Twisted Plants: Milwaukee’s Vegan Comfort Food That Tastes Like the Real Thing

Podcast: Cooking with Milwaukee Community Leaders · Charlie DeSando

Opublikowano: 2026-04-20

Munching Around Milwaukee Host Charlie visits Twisted Plants on Brady Street to talk with co-owner Brandon Hawthorne about how a food truck turned into two brick-and-mortar vegan restaurants. Brandon and his wife Arielle built the business after a health scare and focused on plant-based comfort food that looks and tastes like traditional favorites. The episode highlights the menu favorites like the Up and Smoke and Pineapple Express burgers, popular appetizers such as cauliflower "boneless wings," the food truck’s event work, and the challenges of running a restaurant in today’s economy...