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Mena: Vancouver, where have
you been all my life?
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I mean,
look at this.
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The mountains, the ocean,
forests, beaches.
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The glass-towered metropolis
in the middle of this beauty
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reflecting all that abundance.
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As a kid growing up in Toronto,
I never had a chance
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to spend much time on the
west coast of Canada.
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I just knew it had a reputation
for outdoorsy athleisure types.
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But now for the first time I got
a chance to really check it out.
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And it made me want to explore
my own Canadian backyard.
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'Cause Vancouver,
let me tell you something,
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you're doing it right.
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You've got this amazing group of
food futurists growing and
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harvesting local ingredients,
like sea asparagus.
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The local culinary community
here is very close knit.
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Especially
the plant-based chefs.
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They're all grateful to be
living by the water
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and living off the land in a way
few other cities can.
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You won't believe the variety
of produce here.
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I can't wait
to introduce you to Vancouver,
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the most amazing sea to sky
metropolis you'll ever meet.
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♪
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I'm Mena Massoud.
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I'm travelling across
North America and eating my way
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through some of the coolest
cities to show you
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how beautiful meals, talented
chefs and restaurateurs
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are making plant-based living
delicious and attainable.
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So join me as I show you how
the world is Evolving Vegan.
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This morning, I'm diving into
the Vancouver food scene
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like a true local:
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by harvesting produce in the
Fraser Valley farm region.
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Just 45 minutes south of
downtown Vancouver,
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this hyper-fertile river basin
is one of the most
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productive agricultural zones
in the country
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and an indispensable source
of fresh ingredients
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for Vancouver restaurants.
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Here, people harvest
their dinner day of,
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which is exactly what we're
doing at Cropthorne Farm
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with the owner and head chef of
Vancouver's most popular
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upscale plant-based restaurant,
Acorn.
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Hey, hey.
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Shira?
Nice to meet you; I'm Mena.
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Shira: Hi!
Devon?
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Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, Chef.
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Devon:
Pleasure.
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Thanks for bringing me out
here, guys, it's beautiful.
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Is the restaurant back there,
what's going on?
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No restaurant here.
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Welcome to Cropthorne Farm.
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This is I think our biggest
produce supplier.
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And we're excited to go and pick
some stuff with you today,
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and go back and cook.
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You guys literally do
farm to table.
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One of the things that we
love about working with farms is
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that everything that we put on a
plate is picked fresh and ripe,
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and in season.
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Mena: Well, should we go pick
some veg out or what?
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Let's go meet Lydia,
the owner and head farmer.
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Mena: Cropthorne's a three
generation family affair.
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Head farmer Lydia...
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Devon:
Hey Lydia!
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Hey, how's it going?
Very nice to meet you.
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Nice to meet you, thanks for
having me.
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...a full-time certified organic
farmer and Alberta-schooled
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agriculturalist has farmed this
land for over 15 years.
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Cropthorne sells to over
25 restaurants in the Vancouver
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area, so we're heading into the
fields to see what's ripe
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and ready for dinner.
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Alright, we're here!
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Wow.
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What are we walking through
right now?
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Point out some of the stuff
that we have here.
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It's beautiful.
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Lydia: Yeah, so we have
broccolini over here.
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Oh yeah, I see it right here.
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But this isn't quite ready,
right?
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It feels,
it feels a little immature.
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Lydia:
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So we should be harvesting that
towards the end of the week.
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But then I'm walking through,
this is cauliflower.
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We're about a month off from
this crop here.
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Wow.
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Is that kohlrabi over there?
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Lydia: Yeah, so that's the green
and purple kohlrabi.
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What's the best way to
harvest it?
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Just from the root?
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Lydia: Yeah, yeah, you can just
pull it, pull it right up.
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Oh my goodness,
look at that.
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Kohlrabi, a part of
the cabbage family
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with a sweet
but peppery flavour.
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Are they the same colour inside,
it's just different flesh?
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Yeah, exactly.
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But I do prefer the green,
so I think we'll use that.
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And the leaves, do you
anything with these?
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If they come with leaves,
I'll always do something
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with them.
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Something we always do is
kohlrabi kraut with the leaves.
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We'll just stand here
and eat some kohlrabi.
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(Crunching)
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It's not that good.
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Mena: Cropthorne's bounty
doesn't end in their fields.
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It's like a tomato jungle
in here.
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Love it.
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Oh, look at this guy,
this guy's a honker.
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Devon:
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Mena:
Wow.
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They've got a dozen
varieties of tomatoes,
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and a plethora of peppers.
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Including a favourite of mine,
spicy cayennes.
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After we finish picking,
we head back to the city
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with our produce for Chef Devon
to work his magic at Acorn.
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So 10 years now that
you've been in business.
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I'm sure in 2012 the plant-based
community and the vegan scene
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was completely different,
no?
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A lot of the vegan or
plant-based restaurants were
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still trying to emulate meat.
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But we wanted to open up a place
that really just
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celebrated vegetables.
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Mena: How do you think overall
the food scene in Vancouver,
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plant-based,
has changed since 2012?
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Like,
what did that look like?
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A lot of the omnivore
or regular restaurants,
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they're offering a lot more
plant-based options.
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So I think, you know, I have
heard that, like,
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Vancouver is, like, the vegan
Mecca of the world.
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Which I don't know who's trying
to coin that, but if someone
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leaves here, The Acorn and they
go, wow, I just had a vegan meal
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and that was awesome--
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Mena:
Yeah.
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--and I can do this,
then that's great, you know?
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Hi, Chef.
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Mena: Hey, hey!
Hey Chef.
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Devon:
Hello.
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Mena: Oh, this looks
wonderful.
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This should be worn as a crown
on the top of my head,
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it's so beautiful.
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Yeah, the halo of tomatoes.
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Mena:
What do we have?
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(Flames whoosh)
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Devon: Heirloom tomatoes
picked right from
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Cropthorne Farm
this morning.
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Blistered cherries, the leaves
go into the vinaigrette.
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Underneath scraps go into
a caramel.
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So we've got tomato
four ways?
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And Chef, I'm noticing
what looks like
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grated Parmesan cheese.
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What is that on top of the
beautiful tomatoes?
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This is a cured tofu.
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So overall, like
a 10-day process.
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Mena: I'm excited to take
a bite here.
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(Chewing)
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So much sweetness from that
tomato, so much heat
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in that hoop house.
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The succulents of the tomato,
the beautiful oil,
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I still can't get over
the 10-day tofu shaving
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that's Parmesan cheese.
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I mean,
really fantastic work.
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I mean--
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Devon:
Thank you.
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Mena: --it's so fresh
and beautiful.
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And tell me about this dish
as well.
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Devon: This is our play
on Thai papaya salad,
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but using raw kohlrabi
and fresh cayennes
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that we picked this morning.
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Thai papaya salad traditionally
papaya, mango, a lot of
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Thai basil leaves maybe.
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Devon: What we always do here
is a little spin on that
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and using all
local ingredients.
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Mena: This is so beautiful,
light, crisp, refreshing.
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And I'm loving the crunch
from the hazelnuts.
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You know, when we were at the
farm earlier picking those
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beautiful fruits and vegetables,
I didn't know what you
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were gonna come up with but I
think what you've been able to
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do is a testament not only to
The Acorn but to Vancouver.
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Devon: It's funny because
everyone comes here and is like
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"Ooh, sushi."
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But what's really unique
is like the wild foods
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that are available.
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A lot of these things that
other cities, especially
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Canadian cities,
don't have access to, we do.
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Mena:
Yeah.
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Makes it a really
interesting place to cook.
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Mena: Visiting Acorn was the
perfect way to warm up my palate
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to Vancouver's food scene.
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But for every high-end vegan
restaurant in town there's a ton
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of traditional humbler fare
that's equally important
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and delicious.
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Like your neighbourhood
pizzeria.
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Now, I love a good slice of pie
and Grano is Vancouver's
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first plant-based authentic
pizza Napoletana.
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Stoked by a brick oven, it
serves brilliant piping hot
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Italian pies under the watch of
Chef Katie, a long-time vegan
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who helped craft the menu.
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They also serve dessert
unlike anyone else.
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I am super pumped because
we're making cannolis.
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I know, fantastic.
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And cannolis are some of
the hardest things for me
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to find vegan when I first went
plant-based because Italians
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love their cream and their
butter and their eggs.
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The richness, yeah.
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Yeah, everything is so rich.
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So to be authentic, as Italian
as we can get, we did
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a pistachio-based cannoli.
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We have soaked pistachios
and cashews,
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both with ideally a minimum
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of eight hours soak
just so we have an extra
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creaminess texture.
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Solidifier will be
the coconut oil
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and then we have maple syrup,
a plant milk
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which is oat milk we're using.
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Almond extract just to
intensify that pistachio tang.
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Nice.
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Some salts to bring the umami
together and then lastly
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the vanilla extract.
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I am pumped to get
into this filling!
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Let's make cannolis!
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When I was pursuing the dessert
program here, picking the
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cannoli in particular was really
passionate for us in trying to
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find the flavour that would be
unique to the restaurant
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which is why we ended up here.
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♪
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Mena: I mean, man,
I could just swim in that.
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Little Mena jumps in
and just goes swimming.
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(Whirring)
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It's really nice
and the pistachios still
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keep that really beautiful
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natural green texture
and colour which is what we're
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going for without adding
artificial ingredients.
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Being in Vancouver too, a lot
of people here are healthy.
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Like, the healthiest--
Absolutely.
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--people on earth
are in Vancouver.
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Yeah, this is it.
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This still is a vat of fat
but it is plant-based fat.
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This beautiful pistachio filling
needs to cool,
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so we're letting it chill
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and moving on to the
iconic cannoli shell.
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What are you looking
for in a shell?
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You're looking for, like,
a nice, dark, rich colour
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as well as, like,
a proper crunch.
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First, we're going to combine
all of our dry ingredients.
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So with the all-purpose flour
I'm going to add the cane sugar,
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ground fennel just to bring
in a little bit
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of a licorice-y taste.
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Mena:
Oh, wow.
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Katie: When developing this
recipe, the one thing that
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I did do was I didn't
deep fry the cannoli.
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Mena: And typically they
are deep-fried?
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Katie:
Yeah.
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Typically,
a cannoli shell...
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So, it is the one, like, secret
that I did that is not as
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authentically Italian.
