Evolving Vegan

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

2023 HD 42min United States English

Mena Massoud

Documentary

S1E1 - Los Angeles, CA 2023-03-30

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.

S1E2 - Portland, OR 2023-04-06

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.

S1E3 - Vancouver, BC 2023-04-13

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.

S1E4 - Mexico City, MX 2023-04-20

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.

S1E5 - Austin, TX 2023-04-27

Mena explores the off-beat Texan Capitols 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.

S1E6 - Toronto, ON 2023-05-04

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 Moms to fulfill his cravings for her irreplaceable Egyptian cooking.

S2E1 - Philadelphia, PA 2024-04-16

The city rich in history and hearty food surprises with elevated live-fire cooking and an unexpected turn on the Philly “Cheesesteak”.

S2E2 - Montréal, QC 2024-04-23

Mena visits a city steeped in tradition… and gravy, as he indulges in hearty plant-based Quebecois classics—poutine, smoked “meat” sandwiches, tourtiere, and the famous Montreal bagel.

S2E3 - New Orleans, LA 2024-04-30

In the Big Easy, Mena explores a charming host of plant-based Louisiana staples—vegan beignets, gumbo, biscuits and po boys—with food historian Zella Palmer and cookbook author Timothy Pakron. As an aperitif, he sips cocktails created in the heart of the grand city of New Orleans.

S2E4 - Las Vegas, NV 2024-05-07

Mena feasts with magician and Vegas legend Penn Jillette. He explores the off-strip Sin City vegan food scene, indulging in plant-based “Beef” Wellington, sky-high waffles, and intricate dim sum, then dines with cookbook author Carleigh Bodrug.

S2E5 - Miami, FL 2024-05-14

Bathed in sunshine and Big Latin Culture, Mena learns to make classic Cubanos and traditional Puerto Rican mofongo–vegan-style. He cruises the seas with cookbook author Radhi Devlukia, takes actor Matt Murray to South Beach for mouth-watering molten lava cake, and harvest and tastes astonishing exotic fruits.

S2E6 - Tokyo, Japan 2024-05-21

In the heart of Japan, Mena devours plant-based sushi and ramen. He learns to cook Soba noodles from scratch, home-made mochi, and takes part in a traditional tea ceremony.

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