Continuing to delve into international food trends, renowned Parisian chef Alain Passard stunned the gastronomic world in 2001 when he said that his three-star Michelin restaurant L’Arpaige was releasing meat and going vegetarian. Vegetarian, let alone vegetarian, cuisine has rarely been the business of Michelin-starred chefs. That said, in our ever-changing world today, fine dining is fueling the creativity of plant-based food. ONA aka Original Non-Animal is First Vegetarian In France the restaurant has been awarded a Michelin star, as well as won a Green Star for noble practices. And where French cuisine drives, so do try the realm.
plant based menu
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The cold cases at Eleven Madison Park Galleries are once again fully stocked, but this time with pots of old green beets outfitted with more. Yes, the world’s best restaurant has a waiting list for its plant-based menu that has devastated the world. At Delhi’s Executive Chef Maneesh Sharma, The Oberoi Gurgaon follows suit and uses locally sourced ingredients in its special vegetarian menu, such as cashews, coconut and almond milks and some like organic date syrup and Peruvian asparagus are imported.
Vegetarian Dishes Get Hip
Desserts like almond milk smoothies and banana bread, served in cinnamon and cashew cream, at Dubai’s arty Alserkal Avenue Wild and The Moon Outlet, make vegetarians sound hip. Goa-based sustainable start-up Vacao Foods offers plenty of plant-based ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat products; The first offering is the congenial jackfruit meat that has found its way onto many restaurant menus.
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two sides of a coin
One element that might be labeled as the new vegetarianism is the perceived advances in eating fresh and the instincts of well-being, in some ways an answer to that anger that has been widely discredited. Painstakingly healthy restaurants offer a variety of earthy bowls, burgers, and salads to prepare well-prepared for those willing to pay a remarkable pay for the dishes.
agenciesVegetarian Breakfast at Wild and the Moon, Dubai
Interestingly, in a London restaurant, one can opt for wholesome delicacies as well as alcohol-free drinks. Temporarily, a major novel version aka the fast-food prospect is also flourishing, destroying an old and once dark image, as well as withdrawing the announcement that vegan food should be replaced with donuts. And the need to get healthier with fried stuff like fried fox chicken, which emerged with the aim of attracting a bigger and perhaps a younger generation. Overall, this trend is here to stay and let’s just hope in a healthier and happier way.
Rupali Dean is a food and travel writer based out of Delhi