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I can feel good about eating
25 of these because
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they're not deep-fried.
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Katie: And they're
all made of plants.
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So, really, I can have
as many as I want.
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Really similar to the last thing
we did, we're going to transfer
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it into a piping bag.
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And we like to pipe it
from cold just because
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the cookie tends to hold
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its shape a little bit
better as we are baking it.
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All right, Katie, so we're
gonna start making the shells.
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Yes, we are.
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Mena: That's not actually
a waffle iron,
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it's a pizzelle iron
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which is basically Italian for
cool, delicious waffle-maker.
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So, this is our chilled
batter and I'm just going to
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pipe out one cookie.
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I think I should, um,
get these gloves on here.
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(Snap)
Katie: Ready...
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Let's make cannolis.
Katie: ...for whatever.
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Let's make cannolis.
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Katie:
Looks incredible.
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Incredible is a big word for
what I'm doing right now
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but thank you, Katie.
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Katie: Close the press,
seal it nice and tight
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and now we have a timer
for two minutes.
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Mena: Making cannolis,
precision science.
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Ah-ha!
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Okay, so, get these off,
right?
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Katie:
Yeah.
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So I'm going to use my really
sophisticated
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cannoli mould here.
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Okay.
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And I'm going to roll nice and
tight with a little seal
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in the middle,
press it down there.
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We're gonna pull it off and
now we're gonna let it set.
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There's something I like to do
with cannolis to see
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how good they actually are.
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Okay.
Alright?
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(Katie gasps)
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The fact that they obliterated
into a thousand pieces
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is what you want because it
means they're crunchy.
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Perfect.
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I think this is ready to fill.
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Katie: So we're just filling one
end and then we're gonna
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go to the other side.
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It's so cute.
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Mena: Look at that.
Look at that.
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It looks great.
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I'm a cannoli natural.
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Katie: We like to do a nice
little dust and garnish
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of the pistachio
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on the finish
and then of course,
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authentically Italian,
you need a little dust.
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(Gasps)
Good luck.
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Yes,
good luck Italian style.
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Are you going to cheers me?
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Katie:
Cheers.
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(Crunch)
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♪
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Mm.
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This definitely hits
the spot, right here.
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♪
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(Crunch)
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(Clunk)
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(Laughing)
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Their cannolis are...
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(Smooch)
...mwah!
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Chef's kiss.
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But you can't come to a pizza
joint and not try a few pies.
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Light and airy dough,
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flavourful
San Marzano tomato sauce
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and the
creamy cashew mozzarella.
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Ooh, got scissors,
classic.
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That is bellissimo.
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The tomato sauce is
a home run on this.
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Danny, how many pizzas
you got over there?
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We got three pizzas.
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Mena:
Three pizzas.
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This might look like
I'm slacking but hey,
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I'm technically working here
and I have to feed my crew.
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This looks amazing.
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Mena:
Are you good there, buddy?
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I saw that drip all over you.
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(Laughing)
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Bang on.
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The spice the kick.
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Eva, get over here.
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The dough,
I'm in for the dough.
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Mena:
That was bomb.
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Your bacon pizza is amazing.
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I love pizza.
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Did I ever tell you that?
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Pizza's my favourite food.
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(Siren wailing in distance)
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00:14:44,083 --> 00:14:45,284
Oh, they're coming.
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00:14:45,384 --> 00:14:46,585
I've eaten too much pizza.
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♪
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00:14:49,822 --> 00:14:55,761
Okay, we are stuffed but real
talk, can you ever really eat
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too much cheese?
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The answer is no.
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And to prove it, I'm bringing
my good friend and fellow vegan,
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Bassem Youssef, a former heart
surgeon turned international
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comedian to Blue Heron,
an artisanal plant-based
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cheese factory.
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Woman:
Nice to meet you, Bassem.
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We heard you were
the queen of cheese.
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Well, unofficially maybe.
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No, no, no, you own it,
you own it.
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You take the queen
of plant-based cheese.
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Karen McAthy, founder and
head cheesemaker at Blue Heron.
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This is her playground, where
she blends art and science,
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creating vegan cheese so good
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it'll make your heart
skip a beat.
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Choose your favourite jacket.
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Bassem:
Do you have a slim cut?
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Karen: (Chuckling)
No, no, nothing so clever.
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00:15:38,537 --> 00:15:40,005
Bassem: I'll get a
large, he'll get a small.
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00:15:40,105 --> 00:15:41,607
(Laughing)
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00:15:41,707 --> 00:15:43,642
Karen: The smallest ones
are down on this side.
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00:15:43,742 --> 00:15:45,044
Okay,
okay, great.
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00:15:45,144 --> 00:15:46,512
What are you trying
to say, Karen?
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00:15:46,612 --> 00:15:47,746
What are you trying to say?
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00:15:47,846 --> 00:15:48,881
(Laughing)
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00:15:48,981 --> 00:15:50,382
By the way,
Bassem is very used to this
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00:15:50,482 --> 00:15:51,717
because he used to
be a heart surgeon.
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Karen:
Oh.
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So I'm sure you've
worn a lot of these.
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I'm waiting for my
scrubbing station.
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00:15:55,754 --> 00:15:57,022
Karen: Oh yes,
well, that is next!
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00:15:57,122 --> 00:16:00,359
♪
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00:16:00,459 --> 00:16:01,927
Wash your hands with
hot water and soap.
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Mena:
Okay.
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00:16:03,162 --> 00:16:04,596
Karen: And then
the fancy stuff is here;
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head gear, beard covers.
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00:16:06,065 --> 00:16:07,800
I am ready.
Okay.
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00:16:07,900 --> 00:16:10,536
(Light instrumental music)
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00:16:10,636 --> 00:16:13,439
Oh, I look like a little
turtle coming out of its shell.
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00:16:13,539 --> 00:16:15,808
♪
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00:16:15,908 --> 00:16:17,376
We have some special
guests today.
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Our hands are clean,
our hands are clean.
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00:16:19,845 --> 00:16:21,580
They've proved positive.
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00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:24,316
(Light, smooth
instrumental music)
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00:16:24,416 --> 00:16:25,918
This is Mena and Bassem,
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00:16:26,018 --> 00:16:27,553
and they'll be making
cheese with us today.
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We actually create
unique styles of cheese
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that stand on their own, that
have their own characteristics.
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00:16:32,791 --> 00:16:34,693
But we do work with
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some of the same kinds of
species of bacteria and moulds
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00:16:38,464 --> 00:16:40,265
that are used in traditional
cheese making.
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00:16:40,366 --> 00:16:41,367
Wow.
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00:16:41,467 --> 00:16:43,168
And so we actually do make
a blue cheese,
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00:16:43,268 --> 00:16:45,204
and we can make a
camembert-style cheese.
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And in fact, one of the cheeses
you'll be sort of helping to
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make today is a cheese that
we call the Lady Lupin.
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00:16:52,077 --> 00:16:55,614
♪
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Bassem: You were talking
about this one, right?
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Karen:
Yes, these are lupin.
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00:16:58,317 --> 00:17:00,185
Lupin!
Bassem: Pyramids!
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00:17:00,285 --> 00:17:02,588
Yeah, so,
a lupin in Egypt--
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00:17:02,688 --> 00:17:03,655
Is pyramid.
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00:17:03,756 --> 00:17:05,557
--is very, very
famous and popular.
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00:17:05,657 --> 00:17:07,793
It is like a very tasty snack.
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00:17:07,893 --> 00:17:08,961
Mena:
Yeah.
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00:17:09,061 --> 00:17:10,796
Delicious!
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00:17:10,896 --> 00:17:12,264
Needs a little bit of salt.
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00:17:12,364 --> 00:17:13,499
(Laughing)
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00:17:13,599 --> 00:17:15,167
Don't put it
back in the vat!
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00:17:15,267 --> 00:17:16,835
Don't put it back in the vat.
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00:17:16,935 --> 00:17:18,103
Karen: You'll have to wash
your hands.
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He almost contaminated
the whole vat.
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00:17:19,805 --> 00:17:21,473
Come on, Bassem, come on.
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00:17:21,573 --> 00:17:23,208
♪
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00:17:23,308 --> 00:17:24,676
Karen:
So the first step is draining,
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then we will
start transferring lupin
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to our initial stage of
processing, which is right here.
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00:17:30,215 --> 00:17:31,517
Now, let me help you here.
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Bassem:
Oh, so chivalrous.
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00:17:33,952 --> 00:17:35,754
(Playful instrumental music)
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Mena:
Alright.
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00:17:38,190 --> 00:17:40,659
Bassem: And he lost half of
it outside of the processor!
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(Laughing)
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00:17:42,227 --> 00:17:43,429
Mena:
There's lupin everywhere!
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00:17:43,529 --> 00:17:45,197
Alright.
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Karen: And then we add
the rest of the substrate.
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♪
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Then we're going
to add some water.
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Bassem:
The whole bowl?
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00:17:51,603 --> 00:17:52,838
Mena: Alright,
Bassem, it's on you.
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Karen:
And then our coconut cream.
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00:17:54,139 --> 00:17:55,274
Bassem:
The moment of truth.
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00:17:55,374 --> 00:17:56,809
♪
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Mena:
Oh wow.
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You weren't kidding when
you said coconut cream here.
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00:18:01,113 --> 00:18:02,147
(Mixer whirring)
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Bassem:
Don't let Mena.
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00:18:03,582 --> 00:18:04,917
Oh, it's okay,
I got it, it's okay.
481
00:18:05,017 --> 00:18:06,085
Bassem:
No, he doesn't got it.
482
00:18:06,185 --> 00:18:07,619
He's, he's--
He's too small.
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00:18:07,719 --> 00:18:10,489
(Laughing)
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00:18:10,589 --> 00:18:13,725
Karen: So this is where it's a
little bit more sophisticated
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than a home food processor.
486
00:18:14,927 --> 00:18:16,462
♪
487
00:18:16,562 --> 00:18:19,598
We're going to go and
add bacteria to this now.
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♪ I will show you the world ♪
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00:18:22,334 --> 00:18:24,436
(Laughing)
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00:18:24,536 --> 00:18:26,305
This looks so satisfying.
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00:18:26,405 --> 00:18:29,274
And this is all the bacteria
that it's going to take,
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00:18:29,374 --> 00:18:30,476
right, Karen?
