For me - I've tasted some of the best cooking/recipes in the world. I wasn't expecting the food to be next level (I don't think it can!) but rather look forward to the theatre, the presentation and the impeccable service. That's what makes it 3 michelin star experience for me anyway. And the world no.4 best restaurant does not disappoint in any way.
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| Entrance to Madison Eleven Restaurant. so Gothic like! |
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| A little surprise envelope |
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| We must pick a surprise secret ingredient which will be revealed later during dinner. I picked Strawberry |
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| Oh yes gift of cookies to start us off |
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| Sneaked a quick pick of the restaurant interiors before it feels up with dinner guests |
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| Cheddar savoury black and white cookie with Apple. I can't even begin to tell you how delicious they are! |
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| Oyster baked potato ice cream and caviar. So exquisite! |
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| Appetizer |
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| Melon salad with cucumber and lemon verbena |
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| Tomato tea with lemon thyme. Actually tasted exactly like tomato - an interesting concept and delicious at the same time |
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| Tomato salad with lobster and garlic |
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| Look at all that lobster meat! What an interesting concept |
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| Beef Pastrami with peppers, rye, mustard. Inspired by Katz Deli |
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| We are given our own pastrami bread already seasoned and garnished to decorate |
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| Look how cute it is! |
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| Secret ingredient surprise revealed: Strawberry soda to go with my pastrami! |
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| TA DA... my pastrami burger! |
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| The sodas together: Cherry and Strawberry |
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| We have an interlude - butter with bread. One of the butters was duck fat. OMG, I wish I could have taken that away! |
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| Bread was amazing. Buttery goodness! |
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| One of my fave dishes of the night (of course) had to be Foie Gras seared with Chanterelles and Plums |
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| Next up: The salad cart as brought out. Our waitress making a fresh salad infront of us |
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| How the salad was presented - two compartments, so swell! |
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| Apple Waldorf salad with celery, walnuts and grapes |
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| Secret compartment soup to cleanse the palette. So very thoughtful! |
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| Halibut slow roasted with pickled daikon and radishes |
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| Celtuce braised with pistachio, romaine and sorrel |
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| Roasted duck - this one was a whole duck brought out for display. Smelt amazing! |
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| The real deal: Roasted duck with peaches and fennel |
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| Another palette cleanser |
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| We're going to picnic! |
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| Check out our cute little picnic basket |
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| Making our own picnic. The plates look like disposable paper ones - but they are actual plates designed to look like real picnic ones. So very cute! |
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| Madison Eleven's very own ginger ale to accompany the picnic meal: Fresh cheese, pretzel, parsley and Thomcord Grapes |
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| Whey sorbet with caramelized milk and milk foam |
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| Baked Alaska with Rum - another theatre to show us how it's made. We don't get to eat the whole thing by the way haha |
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| Almond baked alaska with rum, caramel and... strawberry! Final secret ingredient surprise |
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| Very happy diners |
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| Special brandy to go with our dessert |
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| Chocolate covered pretzel with sea salt |
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| Final dessert dish: Chocolate sweet black and white cookie with raspberry ganache. I don't know how they make these cookies, but they're seriously good! |
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| Little take away gift - Granola mix |
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| LOVE |
Eleven Madison Park:
Address: 11 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10010, United States
