Skip to main content
Vegan Curious

Vegan Curious

By Ashley & Sara: Vegan Curious

Fancy finding out more about plant-based food? Want to find out where you can get the best vegan cheese? How they make seitan? What's happening in vegan fashion? Look no further.

Vegan Curious is the only plant-based podcast that's aimed at everyone, not just vegans. We may be plant-based but we're judgment free. This is a podcast for all you vegans, flexis, veggies, even the carnivores amongst you. News, reviews, interviews, and taste-tests! So, come on. Join us - Ashley and Sara - if you're Vegan Curious.
Available on
Apple Podcasts Logo
Google Podcasts Logo
Overcast Logo
Pocket Casts Logo
PodBean Logo
RadioPublic Logo
Spotify Logo
Currently playing episode

Series 3 ep 4 - Interview double whammy - Tammy Fry from Fry's Family Food and Louise Palmer Masterton from Stem & Glory

Vegan CuriousMar 25, 2021

00:00
01:02:08
Series 3 ep 4 - Interview double whammy - Tammy Fry from Fry's Family Food and Louise Palmer Masterton from Stem & Glory

Series 3 ep 4 - Interview double whammy - Tammy Fry from Fry's Family Food and Louise Palmer Masterton from Stem & Glory

Sara and Ashley are back for the third series of Vegan Curious, the podcast for anyone interested in becoming vegan and finding more out about vegan culture.

In episode 4 they have two very special guests

Tammy Fry - of Fry's Family Food, one of the longest-established vegan companies. She re-tells the incredible story of how the business started and explains what the company has coming in the future

also

Lousie Palmer Masterton - the founder of innovative Cambridge/London vegan restaurant Stem & Glory explains how her team have responded to the challenges of lockdown and how it has lead to re-think of their approach

Also in this episode

* Burger King is back with its plant-based Rebel Whopper - but can vegans trust the company to get it right this time

* The vegan product that has the worse reviews ever on the Sainsbury's website. Is it really that bad?

* Sara gushes over high-end vegan pastries

* Sara also discovers a new vegan supermarket

* And will China be the world's leading vegan superpower?

Mar 25, 202101:02:08
Series 3 ep 2 - Instagram influencer Farm Girl Goes Vegan interview, plus best vegan offerings for Valentine's Day

Series 3 ep 2 - Instagram influencer Farm Girl Goes Vegan interview, plus best vegan offerings for Valentine's Day

Sara and Ashley are back for the third series of Vegan Curious, the podcast for anyone interested in becoming vegan and finding more out about vegan culture.

In episode 3 they speak to Instagram influencer Farm Girl Goes Vegan

Also in this episode

* The best offerings for a vegan Valentine's Day - all the meal kits you might want to order

* Why more older people are going vegan

* Is the world ready for vegan pet food

* Domino's vegan pizza taste tested

* And is the M&S Plant kitchen range all it is cracked up to be?

Feb 11, 202151:29
Series 3 ep 2 - Minor Figures interview, what's the future for Oatly, lab processed meat disected and the Veganuary backlash

Series 3 ep 2 - Minor Figures interview, what's the future for Oatly, lab processed meat disected and the Veganuary backlash

Sara and Ashley are back for the third series of Vegan Curious, the podcast for anyone interested in becoming vegan and finding more out about vegan culture.

In episode 2 they speak to Stu Forsyth, CEO and Founder of the Minor Figures oat milk/coffee brand.

Also in this episode

* The Veganuary backlash - the meat and dairy industry strike back 

* Everything you need to know about cultured or lab-processed meat as featured in the new book by Jim Mellon, Moo's Law

* Oatly's controversial ad campaign

* The vegan restaurant with a Michelin star - does it matter?

* Vegan Magnums, Higgedy vegan quiches, Huel's new savoury products, Roar ice cream and more

Feb 03, 202147:43
Series 3 ep 1. A Veganuary like no other. Top tips and the best 15 new vegan products launched this month

Series 3 ep 1. A Veganuary like no other. Top tips and the best 15 new vegan products launched this month

Sara and Ashley are back for the third series of Vegan Curious, the podcast for anyone interested in becoming vegan and finding more out about vegan culture.

In this episode, they discuss a Veganuary like no other. Including...

