Thanks for watching. And thanks to Thrillist for including MLBK! For the haters: I am from brooklyn. Born and raised. That's my voice. It's an honor to serve food in my hometown. Guess I'm young at heart if I sound 13? I'm 45. If I sound tired it's because I work 18 hour days and it was a long week. If I was a male chef I don't think I'd be seeing comments about my weight, appearance or voice. Our food is what's important and I appreciate the recognition.
I had already was a vegan when I found your delicious, easy to follow recipes and I can honestly say you changed my life with your creative talents as a chef. I have shared your recipes with many non vegan friends and they all love your food! Please know all your hard work is appreciated and inspiring!
One of my favourite chefs ever. I don't claim to be vegan (I am not), but mostly eat from her recipe books regardless. I hope I'll be back in Brooklyn on day, will swing by for sure.
I own Isa’s cookbook ‘Isa Does IT’ and her recipes are delicious! She shows us that vegan food can be delicious and satisfying and not so difficult to make. I own several vegan cookbooks and her’s is hands down my favorite. I take it too work to plan my menus for the week. Yes, it’s THAT GOOD. I also own Miyokos Artisan Vegan Cheese cookbook (as she was mentioned in this video) and the almond ricotta cheese an easy recipe that can be used in a lasagna that rivals any conventional lasagna. I wish Isa would open a restaurant in the Bay Area because I’d be a regular there.
To all the people who say they don't eat like vegan food -- Have you never eaten an apple or a banana? How about a PB and J sandwich? All vegan food means is it's made from plants. If you can eat a banana, you can eat 'vegan' food. If you don't eat animal products, you may identify as a vegan, as a person or lifestyle. You don't have to live a vegan lifestyle to eat fruits and veggies or any dish, main or side, that excludes meat. I'm not vegan, but I love plant based meals. For the record, I own all of Isa's cookbooks. I also own Bobby Flays cookbooks.
You mentioned a restaurant in Omaha?? I am going to be there next week. Chandra you are amazing. No one would go to the trouble of opening a vegan restaurant, working 18 hours a day if they didn't LOVE, not just animals but people too.
Normally I do not make comments to things on the internet today I feel the need to react . I have spent the last 32 years in the supermarket business. When I started you did not see organic or natural food sections about ten years ago we started to have three foot sections in the stores and today we have whole aisle. When I see people who shop only in those sections I always talk to them about Isa's web site or about her books . The reactions I get from these customers are always positive if they know of her they love her ! The ones that did not know usually check her out and then tell me how great she is. I did not need for these people to tell me how great she is because I have had the pleasure to know her since she was born. I am therefore addressing the people who felt that they had to make comments about the way Isa talks. First of all this video is about the food not her voice. If you don't like the food fine. Just say it ,otherwise , keep your rude comments to yourself after all we do not know how you sound. Unless you want to do your own video to show us how well you speak I once again say keep it to yourself Isa even though I have not seen you for many years I want you to know how proud Of you I am all you have accomplished!!!! (Like I said I do not do this very often so if I made any grammar errors or typos I apologize for it.if anyone has the urge to make any comments go ahead because I really do not care what rude people have to say about me just do not mess with my family
Isa is amazing and such a hard worker. The people making stupid comments on here have no idea how hard she works. She has changed peoples lives through food, published several books, opened two restaurants and more. So those of you complaining...like, what are you even doing with your life besides getting on youtube and trolling a wonderful human being. Grow the fuck up. I highly doubt if she was a male chef that comments about her voice, weight, or appearance would be made. I'm happy to see such a strong woman thrive in this industry. Keep up the good work Isa and the crews at Modern Love
This quote accurately describes my vegan journey: "Your taste buds are the first thing to start changing your mind. If the food is good, the rest follows. Once you start tasting delicious vegan food...it just kinda sets something off that says "ok, maybe I can do this"
Isa is awesome! Have a couple of her cookbooks and all her recipes are on point! I've been eating meat and dairy the past couple or so years and going back to vegan because vegan food is much more appealing to me. Plus I feel so much better on plant foods.
It's funny, so many of the comments are talking about how obnoxious her accent is, and to me, since I grew up in the bay area, it didn't register as out of the ordinary at all. Not everyone has that exact accent in california, of course, but on the other hand, I also know incredibly intelligent and thoughtful people even as old as in their mid 50s with that accent. There's actually nothing inherently immature or unintelligent about it, just because it isn't newscaster speak. Like... it's just a dialect, guys. You'll survive, I promise.
