Today I went back to where it all started for me. I started working in television in 2005 in Vancouver at a show called 969. It no longer exists, but the team who created this show is all up in the TV business. This morning I was reunited with the first person I ever co-hosted with, Riaz Meghji. He's now the host of Breakfast Television in Vancouver and it was a real full circle moment to be feeding him vegan food from recipes on hot for food. We showcased vegan love on television in Ottawa, Calgary, Lethbridge, and brought it all the way to the west coast. What a huge accomplishment! Plus it's amazing of these stations to start talking about plant based eating.
Watch the whole segment on BT Vancouver here.
Lauren Toyota
Lauren is a plant-based powerhouse, a former TV host turned wildly successful food creator, best-selling cookbook author, and the woman responsible for making vegan comfort food a thing worth craving. Through her blog and YouTube channel, hot for food, she’s amassed a dedicated following by recreating all the nostalgic, indulgent dishes we love—mac & cheese, burgers, cinnamon rolls—but making them entirely plant-based. No compromise on taste, no weird ingredients, just damn good food.