is out now on Netflix.Veganism was not quite as en vogue in the early aughts, but it was an emerging culinary trend—not least among America's hottest stars.
Savvy financier , a herself, noticed the untapped market and opened Pure Food and Wine, one of the most popular celebrity spots in the city, frequented by the likes of Alec Baldwin and NFL star .
A barefoot Owen Wilson might even sometimes be spotted floating around in the kitchen, before dashing off with a grass-green smoothie, no doubt actually made from grass.Melngailis was so popular with her staff at the eatery that she became known by a more familial moniker: Sarmama.
Business was booming, and everyone was just happy to be there. Sounds like a pretty solid deal, right? Not the sort of thing Netflix might want to base a true crime docuseries around—where are the Tiger Kings, the , the Made Murderers?
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