@3:30 Vegan Mac & Cheese is always a highlight of American vegan restos. 😀 I'll go vegan for extended periods a couple of times a year...at least once a year for sure. Makes me try new restaurants and home recipes. Eating vegan is easy...the rest of it is difficult. Another excellent episode. 👍
Wow now this looks good. I'm not vegan either but I would really love to try this. Too bad it's 2k away. Thanks for sharing. Those close enough let me know what you think of it. 🍻
If you don’t like seasonings or plants then of course going vegan will be hard, because you rely on fat and salt to satisfy. Having bland taste can encourage over eating because you don’t savor the food or notice nuance in the flavors of vegetables. Americans are used to bland, salty, fatty food; no wonder obesity is so common here. As a vegan I eat mostly foreign foods and ingredients. With little to no modifications I eat delicious meals. Pad Thai with no fish sauce sub tofu for egg, Indian curries with beans as protein and coconut cream instead of cow milk, miso soup with a kombu broth instead of fish stock, Kung Pao with tofu instead of meat, ect. ect
I would never force myself to eat vegan but I have no problem going to a vegan joint, most good vegan restaurants know how to season their food really well.
I’m not Vegan. I tried being Vegetarian in the late ‘80s to early ‘90s, until I realized that the cause meant nothing to me on a visceral level. Still, I’ve been considering checking this joint out, since it’s nominally in my neighborhood, and I’ve read that the food is delicious.. Now, seeing this footage, I’m certainly going, at least once.
I really don't have so much a problem with the taste of vegan food, it's the cost that always gets me. Like sure, vegan cheese probably tastes great now but it also probably costs twice as much as store brand cheese, or if it's the same cost it tastes awful. Like I've tried vegan ice cream, it's more ice than cream, thus it's gross, and again cost more than a tub of the store brand stuff. Once I can get vegan food that fills all my requirements (fast and simple to make, tastes good, has enough protein and iron for my anemia, and I can get a two weeks worth for under $50-$70, oh and it can't spoil for those two weeks at least) then I might consider it.
The expensive products you're bringing up (vegan cheese, ice cream) are not essential for your "requirements" anyways. Vegan diets really aren't all that expensive when you stay away from the highly processed foods. The thing is though is that you do have the discipline to cook your own food / adapt to new recipes, and no vegan can help you too much if you're not willing to do that.
Allison I only brought up those products as 1) something that came up in the video that the owner of this resturant seemed really proud of (the cheese) and 2) something that I've actually tried before (ice cream). Of course those two aren't staples of any diet, they were again just relatable examples. I probably should have focused on nutritional equivalence instead of taste, but I didn't think I owed a big giant explanation. But I will just for the sake of understanding. As I stated previously I have anemia, more specifically Crohn's (a genetic disease), which means it's doubly hard for me to absorb nutrients from food. I take two iron pills every day to promote red cell growth which helps, but I also have to be careful of what I eat. I need a lot of protein and iron (a little less than double) to fight off chronic fatigue but I can't have most beans, califlower, broccoli, onions, garlic, brussel sprouts, etc (most of which feature big in veggie recipes or would be good sources for iron and protein) unless I want to spend the rest of the night in agony or chugging pepto. So my options are limited. You wanna know what has become my staple diet: veggie pasta, baked chicken breast, and soft boiled eggs. I have never gotten sick with these, it's not expensive or time consuming to make, and they keep me awake enough to live my life. I know I could try harder to find veggie recipes that could possibly work for me, but I have neither the time nor the money to spend on unknowns.
I'm glad that you have meals that work for you and make you feel your best. It's a shame you aren't interested in exploring new options. I bet there's plant-based options out there for you when you're ready
I spend a lot less money on vegan food. Maybe 100 dollars a week for two people, all meals. I don’t buy the processed stuff- except tofu, tempeh, and milk. The tofu and tempeh are cheaper than their meat counterparts.
Ok so i really don't understand why vegan food has to imitate cheese or meat, it seems so wierd and at some point unhealthy. Vegetarian's dont need that can some one please explain this to me?
Vegetarians eat mock meats and cheeses, too. Most of the mock cheeses are just cultured plant fats and proteins, just the same as animal cheese is cultured fats and proteins. I'm not really sure why it wouldn't be healthy
Vegans dont stop eating animals or animal products because their bodies and secretions dont taste good, they go vegan because the animal industry is disgusting, horrific, cruel and damaging.
