AMSTERDAM/PRAGUE/HAMBURG

Mai Thai - Amsterdam

This experience was a strange one. We wanted a good feed after our show and someone recommended this place. We were the only people in the restaurant and the waiter was an older gentleman who didn't appear to know the menu at all. I was very worried that he didn't understand my dietary requests and we were all quite skeptical that we wouldn't get what we ordered. We didn't hear a peep from the kitchen then suddenly our meals arrived on the table...and they were amazing! Huge servings, the language barrier obviously wasn't as much of a barrier as we had thought, and it was all fresh and delicious. Big thumbs up to Mai Thai.

B&B Lunchroom - Amsterdam

We had to come back one last time before continuing on our journey. I had the one thing I can have on the menu and it was delicious, as always.

Angelo Hotel - Prague

Tell you what, the Europeans sure know how to rock a breakfast buffet. The food here was incredible, and thankfully included in our room rate. One of the mornings I sat and ate for about three hours. Over the two breakfasts I enjoyed fruit, baked beans, baked potato wedges, mushrooms, gluten free bread, gluten free cereal, rice noodles and tofu (wasn't sure whether the soup was Jen-friendly), salad and more. Fantastic!

Sushi Time - Prague

We had a huge walk around Prague and I was starving. It looked like there were things I could eat in Sushi Time so I had a squiz. I got a miso soup (amazingly good, lots of tofu), sushi and kimchi. I could have eaten ten miso soups. In fact I probably should have just gotten ten miso soups. I'll know for next time. Jonny Mac and I were picking up packaged foods and taking them to the counter asking, "is this vegetarian?" It was a hoot.

Staropramen Brewery Restaurant - Prague

We went here the first night we arrived in Prague, as the brewery was acting as the venue for the music festival we were playing at the next day. I had a yummy grilled vegetable dish with a baked potato but it arrived covered in parmesan so it looked gross by the time I had violently scraped all the cheese off. No photo of that, but just pretend it looked great. After we played they brought us dinner; I had this grilled vegetable salad. It was pretty good, but I had massive potato envy. So much potato envy I almost cried.

Befried - Hamburg (v)

Be still my beating heart. When we arrived in Hamburg I opened my Happy Cow app and discovered that we were 450m from this vegan takeaway. They had just run out of gluten free burgers but I was happy with fries, salad, a huge chocolate bar and the most incredible ice cream I've ever tasted. Might have to go back tonight for more.

Wiener Bistro @ Arcotel - Hamburg

Another example of fantastic buffet breakfasts. This one cost €22 but I didn't even mind. When I looked online to check the cost, it was all in German so I couldn't read it but on the breakfast page there was a huge vegan symbol. I was ecstatic. I went to the bistro and checked if they had gluten free things and the man said yes, take a seat and I will bring you glutenfrei. He brought me sliced bread, fresh hot bread rolls and muesli. I sat for a couple of hours and gorged myself, many happies.

VEGAMSTERDAM

Last time we were in Amsterdam I had a hard time finding places to eat. This time I did extremely thorough research and have so far found some fantastic places! When in doubt, type what you're looking for into Google and open every single search result until you find some gold. I have made excellent use of Google maps and screenshotting... And the wonderful, wonderful free wifi that is easily found everywhere. Get your act together, Straya!

B&B Lunchroom

We flew into Amsterdam at 6am so by the time we got to our hotel and showered, it was really time for a good feed and some coffee! We went back to a place we remembered from our last trip. I got a black coffee and a delicious fresh salad. Chock full of fresh greens, avocado, toasted nuts and seeds and a wedge of lemon. Olive oil and balsamic vinegar were provided on the table and I sprinkled them liberally atop my meal!

Deshima (v)

I am very grateful to have found somewhere so cool this close to our hotel! They have a lunch service and also a food shop underneath the cafe. They have a set meal so you can try a bit of everything, or you can choose some things separately. I had the Dupuy Lentil Soup which was beautiful and I would eat it every day! I checked out the store and bought some Ombar raw chocolate and a rice milk chocolate dessert, then got an apricot rice pudding from the cafe to take away for later. I popped back in again today and got some tofu sushi. Everything here is vegan, organic and macrobiotic. Oh, and delicious.

Lavinia Good Food

I ended up spending so much money here but I didn't mind because it was so fresh and delicious and will last me most of the day. The girl working there was so lovely and helpful. It was also nice to get out of the cold and sit in such a cute cafe! I started with smashed avocado with apple slices and curry oil on quinoa crackers and a red veggie cocktail. I was going to leave it at that but I let my curiosity (maybe greediness?) get the better of me and I also got a slice of vegan cheesecake and a raw hot chocolate. Yum! As I was about to pay, I also added on a takeaway chickpea and Brussels sprout salad and an iced tea. All so incredibly yummy and filling!

ADELAIDE, PERTH, MARGARET RIVER

I'm on a plane to Amsterdam via Singapore and Abu Dhabi as I post this and I'm on my phone so I can't work out how to post photos (yay technology!) so I'll fix that at some point. Pics of deliciousness coming soon. How cool that planes can have internet! Ha! [Edit: photos should be up now!]

