What does Sarma do for a living now?

Sarma is the author of two books.

Sarma wrote two books: Raw Food Real World and Living Raw Food. She also had a popular blog about her vegan lifestyle. Sarma Melngailis in 2005 at her book launch with co-author Matthew Kenney and actor Kyle MacLachlan.

Where is Sarma working now?

Where does Sarma Melngailis live? According to The New York Post, Melngailis currently resides in New York City's Harlem neighborhood with her rescue dog, Leon.

How is Sarma making money now?

Sarma has authored the books Raw Food/Real World and Living Raw Food, both about raw vegan food. Pure Food and Wine used to make $7 million in annual gross sales.

What does Sarma Melngailis do now?

According to her Instagram (opens in new tab), Sarma spends a lot of her time reading and hanging out with her dog Leon at her NYC home. She also seems to be working projects where she can continue to tell her story, judging by a post where she was recording a podcast (opens in new tab) three weeks ago.

Are Sarma and Anthony still together?

She and Strangis both served time in prison after pleading guilty to charges of theft and fraud, and they divorced in May 2018. But in spite of all that, the show suggests in its final moments that the two are still in contact.

Where is Sarma Melngailis now? - Bad Vegan 2022 Update

How much money did Sarma get from Netflix?

Sarma Melngailis stole nearly $2 million from investors and employees.

How much money did Sarma give Anthony?

Sarma and Anthony ended up swindling approximately $2 million from her employees and investors and went on the run for a year before being caught by authorities when they ordered a non-vegan Domino's pizza from a Tennessee motel. The story is wild and has some seriously surprising twists and turns.

Are Sarma and Anthony back together?

Are Sarma Melngailis and Anthony Strangis still together? Melngailis filed for divorce from Strangis in May 2018 and hasn't looked back since. She made it clear that she and Strangis are absolutely not together, and alleged that the Netflix documentary botched the truth about their romance almost entirely.

Is Sarma still in business?

Sarma Melngailis' Parents

Their family used to be bakers, so when her dad retired, he decided to open his own bread-making business in New York City, Black Rooster Food, which he's still operating today.

Does Sarma still own Pure Food and Wine?

A small number of investors meant Pure Food & Wine and spin-off One Lucky Duck in Brooklyn were able to reopen in April 2015, but after Sarma reportedly transferred money into her personal account again, and workers were failed to be paid, Pure Food & Wine shut its doors for good in July 2015.

Does Sarma have to pay back the money?

In the Bad Vegan documentary, we find out that Sarma didn't pay the Pure Food and Wine employees for five months, leaving them with $40,000 of back pay. But luckily, the former restaurant workers have now gotten paid.

Did Sarma pay back her employees?

She ended up paying the employees back via her lawyer and stated that she promises to do better, saying, "I want to be clear that I'll keep working towards addressing it all — one way or another — eventually."

Why did Sarma marry Anthony?

When did Sarma Melngailis get married? Melngailis and Strangis married in secret on Dec. 5, 2012, and Melngailis alleged in Bad Vegan that this was a result of Strangis' coercive control over her—and that he told her that if they got married, it would be easier for her to transfer money to him.

How much is Sarma debt?

According to Bad Vegan, Sarma came out of this ordeal with roughly $6 million dollars of collateral damage and debt. Her Instagram is public, and her bio reads “In mourning over Pure Food & Wine and One Lucky Duck.

Does Sarma still own One Lucky Duck?

Sarma Melngailis (born September 10, 1972) is an American chef, cookbook author, and businesswoman. She 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 2016 after staff walked out over unpaid wages.