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Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
★3 Michelin stars (retained since 2012, first plant-based restaurant to achieve this)
★6-7 James Beard Foundation Awards including Outstanding Chef and Outstanding Restaurant in America
★4 stars from The New York Times
★#1 World's 50 Best Restaurants (2017)
★Food & Wine Best New Chef (2005)
★UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for food education (2024)
★First Michelin star at age 24 in Switzerland
Notable Facts
→Owner of Daniel Humm Hospitality group behind Eleven Madison Park, Clemente Bar, and Eleven Madison Home
→Transformed Eleven Madison Park into world's first plant-based 3-Michelin-star restaurant in 2021
→Co-founder of Rethink Food nonprofit focused on sustainable food systems
→Author of 6 published cookbooks including bestselling 'Eleven Madison Park: The Cookbook'
→UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for food education appointed September 2024
→Started culinary training at age 14 in Switzerland, earned first Michelin star at 24
→Provided 3,000 meals daily to NYC communities during COVID-19 pandemic
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