This week in New York, chef Daniel Humm achieved another milestone in his rich career as Eleven Madison Park — now reconfigured as a plant-based kitchen — became the first vegan restaurant to be awarded three Michelin stars. ‘The plant-based menu is a bold vision of luxury dining,’ the 2022 New York guide said. It is an achievement that is likely to reverberate across the culinary world. Humm’s earlier honours at Eleven Madison were thanks to popular menu items such as roast suckling pig, poached lobster and glazed duck. But during a 16-month pandemic shutdown, Humm and his colleagues decided to reorient the restaurant to a plant-based menu as a response to the threat posed by climate change. The dramatic shift by one of the world’s most high-profile restaurants was a shock. Some critics were baffled by the move but Gwendal Poullennec, the international director of the Michelin guides, told the FT that Eleven Madison’s three star ranking would encourage young chefs to ‘emphasise the importance of sustainability and inspire important changes within the culinary landscape’. Tap the link in our bio to find out more about the culinary shift. 📷: Evan Sung #FT #financialtimes #michelin #michelinstar #chef #food #restaurant #newyork #nyc #foodscene #michelinguide #danielhumm