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00:18:30,576 --> 00:18:31,643
It doesn't take a lot.
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00:18:31,743 --> 00:18:33,212
No, it really doesn't
take very much.
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00:18:33,312 --> 00:18:36,582
This much, this little, little,
like, amount of bacteria
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is even more useful than you.
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00:18:39,184 --> 00:18:40,219
It's just crazy, man.
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00:18:40,319 --> 00:18:41,653
(Laughing)
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00:18:41,753 --> 00:18:43,122
Karen:
We're going to sprinkle it
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across the surface of the
substrate.
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We usually use a big
paddle for stirring.
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Mena:
A paddle?
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00:18:48,193 --> 00:18:49,495
Ah, there it is.
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00:18:49,595 --> 00:18:51,263
Bassem: Look like
a kayak bro, yeah.
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00:18:51,363 --> 00:18:54,600
♪
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Karen: So the next thing you
guys are going to learn
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how to do is
how to form the cheese.
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00:18:58,871 --> 00:19:00,873
What we do before
we send it in to age.
509
00:19:00,973 --> 00:19:03,475
And we'll have some of our
team show you how to do that.
510
00:19:03,575 --> 00:19:05,277
Wow.
Great.
511
00:19:05,377 --> 00:19:08,380
Aged cheese, baby, yes.
512
00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,315
♪
513
00:19:10,415 --> 00:19:11,884
Dee:
Now the moulding stage.
514
00:19:11,984 --> 00:19:15,020
Next thing,
this is our trigger.
515
00:19:15,120 --> 00:19:17,489
This allows us even
distribution of curd.
516
00:19:17,589 --> 00:19:21,727
About 5-8 seconds.
517
00:19:21,827 --> 00:19:23,362
Oh, it basically tells
you when it's done?
518
00:19:23,462 --> 00:19:24,997
It's automated.
519
00:19:25,097 --> 00:19:27,032
Let Mena try, because
you can not mess this up.
520
00:19:27,132 --> 00:19:29,268
Because he just
has to press the button
521
00:19:29,368 --> 00:19:31,003
and it will do it by itself.
522
00:19:31,103 --> 00:19:32,337
It's very sensitive, so.
523
00:19:32,437 --> 00:19:33,572
It's very sensitive?
524
00:19:33,672 --> 00:19:35,073
I know, it's okay.
525
00:19:35,174 --> 00:19:38,010
It's okay,
I got you, it's alright.
526
00:19:38,110 --> 00:19:39,244
(Clunk)
527
00:19:39,344 --> 00:19:40,579
Bassem: And you
already messed it up.
528
00:19:40,679 --> 00:19:41,747
Why?
529
00:19:41,847 --> 00:19:43,549
You already messed it up!
How, what did I do?
530
00:19:43,649 --> 00:19:45,751
You have to... damn it.
531
00:19:45,851 --> 00:19:47,085
(Clunk)
532
00:19:47,186 --> 00:19:49,588
I can't take you any--
you already messed it up!
533
00:19:49,688 --> 00:19:50,989
You already messed up
the portions!
534
00:19:51,089 --> 00:19:53,325
I told you!
I didn't do anything different.
535
00:19:53,425 --> 00:19:55,093
I can't take you
anywhere with me.
536
00:19:55,194 --> 00:19:57,629
That's why we don't
have good things.
537
00:19:57,729 --> 00:19:59,131
Mena:
I want to see you do this.
538
00:19:59,231 --> 00:20:00,899
Here's the--
Look, here.
539
00:20:00,999 --> 00:20:02,534
(Quiet clunk)
540
00:20:02,634 --> 00:20:04,403
Mena: Why'd you let go
with your finger?
541
00:20:04,503 --> 00:20:05,637
You don't let go.
542
00:20:05,737 --> 00:20:07,506
No, I let go because
it does it by itself.
543
00:20:07,606 --> 00:20:10,742
You let go, yeah.
I let go, haha, haha!
544
00:20:10,842 --> 00:20:12,244
(Clunk)
545
00:20:12,344 --> 00:20:13,745
You see?
546
00:20:13,845 --> 00:20:15,414
Mena: I really
should've known better
547
00:20:15,514 --> 00:20:18,450
than to tell a heart surgeon
how to operate a cheese gun.
548
00:20:18,550 --> 00:20:19,751
You like it?
549
00:20:19,851 --> 00:20:21,386
Mena: Once Dee kicked us
out of the factory
550
00:20:21,486 --> 00:20:22,821
the cheese went
into an aging vault
551
00:20:22,921 --> 00:20:24,923
and we settled in to do
the real work.
552
00:20:25,023 --> 00:20:26,191
Bassem:
Dude!
553
00:20:26,291 --> 00:20:27,492
Look at this.
554
00:20:27,593 --> 00:20:29,061
Bassem: Mena, like,
you prepared a picnic.
555
00:20:29,161 --> 00:20:30,429
This is amazing, man.
556
00:20:30,529 --> 00:20:32,097
Mena:
Okay.
557
00:20:32,197 --> 00:20:33,465
So this is Lady Lupin.
558
00:20:33,565 --> 00:20:35,367
It's the same base
of the one we made.
559
00:20:35,467 --> 00:20:37,135
Oh, but it's not the one
that we actually made?
560
00:20:37,236 --> 00:20:38,403
But it's not the one we did.
561
00:20:38,503 --> 00:20:40,739
Because I wouldn't try it,
I wouldn't try for myself.
562
00:20:40,839 --> 00:20:42,274
Mena:
It's not the one we made.
563
00:20:42,374 --> 00:20:44,810
(Smooth instrumental music)
564
00:20:44,910 --> 00:20:46,545
How is it?
Can I get a piece please?
565
00:20:46,645 --> 00:20:49,114
Both:
Mmm.
566
00:20:49,214 --> 00:20:51,783
Mena:
You went vegan when?
567
00:20:51,883 --> 00:20:56,388
I went vegan in
15th of September, 2013.
568
00:20:56,488 --> 00:20:57,789
I remember the date exactly
569
00:20:57,889 --> 00:20:59,358
because I was sitting
with a friend of mine
570
00:20:59,458 --> 00:21:01,493
who had been suffering from
multiple sclerosis,
571
00:21:01,593 --> 00:21:03,362
and then he
adopted a plant-based diet.
572
00:21:03,462 --> 00:21:06,465
The MS effects
got fewer and fewer
573
00:21:06,565 --> 00:21:08,700
and then his life changed
forever.
574
00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:13,238
So for a whole year I changed
into a plant-based diet
575
00:21:13,338 --> 00:21:14,906
and it changed my life
dramatically.
576
00:21:15,007 --> 00:21:17,776
First of all my sleep,
my energy, my skin.
577
00:21:17,876 --> 00:21:19,044
Crazy!
578
00:21:19,144 --> 00:21:20,879
♪
579
00:21:20,979 --> 00:21:22,714
A lot of people suffer many
diseases; auto-immune diseases,
580
00:21:22,814 --> 00:21:24,683
food allergies,
a lot of inflammation.
581
00:21:24,783 --> 00:21:26,418
And they don't understand
582
00:21:26,518 --> 00:21:28,487
that the cause of this is
actually dairy.
583
00:21:28,587 --> 00:21:32,557
The predominant protein
in milk is called casein.
584
00:21:32,658 --> 00:21:33,759
Mm-hmm?
585
00:21:33,859 --> 00:21:35,527
When you eat that
586
00:21:35,627 --> 00:21:37,896
it turns into your liver into
something called casomorphin.
587
00:21:37,996 --> 00:21:39,431
You see the name?
588
00:21:39,531 --> 00:21:40,832
Caso-morphin;
it's addictive.
589
00:21:40,932 --> 00:21:42,234
Like morphine, yeah.
590
00:21:42,334 --> 00:21:43,802
Yes, it is an endorphin,
it makes you happy.
591
00:21:43,902 --> 00:21:45,904
That's why-- nobody eats a
pizza because they're hungry.
592
00:21:46,004 --> 00:21:47,939
They eat a pizza because
it makes them happy.
593
00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:49,641
I can give you a bowl of carrots
594
00:21:49,741 --> 00:21:51,710
and you can just, like,
eat half and stop.
595
00:21:51,810 --> 00:21:53,312
But with pizza, take one slice
596
00:21:53,412 --> 00:21:54,613
after the other,
after the other.
597
00:21:54,713 --> 00:21:56,915
So you're telling me that
scientifically dairy...
598
00:21:57,015 --> 00:21:58,183
Both:
Is addictive.
599
00:21:58,283 --> 00:21:59,584
100%.
600
00:21:59,685 --> 00:22:03,021
Many people on the
vegan side are very militant.
601
00:22:03,121 --> 00:22:05,223
So I never go there
by shaming someone.
602
00:22:05,324 --> 00:22:06,625
Of course.
603
00:22:06,725 --> 00:22:09,027
I tell them, listen,
if you're happy, good for you.
604
00:22:09,127 --> 00:22:10,762
But if you have
some health problem
605
00:22:10,862 --> 00:22:12,964
and you want to feel better
maybe you want to try it.
606
00:22:13,065 --> 00:22:14,499
And I usually tell them
to give up dairy.
607
00:22:14,599 --> 00:22:16,034
I say the same thing.
608
00:22:16,134 --> 00:22:17,869
And if you feel better,
go to the next one,
609
00:22:17,969 --> 00:22:19,705
and if you feel better
go to the next one.
610
00:22:19,805 --> 00:22:21,239
It's like, "What happens
if I crave meat?"
611
00:22:21,340 --> 00:22:23,008
I said, "Go eat it.
It's fine."
612
00:22:23,108 --> 00:22:25,043
You know, we're not going
to put you in vegan jail.
613
00:22:25,143 --> 00:22:27,412
I think we just need to be
614
00:22:27,512 --> 00:22:30,048
very more understanding
to people.
615
00:22:30,148 --> 00:22:31,450
Well, yeah, of course.
616
00:22:31,550 --> 00:22:33,051
Why do you think I
call it an evolution?
617
00:22:33,151 --> 00:22:36,321
Because evolution
happens slowly over time.
618
00:22:36,421 --> 00:22:38,523
What people think
is alien today
619
00:22:38,623 --> 00:22:40,258
is going to be
the norm tomorrow
620
00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:42,694
and we're just basically
at the precipice of it.
621
00:22:42,794 --> 00:22:44,529
Mena:
I gotta say, so far...
