Joel Haas has dined at fine-dining Italian restaurant Masseria 40 times, more than any other customer. At the Dabney, he’s closing in on 50 visits. And in July, a decade of serious dining out culminated in Haas’s 1,000th Michelin-starred restaurant meal, at the Inn at Little Washington.

Haas documents his epicurean adventures as High Speed Dining on Instagram and TikTok , where he’s collectively amassed more than 1.6 million followers. In a video of his milestone meal, Haas was greeted by staff dressed like the Pope’s Swiss Guard and the Inn’s chef-owner Patrick O’Connell (the so-called “Pope of American Cuisine”) striking a gong.

“We’ve been expecting you!,” O’Connell announced as Haas received a blue sash with the number 1,000 emblazoned across it.

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