Plant is a
vegan
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fine-dining restaurant in
Asheville, North Carolina
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.
History
Plant was opened in 2011
by chef Jason Sellers and investors Leslie Armstrong and Alan Berger.
It was Asheville's first all-vegan restaurant.
Reception
''
Food & Wine
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'' named them to a list of the best 19 vegetarian and vegan restaurants in the U.S.
Food Network
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named them one of the top 20 vegan restaurants in the United States.
In 2013 ''
Travel + Leisure
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'' named them one of the best vegetarian restaurants in the U.S.
In 2015 Plant was named one of the top six vegan fine-dining restaurants in the United States by
PETA
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and
BuzzFeed
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named them one of 24 "
bucket list" vegan restaurants.
In 2017 ''
Tasting Table
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and ''
The Daily Meal
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'' named them one of the best vegan restaurants in the United States.
In 2018 ''
USA Today
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'' named them one of the ten best vegan restaurants in the country,
and
Insider
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* ''I ...
named them the best vegan restaurant in North Carolina.
In 2019 ''
Thrillist
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'' named Plant one of the 22 best vegetarian restaurants in the United States.
In 2023 ''VegOut Magazine'' said, "prepare to be amazed".
See also
*
List of vegetarian restaurants
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References
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Vegan restaurants in the United States
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Restaurants established in 2011
Asheville, North Carolina
Restaurants in North Carolina
2011 establishments in North Carolina