Fine dining at its best: What's off the plate and what to expect from the MET Gala 2025 menu
Just remembered Kwame Onwuachi is in charge of the Met Gala menu this year and everyone should go read his memoir. pic.twitter.com/qsAtYkFt1p
MET Gala 2025: What to expect from the menu?
While speaking to BET.com, Chef Kwame Onwuachi said that he wants to align with the theme for sure.
He said, 'I wanted to really capture Black culture in all of its elements—from the diaspora to the Caribbean to the American South, even to just the boroughs in New York.'
Onwuachi serves oxtail consommé with couture-level elegance, according to the website. On a fork, it's Afro-futurism.
He also went on to add, 'You can have a story, you can have all these things—but if the food isn't good? Nobody cares.'
Foods banned from MET Gala 2025
In 2024, Anna Wintour told Jenna Bush Hager on The Today Show that she prohibited chefs and caterers from incorporating chives, garlic, and onions into their food.
She had said, 'Those are three things I'm not particularly fond of. So yes, that's true.'
According to Josh Jackson, executive chef and owner-proprietor of Great Taste Catering in Los Angeles, the decision to ban certain ingredients at the MET Gala likely comes down to maintaining a flawless appearance for celebrity guests. Speaking to Parade, Jackson explained that the goal is to ensure nothing affects the guests' breath or leaves unsightly traces. 'She doesn't want the food to affect the breath of the celebrity guests. Also, there are several people who are actually allergic to the allium family of bulbous plants, which is rare but possible. But that's maybe a stretch,' he said. 'The real reason must be that she doesn't want to see chives in the guests' teeth. It's understandable.'
When is the MET Gala 2025?
Met Gala 2025 is on 5th May 2025. You can watch the live stream on Vogue's social media channels.
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