TODAY on LunchBreakLIVE we have special guest Angela Means Kaaya, celebrity Chef and CEO of Jackfruit Cafe, sizzles up juicy plant-based burgers sponsored by Beyond Meat! You’ve seen Angela in the films Friday, House Party 3 and the hit show Cousin Skeeter, on Nickelodeon, where she plays the mom! Her most notable role was in the movie, Friday, where she played a drug addict who is dismissed by the protagonist, Craig, played by the rapper Ice Cube when he says, “Bye Felicia.” Today she’s making us a Southwest bacon burger and a teriyaki burger with fresh figs for several eager taste testers.
Beyond Meat generously donated these burgers for a kids charity event Patrizia and Angie hosted for Animal Hero Kids organized by the author, Susan Hargreaves. Oh boy, are these burgers cooking! They look like they are bleeding, but it’s not blood! Beet juice seeps out while Angie browns them. She explains that they don’t need any cooking oil but she adds water to maintain their juiciness. She adds delicious cheese from Follow Your Heart and Daiya vegan cheeses. To top off all of the delicious plant-based goodness, Angie adds Upton’s Naturals vegan seitan bacon.
The burgers are the prettiest vegan burgers we’ve ever seen! Jane says no one is sacrificing anything by eating burgers that look and taste like these! Angie adds some green with a beautiful leafy salad. The special taste testers today, Sarah and her son, William, taste test and give it their shining approval. The figs give the teriyaki burger a tasty sweetness too! Say “Bye Felicia” to meat and go Beyond by eating vegan burgers instead!