I Went Hunting for VEGAN GOLD at Hollywood’s Farmers Market

There's a very large farmers market here every Sunday and I'm gonna go ahead and check it out and search for some vegan gold. I have a lot of memories of Hollywood growing up here in LA. In some ways it's changed a lot. In some ways it hasn't changed at all. But one thing that's changed is there's a very large farmers market here every Sunday and I'm gonna go ahead and check it out and search for some vegan gold. So come along with me and we're gonna enjoy the vibes of the Hollywood farmers market. The Cinerama Dome and this is a monument to Hollywood. It's been dormant for the last, I would say, five years. Recently they're going to be developed by Alamo Draft House. So the Cinerama Dome looks like it's going to be alive again. And right across from it is a all-vegan place called Veggie Grill. Okay, so I'm also here because there's a vendor who makes amazing food that I haven't visited in a long time. Mort and Betty's. So I believe that Megan of Mort and Betty's is here. Are oysters vegan? I don't think they are. I love Lion's Mane, but you've got me curious. You want some of that coast? I've never seen it. Dude, I mean I can give you a piece of Lion's Mane and coast you, and take it home with you when you like better if you want to do something like that. Perfect. Let's do it, man. Love you, man. Man, love you, dude. Thanks for the coast. Who are you going to save us today? Voodoo Hand, Voodoo Hand, Voodoo Hand. Sorry. Interesting way to sample. They use some olive oil and pepper. Habanero. It's the cash app jumper thing because they, I guess, get the children to understand how important this brand is. Anyway, I got some coconut cakes. They were five bucks at the Thai place. Is it better than Trader Joe's? We'll see. Better than Trader Joe's. Because they're not frozen. They're made fresh. Legit. Kind of that Thai version of Able Skeebers. She makes everything from scratch, and very innovative, yet super delicious, too. Everything she does is awesome. She also makes these loaded bagels that are really amazing. I recommend I get. I would love for you to try the bagel, egg, and cheese because I don't think we had that on the menu when you came to Atwater. What's the bacon? It's mung shiitake. And you make mung bean? Yes. It's a mung bean egg. It has agua clava and mung bean and some other fun things. Coolio. If you want a sandwich, I would say the at one. Okay, I'll try that. I don't know. Everything looks so amazing. Agua clava or focaccia. We're going to do the focaccia. Okay. Sounds great. We're starting out really good. Maybe this way. Maybe this way. Because we've got Mort and Betty in the background. Nice. Okay, thank you. Bacon, egg, and cheese with a spicy cashew cream cheese, mung bean egg, and shiitake mushroom bacon on a homemade focaccia. This is a great breakfast sandwich. You know, you've got the spiciness of the cashew cream cheese. The mung bean egg is terrifically made. A nice texture and flavor from the shiitake bacon. And of course, you know, I'm a bread guy. I love the freshly made focaccia. I've just got a potato knish. Saving that for later. Super dense. Apple fritter. I'm going to go ahead and try it. I got a seeded baguette from Bub's and Grandma. It's still warm. It makes me want to just tear off a piece and have at it, but I've already had that massive breakfast sandwich. Okay, I'm going to look around. I'm thinking about getting lion's mane mushroom. Okay, I did it. I bought a lion's mane mushroom. And it was a pretty hefty one. It's like a pound. So it was $20. Probably the most I've spent on one mushroom in my life. I haven't gotten the fancy truffles. Anyway, I want to see if I can cook it into a steak. I'm going to press it, so that will be an interesting experiment. And it was a good experience. You know, I really enjoyed chatting it up with Megan and looking at all her amazing food. You know, what's amazing about what she does is she has this real completist vibe where it's like her pop-up is a deli. And so she sells matzo ball soup. And so she has sweet and savory things. She has baked goods. She has all sorts of different spreads. I feel like her pop-up has some of the most items. It's almost like head-spinning. You go there and you don't even know what to order because her table is like a whole deli counter that just happens to be entirely vegan. And not only that, her food is amazing. What she does is super impressive. Anyway, yeah. And then also I got a baguette from Bubz and Grandma, which is like a bakery here in LA that makes really good stuff. You know, I'm kind of a carboholic. So anyway, yeah. So it was a very successful day here in Hollywood. I didn't meet any stars, but I met culinary stars. So anyway, thanks for watching. Like and subscribe. I'm trying to build this channel. And encourage me to make more content like this. Thank you!