622
00:22:44,629 --> 00:22:45,864
Bassem:
Yeah.
623
00:22:45,964 --> 00:22:47,699
My two favourites actually
might be these two right here.
624
00:22:47,799 --> 00:22:48,700
What is this?
625
00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:50,235
Mena:
This one is the wine and--
626
00:22:50,335 --> 00:22:51,503
(Speaking Arabic)
627
00:22:51,603 --> 00:22:53,038
There is no wine, actually.
628
00:22:53,138 --> 00:22:54,606
No, no, no, no.
629
00:22:54,706 --> 00:22:56,007
(Unclear), you stay
away from that one.
630
00:22:56,108 --> 00:22:57,175
(Speaking Arabic)
631
00:22:57,275 --> 00:22:58,677
Leave it for me.
632
00:22:58,777 --> 00:23:00,178
And then this one
is the lemon pepper.
633
00:23:00,278 --> 00:23:01,513
Bassem:
Yeah, I like the lemon pepper.
634
00:23:01,613 --> 00:23:03,014
It's actually--
this is actually my favourite.
635
00:23:03,115 --> 00:23:04,015
That on a bagel?
636
00:23:04,116 --> 00:23:06,051
Oh, get out of here.
637
00:23:06,151 --> 00:23:07,652
Damn.
Well, you know what?
638
00:23:07,753 --> 00:23:09,554
I know exactly what to do.
639
00:23:09,654 --> 00:23:10,989
Bye-bye, Mena.
640
00:23:11,089 --> 00:23:12,057
Mena:
I'm not done, Bassem.
641
00:23:12,157 --> 00:23:13,625
Bassem:
I am done with you, man.
642
00:23:13,725 --> 00:23:17,195
(Mid-tempo rock music)
643
00:23:17,295 --> 00:23:21,233
♪
644
00:23:21,333 --> 00:23:22,401
Mena:
Next, I am heading
645
00:23:22,501 --> 00:23:23,969
to the stunning
Granville Island
646
00:23:24,069 --> 00:23:26,872
to meet one
of my closest friends
647
00:23:26,972 --> 00:23:29,641
who knows better than
to take food from me.
648
00:23:29,741 --> 00:23:31,209
Eddie meister!
649
00:23:31,309 --> 00:23:32,244
Eddie:
What's going on?
650
00:23:32,344 --> 00:23:33,612
Mena:
What's up, bro?
651
00:23:33,712 --> 00:23:35,113
Man!
You look good, man.
652
00:23:35,213 --> 00:23:36,948
Mena:
Eddie, my college roommate.
653
00:23:37,048 --> 00:23:39,017
We met in theatre school
and have a special bond
654
00:23:39,117 --> 00:23:40,852
for several reasons.
655
00:23:40,952 --> 00:23:43,722
But little secret,
we went vegan together.
656
00:23:43,822 --> 00:23:45,424
We're in Vancouver.
657
00:23:45,524 --> 00:23:46,525
Yeah.
658
00:23:46,625 --> 00:23:48,026
So I gotta take you
to a sushi spot.
659
00:23:48,126 --> 00:23:49,394
Okay!
660
00:23:49,494 --> 00:23:51,663
Vancouver, largest producer
of sushi outside of Japan.
661
00:23:51,763 --> 00:23:54,733
So we're going to go
to Cofu Pressed Sushi
662
00:23:54,833 --> 00:23:55,901
and we're gonna make some sushi.
663
00:23:56,001 --> 00:23:57,536
-Eddie: I'm so down.
-Mena: Are you feeling it?
664
00:23:57,636 --> 00:23:58,737
-Eddie: I'm feeling it.
-Mena: Alright.
665
00:23:58,837 --> 00:23:59,971
Eddie:
Let's go.
666
00:24:00,071 --> 00:24:01,540
Both:
Let's do it.
667
00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:03,442
-Eddie: Man!
-Mena: Here it is.
668
00:24:03,542 --> 00:24:06,044
Cofu created
by Akiko Otsuka,
669
00:24:06,144 --> 00:24:09,514
Vancouver's first fully
plant-based sushi joint.
670
00:24:09,614 --> 00:24:10,982
-Akiko!
-Hi!
671
00:24:11,082 --> 00:24:12,717
-How you doing?
-Good, thank you.
672
00:24:12,818 --> 00:24:13,752
-Hi!
-How about you?
673
00:24:13,852 --> 00:24:15,320
Mena:
Originally from Japan,
674
00:24:15,420 --> 00:24:18,623
she's taken the lost art
of pressed sushi
675
00:24:18,723 --> 00:24:21,927
and turned it into something
artistic and healthy.
676
00:24:22,027 --> 00:24:24,129
So we heard
a lot about Cofu
677
00:24:24,229 --> 00:24:25,764
and I know
it's one of the only
678
00:24:25,864 --> 00:24:27,199
vegan sushi spots
in Vancouver.
679
00:24:27,299 --> 00:24:28,533
Akiko:
Yes.
680
00:24:28,633 --> 00:24:30,035
Mena:
But you didn't start out vegan.
681
00:24:30,135 --> 00:24:32,537
So first of all,
we have a fish
682
00:24:32,637 --> 00:24:34,372
and the meat
and the veggies,
683
00:24:34,473 --> 00:24:35,941
but I'm going to change.
684
00:24:36,041 --> 00:24:37,209
And why did you do that?
685
00:24:37,309 --> 00:24:39,110
Like, why did you
make the decision?
686
00:24:39,211 --> 00:24:42,948
'Cause Vancouver has
600, over, sushi restaurant.
687
00:24:43,048 --> 00:24:45,217
They have a vegan option.
688
00:24:45,317 --> 00:24:48,787
I think I need more...
different.
689
00:24:48,887 --> 00:24:51,790
We're making
a pressed sushi.
690
00:24:51,890 --> 00:24:54,459
Pressed sushi
is very old style
691
00:24:54,559 --> 00:24:57,128
that's why
I called Cofu.
692
00:24:57,229 --> 00:24:58,396
Cofu is classic.
693
00:24:58,497 --> 00:25:00,665
But ingredients,
it's very unique
694
00:25:00,765 --> 00:25:01,967
'cause
my creation.
695
00:25:02,067 --> 00:25:04,803
So I create the black rice
696
00:25:04,903 --> 00:25:08,740
with the plant-based
ingredients for the sushi.
697
00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:12,010
Put the wet towel, rice.
698
00:25:12,110 --> 00:25:13,512
Mena:
So you press it down?
699
00:25:13,612 --> 00:25:14,679
Press, press and--
700
00:25:14,779 --> 00:25:16,348
And then you're going
to put it on the machine?
701
00:25:16,448 --> 00:25:17,549
Akiko:
Yeah.
702
00:25:17,649 --> 00:25:19,584
♪
703
00:25:19,684 --> 00:25:21,319
Take it out.
704
00:25:21,419 --> 00:25:23,255
Mena:
Hello! Beautiful!
705
00:25:23,355 --> 00:25:24,756
What's this combo called
that we're making?
706
00:25:24,856 --> 00:25:27,025
Yeah, this combo
called Omakase C.
707
00:25:27,125 --> 00:25:28,860
Omakase, Omakase C.
708
00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:30,028
Akiko:
Mm-hmm.
709
00:25:30,128 --> 00:25:31,196
-Omakase.
-Omakase C.
710
00:25:31,296 --> 00:25:32,364
All:
Omakase C.
711
00:25:32,464 --> 00:25:33,532
Mena:
Okay.
712
00:25:33,632 --> 00:25:35,367
This is bell pepper.
713
00:25:35,467 --> 00:25:37,369
And then pressed again.
714
00:25:37,469 --> 00:25:40,539
(Light instrumental music)
715
00:25:40,639 --> 00:25:41,740
This machine
is cutting machine.
716
00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:42,741
Mena:
Okay.
717
00:25:42,841 --> 00:25:43,909
Akiko:
Same timing.
718
00:25:44,009 --> 00:25:48,313
So this is our
first part of the...
719
00:25:48,413 --> 00:25:49,548
Oka-- oka sake?
720
00:25:49,648 --> 00:25:50,615
Omakase.
721
00:25:50,715 --> 00:25:52,183
All:
Omakase C.
722
00:25:52,284 --> 00:25:54,686
Mena:
Omakase C, nailed it.
723
00:25:54,786 --> 00:25:56,555
While Akiko
torches the first roll
724
00:25:56,655 --> 00:25:59,658
I get ready to try
my hand as sous chef.
725
00:25:59,758 --> 00:26:01,826
Akiko:
Next one is eggplant.
726
00:26:01,927 --> 00:26:03,995
Mena:
Watch and learn, baby!
727
00:26:04,095 --> 00:26:05,230
Eddie:
Okay, I'm taking notes.
728
00:26:05,330 --> 00:26:06,431
Mena:
To make genuine
729
00:26:06,531 --> 00:26:09,034
Akiko eggplant sushi,
start with the black rice
730
00:26:09,134 --> 00:26:11,202
and press hard.
731
00:26:11,303 --> 00:26:12,604
It's a little
bit too strong.
732
00:26:12,704 --> 00:26:14,506
I pressed a little bit
too much, right?
733
00:26:14,606 --> 00:26:15,707
Yeah, too strong,
too strong.
734
00:26:15,807 --> 00:26:18,209
Oh, she said I was too strong.
(Akiko chuckling)
735
00:26:18,310 --> 00:26:19,811
Nice!
736
00:26:19,911 --> 00:26:22,380
So what, what's the sauce
that's going on top?
737
00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:23,548
This is a miso mayo.
738
00:26:23,648 --> 00:26:25,517
Mena:
Oh, my gosh!
739
00:26:25,617 --> 00:26:26,718
♪
740
00:26:26,818 --> 00:26:28,353
Oh, wow!
741
00:26:28,453 --> 00:26:30,755
What are you going
to have him make now?
742
00:26:30,855 --> 00:26:32,857
Salmon.
Plant-based salmon.
743
00:26:32,958 --> 00:26:33,858
-Mena: Wow!
-Akiko: Made from...
744
00:26:33,959 --> 00:26:35,026
(Speaking Japanese)
745
00:26:35,126 --> 00:26:36,928
Mena:
Konjac, a popular starch
746
00:26:37,028 --> 00:26:39,497
used to make
plant-based seafood.
