Healthy Vegan Street Food is due for release on 11 Oct 2022. By Jackie Kearney, award-winning author of Vegan Street Food (PETA Cookery Book of the Year 2015) and My Vegan Travels (shortlisted for Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award 2018). BBC One's MasterChef finalist (2011) & British Street Food Awards finalist (2012).

Healthy Vegan Street Food

Street Food Inspired healthy plant based recipes,
from India to Indonesia

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Delicious & healthy street food inspired recipes & plant-forward home cooking

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Latest Podcast

Latest podcast, talking British comfort classics with Rishim Sachdeva and Lauren Lovatt

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Cookery Classes

Join us for plant based cookery classes at our retreats in the Ligurian coastal mountains.

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Featured recipe

Delicious & healthy street food inspired recipes & plant-forward home cooking

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Latest Podcast

Latest podcast, talking British comfort classics with Rishim Sachdeva and Lauren Lovatt

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Who is Jackie Kearney?

Jackie was a finalist in BBC One's MasterChef 2011 and the British Street Food Awards in 2012. As a street food pioneer in the UK, Jackie, aka The Hungry Gecko, travelled up and down the country with her iconic trailer Barbarella, serving up Asian fusion street food, as well as working with the MasterChef street food bus. Jackie now divides her time between Manchester and Italy, where she is building a wellness retreat in the Ligurian mountains.

Consultancy

Jackie works for several leading UK restaurants on menu and recipe development, including Tampopo Restaurants (Manchester & London) and Genesis (London). She also developed and co-wrote The Noodle Cook Book for Mr Lee's Noodle Company.

Wellness Italy

When she's not writing cook books, Jackie divides her time between Manchester and Italy where she is building a wellness retreat in the Ligurian coastal mountains with her husband Lee, and their dog Bosco. She supports several charities including Women's Aid, Mercy Ships and Charity Water.

Inspiring Recipes

Easy to follow website recipes, from classic Asian street food to healthy home cooked vegan & vegetarian dishes for all the family.

Vegan Street Food

Award-winning cookery book, Vegan Street Food, packed with exciting street food inspired vegan recipes & travel tales from India to Indonesia. Winner of Peta Cook Book of the Year.

Plant Based Burgers & Other Fast Food Fixes

Jackie's third book Plant Based Burgers & Other Fast Food Fixes, was first published in 2018 (called Vegan Mock Meat Revolution). Now re-rereleased under new title in 2022. This book is packed with delicious plant based recipes to recreate your favourite mock meat dishes at home and ideas for creating mock meats from scratch with fresh & healthy ingredients.

My Vegan Travels

Jackie's second book My Vegan Travels was nominated for an Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award 2018. This time it's all about globally inspired comfort food! Recipes inspired by UK classics, Mediterranean summers, Asian street food and quintessential American dishes all re-imagined in plant based recipes. Nominated for Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award.

Vegan Christmas Feasts

Vegan Christmas Feasts is a collection of selected recipes from Vegan Street Food and Vegan Travels, alongside lots of new recipes, all perfect for plant based holiday feasts and celebrations.

​For me, it’s simply about producing an amazing plate of food for people to enjoy!

The Hungry Gecko Blog

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My Vegan Travels Launch Party

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