{"id":69151,"date":"2020-05-04T13:54:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T11:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horecatrends.com\/?p=69151"},"modified":"2020-05-04T13:54:38","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T11:54:38","slug":"restaurants-culina-hortus-and-vanilla-black-the-worlds-best-vegetarian-and-vegan-restaurants-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horecatrends.com\/en\/restaurants-culina-hortus-and-vanilla-black-the-worlds-best-vegetarian-and-vegan-restaurants-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurants Culina Hortus and Vanilla Black | The world\u2019s Best Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurants 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Brussels the \u2018We\u2019re Smart\u00ae<\/a>\u2019 movement, the undisputed reference in the culinary world of vegetables, revealed the new online Green Guide today and the winners of this year\u2019s Best Vegetarian and Best Vegan Restaurants: Culina Hortus<\/a> (Lyon, France) and Vanilla Black<\/a> (London, UK).<\/p>\n

The announcement was made by the renowned Vegetables Chef\u00ae, Frank Fol, during the official release of the We\u2019re Smart\u00ae Green Guide 2020, comprising reviews and ratings of nearly 1000 restaurants worldwide ranked from 1 to 5 radishes, according to the amount of vegetables they use in their dishes. <\/p>\n

The world\u2019s Best Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurants<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Traditionally held on the first day of The Week of Fruits and Vegetables 2020, the launch event for this year\u2019s edition was exceptionally held online as a result of the COVID-19 crisis; a situation that is forcing the world to rethink its patterns of production and consumption. Against this backdrop, We\u2019re Smart\u00ae World’s \u201cguidance and solutions for a healthy and better world\u201d could not be more timely or relevant.<\/p>\n

Restaurant Culina Hortus declared We\u2019re Smart\u00ae Best Vegetarian Restaurant World<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Restaurant Culina Hortus<\/a> in Lyon, France has been named as the We\u2019re Smart\u00ae Best Vegetarian Restaurant 2020. The brainchild of the French culinary duo, Thomas Bouanich and Maxime R\u00e9mond and with the young and talented Adrien Zedda (26) as Chef de Cuisine, Culina Hortus is the new gastronomic address for haute – and 100% vegetarian – cuisine.<\/p>\n

Frank Fol, The Vegetables Chef\u00ae and founder of We\u2019re Smart\u00ae: \u201cAdrien Zedda may only be in his twenties but he can still consider himself one of the finest vegetable chefs in the world. At Culina Hortus, he transforms vegetables into a veritable feast with exceptional creativity, resulting in refined, well balanced, healthy and above all delicious dishes. Well-deserved We\u2019re Smart\u00ae Best Veggie in the World 2020 and a well-deserved 5 radishes!\u201d<\/p>\n

Adrien Zedda, Head Chef at Culina Hortus: \u201cWhen I heard that we won the We\u2019re Smart\u00ae Best Vegetarian Restaurant World 2020, I was very moved and proud. This award is a wonderful recognition for the whole team and myself. For the work we do throughout the year with a lot of commitment and love of our profession and customers. Like all chefs, I am passionate about the product I work with. In my case these are vegetables, in all their diversity, in terms of taste, color and texture.\u201d<\/p>\n

Restaurant Vanilla Black awarded We\u2019re Smart\u00ae Best Vegan Restaurant World<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Restaurant Vanilla Black<\/a> in Holborn, UK has won the We\u2019re Smart\u00ae Best Vegan Restaurant 2020. Vanilla Black was created by Andrew Dargue and his wife Donna Conroy out of a desire to challenge our conceptions not only of vegetarian cuisine but of food in general.<\/p>\n

Frank Fol: \u201cA fantastic demonstration that vegan cuisine can also be haute cuisine. The surprising combinations, textures and flavours at Vanilla Black \u2013 without a shred of meat to be seen \u2013 are enough to convert even the most staunch carnivore. The We\u2019re Smart\u00ae Best Vegan Restaurant in the World 2020 with 5 strong radishes for Andrew Dargue and his team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andrew Dargue, Head Chef at Vanilla Black: \u201cAs a team we are passionate about pushing the boundaries of cuisine using vegetables. This award is something which inspires us to push on and take the creativity further.\u201d<\/p>\n

We\u2019re Smart\u00ae Green Guide 2020: 964 vegetable restaurants in 43 countries<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Culina Horta and Vanilla Black are two out of nearly 1000 restaurants featured in the We\u2019re Smart\u00ae Green Guide 2020 which is also being released on 4 May. Often named the reference guide of the plant based culinary world, the guide offers reviews and ratings of the world\u2019s best vegetables restaurants where vegetables take center stage.<\/p>\n

Frank Fol: \u201cEach restaurant is ranked from 1 to the highly prized 5 radishes on the basis of its creative use of seasonal ingredients, the percentage of fruit and vegetable-based dishes on the menu and various other sustainability criteria. This year\u2019s edition includes reviews and ratings for 178 newly added restaurants in 5 new countries, taking the total to 964 restaurants in 43 countries around the globe. An impressive 79 restaurants now boast the coveted 5 radishes rating, 23 more than last year!\u201d<\/p>\n

We\u2019re Smart\u00ae Future Awards 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The other winners of the We\u2019re Smart\u00ae Future Awards 2020 will be announced on September 21, including the new No. 1 vegetable restaurant in the world and the Innovation of the Year. Further, the We’re Smart\u00ae team will announce the Best Vegetables Restaurant Awards in 13 countries.<\/p>\n

In addition to the awards, there will be attention for two special topics in the culinary world: fermentation and airplane meals, among others with Sang Hoon Degeimbre, one of the best chefs in our country and the pioneer in the field of fermentation. In the 10 weeks before the award show, We\u2019re Smart\u00ae World will gradually reveal the TOP 100 vegetable restaurants in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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