747
00:26:39,598 --> 00:26:41,366
It tastes like salmon.
748
00:26:41,466 --> 00:26:43,335
It feels like salmon.
749
00:26:43,435 --> 00:26:45,036
It looks salmon.
750
00:26:45,136 --> 00:26:46,538
Mena and Eddie:
But it ain't salmon.
751
00:26:46,638 --> 00:26:48,873
All:
Cheers!
752
00:26:48,974 --> 00:26:50,175
Thank you.
753
00:26:50,275 --> 00:26:53,712
♪
754
00:26:53,812 --> 00:26:55,080
Interesting thing about this one
755
00:26:55,180 --> 00:26:58,783
is that the smoky
and the spice comes first,
756
00:26:58,883 --> 00:27:01,119
but then all the other
flavours come after.
757
00:27:01,219 --> 00:27:04,155
It's so fatty and delicious
because of the salmon...
758
00:27:04,255 --> 00:27:05,557
Akiko:
Yep.
759
00:27:05,657 --> 00:27:06,758
It just melts
in your mouth.
760
00:27:06,858 --> 00:27:09,127
And then that kick
of spice that you get
761
00:27:09,227 --> 00:27:10,595
with the little bit
of jalapeno is just--
762
00:27:10,695 --> 00:27:11,763
It's just subtle.
763
00:27:11,863 --> 00:27:13,732
Just a, just a little--
(Tongue clicks)
764
00:27:13,832 --> 00:27:15,166
Just a little taste.
765
00:27:15,266 --> 00:27:16,801
(Chuckling)
Yeah.
766
00:27:16,901 --> 00:27:18,003
♪
767
00:27:18,103 --> 00:27:19,771
Alright, Eddie and I
we're going to go hang out
768
00:27:19,871 --> 00:27:21,139
a little bit, catch up.
769
00:27:21,239 --> 00:27:22,641
I haven't seen him
in forever.
770
00:27:22,741 --> 00:27:24,943
And you are going to
finish the Oka-say?
771
00:27:25,043 --> 00:27:26,344
Okay.
Omakase.
772
00:27:26,444 --> 00:27:27,679
Omakase.
I'm going to get it.
773
00:27:27,779 --> 00:27:29,247
One of these days
I will get it.
774
00:27:29,347 --> 00:27:30,615
Okay, alright.
775
00:27:30,715 --> 00:27:31,683
Thank you!
776
00:27:31,783 --> 00:27:32,951
Thank you,
arigato.
777
00:27:33,051 --> 00:27:34,185
(Speaking Japanese)
778
00:27:34,285 --> 00:27:36,788
Mena: With us safely away
from the blow torches,
779
00:27:36,888 --> 00:27:39,324
Akiko works her
culinary magic.
780
00:27:39,424 --> 00:27:41,693
The black rice
isn't just pretty.
781
00:27:41,793 --> 00:27:45,530
It's loaded with
antioxidants and protein.
782
00:27:45,630 --> 00:27:48,199
I haven't had the oyster
mushroom one so I'm gonna--
783
00:27:48,299 --> 00:27:49,467
Oh, it's so tasty!
784
00:27:49,567 --> 00:27:51,036
Kidding!
I won't do that.
785
00:27:51,136 --> 00:27:52,837
♪
786
00:27:52,937 --> 00:27:54,039
That's amazing.
787
00:27:54,139 --> 00:27:55,306
Eddie:
Yeah, yeah.
788
00:27:55,407 --> 00:27:57,108
Mena:
You ever think about
789
00:27:57,208 --> 00:27:59,511
the good ol' days when
we were living together?
790
00:27:59,611 --> 00:28:00,512
Playing NHL.
791
00:28:00,612 --> 00:28:02,147
(Laughing)
792
00:28:02,247 --> 00:28:03,715
Getting
highly competitive.
793
00:28:03,815 --> 00:28:05,316
Playing
hockey video games.
794
00:28:05,417 --> 00:28:06,651
Yeah, that was--
those were great times.
795
00:28:06,751 --> 00:28:07,886
And then going
vegan together.
796
00:28:07,986 --> 00:28:09,654
Remember when
we were doing that?
797
00:28:09,754 --> 00:28:11,656
So you know, I've been
telling people that
798
00:28:11,756 --> 00:28:12,891
when I first
went plant-based
799
00:28:12,991 --> 00:28:14,626
I didn't
do it all at once,
800
00:28:14,726 --> 00:28:16,127
I kinda
gradually came to it.
801
00:28:16,227 --> 00:28:17,862
Eddie:
I ended up going vegan
802
00:28:17,962 --> 00:28:19,864
for like three
and a half years.
803
00:28:19,964 --> 00:28:21,533
Immediately people
just started noticing
804
00:28:21,633 --> 00:28:22,867
that, like, my skin
started looking better.
805
00:28:22,967 --> 00:28:24,402
They're like, "Man,
you have so much energy.
806
00:28:24,502 --> 00:28:25,837
Maybe I should try
being vegan too."
807
00:28:25,937 --> 00:28:28,106
It kind of, like, changed my
perception and it made me
808
00:28:28,206 --> 00:28:29,941
really aware of the stuff
that I was eating.
809
00:28:30,041 --> 00:28:31,376
Mena:
But since then
810
00:28:31,476 --> 00:28:34,379
you've reverted back
to not being plant-based.
811
00:28:34,479 --> 00:28:36,047
I did, yeah.
812
00:28:36,147 --> 00:28:37,849
So about three years in
I noticed that,
813
00:28:37,949 --> 00:28:40,719
like, my digestion just
wasn't working the same.
814
00:28:40,819 --> 00:28:41,853
Right.
815
00:28:41,953 --> 00:28:43,521
Eddie:
But as soon as I reintegrated
816
00:28:43,621 --> 00:28:45,523
like eggs and dairy and meat
817
00:28:45,623 --> 00:28:49,160
it was just so much better
for my digestion overall.
818
00:28:49,260 --> 00:28:50,495
-Wow.
-Eddie: Yeah.
819
00:28:50,595 --> 00:28:52,464
Mena:
You just have to be aware
820
00:28:52,564 --> 00:28:55,300
of why you're eating it, how
much of it you're consuming.
821
00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,236
You know, just being
kind of aware of
822
00:28:58,336 --> 00:28:59,571
what you're
putting into your body.
823
00:28:59,671 --> 00:29:02,107
That's absolutely what
going vegan taught me.
824
00:29:02,207 --> 00:29:04,676
Just in terms of my diet,
it made me really aware
825
00:29:04,776 --> 00:29:08,179
of how meat
and animal products
826
00:29:08,279 --> 00:29:09,714
and even food
in general is processed.
827
00:29:09,814 --> 00:29:11,349
Mena:
Seeing Eddie was a great
828
00:29:11,449 --> 00:29:14,385
reminder of where my
plant-based journey started.
829
00:29:14,486 --> 00:29:17,255
It's also a lesson that your
relationship with food
830
00:29:17,355 --> 00:29:19,324
is constantly evolving.
831
00:29:19,424 --> 00:29:20,525
You have to adapt
832
00:29:20,625 --> 00:29:23,828
and do what feels best
for your own body.
833
00:29:23,928 --> 00:29:28,700
♪
834
00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:30,635
Vancouver's Chinatown.
835
00:29:30,735 --> 00:29:33,772
The largest in Canada
and the epicentre
836
00:29:33,872 --> 00:29:36,107
of the ubiquitous
Asian influence
837
00:29:36,207 --> 00:29:38,009
on the culinary scene.
838
00:29:38,109 --> 00:29:39,844
Bao Bei is this
month's chosen spot
839
00:29:39,944 --> 00:29:42,947
for Chef Mark Singson's
exclusive monthly pop-ups.
840
00:29:43,047 --> 00:29:46,084
They're not always vegan
but lucky for me
841
00:29:46,184 --> 00:29:47,085
his menu tonight is.
842
00:29:47,185 --> 00:29:48,520
Behind! Behind!
843
00:29:48,620 --> 00:29:49,854
Chef Mark.
844
00:29:49,954 --> 00:29:50,955
Yes!
845
00:29:51,055 --> 00:29:52,557
(Talking over each other)
846
00:29:52,657 --> 00:29:54,192
Nice to meet you,
nice to meet you.
847
00:29:54,292 --> 00:29:57,428
Chef Mark was a finalist
on Top Chef Canada.
848
00:29:57,529 --> 00:29:59,931
He blends his
Filipino heritage,
849
00:30:00,031 --> 00:30:02,467
Michelin training
and unique aesthetic
850
00:30:02,567 --> 00:30:04,936
to create
one-of-a-kind dishes.
851
00:30:05,036 --> 00:30:08,006
While he's run some of
Vancouver's best restaurants,
852
00:30:08,106 --> 00:30:10,575
he's now putting
his beautiful energy
853
00:30:10,675 --> 00:30:12,977
into these unique pop-ups.
854
00:30:13,077 --> 00:30:15,213
Chef, what have
we got going on today?
855
00:30:15,313 --> 00:30:16,948
Our snacks to start.
856
00:30:17,048 --> 00:30:20,418
So we got these coffee-baked
carrots with toasted nuts
857
00:30:20,518 --> 00:30:22,554
and seeds, an onion tart
with apple, and then
858
00:30:22,654 --> 00:30:25,690
you got a rice chip with a
celery and shishito relish.
859
00:30:25,790 --> 00:30:27,892
Mena: Wow, delicious.
Looks delicious.
860
00:30:27,992 --> 00:30:29,594
114, please.
861
00:30:29,694 --> 00:30:31,262
114,
yes, Chef.
862
00:30:31,362 --> 00:30:32,897
No idea what that is.
863
00:30:32,997 --> 00:30:33,998
Alright.
864
00:30:34,098 --> 00:30:35,567
It's been a while since
I've waited tables,
865
00:30:35,667 --> 00:30:36,935
but tonight I'm serving
two of Vancouver's
866
00:30:37,035 --> 00:30:41,406
well-known restaurateurs,
Roger and Eleanor.
867
00:30:41,506 --> 00:30:42,974
Hey, hey, hey.
868
00:30:43,074 --> 00:30:45,009
They know what the locals
want and how Vancouver's
869
00:30:45,109 --> 00:30:46,644
food scene is evolving.
870
00:30:46,744 --> 00:30:49,514
I've got some snacks here,
some bites for you.
