we're in the kitchen with executive chef essie nolan. who's going to show us everything hummus.his is your basic hummus right here. you have it with falafel? >> yes. we have it with falafel, some schug, which is spicy yemeni paste. garn being with some olive oil. >> mm. creamy. and kind of nutty too. >> that's because of the tahini. >> what's this over here? >> this one is like a mexican version of it. the base is real hummus. black beans instead of regular chickpeas. crispy avocado, deep fried avocado, coated with panko, pico degallo, and some tomatillo salsa. >> and what's this one over here? >> this one is of course hummus with wild mushroom, any mushroom you can get. we use meitaki. braised with red wine. and on top that's poached egg dipped in some butter and deep fried. >> it's almost like meat. the mushroom is very savory. and here you have slim np hummus. i've never seen that before. >> and the basic hummus is not made of chickpeas. it's made of cauliflower. of course tahini over there. >> so if you don't have chickpeas at home you can totally use cauliflower. >> yes. >>