The four-year vegan experiment at Eleven Madison Park is officially over. Chef Daniel Humm’s Flatiron dining room, one of the world’s most lauded fine-dining destinations , will reintroduce meat and seafood to its $365 tasting menu starting October 14, ending its run as the globe’s only three-Michelin-star v egan restaurant . The pivot comes after Humm admitted that the plant-only approach, launched with moral fervor in 2021, was excluding too many diners, hurting wine sales and making it harder to fill seats for lucrative private events.

“I have some anxiety that people are going to say, ‘Oh, he’s a hypocrite,’” Humm told the New York Times . “But I know that the best way to continue to champion plant-based cooking is to let everyone participate around the table.” Guests

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