vherbalkitchen

16/01/2026

January Drums at Vegan Fairs 🏆

I performed as a DJ for the first time ever at the Veganfairs awards night last Saturday.

Its been one of my life bucket lists to do a live DJ set, for anyone who knows I had some slight involvement in the DNB 'scene' in the late 2000s, so this was a lot of fun!

Play mix here : https://on.soundcloud.com/IVhPZWlQMzmaS6Z3ur

The mix is now available to listen to on soundcloud, hopefully i'll get to do this again in the future.

A huge thank you for all the love since winning the award too, it's been amazing to read thriugh all the messages and comments. We appreciate every single one of you!

See you soon x

11/01/2026

YOUR vote mattered!

We won BEST Street Food Trader 2025! 🏆🌱

We want to personally thank every one of you who voted for us at the first ever Awards Night. With well over 1,000 votes spread across 10 different categories, every single vote truly mattered.

What makes this even more special is that we actually won by just ONE vote. So when we say YOU were the vote that won it for us, we genuinely mean it. This win happened because of YOU.

We’ve worked incredibly hard since August 2024, with pretty much no breaks, so having that effort recognised means more than we can put into words. Thank you for your continued support and belief in us. it really does mean everything ❤️

Huge congratulations to the other winners on the night and 👏

We know how hard everyone works on the circuit and all the time and effort that goes into these independent businesses, so a big shout out all our other Veganfairs family who were nominated in all the categories. It was great for all of us to be in the same place and not actually be working.. Amen to that!

Thanks to everyone who stuck around for my Drum and Bass DJ set, which is actually the first time i’ve ever DJed would you believe it - it’s like 2008 all over again 😂

A special thank you to , Julia & Jack, and a massive congratulations to the team as is now officially a CIC (Not-for-Profit) 🎉

This means any profits made will be reinvested back into the independent vegan business community, which is HUGE news. It also allows to offer more free spots at events for charitable organisations such as animal sanctuaries, rescues, and activists. If that’s you or someone you know, please get in touch with Daisy or .

Here’s to 2026! 🥂

We’re off to Egypt for 2 weeks. See you in February!

Dan & Simone x

29/12/2025

We are closed for January!

As this year comes to a close, I would like to thank everyone who has supported us this year.

We all hope you ate too much, spent quality time with your family and friends, and had the best Christmas Holiday.

And on that note, it’s time for us to have a break too.

We have worked 68 weekends out of the 74 since opening the trailer.

We’ve pushed it to the limit, we’ve pushed it until we can’t do no more lol I think the kids call it ‘tapped in the head’.

So it’s time for a well-deserved rest and reset. Holiday booked, chakra realignment therapy, some ice baths and time to focus on the new year.

We will be at the Vegan Fairs awards night in Bristol Jan 10th, i’m actually DJing there!

Our first event back will be Romsey Vegan Market with Vegan Fairs Feb 8th.

Thank you so much and BRB!

Dan & Simone x

16/12/2025

Coppershell Animal Rescue ❤️🎄🐮

Another incredible open day and an amazing amount of money raised!

We were blessed this Saturday with beautiful winter sunshine at the Sanctuary, perfect for such an important event. It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces, including our old Harp & Crown regulars, as well as plenty of new ones too. Thank you to everyone who came along. We truly appreciate all the support and generosity shown throughout the day.

We sold over 150 pizzas and had an absolute blast in the trailer, firing them out, something we’ll never get tired of! It feels especially meaningful knowing exactly where the money is going, and it means the world to us that you all came down to support the Sanctuary.

Genna, Matt, and Coppershell are incredibly dear to us, and we have so much appreciation for the tireless work they do for the animals and the wider rescue community. We will always be there to support them whenever they need it.

At the last open day, we collectively raised over £3,500, so we set our sights even higher this time. Thanks to everyone’s generosity, the day was a huge success, raising an incredible £5,200! a truly remarkable total!

Whether you donated by buying pizza, merchandise, freshly baked goods, taking part in the tombola, getting a tattoo, or donating online, we are deeply grateful. Every contribution, big or small, helped make this event such a special day.

Thank you for supporting the Sanctuary. we can’t wait to see you at the next one.

Dan & Simone x

15/12/2025

15/12/2025

ONE LAST TAKEAWAY 🍕🎄🎁🧄🌱

This Friday will be our last day for takeaway pizza this year!

It’s been an amazing year for us, and as it’s almost Christmas, we invite you down to one last time this year for our final takeaway night of 2025.

And as a thank you for all your support this year, any 2 main menu pizzas ordered for this Friday will receive 1 FREE Garlic mozz pizzette (9-inch) with their order!

FREE GARLIC PIZZETTE WITH EVERY 2 PIZZA!!

It’s that simple, to receive one garlic-infused, butter-coated Christmas present from us, for FREE! just PRE-ORDER 2 main menu (12-inch) size pizza and you will be presented with a lovely pizzette from us, on the house, for nothing.

Order 4 pizza and you get 2 FREE Garlic Mozz pizzette and so on…

THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!

TO PRE-ORDER - Message us through Instagram or Facebook

But seriously, thank you for all your support this year, and we look forward to seeing you from the trailer one last time this 2025!

Anyone brave enough to have a dessert calzone filled with christmas pudding chunks and custard? I personally think it’s delish!

Lots of love

Dan & Simone x

10/12/2025

This SUNDAY! 🍕🌱🎄

It's the last Vegan Fairs of 2025! 🥲

We will be in Totnes, at the Civic Hall Park and Square, serving all your faves and a couple of Christmas specials too!