871
00:30:49,614 --> 00:30:50,982
Roger:
Nice.
872
00:30:51,082 --> 00:30:52,417
Mena:
I'm gonna go for this.
873
00:30:52,517 --> 00:30:53,618
This guy seems
like the lightest.
874
00:30:53,718 --> 00:30:54,686
Eleanor:
And the freshest.
875
00:30:54,786 --> 00:30:56,354
Mena:
Yes.
876
00:30:56,454 --> 00:30:58,656
♪
877
00:30:58,756 --> 00:31:00,792
That's like the freshest
relish I've ever had.
878
00:31:00,892 --> 00:31:02,694
It's like, crunchy.
It's really nice.
879
00:31:02,794 --> 00:31:04,095
♪
880
00:31:04,195 --> 00:31:06,030
Mena: So you've been in the
Vancouver culinary
881
00:31:06,130 --> 00:31:08,299
world for decades.
882
00:31:08,399 --> 00:31:09,734
Don't age us.
883
00:31:09,834 --> 00:31:10,935
Mena: No, no,
you look fantastic.
884
00:31:11,035 --> 00:31:12,203
You both look great.
885
00:31:12,303 --> 00:31:14,339
How have you seen it
evolve over the years?
886
00:31:14,439 --> 00:31:17,208
I think in terms of, like,
plant-based options
887
00:31:17,308 --> 00:31:19,277
and vegetarian,
veganism,
888
00:31:19,377 --> 00:31:20,912
Vancouver has
really embraced it.
889
00:31:21,012 --> 00:31:24,415
I think it's because there's a
lot of options locally that they
890
00:31:24,515 --> 00:31:27,218
produce here, that is
accessible to a lot of people,
891
00:31:27,318 --> 00:31:30,388
and so it makes it
an easy choice.
892
00:31:30,488 --> 00:31:35,226
It's not necessarily a
nightclub city, or a bar city.
893
00:31:35,326 --> 00:31:36,961
There are nightclubs and bars,
but I think
894
00:31:37,061 --> 00:31:38,296
the focus is food here.
895
00:31:38,396 --> 00:31:39,430
Mena:
Yeah.
896
00:31:39,530 --> 00:31:40,999
Roger: The dining and
the lifestyle all leads
897
00:31:41,099 --> 00:31:43,001
into the environment.
898
00:31:43,101 --> 00:31:45,169
(Upbeat instrumental music)
899
00:31:45,270 --> 00:31:47,605
♪
900
00:31:47,705 --> 00:31:48,873
Mena:
That is good.
901
00:31:48,973 --> 00:31:51,342
Next up, a tomato
dish with yuzu kosho,
902
00:31:51,442 --> 00:31:56,748
a Japanese condiment made from
fermented chilies and citrus...
903
00:31:56,848 --> 00:31:58,549
Eleanor:
This looks amazing.
904
00:31:58,650 --> 00:32:00,018
Mena: ...with super-chilled
tomato consommé,
905
00:32:00,118 --> 00:32:03,154
crispy tofu, lemon,
and cucumber.
906
00:32:03,254 --> 00:32:07,625
Just the fried tofu?
Oh my goodness, fantastic.
907
00:32:07,725 --> 00:32:11,262
There is definitely a movement
with all sorts of food.
908
00:32:11,362 --> 00:32:13,364
I'm an ambassador for
this chocolate brand,
909
00:32:13,464 --> 00:32:16,668
and recently they've just
launched a vegan milk chocolate.
910
00:32:16,768 --> 00:32:20,004
And I think that is a
strong message to the world,
911
00:32:20,104 --> 00:32:21,606
because it's an
international company.
912
00:32:21,706 --> 00:32:24,108
And the fact that they've taken
these steps to create
913
00:32:24,208 --> 00:32:26,444
a vegan chocolate,
like a milk chocolate?
914
00:32:26,544 --> 00:32:27,979
To see that, it's impressive.
915
00:32:28,079 --> 00:32:30,949
Yeah, I think all these big
companies will come out
916
00:32:31,049 --> 00:32:32,483
with plant-based versions,
and they already have,
917
00:32:32,583 --> 00:32:35,386
because it's a
multi-multi-billion
918
00:32:35,486 --> 00:32:36,654
dollar industry now.
919
00:32:36,754 --> 00:32:37,789
Oh, yeah.
920
00:32:37,889 --> 00:32:39,624
If you don't do it,
you're not keeping up.
921
00:32:39,724 --> 00:32:41,326
Mena: Chef Mark's
pop-ups run late,
922
00:32:41,426 --> 00:32:46,030
going day to night over five,
six, sometimes seven courses.
923
00:32:46,130 --> 00:32:48,499
That's all in the sauce there.
That's great.
924
00:32:48,599 --> 00:32:51,336
Like this incredible onion
dish with root vegetables,
925
00:32:51,436 --> 00:32:55,640
onion foam, and potato crumb.
926
00:32:55,740 --> 00:32:59,377
Next up, this unreal mushroom
corn polenta dish
927
00:32:59,477 --> 00:33:02,046
with a sesame
chili crunch.
928
00:33:02,146 --> 00:33:06,851
I love it, it's like so warm
and delicious and creamy.
929
00:33:06,951 --> 00:33:08,653
Mark:
Hello, everyone.
930
00:33:08,753 --> 00:33:10,221
Hey, hey, Chef.
931
00:33:10,321 --> 00:33:11,823
How are you?
932
00:33:11,923 --> 00:33:15,493
Mena: And finally, served
by Chef Mark himself,
933
00:33:15,593 --> 00:33:19,597
tempeh braised in spicy coconut,
chili ginger scallions
934
00:33:19,697 --> 00:33:21,532
with
crisp zucchini.
935
00:33:21,632 --> 00:33:23,201
Wow, very nice.
936
00:33:23,301 --> 00:33:24,268
Enjoy.
937
00:33:24,369 --> 00:33:25,603
Mena:
Thank you very much.
938
00:33:25,703 --> 00:33:27,472
♪
939
00:33:27,572 --> 00:33:30,174
So you've been doing these
pop-ups for a while now, right?
940
00:33:30,274 --> 00:33:33,077
But when you first started them,
there was no plant-based pop-up,
941
00:33:33,177 --> 00:33:34,779
it was just a regular
pop-up, right?
942
00:33:34,879 --> 00:33:37,081
Mark: I guess my very first
plant-based pop-up
943
00:33:37,181 --> 00:33:39,617
was 2017, 2018.
944
00:33:39,717 --> 00:33:43,287
So I just liked the idea of
trying to create flavours
945
00:33:43,388 --> 00:33:44,422
just from vegetables.
946
00:33:44,522 --> 00:33:46,157
I think that challenge
I truly enjoy,
947
00:33:46,257 --> 00:33:49,193
and that's probably the
reason why I love cooking.
948
00:33:49,293 --> 00:33:51,796
Do you find that there's going
to be more and more demand
949
00:33:51,896 --> 00:33:53,264
for plant-based food,
or do you think this
950
00:33:53,364 --> 00:33:54,799
is a fad that's
going to go away?
951
00:33:54,899 --> 00:33:59,237
No, I think there's more
and more demand for it.
952
00:33:59,337 --> 00:34:01,305
I think with me as a chef,
I'm not really completely vegan,
953
00:34:01,406 --> 00:34:02,807
but I enjoy it.
954
00:34:02,907 --> 00:34:05,109
I eat vegan maybe
once or twice a week,
955
00:34:05,209 --> 00:34:06,411
trying to find a
balance for myself.
956
00:34:06,511 --> 00:34:10,481
But other than that, yeah,
there's definitely a demand.
957
00:34:10,581 --> 00:34:13,551
Vancouver's full of lovely
vegans that are
958
00:34:13,651 --> 00:34:15,253
constantly evolving, so.
959
00:34:15,353 --> 00:34:16,487
Nailed it.
960
00:34:16,587 --> 00:34:17,855
Thanks for throwing
that in there.
961
00:34:17,955 --> 00:34:19,190
Thanks for throwing
that in there, Chef.
962
00:34:19,290 --> 00:34:20,525
You're on fire!
963
00:34:20,625 --> 00:34:22,360
(Laughing)
964
00:34:22,460 --> 00:34:24,829
♪
965
00:34:24,929 --> 00:34:27,865
(Light instrumental music)
966
00:34:27,965 --> 00:34:32,103
The chefs here made it clear:
the convenient access
967
00:34:32,203 --> 00:34:34,806
to fresh ingredients
defines the local scene,
968
00:34:34,906 --> 00:34:38,042
and I guarantee this
next chef would agree.
969
00:34:38,142 --> 00:34:40,111
Excited, Vancouver's gorgeous.
Just beautiful.
970
00:34:40,211 --> 00:34:41,546
Yeah.
971
00:34:41,646 --> 00:34:44,115
Mena: Chef Josh spent the last
decade heading up kitchens
972
00:34:44,215 --> 00:34:46,050
of Van's top restaurants.
973
00:34:46,150 --> 00:34:49,821
Now, he's a private chef who
cooks for Hollywood A-listers
974
00:34:49,921 --> 00:34:53,491
like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
975
00:34:53,591 --> 00:34:56,327
Having spent most of his
life on the west coast,
976
00:34:56,427 --> 00:34:59,363
Josh takes endless joy
in showcasing fresh,
977
00:34:59,464 --> 00:35:02,300
local ingredients
in his cooking.
978
00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:06,437
This afternoon, he's taking me
to the stunning Earle Creek
979
00:35:06,537 --> 00:35:07,872
on the Sunshine Coast.
980
00:35:07,972 --> 00:35:10,374
We could plod along
in a boat or a ferry,
981
00:35:10,475 --> 00:35:13,478
but I want to get a good
look at you, Vancouver.
982
00:35:13,578 --> 00:35:16,114
We're taking a seaplane.
983
00:35:16,214 --> 00:35:18,082
Ian, what's going on?
How you doing, Captain?
984
00:35:18,182 --> 00:35:20,618
Josh, good to see you.
You guys ready to go flying?
985
00:35:20,718 --> 00:35:22,386
Hell, yeah.
Alright, let's do this.
986
00:35:22,487 --> 00:35:23,754
Hop on in;
who's coming first?
987
00:35:23,855 --> 00:35:25,189
I think you're
going to go first.
