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Showing Original Post only (View all)Eleven Madison Park, one of the world's best restaurants, is going vegan [View all]
Source: CBS News
Eleven Madison Park, one of the world's most celebrated and expensive fine dining establishments, announced plans on Monday to operate as a plant-based and almost fully vegan restaurant, becoming one of the highest profile names in hospitality to stop serving animal-based products.
When Eleven Madison Park reopens this June in New York City, its $335 tasting menu will be entirely derived from "vegetables, both from the earth and the sea, as well as fruits, legumes, fungi, grains, and so much more," Daniel Humm, the restaurant's chef and owner, said in a statement. Milk and honey will still be offered for tea and coffee, Humm said, but otherwise the menu will be fully vegan.
"I find myself most moved and inspired by dishes that center impeccably-prepared vegetables, and have naturally gravitated towards a more plant-based diet," Humm said. "This decision was inspired by the challenge to get to know our ingredients more deeply, and to push ourselves creatively."
The move comes as the world of food and dining has begun reconsidering its relationship with meat and taking steps to address the impact that animal-product diets have on the environment and health. The popular cooking website Epicurious recently announced it would no longer publish recipes with beef, and fast-food giants like Burger King and Dunkin' have begun offering meat alternatives.
When Eleven Madison Park reopens this June in New York City, its $335 tasting menu will be entirely derived from "vegetables, both from the earth and the sea, as well as fruits, legumes, fungi, grains, and so much more," Daniel Humm, the restaurant's chef and owner, said in a statement. Milk and honey will still be offered for tea and coffee, Humm said, but otherwise the menu will be fully vegan.
"I find myself most moved and inspired by dishes that center impeccably-prepared vegetables, and have naturally gravitated towards a more plant-based diet," Humm said. "This decision was inspired by the challenge to get to know our ingredients more deeply, and to push ourselves creatively."
The move comes as the world of food and dining has begun reconsidering its relationship with meat and taking steps to address the impact that animal-product diets have on the environment and health. The popular cooking website Epicurious recently announced it would no longer publish recipes with beef, and fast-food giants like Burger King and Dunkin' have begun offering meat alternatives.
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brooklynite
May 2021
OP
I would take the Wagyu but the lobster and all the other shellfish are yours.
cstanleytech
May 2021
#35
What it really comes down to is if the food is good. If people enjoy it then they will come and the
cstanleytech
May 2021
#46
What about concert tix? Many folks save up to attend, for enjoyment. Others enjoy great culinary
JudyM
May 2021
#59
At at time that this is going on in America, I'll forego any thoughts of a "special dinner":
George II
May 2021
#47
If the restaurant has completely gone vegan, it would most likely have to change it's inventory of
Quemado
May 2021
#40
I think the inventory of wine contributes to a 3-star Michelin rating.
JustABozoOnThisBus
May 2021
#45
Really? I'm curious, then...what should be the punsihment for purchasing one?
Dial H For Hero
May 2021
#84
Would that apply to a $100K Corvette? A $60K Mercedes? A $300 meal? A $100 can of caviar?
Dial H For Hero
May 2021
#96
" Eleven Madison Park Debuts Food Truck To Deliver Meals To New Yorkers In Need"
brooklynite
May 2021
#60
Nice, another reason I will splurge at their restaurant if/ when it becomes safe to
MLAA
May 2021
#65
Any server who works there couldn't care less about their $175 a week paycheck
Polybius
May 2021
#76
So much vegan hate in this thread. Don't you think we get tired of being preached to about meat?
mucifer
May 2021
#70
It's not "vegan hate", it's a well-earned criticism of food decadence at a time of unprecedented....
George II
May 2021
#77
I've spent as much as $300 for a single meal at Le Bernadin in NYC. Was that "selfish" of me?
Dial H For Hero
May 2021
#81
Well since they haven't worked there for the last 17 years I'm sure they've found other work anyway.
George II
May 2021
#88
+1. "After years of trying to make carrots taste like chicken, we are going to use chicken"
dalton99a
May 2021
#89
A 3-star Michelin completely converting seems like an important bellwether, great for the planet.
JudyM
May 2021
#22
Just a reminder to everyone, every dollar contributed to a food bank buys about 2.5 meals or more...
George II
May 2021
#48
Just to sum up: Eleven Madison Park pays its employees responsible salaries...
brooklynite
May 2021
#61