A tick bite almost ended visionary chef Kirk Haworth’s stellar career – but now it’s unexpectedly earned him a history-making Michelin star.
Plates, the London-based eaterie Haworth founded with his sister Keeley (pictured above), is the UK’s first vegan restaurant to win the coveted culinary gong.
It comes eight years after Haworth pivoted to a plant-based diet to manage the debilitating symptoms of Lyme disease, the bacterial infection spread by ticks. “Earning a Michelin star is such an incredible honour and a lifetime goal since I was a young boy,” Haworth said.
