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Minty Zhu

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Minty Zhu is a chef known for her work in plant-based Chinese cuisine. She co-owns the restaurant Men & Beasts with her husband, Alex Falco.

★Award nominee (2025-06-18)

2025-06-18

Co-owner and Chef

Men & Beasts

Opened Men & Beasts, a plant-based Chinese restaurant and tea lounge in Echo Park, Los Angeles, with husband Alex Falco.

2025-06-18

Award Nominee

Minty Zhu was recognized as an award nominee.

Minty Zhu is a chef known for her work in plant-based Chinese cuisine. She co-owns the restaurant Men & Beasts with her husband, Alex Falco.

Customers can expect a modern take on Chinese classics and dim sum, with a focus on vegan and plant-based ingredients.

Vegan Chinese FoodVegan Dim SumPlant-Based Chinese

A modern plant-based Chinese restaurant and tea lounge, Men & Beasts, opened in Echo Park, Los Angeles, in June 2025. The restaurant is run by husband-and-wife team Minty Zhu and chef Alex Falco.
Men & Beasts is described as a place where vegan Chinese food goes "unexpectedly hard," offering vegan dim sum and other plant-based twists on Chinese classics.

Men & Beasts

Minty Zhu and Alex Falco previously worked together in Miami before moving to Los Angeles to open Men & Beasts.

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