Eleven Madison Park - Reviewed
Not many restaurateurs are as skilled at pulling off a top-notch
$4.75 burger (Shake Shack) as they are a $145 haute French tasting menu
(Eleven Madison Park). But Danny Meyer has built an enviable empire of 11 winning lowbrow and high-end restaurants.
On a recent evening, the famed Shake Shack burger drew a line that spanned the length of an entire city block. I was en route to Eleven Madison Park, the most opulent feather in Meyer's cap, when the sight of cheese fries and custard at the pickup window nearly lured me off course.
Had I caved, I would've missed one of the most spectacular meals in recent memory.
New Yorkers should be pitching tents outside Eleven Madison Park for executive chef Daniel Humm's cooking. Taste his brilliantly complex foie gras terrine; it arrives draped in a tart dicing of rhubarb, celery and pickled ramps with a crusty foil of Indonesian pepper brioche. He completes this...
I absolutely LOVE this restaurant. Back before I could afford to eat there, my friend and I would take turns hopping on the standpipe to peek through the windows facing Madison Ave. The food, atmosphere, and service are unparalleled--better than most NYC restaurants, including Boulet and Craft. www.oatmealcookie.typepad.com
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | May 07, 2008 at 09:53 AM