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Richard Makin
View on WikipediaRichard Makin is an English vegan cookbook writer and food blogger who promotes plant-based recipes. He owns the websites School Night Vegan and All Veg Considered. Makin describes himself as an "experimental vegan food scientist".[1]
Career
[edit]Makin graduated from SOAS University of London with a linguistics degree and spent time exploring San Francisco's street food scene.[2] Upon returning to London in 2015 he purchased a van and established his own ice cream company.[2] His company Blu Top specialized in home-made ice cream cookie sandwiches.[3] His company used unhomogenised whole milk from The Estate Dairy.[4] It took Makin 400 attempts to bake the perfect cookie.[3]
Makin created School Night Vegan in 2018 to share vegan recipes.[5] In 2019 he joined Wicked Kitchen.[6] In 2023, he authored his first cookbook Anything You Can Cook, I Can Cook Vegan. It was rated by The Independent as one of the "14 best vegan cookbooks" of 2024.[7] It includes a wide range of recipes from a fry-up breakfast to macaroni and cheese.[8] It also includes plant-based "egg" and meat substitute recipes such as seitan and tofu.[9] A review in the Stylist commented that the book is a "reminder that vegan cooking doesn’t have to be pared back; in fact, it’s possible to create dishes that are just as exciting and delicious as their non-plant-based counterparts".[8]
Makin has written recipes for Olive Magazine and Plant-Based News.[10][11] He works for the vegan travel company The Getaway Co.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Makin is a life-long vegetarian and advocate for animal rights.[6][10] In November 2017, he became vegan.[5] He resides at Hastings with his husband.[1][5]
Selected publications
[edit]- Anything You Can Cook, I Can Cook Vegan (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023)[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b McGarry, Fiona (2023). "Have Fun and Veganise". Hastings Independent Press. Archived from the original on March 17, 2025.
- ^ a b Hanson, Kyra (2023). "What's It Like To Be An Ice Cream Seller In London?". Londonist. Archived from the original on June 18, 2023.
- ^ a b Hughes, Emma (2016). "This summer's coolest trend? The ice-cream sandwich". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on July 17, 2024.
- ^ "About Us". Blu Top. 2016. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c "My vegan life… Richard Makin of School Night Vegan". Vegan Food & Living. 2019. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "Wicked Gets Schooled with School Night Vegan". Wicked Kitchen. 2020. Archived from the original on November 7, 2024.
- ^ "14 best vegan cookbooks to inspire your plant-based culinary repertoire". The Independent. 2024. Archived from the original on February 18, 2025.
- ^ a b Geall, Lauren (2023). "3 tasty vegan 'fakeaway' recipes for a truly delicious weekend feast". Stylist. Archived from the original on November 14, 2024.
- ^ Baldwin, Caroline (2023). "Book review: Anything You Can Cook, I Can Cook Vegan". The Caterer.
- ^ a b c "My Story". School Night Vegan. 2025. Archived from the original on January 27, 2025.
- ^ "Richard Makin". C&W Agency. 2025. Archived from the original on March 17, 2025.
- ^ "Anything You Can Cook, I Can Cook Vegan". Bloomsbury Publishing. 2023. Archived from the original on October 8, 2024.
