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  • We went behind the scenes with Eleven Madison Park as they demolished (and spray painted!) their old dining room and moved to the Hamptons.
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  • @ezragarcia3144
    @ezragarcia3144 Před 6 lety +233

    when the chef/co- owner said tasting the food takes you back to the moment reminded me of the food critic tasting the Ratatouille in Ratatouille

    • @asznee550
      @asznee550 Před 5 lety

      EXACTLY

    • @MrDerekd44
      @MrDerekd44 Před 3 lety

      Ezra Garcia that’s so funny, exactly what popped up in my mind to! What a great movie...

  • @saimonkhadka659
    @saimonkhadka659 Před 5 lety +180

    I just don’t get why people are so negative interms of fine dining experience.Its not just about food.Its about the whole experience that you enjoy with all your senses.The quality of food served at such restaurants and the ingredients used are usually top notch.Well people who never worked as a chef or in Hospitality itself may find it very difficult to understand.But it is what it is,Its art on a plate created with passion and pure dedication.

    • @patrickmacconnell17
      @patrickmacconnell17 Před 5 lety +11

      Too many people find negativity so much easier. Trash whatever they don't/wont/ or cannot understand, or appreciate.

    • @cskabos
      @cskabos Před 4 lety +9

      maybe because one dinner is my half month salary....

    • @phoenixrising4573
      @phoenixrising4573 Před 3 lety +4

      @@cskabos And a tiny little plop of food half the time. There is more to the quality of a dish than just personal taste preferences.

    • @idspiel
      @idspiel Před 2 lety

      because there is more food tastier than these.. european thinks about quality but in asia for food its about quality and quantity.

    • @nateplant
      @nateplant Před 2 lety +2

      serve some food and it would be appreciated. a dish doesn't need to be artistic. it needs to taste good and look like food. fine dining is a scam to anyone who doesn't have that kind of money. they serve bite size portions and call it a dish. it may be an experience, but a pointless one at that. I could eat at a diner and have a better experience.

  • @Gangreen167
    @Gangreen167 Před 6 lety +190

    Please GQ do a part 2, I would to see the Hamptons Restaurant and the new 11 Madison!

    • @AJ-xf6um
      @AJ-xf6um Před 5 lety +10

      Gangreen167 there’s a show on Netflix called seven days out that covers the opening of the restaurant

    • @kurtzcol
      @kurtzcol Před 5 lety

      thanks im tuning in now @@AJ-xf6um

    • @deonellis8577
      @deonellis8577 Před 4 lety

      2 years down the line ... and they're gone. They're not even featuring on the top 50 list.

    • @abiromu
      @abiromu Před 4 lety +16

      @@deonellis8577 they won't feature in that list ever again. The organisation that makes the list made a rule that the past no.1 restaurants won't ever feature on the top 50 list again because this will make the list with the same restaurants every year. Instead, they made a 'best of the best' list which features this restaurant and other such restaurants in the hall of fame.

  • @Teqneeky
    @Teqneeky Před 6 lety +10

    Great video. Knowing what it takes to run a successful restaurant this video gave me chills. So much respect for this crew

  • @jasonsawatsky2463
    @jasonsawatsky2463 Před 6 lety +438

    It’s 11 courses paired with wines, I’m a big guy and I get full before the end of dinners like these. Some people want the best iPhone, some want to try the best food....stop winging about money and how much things cost in this life.
    Also, people who enjoy food are not trying to be better than you...

    • @animaladam5
      @animaladam5 Před 6 lety +2

      What a great comparison hahaha

    • @no0ns
      @no0ns Před 6 lety +5

      Some see it as people flaunting their status. Which it sometimes is.

    • @camperpro482
      @camperpro482 Před 5 lety +1

      You can never have the best iPhone because it doesnt exist lol. iPhones are the biggest POS.

    • @chillmegachill
      @chillmegachill Před 5 lety +9

      Just because YOU don't think you're better than anyone while you eat expensive food...
      It's quite obvious that many many many people eat expensive food every single day just because they're rich. Not because they appreciate the food.
      Let's be real. This type of establishment is meant for rich people. Just because poor people wander in and spend all their money.... Well they're fools.

