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Sarma Melngailis

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Vegan Restaurant Owners Arrested

 

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'Bad Vegan': True Story Of Restaurateur-Turned-Fugitive Sarma Melngailis

 

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PURELY DELICIOUS: NYC’S PURE FOOD + WINE

 

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Sarma Melngailis Bites

 

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Bad Vegan's Sarma Melngailis | Reliable Sources Daily | Clip | CNN+

Sarma Melngailis is an American chef and businesswoman who was the owner and co-founder of Pure Food and Wine and One Lucky Duck, both vegan raw food restaurants in New York City. Both businesses closed in 2015 after staff walked out over unpaid wages. Melngailis was arrested for fraud in 2016 and convicted in 2017.