Category London

New Year – one month in

Is it already a month since the year started?  Wow!  Happy New Year to all of you!  I wish you all good health, lots of love and happiness all around! Last year my resolution was to highlight SPE certified dishes on Not Just Vegetarian. I ate out reasonably often in NYC and in London.  While […]

SAF: Simply Authentic Food at Whole Foods Market, Kensington, London

This post is not valid.  SAF closed indefinitely in early 2014.  ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— SAF (Pure in Turkish) or for Simply Authentic Food is a vegan and gluten free restaurant located on the first floor of Whole Foods Market in High Street Kensington, London. I stopped by for lunch on a recent afternoon and enjoyed some delicious […]

Hakkasan Mayfair

Hakkasan Mayfair is a relatively new location (opened in 2010) of the Hakkasan family of restaurants globally, and yet has won Michelin stars in 2012 and in 2013.  Hakkasan (Mayfair) is perhaps very famous for its Peking Duck, New Zealand / Australian Lobster etc. which can burn a hole in your pocket.  This review is […]