    • @joelin5887
      @joelin5887 Před 5 lety +2

      "It's a matter of perspective and taste" with one precondition - money. But look, the poor complain about pretentiousness, but they are not going to be taken seriously or be undermined. What about Marco Pierre White? He had the gut to slap the Michelins and went down the ivory tower. To him, Michelins isn't about food, but about the story behind it that can be made up for better marketing. My mum cooks well too but since I am not famous no matter how much credit I give her, her food isn't going to sell. On the other hand, if Marco says this dish is inspired by my mum and starts telling the story of his childhood, pretending that the dish reflects this private story as if the fish bite you eat brings you to Marco's childhood, then the marketing comes and we have a wonderful pricy but sell-out fish bites. Business is business but they pretend to be Art. This is exactly what people condemn and have reservations for.

  • @lisaschumacker9910
    @lisaschumacker9910 Před 5 lety +56

    Amazed how the Chef has no ego

  • @juliansjourney
    @juliansjourney Před 5 lety +241

    so he tells his hot dog story every time huh

    • @FreqBand
      @FreqBand Před 5 lety +1

      Hot dogs can be one of the best things you ever tasted, but I know you are speaking metaphorically.

    • @KauaiBallerof2012
      @KauaiBallerof2012 Před 4 lety +1

      I mean when you're number one you can do anything you want.

    • @tiffanycrystal584
      @tiffanycrystal584 Před 4 lety

      f_y fr

  • @PkBrekes
    @PkBrekes Před 6 lety +51

    Love and respect the positivity in this video, it is amazing.

  • @gerarobinson172
    @gerarobinson172 Před 6 lety +24

    Restaurants like these are about the experience. The effort that the chefs put into the food. The care. The attention. The time. The patience. The creative thought behind curating food into art. So if you cant appreciate that then don’t go. But I would love to go to a Michelin star restaurant. I’m a chef. So I know the food won’t be full of crazy flavor. But the experience will be well worth it.

  • @KlyBell
    @KlyBell Před 4 lety +3

    Wow. The FOH/BOH dynamic is stark in this video. I hope there was a least one moment when the kitchen and service staff were able to or even are able to have those kinds of moments. There's no them without us, man.

  • @josh9220
    @josh9220 Před 6 lety

    Beautifully put together, good luck to the both of them and their team

  • @RedHeadProductionsOFFICIAL
    @RedHeadProductionsOFFICIAL Před 6 lety +265

    Nino would've cleaned up the place nicer...

    • @brownguy2582
      @brownguy2582 Před 6 lety +5

      RedHead Productions Ramsey fans are Rollin in!!

    • @jue_boy4135
      @jue_boy4135 Před 6 lety

      I'm just here for the Nino

    • @tomsim22
      @tomsim22 Před 5 lety +6

      Yes but I would like to know if he will take photos of him cleaning just so we know that he did for sure.

  • @michelmaxed
    @michelmaxed Před 6 lety +5

    I love the passion of those guys!

  • @camperpro482
    @camperpro482 Před 5 lety +23

    8:37 they even have the best gel pen in the world. Pilot G2 07.

    • @edwardjarvis3442
      @edwardjarvis3442 Před 3 lety

      How much is it

    • @joshmiller2725
      @joshmiller2725 Před 3 lety

      @@edwardjarvis3442 you can buy a 6 pack for $10. They're not that expensive, but they are the best. Made in Japan

    • @db2leader
      @db2leader Před 3 lety

      You don't know what you're talking about. It's all about that Uniball Jetstream

  • @alexp4681
    @alexp4681 Před 4 lety +2

    that dudes comb over is gnarly. just call it quits man

  • @meraki6454
    @meraki6454 Před 5 lety +46

    i wish i was rich enough to transfer 125 friends to the Hamptons

  • @Gelbuvlogs
    @Gelbuvlogs Před 5 lety

    Gala and beautiful creativity

  • @clearskyy
    @clearskyy Před 6 lety +12

    looking forward to a follow up o:

  • @ricardogutierrez6677
    @ricardogutierrez6677 Před 6 lety +4

    Forbes should be on the look out for a new contender in the top 10.
    Signature Restaurant in San Antonio Texas

    • @amirabed5652
      @amirabed5652 Před 5 lety

      ricardo gutierrez i live in SA lol what restaurant is it

  • @AbdallahBotan
    @AbdallahBotan Před 6 lety

    Please part 2

  • @nastynate838
    @nastynate838 Před 5 lety +9

    things you watch when you're in the Checkers drive through

    • @Myn197
      @Myn197 Před 5 lety

      C Y
      We don’t have checkers here in Los Angeles

  • @kathrynmacadam9544
    @kathrynmacadam9544 Před 6 lety +1

    Looks like it's for real the best restaurant ever, so nice!

