Will it not be difficult to find vegan food when you eat out?

The best response I have had to date was someone from work who said, "so you just don't want to be invited to any dinner parties again". Most people have been curious as to why I have decided to become a vegan now after being a vegetarian for so long. A number of people probably think I am just changing to impress my girlfriend and it will pass. For some people they thought being a vegetarian was enough of a restriction while eating out. 

Eating out in restaurants with my new diet has not been a problem so far. I enjoy eating out in a good Indian restaurant and most have a wide choice of vegetarian and vegan options. It has just made me speak to the staff more and I have had interesting discussions about what is actually in the dishes I am about to order. At the Sanam, my local Indian restaurant in Falkirk, the owners joked, "'there is no point in you looking at the menu now" after I told him I was now cutting out dairy. He then went on to explain that they would be happy to try and adapt any dish I wanted to meet my taste. 

In both Glasgow and Edinburgh there has been a few Mexican Street Food carry-outs open. This has been great for eating on the move. At Taco Mazama: Mexican Kitchen in Glasgow Central Train Station they even have a big poster in the window welcoming vegetarians and Vegans, offering to add more guacamole to replace cheese- which is a fair swap as far as I am concerned. 

In 2013 Glasgow was named as the most Vegan Friendly city in Europe. The reason given includes  two of my favourite pub/ venues- Mono and Stereo. Both have great vegan menus and Mono even has a record shop (where my friend Mark works). Mono was voted Best Restaurant for the second year running at the UK Vegfest Awards!

The best buffet I have had at a conference over the past few months was the catering at the Nourish conference in Glasgow in October where lunch on both days was predominately vegan with no need for any fanfare.