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Not sure what what city you're in, but even the high-end restaurant where I live (Alinea in Chicago, about $800-1200 for two people) gladly caters to vegan pref
by strict9 7y ago
Not sure what what city you're in, but even the high-end restaurant where I live (Alinea in Chicago, about $800-1200 for two people) gladly caters to vegan preferences.
With the exception of steak houses (not fine dining IMO) there are always vegan options in my experience.
- Mikeb85 7y agoThere's a difference to catering to vegan preferences (every high end restaurant does that) and actually selling a significant amount of vegan meals. Or being able to open a vegan restaurant at Alinea's price-point. In my experience, vegan items sell fairly well, vegetable based items in general sell very well, but meals that are vegan from start to finish are less than 1% of clients. As in, serving 100 meals per day, we'll get one strict vegan per week. Every high end restaurant is doing more vegetables; but guests still expect meat for the main course.
- strict9 7y agoComplete vegan meals? Sure, I believe that. Overall percentage of people who are vegan is very small. And in a fine-dining experience, omnivores will lean toward meat. I have an acquaintance who is vegetarian, with one exception: Michelin-starred restaurants.