Name: Evolving Vegan
Released: 2023-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Mena Massoud

Available on Peacock, Tubi

Mena Massoud, actor and cookbook author, travels across North America and eats his way through some of the coolest cities to reveal how beautiful meals, talented chefs and restaurateurs are making plant-based food delicious and attainable.

Reality · 2023 · 42 min

Starring Mena Massoud

EPISODE 1

Los Angeles, CA

Mena restaurant-hops with friends Lilly Singh and Laura Marano, indulging in plant-based French pastries, "pastrami" sammies, Thai "chicken" wings and "carne" asada.

40 min · Apr 1, 2023
EPISODE 2

Portland, OR

A diverse group of chefs create mouth-watering plant-based dumplings, fried `chik'n' sandwiches and Vietnamese `catfish'; Mena forages for lobster mushrooms and visits the oldest tofu factory in America.

40 min · Apr 6, 2023
EPISODE 3

Vancouver, BC

Mena explores his Canadian backyard, discovering delicious plant-based sushi, pistachio cannolis, and pizza; he gets hands-on at a vegan cheese factory with comedian Bassem Youssef and catches a floatplane to forage for sea- asparagus.

40 min · Apr 15, 2023
EPISODE 4

Mexico City, MX

In a frenzy of mezcal and spice, Mena devours a host of local delicacies - plant-based seafood, aguachile, and classic enfrijoladas; he joins a local abuela to make traditional moles, and visits the legendary floating chinampas.

42 min · Apr 22, 2023
EPISODE 5

Austin, TX

Deep in the heart of Texas is a vegan oasis; Mena explores the off-beat Texan Capitol's surprising plant-based bounty: fried chicken, larger-than-life biscuits, short rib baos and mouth-watering vegan brisket.

41 min · Apr 29, 2023
EPISODE 6

Toronto, ON

Mena returns to his hometown; he makes vegan ice cream with musician Tesher, then swings home to get a taste of Mom's Egyptian cooking.

40 min · May 6, 2023