Plant
Exterior view of Plant restaurant
Plant exterior
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Restaurant information
Established2011[1]
Owner(s)Jason Sellers, Leslie Armstrong, Alan Berger[2]
Head chefJason Sellers
Pastry chefLeah Edwards[3]
Street address165 Merrimon Avenue
CityAsheville
StateNorth Carolina
Postal/ZIP Code28801
CountryUnited States
Coordinates35°36′17″N 82°33′10.2″W / 35.60472°N 82.552833°W / 35.60472; -82.552833
Seating capacity47[4]
Websiteplantisfood.com

Plant is a vegan fine-dining restaurant in Asheville, North Carolina.[5]

History

Plant was opened in 2011[2] by chef Jason Sellers and investors Leslie Armstrong and Alan Berger.[6] It was Asheville's first all-vegan restaurant.[6]

Reception

Food & Wine named them to a list of the best 19 vegetarian and vegan restaurants in the U.S.[7] Food Network named them one of the top 20 vegan restaurants in the United States.[8]

In 2013 Travel + Leisure named them one of the best vegetarian restaurants in the U.S.[9] In 2015 Plant was named one of the top six vegan fine-dining restaurants in the United States by PETA[5] and BuzzFeed named them one of 24 "bucket list" vegan restaurants.[10] In 2017 Tasting Table[11] and The Daily Meal named them one of the best vegan restaurants in the United States.[12] In 2018 USA Today named them one of the ten best vegan restaurants in the country, [13] and Insider named them the best vegan restaurant in North Carolina.[14] In 2019 Thrillist named Plant one of the 22 best vegetarian restaurants in the United States.[15] In 2023 VegOut Magazine said, "prepare to be amazed".[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Plant Vegan Restaurant". SmokyMountains.com. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b Rogers, Amy (7 April 2015). "Vegan, Reinvented at Asheville's Plant Restaurant". Our State. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Plant About". Plant. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Plant". Plant. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b Prater, Danny (10 June 2015). "The Top 6 Vegan Fine-Dining Establishments in the U.S." PETA. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b Cramer, Maggie. "Jason Sellers' ethical evolution". Food Life Magazine. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  7. ^ Morse, Chelsea. "Best Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants". Food & Wine. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  8. ^ Ventiera, Sara. "Veg Out: 20 Top Vegan Restaurants from Coast to Coast". Food Network. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  9. ^ Stewart, Sarah L. "Best Vegetarian Restaurants in the U.S." Travel + Leisure. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  10. ^ Paul, Lauren. "24 Vegan Restaurants That Belong On Your Culinary Bucket List". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  11. ^ Saladino, Emily (19 January 2017). "The 8 Best Vegan Restaurants in America". Tasting Table. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  12. ^ Myers, Dan (February 2017). "America's Best Vegan Restaurants". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  13. ^ Krantz, Rachel (31 October 2018). "These are the best vegan restaurants in the United States". USA Today. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  14. ^ DiValentino, Ariana. "The best vegan-friendly restaurant in every state". Insider Inc. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  15. ^ "The 22 Best Vegetarian Restaurants in America". Thrillist. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Where to Eat Vegan in Asheville, North Carolina". VegOut. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
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