988
00:35:25,289 --> 00:35:26,924
Wonderful,
I'll just get you in.
989
00:35:27,024 --> 00:35:29,460
I'll watch you in here,
just in case he messes up
990
00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:31,462
I know what to do.
991
00:35:31,562 --> 00:35:34,799
♪
992
00:35:34,899 --> 00:35:37,201
Let's get this baby in the sky.
993
00:35:37,301 --> 00:35:42,807
♪
994
00:35:42,907 --> 00:35:48,746
The Sunshine Coast, nearly 200
kilometres of pristine coastline
995
00:35:48,846 --> 00:35:52,617
where towering mountains
drop directly into the sea.
996
00:35:52,717 --> 00:35:55,620
Cut off from the main
roads, it's a remote,
997
00:35:55,720 --> 00:35:59,090
exclusive inlet where
select local chefs
998
00:35:59,190 --> 00:36:01,859
forage for unique ingredients.
999
00:36:01,959 --> 00:36:06,297
♪
1000
00:36:06,397 --> 00:36:07,398
Ian: Alright, gentlemen.
1001
00:36:07,498 --> 00:36:09,767
Welcome to the
beautiful Earle Creek.
1002
00:36:09,867 --> 00:36:11,536
Wow.
1003
00:36:11,636 --> 00:36:13,804
This is gorgeous.
1004
00:36:13,905 --> 00:36:15,072
Josh:
Yeah.
1005
00:36:15,173 --> 00:36:16,741
♪
1006
00:36:16,841 --> 00:36:20,211
Mena:
British Columbia.
1007
00:36:20,311 --> 00:36:22,246
I got a pretty
decent backyard.
1008
00:36:22,346 --> 00:36:23,681
Mena:
Yeah!
1009
00:36:23,781 --> 00:36:27,318
Chef Josh's backyard is the
perfect spot to go foraging.
1010
00:36:27,418 --> 00:36:29,820
Today, we're here to search
out something I've never
1011
00:36:29,921 --> 00:36:34,392
tried before: sea asparagus,
the briny and crunchy,
1012
00:36:34,492 --> 00:36:37,995
nutrient-packed
cousin to seaweed.
1013
00:36:38,095 --> 00:36:40,331
The seascape in Vancouver
is rich with food.
1014
00:36:40,431 --> 00:36:42,567
Tell me a little
bit about that.
1015
00:36:42,667 --> 00:36:44,502
Yeah man, I mean, there's tons
of wild edibles here
1016
00:36:44,602 --> 00:36:45,736
on the West Coast.
1017
00:36:45,836 --> 00:36:47,672
There's just literally
sea urchin all across this
1018
00:36:47,772 --> 00:36:49,173
little kind of tidal area.
1019
00:36:49,273 --> 00:36:51,409
There's mussels, there's
tons of clams here.
1020
00:36:51,509 --> 00:36:53,477
Some bladder wrack,
like, edible seaweeds.
1021
00:36:53,578 --> 00:36:55,780
There's just so much kind
of edible wildlife here,
1022
00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:58,382
it's such a cool
place for foraging.
1023
00:36:58,482 --> 00:37:00,484
It always just feels good to be
able to, you know,
1024
00:37:00,585 --> 00:37:02,220
pick up something out
of the ground and eat it.
1025
00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:03,821
It just feels like
the right thing to do.
1026
00:37:03,921 --> 00:37:04,989
Well, let's find
that sea asparagus.
1027
00:37:05,089 --> 00:37:07,124
Let's get to it, man.
1028
00:37:07,225 --> 00:37:10,261
Mena: Sea asparagus grows
up and down the BC coast.
1029
00:37:10,361 --> 00:37:13,364
Rocky intertidal zones
like these are the perfect
1030
00:37:13,464 --> 00:37:15,233
habitat for them to thrive.
1031
00:37:15,333 --> 00:37:17,034
Josh: I can actually see
some asparagus right here.
1032
00:37:17,134 --> 00:37:18,669
Mena: And why do they
call it asparagus?
1033
00:37:18,769 --> 00:37:20,805
Is it the same
family of vegetables?
1034
00:37:20,905 --> 00:37:23,140
Well, here,
let me tell you why.
1035
00:37:23,241 --> 00:37:27,979
Give this guy a little taste and
tell me what it reminds you of.
1036
00:37:28,079 --> 00:37:30,681
Like, to me it's just got
the exact same texture
1037
00:37:30,781 --> 00:37:32,650
as, like, the kind of
tip of asparagus.
1038
00:37:32,750 --> 00:37:33,751
It's got that
really nice crunch.
1039
00:37:33,851 --> 00:37:36,153
It's salty.
I can tell.
1040
00:37:36,254 --> 00:37:38,256
Josh: You know, we're just
a couple feet from the ocean,
1041
00:37:38,356 --> 00:37:40,057
so this has quite a
bit of sodium in it.
1042
00:37:40,157 --> 00:37:41,826
Mena: And what about
these guys right here?
1043
00:37:41,926 --> 00:37:43,661
I mean, is this edible,
these, like, big chunks?
1044
00:37:43,761 --> 00:37:45,663
Josh: Yeah, I mean, so this--
this whole plant is edible.
1045
00:37:45,763 --> 00:37:47,832
It's actually a succulent.
It's an annual plant.
1046
00:37:47,932 --> 00:37:49,834
And what we're doing right now,
just picking the tips,
1047
00:37:49,934 --> 00:37:51,502
is a really sustainable
way to harvest this.
1048
00:37:51,602 --> 00:37:53,504
Like, the last thing that we
want to do is come in
1049
00:37:53,604 --> 00:37:55,172
and just pull this whole
thing out of the ground--
1050
00:37:55,273 --> 00:37:56,507
Mena:
Pull the roots, yeah.
1051
00:37:56,607 --> 00:37:58,009
'Cause then if
we come back next year,
1052
00:37:58,109 --> 00:37:59,510
it's not going
to be here.
1053
00:37:59,610 --> 00:38:01,178
But if we kind of pick in
a sustainable manner,
1054
00:38:01,279 --> 00:38:02,847
we can kind of keep coming
back to this patch
1055
00:38:02,947 --> 00:38:04,849
year on year and it's always
going to be here for us.
1056
00:38:04,949 --> 00:38:06,183
Mena:
Wow.
1057
00:38:06,284 --> 00:38:07,518
Josh: Yeah.
Well, let's go cook it up.
1058
00:38:07,618 --> 00:38:08,853
Mena:
Yeah, let's do it.
1059
00:38:08,953 --> 00:38:11,355
Posted up on the beach with
nothing but a propane grill,
1060
00:38:11,455 --> 00:38:14,525
organic ingredients and
freshly foraged sea asparagus,
1061
00:38:14,625 --> 00:38:16,694
I can't help
but be grateful
1062
00:38:16,794 --> 00:38:19,530
that we're about to cook
a meal out here.
1063
00:38:19,630 --> 00:38:21,699
So, we got this beautiful
produce here,
1064
00:38:21,799 --> 00:38:23,200
and what are
we making?
1065
00:38:23,301 --> 00:38:24,702
We're going to make
two different dishes.
1066
00:38:24,802 --> 00:38:26,037
I'm going to
get you started
1067
00:38:26,137 --> 00:38:27,538
on this really nice
grilled asparagus,
1068
00:38:27,638 --> 00:38:29,040
and I'm going to get
you to make this
1069
00:38:29,140 --> 00:38:30,708
sea asparagus salsa verde
to go on top.
1070
00:38:30,808 --> 00:38:32,209
So, we're just going
to get a fine chop
1071
00:38:32,310 --> 00:38:34,045
on some parsley,
some dill, some mint.
1072
00:38:34,145 --> 00:38:36,380
I've got a couple chilies here,
so you can chop them up.
1073
00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:38,215
And then we'll just do some
lemon juice, olive oil,
1074
00:38:38,316 --> 00:38:40,217
and I'm going to get cracking
on the zucchini dish.
1075
00:38:40,318 --> 00:38:41,552
Alright,
let's do it.
1076
00:38:41,652 --> 00:38:42,887
Josh:
Let's go.
1077
00:38:42,987 --> 00:38:44,722
Mena: Chef Josh is whipping up
a grilled zucchini dish
1078
00:38:44,822 --> 00:38:46,223
with a
zesty slaw.
1079
00:38:46,324 --> 00:38:48,726
Being out on the water
like this, I love nature,
1080
00:38:48,826 --> 00:38:50,394
but to be able to,
like, also cook
1081
00:38:50,494 --> 00:38:52,396
and get to learn about BC
with you out here,
1082
00:38:52,496 --> 00:38:53,898
I mean,
it's stunning, man.
1083
00:38:53,998 --> 00:38:55,566
Look at this,
this is gorgeous.
1084
00:38:55,666 --> 00:38:56,901
Josh:
Yeah, man.
1085
00:38:57,001 --> 00:38:59,070
I feel so lucky to consider
this my backyard.
1086
00:38:59,170 --> 00:39:01,072
My buddies and I do
this almost every weekend.
1087
00:39:01,172 --> 00:39:03,474
We kind of get out in nature.
We cook over a fire.
1088
00:39:03,574 --> 00:39:06,644
Having good food with good
friends, how can you beat that?
1089
00:39:06,744 --> 00:39:10,815
For me, food's all about
highlighting the ingredient.
1090
00:39:10,915 --> 00:39:14,552
If we can get great produce,
my job's pretty easy.
1091
00:39:14,652 --> 00:39:16,887
I've always really vibed with
the philosophy of just
1092
00:39:16,987 --> 00:39:19,390
find great food and kind of get
out of the way, you know?
1093
00:39:19,490 --> 00:39:20,891
Let the food
do the talking.
1094
00:39:20,991 --> 00:39:23,894
A lot of people think that
eating healthy is just having,
1095
00:39:23,994 --> 00:39:25,563
like, you know,
a piece of protein
1096
00:39:25,663 --> 00:39:27,264
and some salad
on the side.
1097
00:39:27,365 --> 00:39:29,266
But eating healthy
can be very innovative.
1098
00:39:29,367 --> 00:39:31,402
A lot of these restaurants
are showing us that.
1099
00:39:31,502 --> 00:39:33,637
Josh: Yeah, I mean, I think just
because you want to eat healthy
1100
00:39:33,738 --> 00:39:35,106
it doesn't mean you need
to eat boring.
