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16/10/2026

Our platters are 100% vegan & 100% delicious 🌱👩‍🍳

16/10/2026

🌱🏆 DID YOU KNOW THAT ONE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S TOP 100 RESTAURANTS IS RIGHT HERE IN CLARENS?

And here’s the delicious twist… IT’S 100% VEGAN! 💚

Tucked away in the beautiful village of Clarens, NEKED Food is proudly the only fully vegan restaurant in the Free State, and we’re making quite a name for ourselves, both locally and internationally!

🏆 TOP 100 RESTAURANTS IN SOUTH AFRICA, awarded by the Restaurant Association of South Africa (RASA) in both 2023 and 2024.

And here’s what makes that particularly special…

This isn’t a vegan or vegetarian category! We’re recognised alongside South Africa’s finest steakhouses, seafood restaurants and traditional fine-dining establishments. Same playing field. Same standards. Just plants! 🌱

🌍 MULTIPLE INTERNATIONAL AWARDS, including Hidden Gem of the Year and Most Innovative Vegan Restaurant.

👩‍🍳 Our chef and founder, Vanessa Jarvis-Findlay, is also a multi-award-winning chef, most recently receiving the prestigious 2025 RASA CEO Award for Culinary Innovation and Vegan Artistry.

Not bad for a little vegan restaurant in the Free State, hey? 😉

But here’s what we really want you to know…

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE VEGAN TO LOVE OUR FOOD!

In fact, many of our guests are meat eaters who arrive curious and leave absolutely blown away by just how delicious plant-based food can be.

From our famous smoky BBQ seitan ribs and creamy curries to our indulgent comfort food, we create everything with passion, imagination and a whole lot of love.

We’re not here to preach about what you should or shouldn’t eat. We’re simply here to serve extraordinary food that happens to be 100% plant-based.

So next time you’re visiting Clarens, come and discover why our little restaurant has earned a place amongst South Africa’s very best.

We’d absolutely love to welcome you! 💚

📍 NEKED Food | Clarens, Free State

🌱 100% Plant-Based

🏆 Nationally & Internationally Award-Winning

💚 Everyone Welcome, Vegans and Meat Lovers Alike!

Come hungry. Leave surprised. You might just fall in love with plants! 😉

14/10/2026

“So what made you go vegan?” 🤔

If you’ve been asked this once, you’ve probably been asked a hundred times. Health, the planet, a documentary, a friend, a moment that changed everything... there are so many different paths.

But for so many of us, it all comes back to one thing. Love 💚

Love for animals. Love for the world we share with them. And love for knowing our choices can be a little kinder every single day.

We spotted this beautiful chalkboard and it said it better than we ever could 🐮🐷🐶

Now over to you. What was your reason?

We’d love to confirm the location of this artwork! If you know, let us know 🙏

14/10/2026

🧀🧈 My next NEKED Food masterclass is here, and we’re making cheese AND butter!

Our Seitan Masterclass was such a joy, watching everyone create beautiful food in their own kitchens. Now I’m inviting you back for five creamy, indulgent favourites, made entirely from plants. 💚

During this live online cook-along, I’ll teach you how to make:

🌱 Vegan feta
🌱 Vegan burrata
🌱 Vegan cream cheese
🌱 Our signature cashew cheese sauce, the delicious one we use on our NEKED Food burgers and mac & cheese
🌱 My luxurious vegan butter

We’ll work through the recipes together, with tips on flavour, texture and consistency, time for questions and help along the way.

📅 Wednesday, 11 November 2026
🕕 Class: 18:00–20:00 SAST
🕠 Login and technical check from 17:45
💻 Join online from your own kitchen

CHOOSE YOUR TICKET

🎟️ General admission: R295 per household

📖 Masterclass + signed hardcover cookbook: R825 per household
Includes a personally signed copy of NEKED Food: The Plant Based Gourmet Edition. Save R65 on the combined price. Courier charges are additional.

Both options include all five recipes, a welcome pack, shopping list, preparation guide, live troubleshooting and seven days of access to the recording. Ingredients are additional.

Book early so you have time to receive your shopping list and gather everything you’ll need.

One ticket covers your household, so gather your kitchen accomplices and come cook with me. The washing-up arrangements are entirely yours. 😉

Book at www.nekedfood.co.za/events
WhatsApp: +27742263151

With love,
Chef Vanessa ### 💚

14/10/2026

Join us for an elegant plant-based Christmas Eve Luncheon in the NEKED Food garden in Clarens — Dec 24, 2026 at 13:00. Enjoy a festive menu, w**es, soft drinks and dishes from Vanessa’s bestselling cookbook. Our last event sold out fast — book your spot now! https://wix.to/wLf5zwB

Christmas Eve LuncheonIn The Garden in ClarensDec 24, 2026 | 13:00NEKED Food Vegan Restaurant Clarens✨ A Christmas Eve feast worth gathering for… ✨ Join us for an elegant plant-based Christmas luncheon in the NEKED Food garden, featuring a spectacular festive menu, w**es and soft drinks & dish...

14/10/2026

Join us: ONLINE VEGAN CHEESE MASTERCLASS with Chef Vanessa Jarvis-Findlay

Nov 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

13/10/2026

🌱🍓🔥 THE ULTIMATE NEKED FOOD SHARING PLATTER! 🔥🍓🌱

You know that feeling when you look at a menu and simply cannot decide what to order because everything sounds so delicious?

Well, we’ve solved that little problem! 😍

Our NEKED Food Sharing Platter is a gorgeous celebration of our kitchen, bringing together a selection of our most popular dishes, bold flavours and culinary creations in one unbelievably delicious feast.

Think fresh Vietnamese summer rolls, roasted strawberries with our luscious whipped vegan feta, grilled tofu with peanut satay, beautifully seasoned seitan “biltong” bites paired with apple, our famous broccoli salad and little Cape Malay lentil curry vetkoek bursting with fragrant spices.

Then we take things up another notch with sticky, umami-rich glazed oyster mushrooms, our famous potato towers, smoky barbecue seitan “ribs” and a delicious creamy potato salad.

It’s sweet, savoury, smoky, spicy, creamy, crunchy and utterly irresistible!

And yes, before you ask, every single delicious bite is 100% vegan. 🌱

Our seitan “biltong” and smoky BBQ “ribs” deliver all those wonderfully familiar, satisfying flavours and textures, entirely made from plants!

This is exactly what we love about plant-based cooking. Taking beautiful ingredients, adding a generous helping of creativity and a little NEKED magic, and turning them into something quite extraordinary.

Whether you’re a devoted vegan, a curious foodie or simply someone who loves exceptional food, this platter is an invitation to experience just how exciting plant-based cuisine can be.

Bring your favourite people, settle into our beautiful Clarens garden, order a sharing platter and prepare for a proper feast.

Of course, sharing is entirely optional. We won’t judge! 😂💚

📍 NEKED Food, Clarens
🏆 Proudly recognised among South Africa’s Top 100 Restaurants
🌱 100% Plant-Based | Multi-Award-Winning Cuisine

Great food tastes even better when it’s shared. 💚

13/10/2026

I’ve removed the post about Cape to Clarens w**e festival. The comments were becoming a bit outrageous and personal. The organisers have reached out. It’s not resolved but I think I made my point.