A Taste Of The Met Gala: The Unforgettable Dishes Served At Fashion's Biggest Night
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The theme of the Met Gala annually is not limited to just clothes but goes beyond, even reaching the dining aspects for the guests to enjoy the gourmet delights.
The beginning of the coming month will witness celebrities from across the world, dressed in their best to make heads turn at the extravagant soiree that the Met Gala is. For their head-turning outfits, the stars pick unconventional numbers designed around the theme of the particular edition. Mind you, the theme is not limited to just clothes but goes beyond, even reaching the dining aspects for the guests to enjoy the gourmet delights. While the preparation for the coming Met Gala edition is underway, let's take a look at what was on the menu in past editions.
2024
Inspired by the theme of Sleeping Beauty's reawakening, the menu last year reportedly began with a fresh spring vegetable salad with elderflower foam, raspberry vinaigrette, an olive crumble and butterfly croutons. The menu was designed keeping in mind the dreamy feel of a children's storybook with over 270 nature-inspired centrepieces.
2023
As per a report shared by Vogue, the edition incorporated a menu influenced by Lagerfeld's late love for dinner parties. It was planned by Caterer Oliver Cheng. Under the chef's supervision, guests were served chilled spring pea soup with baby vegetables, truffle snow and lemon creme fraiche for the appetiser. Moving on to the main course, it included Ora King salmon with vegetable nage, asparagus, radish, and pickled strawberries.
2022
Vegan chef Lauren Von Der Pool was in charge of the meal served during cocktail hour, whereas Top Chef Season 17 star Melissa King was given the responsibility to take care of the first course. Chef Marcus Samuelsson had the entrée, whereas Flower Shop's Amira Kasem managed desserts.
Beginning with a coconut ceviche tostada bite and compressed watermelon sushi to truffled potato bites and rice cakes in appetisers, the menu was every food enthusiast's dream. For the mains, there was Beef tenderloin with a collard-greens slaw and sweet potatoes with a cornbread crumble whereas King's dish featured a yuzu kosho and olive tapenade, a Chinese Sichuan chili oil.
2021
As reported by Hello magazine, the table at the prestigious event incorporated collard greens, hot chow with coconut buttermilk cornbread, black rice porcini arancini and watermelon tart with smoked yuzu soy. The mains included creamy barley with corn, pickled turnips and roasted maitake. While the dessert featured apple mousse and confit.
2019
As reported by Refinery 29, the appetisers included baby shrimp toast, an asparagus tart with celery leaf pesto, and tomatoes with green goddess panna cotta. For the entrée, the chefs went for filet of beef with beet horseradish crema, haricots verts in citrus balsamic, braised rainbow carrots with thyme and a mascarpone potato purée. The delectable desserts included gianduja (chocolate hazelnut) cake, flamingo cookies and espresso.
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