Our Christmas specials include our always popular carb overload, 'Miso Dauohinoise'. Our Christmas Pizzette, our take on the classic Brie and Cranberry, AND... Christmas dessert calzone filled with Christmas pudding chunks and custard!

Come and join us one last time this year!

Serving 10am till 3pm

See you then ✌️🍕🌱

Dan & Simone x

08/12/2025

November DUMP

It’s about time I started doing these dump things! November has been busy and quiet for obvious reasons, but whatever the season or weather, we’re always having fun!

1. Our starter from one of our pop-ups Projects Frome - Roasted Prince Crown Squash, spiced buerre noisette, roasted walnut, served on vegan straccia
2. One crustyboi Nduja Pumpkin at Vegan Fairs Salisbury Vegan Market always a great event for us!
3. on tour
4. Late night clean down at Coppershell Animal Rescue takeaway
5. The start of our tiles falling off :(
6. Trip to Manny Co-op Live to see Richard Ashcroft - A Birthday treat for my Mum
7. A wet day
8. For Christmas last year, Simone surprised me with an ‘owl encounter’ experience at The Bird of Prey Project I’m a ‘fully fledged’ bird-nerd lol. They’re a dedicated conservation and rescue charity working to protect wild spaces, restore natural habitats, and give our feathery friends the best chance at a healthy future. Every bird in their care is treated with respect, patience, and a deep understanding of their natural behaviours.

They also run a rehabilitation hospital for injured wild raptors — everything from owls to kestrels to buzzards — with the goal of releasing them back into the wild where they belong. On top of that, they rescue birds of prey that have been bred in captivity or privately owned and kept in terrible conditions. Shockingly, there are no regulations around keeping birds of prey in captivity in the UK, which means so many of these extraordinary animals end up suffering at the hands of people who simply don’t know how to care for them.

For anyone who cares about wildlife, conservation, or ethical animal welfare, they are absolutely a charity worth supporting. They’re doing important work, and they deserve every bit of recognition and help they can get.
9. Foccacia
10. friend Golden Glaze Doughnuts
11. A trip to BOA to see Lamina Bakery and pick up some amazing patisserie. You need to go every Thursday!
12. Mr Puss looking over the Whitley residents

November was nice!

02/12/2025

Behind the Hatch 👀 Trailer update 🔧

If you’ve been to see us the last couple of weeks, you’ve probably noticed that our back tiled wall has sadly been falling apart (never a dull day with the trailer), so this gave us a new job to get it fixed.

The tiles have served their purpose for now, and we didn’t feel like re-tiling it all again, so we got in touch with JPA Engineering based in Royal Wootton Bassett, and after having a nice chat with them, we decided on fitting a smart-looking, very clean and practical stainless steel back wall with our laser-cut logo.

All we had to do was give them the measurements and our logo, and the rest was down to them. We rocked up on Friday afternoon, and one of their best fabricators (AKA my Dad lol) Steve, fit everything in for us. We knew it was going to look great, but JPA went the extra mile and made our logo pop by adding a black background. As you can tell by the photos, it looks amazing, catches the eye and we are so happy with the finished product.

If you’re looking for some professional metal work done for your business, trailer, maybe your logo laser cut and displayed somewhere, then get in touch with JPA Engineering and say Dan from vherbalkitchen sent you, it’ll be worth it!

JPA Engineering ltd
Unit 19a / 19b Whitehill Industrial est
Royal Wootton Bassett
SN4 7DB
01793 854779

24/11/2025

2025 Vegan Fairs Awards! 🍕🎉🥇🏆🌱✌️

We have been nominated for ‘Best Street Food’ in this years Veganfairs awards!

Having been part of the Veganfairs family for nearly 18 months now, we’re so proud and honoured to be part of this community and to work alongside some of the best traders around!

Voting is now open!

www.veganfairs.co.uk/awards

Voting will close at midnight on New Year’s Eve, and the winners of each category (there are a few!) will be announced at the ‘End of Year’ Party in Bristol on Saturday 10th January. Make sure you vote for all your favourites and, if you’d like, join us at the awards party (tickets available) for a night of celebration, good laughs, and maybe even a DNB DJ set from yours truly 😏 you never know what might happen! 😂

Thanks to everyone who has supported us at the markets, and to all the traders who are now friends. Good luck with the voting, and we’ll see you on 10th January at the awards night x

20/11/2025

Remember.. December! 🍕🌲😇🤌

Another 10 events this month, spreading the festive cheer in the form of delicious pizza!

3 huge events this month with our special Christmas pop-ups at Projects Frome featuring dessert collabs from Lamina Bakery and Golden Glaze Doughnuts AND Coppershell Animal Rescue Christmas open-day with another ‘NOT FOR PROFIT’ takeaway to help raise funds for all the animals at the Sanctuary.

4th Dec - Projects Christmas pop-up #1
5th Dec - Dog House Calne taprooms
6th Dec - Bath Rugby vs Munster Rugby
7th Dec - Sparkle Vegan Events Guildford
12th Dec - Electric Bear Brewing Takeaway
13th Dec - Coppershell Open-day
14th Dec - Vegan Fairs Totnes market
18th Dec - Projects Christmas pop-up #2
19th Dec - Coppershell Takeaway (last one of 2025)
27th Dec - Bath Rugby vs Northampton Saints

It’s going to be a good month! Look forward to seeing you all wherever you are!

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!

Dan & Simone x