Light streamed through the large windows, accompanied by hushed conversation and the gentle clink of cutlery as Business Insider's Erin McDowell and Lydia Warren arrived at Eleven Madison Park. They dined at the three-Michelin-star restaurant on the opening night of its revamped menu as it shifted away from its strictly plant-based identity. The shift — welcomed by some, slammed as a money grab by others— was framed as a way to offer a wider range of choices to diners. The announcement left one of Business Insider's editors reeling. Lydia Warren, a vegan for almost a decade, had long admired chef and owner Daniel Humm's outspoken commitment to plant-based dining and his role in proving it could be considered upscale. She bristled at how the change was heralded as a sign "the protein bros have won." Still, on October 14, the opening night of the menu relaunch, Warren and another reporter, Erin McDowell, who eats meat, went to see how the restaurant was approaching its new edict. As...