Eleven Madison Park, a three Michelin-starred restaurant, is reintroducing meat to its menu after being fully plant-based for a year. Chef Daniel Humm cited guest feedback and hospitality issues as driving factors for this change. The restaurant will begin offering both its previous fully vegan dishes and new options that include fish, meat, and other animal products starting October 14. This decision has drawn criticism, with many arguing that a vegan menu is more inclusive, but it aligns with Humm's desire to offer more choices to diners.
"Over the last five years . . . we've also been intently listening to our guests' feedback. It became clear that while we had built something meaningful, we had also unintentionally kept people out," chef Daniel Humm said in statement on the restaurant's website. "This is the opposite of what we believe hospitality to be. The all-or-nothing approach was necessary to develop our expertise, but that too, comes with its own limitations. As a chef I want to continue to open paths, not close them."
Starting October 14, Humm said Eleven Madison Park will integrate "our new language into a menu that embraces choice," both offering the fully plant-based menu, but also adding certain animal product dishes, including "fish, meat, and yes, our honey-lavender-glazed duck."
Many people have criticized the move to bring back meat, saying a full vegan menu is widely accessible and doesn't exclude others.
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