Sarma Melngailis, Netflix’s “Bad Vegan,” Stares Down Her Past—And Future
The founder of Manhattan clean-eating hot spot Pure Food and Wine was a tabloid fixture in 2016 after she defrauded investors, stiffed staffers, and went on the lam, under what she says was the bizarre spell of a man she met online and went on to marry. As a new docuseries looks at the scandal with fresh eyes, Melngailis speaks on what happened then and where she is now.