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Vegetables Become "The Star" With Michelin Chefs

The disdain held by many professional chefs all over the world towards vegetarians seems to be coming to an end. With the growing popularity of plant-based diets and increasing requests for vegetarian dishes in restaurants, vegetarian menus are popping up in the world’s finest restaurants. Thank goodness, it’s no longer “in vogue” for chefs to voice their contempt for non-meat eaters.

The American celebrity chef, Mario Batali, has been one of the kinder chefs to vegetarians. He introduced Meatless Mondays across his restaurant empire and has even hired a “vegetable butcher.”

Top chefs around the world are following Chef Batali’s lead preparing vegetarian menus as haute cuisine. Hopefully, this growing trend will eliminate insulting comments such as these…

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