The Gov – Adelaide

Last time we played at The Gov, I played it ‘safe’ (or boring?) and got a plate of chips. My body was sad. This time we checked with the chef, who said they could make a vegie hotpot. Well, I was sold! It was a lentil curry type thing with a side of rice. Very good. I got it again the next night and this time there was no rice but it came with a side of gluten free bread. I preferred the rice. Mmmm rice. I also got a side of green salad, which was also better the first night. First night it had fresh cherry tomatoes and red onion and a nice dressing, but the second night it was just greens and sundried tomato and had some naughty bits of parmesan which I picked out.

The Store – North Adelaide

A big group of us went to The Store for breaky. The staff were friendly and prompt. I got gluten free bread with avocado and roast tomato and a coffee. Hurray for Bonsoy! The gluten free bread felt homemade and while yummy, would have been better if it was really well toasted (as most gluten free breads are, unfortunately!) Dara said hers was toasted perfectly. I found the food to be a little expensive but very well presented; all the food was beautifully plated up.

Wild Thyme – North Adelaide

We made a quick stop at this organic food market and café on the way to the airport so I could stock up on snacks. I was so happy! I got a few muesli bars from the store part and a rice salad and raw peanut butter goodie ball from the café part. I noticed that a lot of the products were quite a lot more expensive than they are in Brisbane and other parts of Australia, but expensiveness seems to be a bit of a trend in Adelaide. Maybe. Anyway, the rice salad was delicious and fresh and complex. It had rocket and almonds and tofu and coriander. I got a small serving ($9.90) but could definitely have gone the larger serve ($12.90).

Taka Japanese - Perth

Our stage tech, Luke, had told us about a cute little Japanese eatery near our hotel that was super cheap, so when we got to the hotel we had to go check it out. It was indeed incredibly cheap, with small meals around $6 and large meals around $8. I had some sushi so I didn’t ruin my appetite for dinner later, and also because I couldn’t be bothered finding out what was gluten free/vegan. There were a few veg options (soups, tempura, fried tofu dishes) but I doubt much would be able to me made gluten free. Everyone who had food there said it was delicious.

Poppo Korean and Japanese - Perth

I’d been to this place once before so I knew they were pretty good at working out what was gluten free. I got a miso based soup with tofu and vegies and a side of rice. It was a little expensive for what I got, but it was very yummy and fresh tasting, and definitely gluten free so I was happy. Will visit again.

Urban Bowl - Perth

My visit to Urban Bowl was a lovely experience! It is at the bottom of an office building in quite an ‘officey’ area, but I’d put on my nice clothes for an interview so I didn’t feel out of place. I’d looked it up online and saw that it was Vietnamese based cuisine and coffee, which is exactly what I felt like. I asked the guy at the counter (possibliy owner or manager, lovely guy) about the soy milk and was happy to discover it was gluten free (flat white, please!) and then asked for food that was able to me made gluten free and vegan. He had a chat to the chef (also lovely bloke!) who said he would make up some rice paper rolls fresh so they didn’t have any soy sauce in the tofu marinade. Yay! He also mentioned that they’re changing all their soy sauce to tamari soon so all the items will be gluten free. Winner! They didn’t charge me extra for soy milk, which was nice of them. The rice paper rolls were huge and packed full of vermicelli, tofu and vegies. Deeeeeelicious! I would definitely recommend this place.

Our Rider @ Astor Theatre – Perth

When our rider arrived, I felt very excited because we do not usually get to experience much fresh fruit and vegetables on tour. It was beautifully set out on platters and I pigged out on veggie sticks and hommus. I ate a bunch of passionfruits, a punnet of blueberries and some mango, and cut up mango and pineapple the boys; I felt like a good Mum feeding the kids half time at their cricket game. I even took some vegie sticks with me after the show and had them for breaky. Mega health points.

Margaret River Bakery – Margaret River

We stopped in here for a quick meal before loading in to the venue, but unfortunately there was nothing gluten free and vegan. They had quite a few gluten free options and vegetarian options but nothing vegan so I walked down the street in search of nourishment and I finally came across…

Rivive Health Foods – Margaret River

This is a health food store with a little kitchen at the back that sells pies, burgers and wraps. I got a sesame burger, which consisted of a homemade (on the spot!) sesame patty and salad. It was quite good. They were pretty busy so it took about half an hour to be made but it was worth the wait and I explored some nearby shops while I waited.

Settlers Tavern – Margaret River

The menu at Settlers Tavern is extensive and fancy! Everything looked really awesome. They have specified on the menu what is gluten free/vegan/vegetarian and they also have vegan wines on the wine list. Win! I had a Plate of Joy! This was a veg patty, salad, ratatouille and rice. It was such a big serving even I couldn’t finish it all, so that’s saying something! It was very delicious and fresh. The veg patty was slightly spicy and nice and crunchy. 10/10 would eat it again. I want the recipe.