Fashion powerhouse Anna Wintour is said to have a strict no-go list of four surprising foods for the annual Met Gala's lavish menu. The star-studded event, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, saw a host of celebrities, including Madonna, Chappell Roan, and Lewis Hamilton, gracing the blue carpet in 'Tailored for You'-themed attire.
The glittering evening gave A-listers the opportunity to view the Costume Institute's spring exhibition while enjoying music and dining. However, according to an ex-Vogue staffer, Wintour has a firm grip on the culinary offerings, with parsley, garlic, onion, and bruschetta reportedly banned from the menu.
While garlic and onion are infamous for inducing bad breath, parsley is a no-no due to its tendency to get stuck in teeth. Bruschetta is also off-limits, as reported by the New York Post in 2016, due to its potential to drop onto expensive gowns.
Kwame Onwuachi was the chef tasked with curating and delivering the Met Gala's 2025 menu. Speaking to Vogue recently, he revealed that his dishes were deeply inspired by Black dandyism and the Black fashion experience.
"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."
As the cocktail hour chimed last night, attendees were treated to a selection of bite-sized delicacies, including caviar-topped cornbread, curry chicken patties, and hoecakes adorned with crispy chicken.
The first course featured papaya piri piri salads paired with cucumber marinated in Caribbean green seasoning. It was followed by a main course of creole roasted chicken accompanied by lemon emulsion, hot sauce, rice, and peas.
For dessert, guests indulged in 'Bodega Special Cosmic Brownie' - a sweet doughnut mousse delight-and golden cake lavished 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 Express has reached out to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for additional details.
