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Met Gala 2023 saw some quirky fashion moments by celebs including Rihanna’s Camellia look, Lil Nas X’s silver look, Jared Leto and Doja Cat’s cat looks in honour of KArl Lagerfeld’s pet Choupette. Several Indian personalities such as Isha Ambani and Alia Bhatt’s looks in Prabal Gurung gowns and Priyanka Chopra’s black gown look also made headlines. Surprisingly, what also went viral was the Met Gala’s dinner menu
The guests were served the famous Met Gala dinner at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted by Vogue’s Anna Wintour. The tickets to Met Gala 2023 costed a whopping Rs 41 lakh approx., which includes access to the Met Gala gallery and then the dinner but the Met Gala dinner menu was not appreciated by the netizens
The Met Gala menu listed items like chilled spring pea soup with baby vegetables, lemon creme fraiche, and truffle snow. For mains, guests were served Ora King salmon. According to reports, the menu was based on the late designer Karl Lagerfeld’s favourites. The food was accompanied by wine and Diet Coke
The presence of chilled spring soup, truffle snow, and lemon creme fraiche seemed to be very basic food choices against the hefty entry fee of the Met Gala. One of the netizens called it “disgusting”
Some Twitter users shared images of Met Gala dinner plates filled with baked tomatoes, salad, fruits and salad. One of them called the Met Gala food “appetite suppressant”
“Veggies and a piece of salmon. Man I know everyone is going out to go eat after this event and the ones going home they getting out of them expensive costumes and going straight to the kitchen,” tweeted another user
A netizen called Teyana Taylor “real” for bringing her own food to the Met Gala. As per a viral video, she brought food from Chick-fil-A to the Met Gala dinner. This was not the first time Teyana brought her own food to the event. At Met Gala 2022, she came prepared with chicken nuggets and a biscuit from another major restaurant chain
Here are some of the best and worst looks from the Met Gala:- Best Met Gala 2023 looks - Rihanna, Alia Bhatt, Billie Eilish, Anne Hathaway Worst Met Gala 2023 looks - Ariana DeBose, Kylie Jenner, Maude Apatow, Nicole Kidman
Karl Lagerfeld, who passed away in 2019, was a renowned fashion designer and the creative director of the French fashion house Chanel. He was also associated with luxury brands like Balmain, Patou, Chloé and Fendi