The Best New Vegan Restaurant in America || Eat Seeker: Fancy Radish

Know for stuffy steakhouses and a dime a dozen fast-casual restaurants, the last restaurant you’d expect to find in Washington, D.C. is the country’s most exciting vegan spot. Chef-owners Richard Landau and Kate Jacoby, are rockstars within the plant-based culinary scene, with a laundry list of hit Philadelphia restaurants like Vedge. After setting their sights outside the city of Brotherly love, the two landed on D.C. as the perfect place for their new laid-back plant-based location. Serving a mix of approachable and fun veggie dishes, like their must-order rutabaga fondue, which astoundingly mimics melted cheese. They also play off different Asian-styles of cuisine, like their mouth-numbing dan dan noodles, which could bring an end to all of D.C.’s partisan issues. Check out more of Thrillist Best New Restaurants for 2018: https://thrl.st/2Tc4Gml Eat Seeker gets right to the meat of a restaurant's story. Each episode focuses on a single chef or owner from some of the best, most innovative restaurants all across the country and gives you a behind-the-counter look at their process and how they make some some of the most exciting dishes in America. From Michelin star restaurants to tacos trucks and pizza shops, we got you covered. What is the chef’s vision, and how do they make it happen? What’s the story behind the food? What’s the food behind the story? Producer Phoebe Melnick Camera Bernardo Garcia, Tim Freccia Editor David Carson Assistant Editor Leonard Klein Graphics Art Director Ted McGrath Animators Fredy Delgado, Megan Chong Production Coordinator Sarah Barry Line Producer Emily Tufaro Post-Production Supervisor Daniel Byrne Senior Producer Chas Truslow Supervising Producer Stasia Tomlinson Creative Director Tom O’Quinn Executive Producer Justin Lundstrom Special Thanks Fancy Radish Music Track Title: Cinemascape Composer: Billy Lincoln, Kat Green 00:00:00 Track Title: Shimmering Composer: Stephane Hirondelle 01:40:08 Track Title: Zippo 70 Composer: Billy Lincoln, Kat Green 02:51:14 Track Title: Lucky Breaks Composer: Stephen Baker 03:50:15 Subscribe to Thrillist    / @thrillist   Check out our website for more food, drink, travel, and entertainment. https://www.thrillist.com Like us on Facebook   / thrillist   Follow us on Instagram   / thrillist   Sign up for our newsletter https://signup.thrillist.com/