The more options there are for delicious vegan food, then the more people will be open to vegan options. Better for the planet, animals, and the individual.
I'm not a vegan, but I feel like a large portion of America doesn't understand how to cook veggies. For most people all they've had are steamed and boiled veggies. Roast them in the oven, throw them on the grill! Grilled green onions are like little candies, and roasted bell peppers are sweet treats. My philosophy is eat a little less meat, and try to eat a little more greens.
you don't need to try Vegan/vegetarian food to eat more veggies... Just eat more veggies.. That's how your diet should be (examine other cultures and you would see that it is a balanced between vegetable based dishes and meat based dishes..) You don't and shouldn't be eating meat for every meal
Is that so? Indian, Ethiopian, middle eastern, Mexican, and Italian food disappoints you, to name a few? So many of these dishes are already vegetarian/vegan or can easily be made so.
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Thanks for watching. And thanks to Thrillist for including MLBK! For the haters: I am from brooklyn. Born and raised. That's my voice. It's an honor to serve food in my hometown. Guess I'm young at heart if I sound 13? I'm 45. If I sound tired it's because I work 18 hour days and it was a long week. If I was a male chef I don't think I'd be seeing comments about my weight, appearance or voice. Our food is what's important and I appreciate the recognition.
I had already was a vegan when I found your delicious, easy to follow recipes and I can honestly say you changed my life with your creative talents as a chef. I have shared your recipes with many non vegan friends and they all love your food! Please know all your hard work is appreciated and inspiring!
I've been following you for years now, Veganomicon was my first vegan cook book. Keep doing your thing. I think you're great.
Your food is amazing and so are you! Much love to you!
Preach.
The only thing more frustrating than slanderers is those foolish enough to listen to them. Keep on rockin’ like only you can. Great interview!
Isa is a serious chef. Read one of her best-selling books or eat at one of her restaurants before you write her off.
One of my favourite chefs ever. I don't claim to be vegan (I am not), but mostly eat from her recipe books regardless. I hope I'll be back in Brooklyn on day, will swing by for sure.
I own Isa’s cookbook ‘Isa Does IT’ and her recipes are delicious! She shows us that vegan food can be delicious and satisfying and not so difficult to make. I own several vegan cookbooks and her’s is hands down my favorite. I take it too work to plan my menus for the week. Yes, it’s THAT GOOD. I also own Miyokos Artisan Vegan Cheese cookbook (as she was mentioned in this video) and the almond ricotta cheese an easy recipe that can be used in a lasagna that rivals any conventional lasagna. I wish Isa would open a restaurant in the Bay Area because I’d be a regular there.
Hands down my favorite vegan restaurant and favorite chef and favorite cookbooks and favorite everything. ALL HAIL ISA!
YUMMM.
All Hail!
To all the people who say they don't eat like vegan food -- Have you never eaten an apple or a banana? How about a PB and J sandwich? All vegan food means is it's made from plants. If you can eat a banana, you can eat 'vegan' food. If you don't eat animal products, you may identify as a vegan, as a person or lifestyle. You don't have to live a vegan lifestyle to eat fruits and veggies or any dish, main or side, that excludes meat. I'm not vegan, but I love plant based meals. For the record, I own all of Isa's cookbooks. I also own Bobby Flays cookbooks.
You mentioned a restaurant in Omaha?? I am going to be there next week. Chandra you are amazing. No one would go to the trouble of opening a vegan restaurant, working 18 hours a day if they didn't LOVE, not just animals but people too.
Normally I do not make comments to things on the internet today I feel the need to react . I have spent the last 32 years in the supermarket business. When I started you did not see organic or natural food sections about ten years ago we started to have three foot sections in the stores and today we have whole aisle. When I see people who shop only in those sections I always talk to them about Isa's web site or about her books . The reactions I get from these customers are always positive if they know of her they love her ! The ones that did not know usually check her out and then tell me how great she is. I did not need for these people to tell me how great she is because I have had the pleasure to know her since she was born. I am therefore addressing the people who felt that they had to make comments about the way Isa talks. First of all this video is about the food not her voice. If you don't like the food fine. Just say it ,otherwise , keep your rude comments to yourself after all we do not know how you sound. Unless you want to do your own video to show us how well you speak I once again say keep it to yourself Isa even though I have not seen you for many years I want you to know how proud Of you I am all you have accomplished!!!! (Like I said I do not do this very often so if I made any grammar errors or typos I apologize for it.if anyone has the urge to make any comments go ahead because I really do not care what rude people have to say about me just do not mess with my family
PREACH 👏👏👏
I love how well-supported she is by her friends and family. It makes me happy to know she is so loved.
