Welcome to Our Hen House.

This is Jasmine Singer.

This is Marianne Sullivan.

And this week, Marianne will be speaking once again with our good friend, Nil Zacharias.

Nill knows a lot about the plant-based food business.

I mean, a lot, lot, lot.

But the main topic of their conversation today

will be Plantega,

Nill's business, which is spreading amazing plant-based foods

to all of the bodegas in New York City

and soon beyond. This is to all of the bodegas in New York City and soon beyond.

This is seriously one of the most exciting projects that I can think of happening right now.

I'm absolutely so thrilled.

I am too.

And like you keep trying to talk me into taking a trip to New York City.

And as much as I love New York City and, you know, there are many reasons I want to visit.

I am just the worst traveler and I'm always resistant to going anywhere.

But if anything's going to get me there, it's the idea of going to a bodega.

And if you don't know what a bodega is, you're going to have to listen to the interview.

And just getting like some delicious, uh, delicious, uh, delicious classics bodega sandwich. You did live in like the heart of Manhattan for like 40 years or something. Well, I wouldn't say, I never say a bad word about it. You know, it was good and bad. But I love New York. I mean, just, you know, I's kind of my thing. Like, when it's done, it's done. Like, now I live here. Like, but I have family there. I, you know, I wouldn't say I miss it, but when I'm there, I love it. And a minute I'm there, it's like, ah, home. Even though, unfortunately, I don't own home there because if I did, that would be richer than I am. Well, you did. I did. I did. While back ago. Yeah, not like that long. But yeah, we probably sold it like 10 years ago or something. But in any case, this is so exciting. And I adore Nail. And we lived in L.A. at the same time. so we were... Yeah, he's just one of the nicest people in

this movement. He really is. I can't wait for this discussion and I'm jealous that you got to do it,

but I'm also excited about it. So you and I got to talking this past week and we were talking about,

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