Ep 70: Profiling ‘Bad Vegan: Fame, Fraud and Fugitives’ with Joey Repice, Part 1

Crime Analyst

Laura Richards

True Crime

4.9 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Are you still trying to make sense of the Netflix docuseries Bad Vegan? You are not alone! So many of you asked Laura to deconstruct and analyse the case. In this episode, Laura goes behind the scenes of the four-part docuseries with Joey Repice. Joey was the beverage director at Pure Food and Wine for 10 years and helped set up the restaurant. Joey provides an independent lens to view Anthony Strangis and Sarma Melngailis through. It’s time to separate the fact from the fiction. You won’t want to miss this. #TrueCrime #Podcast #CrimeAnalyst #BadVegan #SarmaMelngailis #AnthonyStrangis #ShaneFox #CoerciveControl Joey’s Hot Sauce https://www.joeyshotsauce.com/ Clip https://youtu.be/4nTf7iViYUI Sources https://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/bad-vegan-netflix-sarma-melngailis-will-richards-1234708588/https://nypost.com/2016/05/22/the-crazy-crash-of-nycs-hottest-vegan/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/11/how-sarma-melngailis-became-a-runaway-fugitivehttps://www.eonline.com/news/1323233/bad-vegan-director-knows-sarma-melngailis-will-be-your-next-true-crime-obsession Thank you to my sponsors Babbel, Magic Spoon and Thrive Causemetics: Babbel Save up to 60% off your subscription when you go to BABBEL.com/CrimeAnalyst. Magic Spoon magicspoon.com/CRIMEANALYST to grab a custom bundle of cereal! And be sure to use our promo code CRIMEANALYST at checkout to save five dollars off your order! Thrive Causemetics Get 15% your first order using my special offer. Go to ThriveCausemetics.com/crimeanalyst Follow Me: Tik Tok @crimeanalystpod Twitter @thecrimeanalyst IG @crimeanalyst Leave a Review: If you want to support my work and Crime Analyst, please take two minutes to leave a 5-star review https://www.crime-analyst.com/reviews/new/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	So I'm just supposed to do whatever you say and listen to your instructions.
0:06.0	Yes, you sign on to this. You told me you want to happily ever after.
0:13.0	If I tell you to take all your money out of the bank, then later on fire.
0:20.0	You win.
0:22.0	Pure Food and Wine was the top raw vegan restaurant in the world.
0:27.0	It was ahead of its time and it was a high-end fine-dining vegan experience. It was a hot spot.
0:32.0	Owen Wilson used to just post up in the back and like walk through the kitchen.
0:36.0	And I'm like, what is this place?
0:38.0	Sarma was the brand, the raw vegan queen.
0:41.0	It was such a great environment to work in.
0:44.0	If none of this had ever happened, we'd probably still be working there.
0:49.0	Sarma was telling me about a guy that she'd been talking to online.
0:54.0	There were kinds of conspiracy theories about why she married him.
0:57.0	Was there some sort of black male involved?
0:59.0	It was just all very mysterious.
1:02.0	Anthony told Sarma she had to perform a series of tests.
1:06.0	He promises her that he is going to make Sarma and her dog immortal.
1:11.0	Is it complete madness?
1:14.0	Do you know about the meat suit?
1:16.0	What is the meat suit?
1:18.0	Oh no. What's the meat suit?
1:21.0	I'm going to need a minute.
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