Isa, you are an inspiration. Your cookbooks have changed my life and made eating plant-based a joy. Thank you.
That's awesome!
Isa is amazing and such a hard worker. The people making stupid comments on here have no idea how hard she works. She has changed peoples lives through food, published several books, opened two restaurants and more. So those of you complaining...like, what are you even doing with your life besides getting on youtube and trolling a wonderful human being. Grow the fuck up. I highly doubt if she was a male chef that comments about her voice, weight, or appearance would be made. I'm happy to see such a strong woman thrive in this industry. Keep up the good work Isa and the crews at Modern Love
When I first transitioned to vegan in 2012 I made so many of your recipes. Absolutely love them, thanks! Great video! Okay now I am hungry lol.
SAME. Always.
Fantastic work. All the best to you. Vegan power!!!
YEAH!
All those dishes look amazing!
Riiight?
OMG that food looks sooooo good! I must eat there someday!
Yessss.
Love the looks of the food, the sound of that voice and the attitude of this Brooklyn chef!Very well done.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
This quote accurately describes my vegan journey: "Your taste buds are the first thing to start changing your mind. If the food is good, the rest follows. Once you start tasting delicious vegan food...it just kinda sets something off that says "ok, maybe I can do this"
I’m ordering her books!
Isa is awesome! Have a couple of her cookbooks and all her recipes are on point! I've been eating meat and dairy the past couple or so years and going back to vegan because vegan food is much more appealing to me. Plus I feel so much better on plant foods.
Anotha well put video. Really appreciate your work
Thanks! We appreciate it.
i am so happy to find this channel😍
Looks good!
I need to go to New York! The food looks amazing!
Isa you rock so hard!
It's funny, so many of the comments are talking about how obnoxious her accent is, and to me, since I grew up in the bay area, it didn't register as out of the ordinary at all. Not everyone has that exact accent in california, of course, but on the other hand, I also know incredibly intelligent and thoughtful people even as old as in their mid 50s with that accent. There's actually nothing inherently immature or unintelligent about it, just because it isn't newscaster speak.
Like... it's just a dialect, guys. You'll survive, I promise.
😂😂
but she was born, raised and spent much of her adult life in Brooklyn NY, not Cal
Your food looks marvelous I wish your restaurant was in my town,
Time to come to Brooklyn..?
Yum!
Riiight?
It's 2020 post Covid and I hope I still get a chance to try MLBK someday...
I gotta try this place!
Yes you do.
@3:30 Vegan Mac & Cheese is always a highlight of American vegan restos. 😀 I'll go vegan for extended periods a couple of times a year...at least once a year for sure. Makes me try new restaurants and home recipes. Eating vegan is easy...the rest of it is difficult. Another excellent episode. 👍
Wow now this looks good. I'm not vegan either but I would really love to try this. Too bad it's 2k away. Thanks for sharing. Those close enough let me know what you think of it. 🍻
Sounds like an excuse to come visit...
If you don’t like seasonings or plants then of course going vegan will be hard, because you rely on fat and salt to satisfy. Having bland taste can encourage over eating because you don’t savor the food or notice nuance in the flavors of vegetables.
Americans are used to bland, salty, fatty food; no wonder obesity is so common here.
As a vegan I eat mostly foreign foods and ingredients. With little to no modifications I eat delicious meals. Pad Thai with no fish sauce sub tofu for egg, Indian curries with beans as protein and coconut cream instead of cow milk, miso soup with a kombu broth instead of fish stock, Kung Pao with tofu instead of meat, ect. ect
"you mean gluten free?" hahhahaa so true
I would never force myself to eat vegan but I have no problem going to a vegan joint, most good vegan restaurants know how to season their food really well.
Ain't that the truth.
Thrillist what happened to food groups, I’ve seen all the episodes, I thought it was coming back, am I missing something?!
2:59 LEWD
I’m not Vegan. I tried being Vegetarian in the late ‘80s to early ‘90s, until I realized that the cause meant nothing to me on a visceral level. Still, I’ve been considering checking this joint out, since it’s nominally in my neighborhood, and I’ve read that the food is delicious.. Now, seeing this footage, I’m certainly going, at least once.
