Four every day foods 'are banned' at the Met Gala
Vogue icon Anna Wintour reportedly banned four surprising foods from the extravagant Met Gala menu. The annual New York event saw countless celebrities gather at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for one of the biggest nights in fashion.
Madonna, Chappell Roan, and Lewis Hamilton were among the many A-listers in attendance yesterday, donning outfits in the theme of 'Tailored for You'. The stars walked across the blue carpet before heading inside to view the Costume Institute's spring exhibition while enjoying music and dinner.
According to a former Vogue employee, Wintour calls the shots on what chefs can and cannot serve, which apparently includes a ban on four key foods. While you may envision a messy spaghetti dish or corn on the cob, it is parsley, garlic, onion, and bruschetta that make her hit list.
The source explained that while onion and garlic are notorious for causing bad breath, parsley is off the menu 'because you don't want that stuck in your teeth'. Albeit delicious, the New York Post also reported in 2016 that bruschetta can 'fall easily' on gowns - a costly mistake.
Kwame Onwuachi was the chef responsible for creating and executing the Met Gala's 2025 menu. In a recent interview with Vogue, he said that Black experiences of fashion were at the heart of his dishes.
"I was inspired by Black dandyism and the Black experience in fashion—it's pulled from so many different avenues and routes of the diaspora," he said, before adding: "We can be poetic as we want, but it has to be good at the end of the day."
At cocktail hour last night, guests were served an array of small dishes. These included cornbread topped with caviar, curry chicken patties, and hoecakes with crispy chicken.
Papaya piri piri salads coupled with cucumber in a Caribbean green-seasoning marinade were then served as a first course, followed by creole roasted chicken with lemon emulsion, hot sauce, rice and peas.
Dessert was 'Bodega Special Cosmic Brownie' - a sugary doughnut mousse treat—and golden cake with honey-sweet cream. Onwuachi added: "All throughout the meal, there are different aspects of blackness throughout the world represented at the highest level."
The Mirror has approached the Metropolitan Museum of Art for further information.
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