Playful Cooking, Serious Innovation: Chef Lauren Marshall of Real Fake Meats

Last Updated on March 9, 2026 by Maggie Duffy

At Real Fake Meats, Chef Lauren Marshall brings joy, humour, and serious culinary skill to plant-based butchery and cooking. A classically trained chef and Top Chef Canada alum, Marshall was well ahead of the curve, developing vegan meats long before plant-based food entered the mainstream conversation. Her approach is playful but precise, offering a menu filled with donair-inspired staples to nostalgic comfort foods that Haligonians can’t get enough of.

Real Fake Meats doesn’t ask diners to give something up; instead, it offers food that is entirely satisfying on its own terms. Marshall challenges assumptions quietly and effectively, proving that plant-based cooking can be accessible, indulgent, and full of flavour.

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