I really don't have so much a problem with the taste of vegan food, it's the cost that always gets me. Like sure, vegan cheese probably tastes great now but it also probably costs twice as much as store brand cheese, or if it's the same cost it tastes awful. Like I've tried vegan ice cream, it's more ice than cream, thus it's gross, and again cost more than a tub of the store brand stuff. Once I can get vegan food that fills all my requirements (fast and simple to make, tastes good, has enough protein and iron for my anemia, and I can get a two weeks worth for under $50-$70, oh and it can't spoil for those two weeks at least) then I might consider it.
The expensive products you're bringing up (vegan cheese, ice cream) are not essential for your "requirements" anyways. Vegan diets really aren't all that expensive when you stay away from the highly processed foods. The thing is though is that you do have the discipline to cook your own food / adapt to new recipes, and no vegan can help you too much if you're not willing to do that.
Allison I only brought up those products as 1) something that came up in the video that the owner of this resturant seemed really proud of (the cheese) and 2) something that I've actually tried before (ice cream). Of course those two aren't staples of any diet, they were again just relatable examples. I probably should have focused on nutritional equivalence instead of taste, but I didn't think I owed a big giant explanation. But I will just for the sake of understanding. As I stated previously I have anemia, more specifically Crohn's (a genetic disease), which means it's doubly hard for me to absorb nutrients from food. I take two iron pills every day to promote red cell growth which helps, but I also have to be careful of what I eat. I need a lot of protein and iron (a little less than double) to fight off chronic fatigue but I can't have most beans, califlower, broccoli, onions, garlic, brussel sprouts, etc (most of which feature big in veggie recipes or would be good sources for iron and protein) unless I want to spend the rest of the night in agony or chugging pepto. So my options are limited. You wanna know what has become my staple diet: veggie pasta, baked chicken breast, and soft boiled eggs. I have never gotten sick with these, it's not expensive or time consuming to make, and they keep me awake enough to live my life. I know I could try harder to find veggie recipes that could possibly work for me, but I have neither the time nor the money to spend on unknowns.
I'm glad that you have meals that work for you and make you feel your best. It's a shame you aren't interested in exploring new options. I bet there's plant-based options out there for you when you're ready
I spend a lot less money on vegan food. Maybe 100 dollars a week for two people, all meals. I don’t buy the processed stuff- except tofu, tempeh, and milk. The tofu and tempeh are cheaper than their meat counterparts.
I'm not a fan of vegan food, but even I have to admit that the food looked good.
You're not a fan of fruits or vegetables...?
You had me at vegan :(
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No probs with vegan folks, and I actually like some vegan side dishes with my steak or pork chops.
food is food
Troll
Ok so i really don't understand why vegan food has to imitate cheese or meat, it seems so wierd and at some point unhealthy. Vegetarian's dont need that can some one please explain this to me?
Vegetarians eat mock meats and cheeses, too. Most of the mock cheeses are just cultured plant fats and proteins, just the same as animal cheese is cultured fats and proteins. I'm not really sure why it wouldn't be healthy
Vegans dont stop eating animals or animal products because their bodies and secretions dont taste good, they go vegan because the animal industry is disgusting, horrific, cruel and damaging.
The more options there are for delicious vegan food, then the more people will be open to vegan options. Better for the planet, animals, and the individual.
@@beans9298 thank you 🙏
Every few years I try Vegan/Vegetarian food just as a way to eat more veggies or try something new. It's always disappointing though.
I'm not a vegan, but I feel like a large portion of America doesn't understand how to cook veggies. For most people all they've had are steamed and boiled veggies. Roast them in the oven, throw them on the grill! Grilled green onions are like little candies, and roasted bell peppers are sweet treats. My philosophy is eat a little less meat, and try to eat a little more greens.
you don't need to try Vegan/vegetarian food to eat more veggies... Just eat more veggies.. That's how your diet should be (examine other cultures and you would see that it is a balanced between vegetable based dishes and meat based dishes..)
You don't and shouldn't be eating meat for every meal
Is that so? Indian, Ethiopian, middle eastern, Mexican, and Italian food disappoints you, to name a few? So many of these dishes are already vegetarian/vegan or can easily be made so.
This took effort to listen to.
it's not cheese. It's not.