Michelin-Starred Seoul Restaurant Fined for Serving Ant-Topped Dessert

A South Korean court has fined the operator and chief executive of Evett, a Michelin-starred Seoul restaurant, for serving a dessert topped with ants, an insect not approved for consumption. Prosecutors had sought a jail term, but the owner avoided prison and was ordered to pay 15 million won (£8,144; $10,965).

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Michelin-starred Seoul restaurant fined for using ants as garnish

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The owner of the acclaimed establishment avoids jail but is made to pay 15 million won (£8,144; $10,965).

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Michelin-starred Seoul restaurant fined for using ants as garnish

The owner of the acclaimed establishment avoids jail but is made to pay 15 million won (£8,144; $10,965).

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Michelin-starred Seoul restaurant fined for serving dessert topped with ants

Prosecutors sought jail term for chief executive of Evett after insects not approved for consumption were on menu A South Korean court has fined the operator of one of Seoul’s most celebrated restaurants and its chief executive for serving a dessert topped with ants, an insect not approved for consumption under local food safety law. The operator of Evett, a two-Michelin-star restaurant in the affluent Gangnam distr…

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