* Lots of tips for getting through Veganuary

* The top new vegan launches this month from vegan quiche to vegan salad cream and beyond

* Morrisson's rather cool new vegan starter pack

* Vegan book special including an extended interview with Deb Olin Unferth, author of a brilliant new novel, Barn 8, that takes in animal rights issues, social activism, veganism and how super chickens might out live humans

Jan 12, 202101:03:20
Series 2 ep 8. More veganism in the lockdown. Plus interview with Stella Woodward the 'Vegan Coach'
Jul 01, 202055:52
Series 2 Ep 7 Veganism in the lockdown - interview with Matt Turner of the Vegan Society
Jun 01, 202033:02
Series 2 Ep 6 Veganism and the Coronavirus. Plus interview with Keely and Kirk from food company Plates
Apr 20, 202048:38
Series 2 Ep 5 The vegan backlash! Why people hate vegans and what type of vegan are you? Plus interview with Animal Rebellion's Harley McDonald Eckersall
Feb 23, 202053:18
Series 2, Ep 4: Greggs, KFC, Pret, Costa... New Veganuary goodies scoffed and reviewed. Plus interview with lawyer Peter Daly on the ruling about vegan rights
Jan 13, 202039:34
Series 2, Ep 3: Everything you wanted to know about Veganuary, review of 2019 and interview with Ami Tadaa of Tyne Chease
Jan 03, 202058:57
Series 2 Ep 2: Everything you ever wanted to know about vegan supplements
Dec 17, 201941:30
Series 2 Ep 1: Politics special - why parliament needs a lot more vegan MPs
Nov 25, 201940:44
Ep 7: Who are we to judge? Áine Carlin, author of three smash hit vegan cookbooks
Jun 04, 201932:06
Ep 6: Where do vegans get their protein? That old chestnut. Ft. ultra endurance cyclist, Laura Scott
May 17, 201940:08
Ep 5: The 'accidentally vegan' quiz. Your guide to accidentally vegan food.
May 03, 201942:12
Ep 4: Are vegans milking it? Plant milks put to the test. Plus, vegan ice cream taste test
Apr 10, 201933:41
Bonus episode: What will vegans eat after Brexit? Josiah Meldrum: UK food grower, Hodmedod

Bonus episode: What will vegans eat after Brexit? Josiah Meldrum: UK food grower, Hodmedod

In the Vegan Curious interview special Ashley talks to Josiah Meldrum, founder of innovative beans and pulses grower Hodmedod.

They discuss how Brexit might end up changing the way that we think about food, and why it might lead to a resurgence in home grown products

You can also learn more about the history of growing beans/pulses in the UK. Hear about the revival of Quinoa as a great British product and hear why sustainability is becoming more and more important to British Farmers

Apr 02, 201920:13
Ep 3: Vegan Cheese - can it ever be as good as the real thing?

Ep 3: Vegan Cheese - can it ever be as good as the real thing?

In the third episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara travel to Brixton to check out La Fauxmagerie - the UK's first ever vegan cheese shop.

They  taste some incredible vegan cheeses and talk to shop owners Rachel and Charlotte Stevens about why it is now time for vegan cheese to go mainstream

Also...

* Everything you need to know about the massive, smelly, slimy superfood that's taking over the globe - Jackfruit
* How vegan creme eggs are coming your way very soon
Plus the latest new vegan food lines, new vegan restaurants, bad cheese puns and more

Feb 27, 201933:25
Ep 2: The hottest vegan fashion trends

Ep 2: The hottest vegan fashion trends

In the second episode of Vegan Curious Ashley and Sara discuss...

* The amazing growth of vegan fashion with Jessica Stanley, Managing Editor of content for Liberty
* Why there might be a vegan US President one day soon
* Should vegans be hung up about eating Palm Oil, which pops up in lots of vegan processed food?
Plus the latest new vegan food lines, new vegan restaurants, bad cheese puns and more

Feb 21, 201936:29
Ep 1: Why are vegans obsessed with fake meat?

Ep 1: Why are vegans obsessed with fake meat?

In the first episode of a vegan podcast aimed at curious vegans as well as veggies/flexis who want to try veganism, Ashley and Sara (with special guest Alice) discuss...

* Whether the Greggs' vegan sausage roll was a PR stunt. They then taste test four others
* With the launch of vegan shrimps (wtf) has the trend for offering fake meat/fish gone too far
* Is Veganuary still a tricky thing to do?
* Why so many veggie restaurants are now going fully vegan

Feb 13, 201932:10