Volunteer Kitchen Assistant (raw food apprentice) required at Kitchen Buddy

We require a Kitchen Assistant for today, Wednesday and Friday this week at www.kitchenbuddy.eu

Mostly Vegan Raw Dessert preparation for catering events.

Inc. Raw Vegan lunch and tasters.

Please call me or PM Theresa Webb @ fb

 

 

 

Deli Review: Urban Eats cont.

The desserts were equally delicious; a chocolate orange Tavelotta (attractive pie) with marbled cacao butter and a Coconut Pie. Both contained Agave (which is not an ideal ingredient really) but were delicious as an of themselves. The Chocolate dessert was very chocolatey and looks very attractive with the marbled cacao butter topping. The Coconut Pie reminded me of a Lemon Meringue Pie; all white & fluffy, soft, squishy and sweet. It’s quite different from anything else I’ve tasted or seen and is mostly made from coconut (Anneka assures me). It’s very good and if she can replace the agave with another sweetener, even better. 

She gave me a pack of Indian style Kofta with a Thai green dipping sauce & salad to take away (in an eco-box) which I ate 2 days later, for Sunday lunch. They were firm, brown, vegetable balls, reminiscent of lamb, I suppose. They were soft and solid in texture and the sauce complimented them well. The broccoli salad added extra freshness and texture, since the Koftas are dehydrated.

She’s looking for a veggie, vegan, raw kitchen assistant (or 2 maybe job share) to support the Deli during the Summer for maternity cover. Any budding chefs out there wanting some experience {Q} 

This deli cafe is a welcome addition to the area and I’m sure they’ll be successful. They have plans to add more of a ‘grab & go’ take-away range in the chiller unit and relevant magazines and info on the window ledge area.

Thanks to Anneka (Owner and Head Chef) for being so friendly and welcoming and the two waitresses, staff on that day. 

Looking forward to visiting there again soon …

 

 

Last Friday I w…

Last Friday I went up to town to visit Urban Eats, a new Vegetarian, Vegan and Raw Food Deli, 10 mins away from Holborn tube (between Russel Sq and Holborn) at 39 Lambs Conduit St. It had been recommended by Alex Bourke from Vegetarian (London) Guides so I knew I should pay a visit…. in fact he and I met up enroute; I was on my way and he’d only just left. I had worked at the Mary Ward Adult Ed Centre around the corner for a couple of years (English, Languages & Humanities Depts) and  it used to enjoy visiting the little shops along the street area. So I wondered if it had changed; almost entirely. New boutiques, a feminine, women’s bookshop, a smart upholsterers and nestled among these and several other cafes, is Urban Eats Deli and Cafe, run by Anneke and her fitness instructor partner. When I arrived, there are 2 staff at the service area are, dressed in warm orange T-shirts (this Summer’s colour…) to match the part orange decor and Anneka herself buried in the kitchen, working away on Friday’s lunch menu. She came up to see me for a chat and for the following few hours, we spoke about everything vegan, raw and her explorative journey into managing a cafe in Central London.  ”We are ordinary people” she declared and her menu choices reflect this, so expect nothing extra-fancy (as in Saf) or eclectic (WFC) but good, tasty, satisfying, nourishing and homemade style foods. She and I are both proponents of the ‘if I can do it (healing, dietary changes), you, average person on the st, can do too’. Her background has always been in catering. Up until a year ago, she worked at a main Hospital, where she lead the catering division and devised a new, healthier menu for the entire quota of staff and patients, which is still in place today. She has followed a raw lifestyle for 3 years but is proud that the deli cafe offers a vegetarian (cheese & egg), vegan (cooked) and raw foods menu. She made me a very refreshing green juice (forgot the name) but with spinach, apple, carrot etc, served in a sleek glass. For lunch I ordered a portion each of the shephards pie, lasagne with side salads. She brought me a bottle of water from the chiller cabinet; a thoughtful proprietor (knowing too that the gourmet main dishes may require extra hydration…) The other dishes in the chiller (raw) included Walnut Stuffed Peppers and Packoras plus dip and salad. There is a huge choice of everything: dehydrated foods:breads, biscuits and bites plus the menu (from tomorrow) which include Curried Cabbage Pillows, Spinach Manicotti and Samosas. Looking at the chiller food, the pie was covered in a creaming raw ‘mash’ and the lasagne topped with hand wilted fresh baby spinach leaves;  it was hard to decide between the 2 mains, so I opted for both. The Shepards Pie contains tamari marinated mushrooms, so the flavour was very hearty and savoury and the creamy mash very sufficient. It’s a good comfort food. My favourite though was the lasagne, which comprised of layers of courgette, aubergine with nut ‘cheese’ and an oregano infused tomato sauce YUM! I could eat this everyday, I thought. It had a very good texture, stacked and layered with ample oregano, which I tried for the first time in ages and reminded me why I missed a good raw lasagne. The spinach topping adds lovely colour, texture and interest. Very traditional (of all cultures) homemade style food, but raw and vegan…  more coming soon …

Urban Eats FB Page

Urban Eats FB Page

Radio London Interview

I am looking forward to giving an interview about Raw Foods & London Social events tonight at 10.20pm, on BBC Radio London 94.9 FM