New Day New Chef New Season!
The award-winning vegan cooking show, New Day New Chef, is back with an all-new season filled with creative recipes, inspiring stories, and the joy of plant-based cooking. Hosted by Jane Velez-Mitchell and Nina Bergman, this fresh season features an exciting lineup of chefs, authors, wellness experts, poets, and plant-based innovators sharing dishes that are as delicious as they are approachable.
From curry pasta salad and jackfruit quesabirrias to Persian rice, lentil smash burger tacos, potato leek soup, and Beyond Steak flatbread, every episode delivers simple recipes packed with flavor and compassion. The season also introduces the fun new "Challenge the Host" segment, where Jane or Nina steps into the kitchen to prepare one of their favorite plant-based creations.
An UNCHAINEDTV Original, New Day New Chef has streamed on UNCHAINEDTV and appeared on PBS, Amazon Prime, and Gusto TV's FAST channel. Over the years, the series has welcomed an impressive roster of guests, including John Salley, Dotsie Bausch, Miyoko Schinner, Chef Babette Davis, Chef Chris Tucker, Chef Zuzu, Lesley Nicol, and Elaine Hendrix.
The series has earned multiple industry honors, including two Taste Awards and three Telly Awards, further cementing its reputation as one of the most celebrated plant-based cooking shows in the media today.
Bright, welcoming, and full of heart, New Day New Chef makes plant-based cooking easy, accessible, and irresistible. Every episode celebrates great food, compassion, and a delicious way to help create a kinder world.
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NDNC: Beyond Steak Flatbread
Chef D from Beyond Meat joins Jane and Nina to showcase the future of plant-based innovation with a Beyond Steak Filet and Potato Flatbread. Featuring sticky onions, potatoes, herbs and a bold steak-style sauce, this episode proves vegan food can be elegant, satisfying and seriously next-level. I...
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NDNC: Stir Fry Love
Fitness-focused chef Wendy Worthington joins Jane and Nina to make her vibrant Spread the Love Stir-Fry, packed with colorful vegetables, mushrooms, greens, herbs and a creamy almond-hemp drizzle. In Challenge the Host, Nina shares her heavy metal detox smoothie, blending wild blueberries, banana...
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NDNC: Persian Rice Magic
Poet Kazim Ali joins Jane and Nina for a thoughtful and delicious episode celebrating food, memory and culture. He prepares Baghaleh Polow, a traditional Iranian rice dish with lima beans, dill and crispy tahdig. In Challenge the Host, Nina creates a warm dandelion mocha-style drink with plant-ba...
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NDNC: Potato Leek Story
Award-winning author Christine Sneed brings storytelling into the kitchen with a comforting Vegan Potato Leek Soup. Jane and Nina explore how a few simple ingredients can become something rich, warm and satisfying, while Christine reflects on creativity, writing and the stories behind food. In Ch...
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NDNC: Lentil Taco Smash Burger Tacos
Malcolm from Tapped In Wellness brings food, fitness and intention together with his inventive Lentil Smash Burger Tacos. Jane and Nina dive into a recipe that is nourishing, fun and packed with flavor, proving that healthy plant-based cooking can still feel indulgent. In Challenge the Host, Jane...
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NDNC: Jackfruit Quesabirria
Chef Melissa Ortega of Viva Vegan Tacos brings bold Mexican flavor to the New Day New Chef kitchen with her Vegan Jackfruit Quesabirrias. Jane and Nina learn how jackfruit, spices, chiles and consommé can recreate a beloved classic in a fully plant-based way. In Challenge the Host, Nina keeps thi...
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NDNC: Curry Pasta Party
Chef Wali from BeeWali’s Vegan AF kicks off the new season with big flavor and serious comfort food energy. He joins Jane Velez-Mitchell and Nina Bergman to make a crowd-pleasing Vegan Chicken Curry Pasta Salad, packed with plant-based chicken, pasta, peppers, cilantro and curry flavor. In Challe...
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NDNC: Pizza Salad Surprise
Angelique, The Vegan Hunter, brings fearless flavor to the kitchen with a surprising Butternut Squash Pizza Salad. Jane and Nina discover how roasted squash, flaxseed, herbs, pesto, arugula, olives and tomatoes can come together in a wildly creative plant-based dish. In Challenge the Host, Jane m...
