Evolving Vegan
Character: Himself
Created by: Mena Massoud
Directed by: Jim Morrison IV
Written by: Mena Massoud, Tate Young
Produced by: Jennifer Couke, Michelle Crespi, Eva Filomena, Ali Mashayekhi, Mena Massoud, Natalie Lambert
Cast Members: Mena Massoud
Released date: March 30, 2023
Genre: Food, Travel
Mena Massoud, actor and cookbook author, travels across North America and eats his way through some of the coolest cities to show us how beautiful meals, talented chefs and restaurateurs are making plant-based food delicious and attainable
Episode Synopses:
1.01 – Los Angeles, CA
Mena Massoud restaurant-hops with friends in Los Angeles. Featuring Lilly Singh who helps Mena recreate a NYC deli classic, the pastrami sandwich, and Laura Marano who accompanies Mena as they visit a staple vegan restaurant in Venice, Plant Food + Wine. Mena indulges in elevated plant-based French pastries, Thai “chicken” wings, and unbelievable “carne” asada tacos.
1.02 – Portland, OR
In the Capital of Weird, Mena visits a diverse group of chefs to create mouth-watering plant-based dumplings, fried “chicken” sandwiches, and Vietnamese “catfish”. Mena forages for lobster mushrooms, and visits the oldest tofu factory in America.
1.03 – Vancouver, BC
Mountain, land and sea – Mena explores his Canadian backyard and discovers mouth watering “salmon” sushi, pistachio cannolis, and vegan pizza. He gets hands-on at a vegan cheese factory with comedian Bassem Youssef and catches a floatplane to forage for sea asparagus.
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