By MICHAEL HE
FOR MICHELIN GUIDE
For the past fifteen years, Ellen Hunter has designed her own line of hair accessories, worn by queens (Her Majesty Queen Mary of Denmark and “Queen Bey” Beyoncé) and NYC style icons (Miss Americana Taylor Swift and socialite Olivia Palermo) alike.
“Fashion is art that you wear, and food is art on the plate,” she says with a cheerful grin.
Hunter has always enjoyed dining out, but it wasn’t until she ate a delicious Black Label burger at Minetta Tavern in 2017 that she stumbled upon MICHELIN-Starred restaurants. Captivated, she boldly declared to her friends, “I’m going to visit all of them.” The Star Crawl was born.
“Fashion is art that you wear, and food is art on the plate,” she says with a cheerful grin.
Fast forward seven years and over one hundred MICHELIN-Starred restaurants later. “I have my classics that I’m always going to love and revisit over and over again,” says Hunter. “I love Le Bernardin so much. Daniel is absolutely fabulous. Sushi Noz is the best sushi in New York City. Number one, without a doubt, is Jean-Georges. He’s such a true trailblazer.”
For other occasions, Hunter also has her picks. “I love my staples at Casa Mono, like the fideos and clams, or the pork sobrasada dish. I dream about it. At Torrisi, I sit at the bar and have a few a la carte pastas. The best-priced tasting menus would be Red Paper Clip and Jua. At lunchtime, Aquavit.”
