrecipes #seasonal #crueltyfree
May 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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More flatbreads! What an excellent way to carry the best flavourful ingredients of the season! Cheese & onion is a classic. Tropea spring onions & wild garlic with la fauxmargerie's camembert.
#vegan #plantbased #veganfood #wildgarlic #pizza #camembert #crueltyfree #flatbread #seasonal #cheese
Natoora's tropea onions, wild garlic & la fauxmagerie camambert flatbread. 1kg flour 600g water 5g yeast 22g salt Flatbread toppings
April 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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A crossing over of the seasons. Sweet & buttery early season broad beans contrasting with the late season bitter radicchio di treviso & balanced with juicy, sweet, acidic tarocco orange.
#vegan #plantbased #veganfood #natoora #broadbeans #seasonaleating #crueltyfree #spring #seasonal #environment
March 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Intense winter tomatoes, grown on the coast in the south of Spain, so rich & salty (you can taste the proximity to the sea) they barely need seasoning! Keeping it simple, letting them shine with olive oil & wild garlic.
#vegan #plantbased #veganfood #tomato #pizza #veganrecipes #seasonal #flatbread
Flatbread, iberiko tomato, wild garlic salsa Flatbread dough. 500g bread flour 300g water 2g instant yeast 12.5g salt Iberiko tomatoes
March 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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It's a wholesome early springtime salad. Delicate, earthy flavours from Carlin peas, rich, creamy late-season Mammole artichokes & bright, fresh wild garlic. Dressed with olive oil & sherry vinegar.

#vegan #plantbased #veganfood #artichokes #wildgarlic #crueltyfree #carciofi #seasonal #foraging
Mammole artichokes, carlin peas, wild garlic salad. Olive oil & sherry vinegar dressing. Artichoke prep. Taking the choke out of the artichokes. Braise the artichokes until tender in stock, white wine & olive oil. Braise the artichokes until tender in stock, white wine & olive oil.
March 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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When fragile infrastructure can shut down an international airport what does it reveal about the food system in the face of crisis? In this edition of BBC Radio 4’s Food programme I look at the dependence on a network of warehouses in the UK to prepping in Stockholm www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Food Programme - Are We Prepared? Could the UK Feed Itself in a Crisis? - BBC Sounds
Five years after the first lockdown Dan Saladino asks if food systems are better prepared.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Reposted by robert chappell
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11. We need to get real about food. We need to address the huge vulnerabilities of the current system, without replacing it with one which cannot feed us and would trash the planet even faster. We need to stop turning our eyes away from the realities on which we depend.
March 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Beautiful romanesco, fennel & dill yoghurt, beluga lentils & pickled walnuts. Pan-fried, giving the veg great colour and flavour, retaining bite & texture. Don't forget the leaves!
#vegan #plantbased #veganfood #romanesco (can be swapped out for cauliflower) #walnuts #yoghurt #veganrecipes #seasonal
Pan roasted romanesco, pickled walnut ketchup, fennel & dill yoghurt, beluga lentils, burnt lemon Prepping the romanesco Making the fennel & dill yoghurt Frying the romanesco
March 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Early season spinach, cashews, nutritional yeast, extra virgin rapeseed oil. So creamy & indulgent, this pasta surprisingly helps tick a lot of nutritional boxes: iron, zinc, omega 3, vitamins B6 & B12.
#vegan #plantbased #veganfood #pasta #cream #nuts #comfortfood #veganrecipes #nutrition #spinach
cashew cream & spinach pasta. The cashew cream is enriched with onions & garlic cooked down in white wine. The spinach is lightly wilted then the dish is dressed with cold pressed rapeseed oil spinach wilting in a rich cashew cream sauce
March 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Yorkshire Rhubarb grown in the dark to lock in its sugars. Preserve its vibrant colour with a quick cook in a citrus syrup. To serve, balance the sweet & tart with fiery ginger cake.
#vegan #plantbased #veganfood #rhubarb #bloodorange #yorkshire #crueltyfree #veganrecipes #seasonal #desserts #cake
Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb, Ginger Cake, Blood Orange Syrup Raw Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb, Blood Orange Zest
March 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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www.theguardian.com/food/2025/ma...
Tickled pink: rhubarb growers see explosion in demand for Yorkshire crop
Despite wet weather hitting yields, supermarkets are reporting a doubling in rhubarb sales compared to last year
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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The evidence suggests a plant-based food system would slash Britain’s reliance on imports, cut emissions, and free up land for sustainable farming. 🌱 It’s time to grow our food security, increase our climate resilience, and work towards a healthier future. #FoodSecurity #PlantBasedFuture
February 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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A continuation from my previous post: a similar build using spring greens & nut ricotta. These light young greens can be wonderful centers to work your dish around. In season from the end of Feb to June.

#vegan #plantbased #veganfood #food #ricotta #crueltyfree #seasonal #spring #eat #healthy
Mustard dressed spring greens, almond ricotta, roasted almonds finished with smoked salt Mustard dressed spring greens, almond ricotta, roasted almonds finished with smoked salt Spring greens Ingredients
February 22, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Charred seasonal greens, a creamy base, something crispy, a flavourful oil.
The vibrant green oil is made from a mix of alliums: the tough tops of leeks, calcots, chives & spring onions.
#vegan #plantbased #veganfood #purplesprouting #calcots #tofu #crueltyfree #veganrecipes #seasonal #greens
Purple Sprouting Broccoli, Whipped Tofu, Crispy Spiced Lentils, Allium Oil. Calçots, Confit Garlic Polenta, Cayenne Breadcrumbs, Allium Oil
February 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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“European diets are fundamentally shaped by an industrial food system that makes it hard for people to choose healthy, sustainable food,”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
EU overhaul of farming strategy ignores vital green proposals, campaigners warn
The report promises better pay and protections for farmers, but environmentalists say it will not help restore nature or assure food security
www.theguardian.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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open.spotify.com/episode/5ZV2...
Hungry for Change: How Our Food System Is Killing the Planet with George Monbiot.
The Eat This Podcast with Dr. Alan Desmond · Episode
open.spotify.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Due to warmer autumn weather, the UK broccoli crop came early & is now at its best.
Beautiful purple sprouting is showcased here in a rice flour tempura with leek cassoulet, leek top oil & almond ricotta.

#vegan #plantbased #veganfood #purplesprouting #ricotta #crueltyfree #veganrecipes #seasonal
Tempura purple sprouting with bean cassoulet & almond ricotta. For the almond ricotta, blanch whole almonds in boiling water for 5 minutes, drain and rinse. Then, pop the nuts out of their skins. Blend with salt & lemon juice, adding water incrementally until you've reached the desired consistency. Leafy purple sprouting in tempura batter, leek cassoulet, vibrant green leek oil, almond ricotta. Trimmed, blanched & refreshed purple sprouting broccoli
February 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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This meal was a labour of love. It's something for a special occasion; the mushrooms aren't cheap and the potatoes take a day to prepare. So worth it!

Maitake mushrooms
1,000 layer potatoes
Peppercorn sauce

#vegan #plantbased #veganfood #maitake #steak #meat #crueltyfree #veganrecipes #valentines
Hen of the wood/Maitake mushroom, peppercorn sauce (caramelised onions, mushroom stock, cashews, green peppercorns, brandy) 1000 layer potatoes (confit in plant butter with garlic & herbs. Set in the fridge, portioned & roasted) Cooking the mushrooms (1) Cooking the mushrooms (2)
February 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM