Eleven Madison Park

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Eleven Madison Park
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Established1998;26 years ago (1998) [1]
Owner(s) Daniel Humm
Previous owner(s)Danny Meyer
Head chefDaniel Humm
Food typeContemporary American
Rating Voted Best Restaurant in the World 2017, The World's 50 Best Restaurants; [2] Etoile Michelin-3.svg Michelin Guide, 2012– [3]
Street address11 Madison Avenue
City New York City (Flatiron District, Manhattan)
State New York
Postal/ZIP Code10010
Country United States
Coordinates 40°44′30″N73°59′14″W / 40.741673°N 73.987242°W / 40.741673; -73.987242
Seating capacity80
Website www.ElevenMadisonPark.com

Eleven Madison Park is a fine dining restaurant located inside the Metropolitan Life North Building at 11 Madison Avenue in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City. Owned by chef Daniel Humm's Make it Nice group, it has held 3 Michelin stars since 2012, and was ranked first among The World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2017. [4]

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History

The restaurant, initially designed by Bentel & Bentel, is located in the Metropolitan Life North Building, facing Madison Square, at the intersection of Madison Avenue and 24th Street. The restaurant originally opened in 1998 and was owned by restaurateur Danny Meyer. In 2006, Chef Daniel Humm and Will Guidara began working at Eleven Madison Park, and in 2011 they purchased it from Meyer. [5] The restaurant group's name is Make it Nice. [6]

Eleven Madison Park was closed for renovation between June 9 and October 11, 2017, and completely redesigned, in collaboration with Allied Works architectural firm. [7]

Guidara and Humm parted ways in 2019, and Humm remained on as the sole owner of Make it Nice. [8]

The restaurant closed again during the COVID-19 pandemic, converting into a commissary kitchen to produce meals for the food-insecure in New York City, in cooperation with the non-profit Rethink Food. In October 2020, Eleven Madison Park began offering dinners for pickup for the first time. Every dinner purchased provides ten meals to New Yorkers experiencing food insecurity via the ongoing partnership with Rethink Food. [9]

In June 2022, Business Insider reported the restaurant struggled with high employee turnover due to low wages and difficult working conditions, including 80-hour weeks. [10] Although workers started at $15 per hour, tipping was banned at the restaurant. [10]

Former employees told Insider that there was a significant waste of produce that would be trashed if it was the wrong size or otherwise unused, rather than donated or composted. [10]

Until the pandemic shut down in March 2020, the restaurant offered guests a seasonal tasting menu that drew inspiration from local culture, history, and ingredients. The menu in the dining room consisted of 8–10 courses, and an abbreviated experience at the bar consisted of 5 courses. Both of these menus featured communal elements to enhance the experience. [11] It was announced on May 3, 2021, that the restaurant would be eliminating all animal products, serving a strictly plant-based menu. [12] The restaurant began serving this menu in June 2021, to mixed reviews. [13] [14]

Books

The original Eleven Madison Park Cookbook was published in 2011; [15] Humm and Guidara have released additional cookbooks including I Love New York: Ingredients and Recipes, [16] The NoMad Cookbook, [17] Eleven Madison Park: The Next Chapter, [18] and Eleven Madison Park: The Next Chapter, Revised and Unlimited. [19]

In 2022, Guidara published the book Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect, described by Kirkus Reviews as "an enthusiastic guide for leaders". Most of the book describes Guidara's time at Eleven Madison Park. [20]

Awards

See also

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