1101
00:39:35,206 --> 00:39:36,440
I think we're
proving that today.
1102
00:39:36,540 --> 00:39:37,942
We've got some
beautiful ingredients,
1103
00:39:38,042 --> 00:39:39,944
but we've also got a ton of
attitude, a ton of character.
1104
00:39:40,044 --> 00:39:42,613
So, I think it's pretty easy
to eat plant-based
1105
00:39:42,713 --> 00:39:44,615
if you just rely
on the ingredients.
1106
00:39:44,715 --> 00:39:46,117
It doesn't just have
to be, you know,
1107
00:39:46,217 --> 00:39:47,618
steamed broccoli
every day.
1108
00:39:47,718 --> 00:39:49,987
Mena:
I love that philosophy.
1109
00:39:50,087 --> 00:39:51,188
Look at these dishes.
1110
00:39:51,288 --> 00:39:54,458
Grilled asparagus with
sea asparagus salsa verde,
1111
00:39:54,558 --> 00:39:57,661
smothered in
a turmeric sauce.
1112
00:39:57,762 --> 00:40:00,731
And grilled zucchini with
a fennel radicchio slaw,
1113
00:40:00,831 --> 00:40:03,467
accented by grapefruit,
lemon, olive oil
1114
00:40:03,567 --> 00:40:05,302
and, of course,
sea asparagus.
1115
00:40:05,403 --> 00:40:06,504
Both:
Cheers.
1116
00:40:06,604 --> 00:40:08,105
Josh: Yeah.
1117
00:40:08,205 --> 00:40:10,641
Mena: Nothing beats fresh,
local ingredients.
1118
00:40:10,741 --> 00:40:12,143
What do you think?
1119
00:40:12,243 --> 00:40:14,845
Mmm. Like you said,
it's simple, right?
1120
00:40:14,945 --> 00:40:17,314
But you really taste each
and every ingredient.
1121
00:40:17,415 --> 00:40:20,151
The vinegar just
really kind of adds
1122
00:40:20,251 --> 00:40:21,986
that little bit of acidity
to the zucchini,
1123
00:40:22,086 --> 00:40:23,087
so it's really,
really nice.
1124
00:40:23,187 --> 00:40:24,555
Josh:
Cool.
1125
00:40:24,655 --> 00:40:25,790
Mena: Yeah, man,
you nailed it.
1126
00:40:25,890 --> 00:40:27,158
Josh: Well,
I'm definitely digging
1127
00:40:27,258 --> 00:40:28,559
the salsa verde
that you made.
1128
00:40:28,659 --> 00:40:30,928
The chili is just right,
and that salty kick
1129
00:40:31,028 --> 00:40:33,330
from the sea asparagus just
puts this over the top.
1130
00:40:33,431 --> 00:40:34,498
Mena:
Mmm.
1131
00:40:34,598 --> 00:40:36,000
Want to trade?
1132
00:40:36,100 --> 00:40:37,835
Mena:
Yeah, please.
1133
00:40:37,935 --> 00:40:39,670
Josh: Thanks so much
for joining me.
1134
00:40:39,770 --> 00:40:41,505
Like, I'm just really grateful
that we got to do this,
1135
00:40:41,605 --> 00:40:43,174
and show off my
beautiful backyard
1136
00:40:43,274 --> 00:40:45,109
and eat some beautiful
food together.
1137
00:40:45,209 --> 00:40:47,511
Mena: What an amazing meal
to end my time here.
1138
00:40:47,611 --> 00:40:52,383
It feels like my West Coast trip
has officially come full circle.
1139
00:40:52,483 --> 00:40:54,385
Walking through fields
and coastlines,
1140
00:40:54,485 --> 00:40:56,220
and getting up
close and personal
1141
00:40:56,320 --> 00:40:58,389
with the food on
my plate has allowed me
1142
00:40:58,489 --> 00:41:00,891
to connect with the
nature so deeply
1143
00:41:00,991 --> 00:41:04,094
that the food actually
tastes different.
1144
00:41:04,195 --> 00:41:06,096
Surrounded by mountains
and ocean,
1145
00:41:06,197 --> 00:41:08,098
the Vancouver
culinary scene
1146
00:41:08,199 --> 00:41:10,768
is evolving alongside
the West Coast locals.
1147
00:41:10,868 --> 00:41:14,839
From high-end cuisine
to everyday food,
1148
00:41:14,939 --> 00:41:19,343
the plates here are innovative,
fresh, and have opened my eyes
1149
00:41:19,443 --> 00:41:22,079
to what's available in my
own Canadian backyard.
1150
00:41:22,179 --> 00:41:23,781
So, thanks, Vancouver.
1151
00:41:23,881 --> 00:41:25,616
You're a wonder.
1152
00:41:25,716 --> 00:41:27,084
♪
1153
00:41:27,184 --> 00:41:29,720
Picking up some goodies
from my shopping list.
1154
00:41:29,820 --> 00:41:31,055
Man:
Chickpeas!
1155
00:41:31,155 --> 00:41:32,723
(Upbeat dynamic music)
1156
00:41:32,823 --> 00:41:34,992
We challenged four people
to evolve their eats
1157
00:41:35,092 --> 00:41:37,895
and try going plant-based
for one week.
1158
00:41:37,995 --> 00:41:40,431
Woman: And I'm looking forward
to see what the week brings.
1159
00:41:40,531 --> 00:41:43,200
Your nonna told me you
loved cheese and pasta
1160
00:41:43,300 --> 00:41:44,702
like a good Italian.
1161
00:41:44,802 --> 00:41:47,071
The plant-based alternatives
these days are mind-blowing
1162
00:41:47,171 --> 00:41:50,040
so I have no doubt they're going
to satisfy those cravings.
1163
00:41:50,140 --> 00:41:51,675
This sounds amazing.
1164
00:41:51,775 --> 00:41:53,310
Mena:
Going plant-based doesn't mean
1165
00:41:53,410 --> 00:41:56,113
you need to be all-in
or nothing at all.
1166
00:41:56,213 --> 00:41:58,482
I was a little bit worried
about not using egg.
1167
00:41:58,582 --> 00:42:01,585
I'm on to make
a plant-based version
1168
00:42:01,685 --> 00:42:03,053
of one of my favourite dishes.
1169
00:42:03,153 --> 00:42:04,989
Alright,
there she goes.
1170
00:42:05,089 --> 00:42:06,657
It can be about
making small changes
1171
00:42:06,757 --> 00:42:08,192
that work with your lifestyle.
1172
00:42:08,292 --> 00:42:09,460
(Smooch)
1173
00:42:09,560 --> 00:42:10,928
I'm glad that you're
embracing this.
1174
00:42:11,028 --> 00:42:12,796
I'm definitely
inspired to try more.
1175
00:42:12,897 --> 00:42:14,131
Wow, that's good.
1176
00:42:14,231 --> 00:42:17,101
My grandmothers would be
so proud of me right now.
1177
00:42:17,201 --> 00:42:19,837
I confidently know they would
also enjoy it as much as we did.
1178
00:42:19,937 --> 00:42:21,372
Yummy, here we go.
1179
00:42:21,472 --> 00:42:26,277
See how they did at
CTV.ca/Shows/Evolving-Vegan.
1180
00:42:26,377 --> 00:42:27,511
So far so good.
1181
00:42:27,611 --> 00:42:29,446
Okay, it's time
to start grocery shopping.
1182
00:42:29,547 --> 00:42:32,216
We're just picking up some
goodies from my shopping list.
1183
00:42:32,316 --> 00:42:34,652
I love the produce section.
1184
00:42:34,752 --> 00:42:37,354
We challenged four people
to evolve their eats...
1185
00:42:37,454 --> 00:42:39,089
Woman 2:
Great, there she is.
1186
00:42:39,189 --> 00:42:41,158
Mena: ...and try going
plant-based for one week.
1187
00:42:41,258 --> 00:42:43,327
Man:
Ooh, I'm excited.
1188
00:42:43,427 --> 00:42:46,063
Not bad; I can get down
with this as a snack.
1189
00:42:46,163 --> 00:42:47,231
Cheers.
1190
00:42:47,331 --> 00:42:49,066
I have to do a dance,
have to do a dance.
1191
00:42:49,166 --> 00:42:50,367
Ta-dah!
1192
00:42:50,467 --> 00:42:51,936
Going plant-based
doesn't mean you need
1193
00:42:52,036 --> 00:42:53,704
to be all-in
or nothing at all.
1194
00:42:53,804 --> 00:42:56,273
That's going to be
the base for our curry, no?
1195
00:42:56,373 --> 00:42:58,108
It can be about making
small changes
1196
00:42:58,208 --> 00:42:59,677
that work with your lifestyle.
1197
00:42:59,777 --> 00:43:03,180
We are going to start the day
with protein smoothie bowls.
1198
00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:04,448
Yummy!
1199
00:43:04,548 --> 00:43:06,684
Very yummy.
So good.
1200
00:43:06,784 --> 00:43:07,952
How's it been?
1201
00:43:08,052 --> 00:43:09,353
Man:
It's been good!
1202
00:43:09,453 --> 00:43:10,854
The main thing we were
looking at was, like,
1203
00:43:10,955 --> 00:43:12,356
are these recipes going
to give us the protein
1204
00:43:12,456 --> 00:43:13,857
that we need?
1205
00:43:13,958 --> 00:43:15,359
And I think, you know,
they definitely have.
1206
00:43:15,459 --> 00:43:16,527
Oh yeah,
that's really good.
1207
00:43:16,627 --> 00:43:17,928
Man 2: And we're also--
we're feeling great.
1208
00:43:18,028 --> 00:43:19,330
Like, totally different
to not be consuming
1209
00:43:19,430 --> 00:43:20,965
meat products every day.
1210
00:43:21,065 --> 00:43:25,803
See how they did at
CTV.ca/Shows/Evolving-Vegan.
1211
00:43:25,903 --> 00:43:27,538
♪
1212
00:43:27,638 --> 00:43:31,175
(Upbeat instrumental music)
1213
00:43:31,275 --> 00:43:40,851
♪
1214
00:43:40,951 --> 00:43:49,860
♪
1215
00:43:49,960 --> 00:43:54,565
♪
1216
00:43:54,665 --> 00:43:57,534
(Whirring, click)
1217
00:43:57,635 --> 00:44:01,772
(Dynamic musical flourish)
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