Loui Blake

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Interviews

Loui Blake: “My Belief in This Space Has Never Been Stronger”

London-based Loui Blake is known for is work as an entrepreneur, angel investor and public speaker in the plant-based space. Loui opened the UK’s largest vegan restaurant Erpingham House back in 2018 before going on to co-found pizza kitchen Vegan Dough Co during the pandemic, and most recently was named as new CEO of Miami Foods in May of this year. Loui has been busy since we last spoke three years ago, to say the least. We also heard of some exciting developments on the Miami Foods front, so it was time to catch up with Loui and hear his latest news and insights into plantbased business in 2022. Tell us a bit about what you’ve been up to since we last spoke in 2019. …

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Erpingham House Popup Location Opens in London

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Gastronomy & Food Service

Erpingham House Popup Location Opens in London for Veganuary

Erpingham House popup location to open at Cloud Twelve Wellness Club as consumers are encouraged to try a vegan diet this month. The UK’s largest vegan restaurant, Erpingham House, is to open a popup location in London on January 11. The restaurant will take over the brasserie at Cloud Twelve, a wellness and lifestyle club in Notting Hill. This popup will be Erpingham House’s first London location, adding to its existing restaurants in Norwich, Brighton, and Edinburgh. The menu will feature dishes such as Whipped Tofu Parfait, Seitan Filet Mignon, and Forest Mushroom Duxelles, with an emphasis on locally-sourced, sustainable produce. Erpingham House will also create some vegan children’s meals to be served at the Cloud Twelve Kids Club, extending the existing healthy menu. The …

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Loui Blake

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Gastronomy & Food Service

UK’s largest Vegan Restaurant Erpingham House Announces Opening Date for Brighton Venue

Two years after opening the largest vegan restaurant in UK, Erpingham House co-founder Loui Blake announces the restaurant’s second location, at 14 Duke street in Brighton. The first location in Norwich was recognised as one of the UK’s top vegetarian restaurants by the Times and was twice nominated by VegFest as restaurant of the year.

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Loui Blake

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Interviews

Loui Blake: “Our Marketing Strategy Has Driven Customers, and the Product Has Kept Them Coming Back”

Loui Blake is a successful vegan entrepreneur who owns and operates Erpingham House – the UK’s largest plant-based restaurant. He also runs Kalifornia Kitchen in London and has recently completed a crowdfund to open a second restaurant location in Brighton, just 18 months after launching the first.

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