Mena Massoud
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Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes2023
Evolving Vegan
Season 1
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
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Episode 142 min2023-03-30
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.
Episode 242 min2023-04-06
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.
Episode 342 min2023-04-13
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.
Episode 444 min2023-04-20
Mexico City, MX
In a frenzy of mezcal and spice, Mena devours a host of local delicacies - vegan seafood, aguachile, and classic enfrijoladas. He joins a local abuela to make traditional moles, and visits the legendary floating chinampas.
Episode 542 min2023-04-27
Austin, TX
Mena explores the off-beat Texan Capitol's surprising plant-based bounty: fried "chicken", short rib baos and mouth-watering vegan brisket. Plus, he straps on his boots and two-steps his way through a classic honky-tonk.
Episode 642 min2023-05-04
Toronto, ON
Mena returns home and dives into the multicultural food scene in The Six: Oaxacan tetelas, jerk jackfruit sammies, and vegan ice cream with musician Tesher. He swings by Mom's to fulfill his cravings for her irreplaceable Egyptian cooking.
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