  • @ArshadMehmood115
    @ArshadMehmood115 Před 6 lety +6

    Empty plates, empty plates, empty canvas, I learn to add things all my life. Empty plates empty plates. take things.

  • @vissitorsteve
    @vissitorsteve Před 5 lety +15

    His philosophy of less is more mirrors that of Japanese flower arrangers where the space between the flowers in a floral arrangement is aesthetically more important than the flowers themselves. This is called 'Ikebana'.

    • @Ashamedofmypast
      @Ashamedofmypast Před 4 lety

      Negative space and the art of non design are fundamental in all art all over the world. The process of negative palette is the purest form of that for me personally and really difficult. How do you create the same balance and depth by taking away? I think it comes to how we prep but I'm still learning

  • @dspf68
    @dspf68 Před 5 lety

    Heston moved his restaurant to Australia!

  • @adebayofolarin9830
    @adebayofolarin9830 Před 6 lety +1

    They say madmen rule this world to create something truly beautiful. men with an unlimited source of imagination to obtain power. Chef Daniel Humm you are a true Man gone mad in the most beautiful and wonderful way. thank you for creating a new world and a new stepping stone to the younger generation. much love

  • @SH-vm1rz
    @SH-vm1rz Před 5 lety +2

    They look so serious and terrified the workers...it doesnt look like a big family 😶

  • @sagarraj9224
    @sagarraj9224 Před 6 lety

    Only thing i can say is WOW ..!

  • @AbdallahBotan
    @AbdallahBotan Před 6 lety

    This reminded me movie "Burnt"

  • @mandykal
    @mandykal Před 5 lety +8

    Im watching many videos regarding this restaurant and it's really cool, but I'm sick of that hot dog story!

  • @kyleblecha1
    @kyleblecha1 Před 5 lety +9

    jesus, the logistics of moving all those people and paying for them to live there. there is some serious money in this restaurant it is absolutely insane

  • @rainnaironescojido5069
    @rainnaironescojido5069 Před 5 lety +9

    I'm currently studying culinary arts.i hope someday I'll become an executive chef

    • @matkaplio5390
      @matkaplio5390 Před 5 lety

      Alexa Esco you can n will do it

    • @rainnaironescojido5069
      @rainnaironescojido5069 Před 5 lety +1

      @@matkaplio5390 thank you

    • @michael.2188
      @michael.2188 Před 4 lety

      If you live in nyc, take advantage of it

    • @Ashamedofmypast
      @Ashamedofmypast Před 4 lety +1

      If you wanna get better eat better go to restaurants try things you wouldn't and eat food you don't like! That last bit is essential to growing the pallet and understanding the importance of process in relation to produce.

  • @4akat
    @4akat Před 5 lety

    he folds his arms like Koffmann

  • @mmsmari
    @mmsmari Před 5 lety

    Alguém tem o link dublado?

  • @sensejimpreza
    @sensejimpreza Před 5 lety +9

    Daniel Humm seems to be high all the time

  • @darylgonzalez646
    @darylgonzalez646 Před 5 lety +2

    Would he ever move on with the 'empty plate' philosophical point?

  • @campycat8651
    @campycat8651 Před 5 lety

    ''For me an empty plate is such a beautiful thing'

  • @AndrewTGreen
    @AndrewTGreen Před 6 lety

    Nice video. Thanks!

  • @Ashamedofmypast
    @Ashamedofmypast Před 4 lety

    When did they get #1? I thought austera still had it.

  • @discman15
    @discman15 Před 3 lety +5

    I know how good these chefs are and I know it's probably worth it, but I can't wrap my head around paying $500 for a single spear of asparagus and a couple dots of sauce

    • @pluto5393
      @pluto5393 Před rokem +1

      it’s never just 1 plate for that price. the $500 price tag includes usually a minimum of 10 courses and it’s rare to any room in your stomach after.

  • @benhuston8890
    @benhuston8890 Před 4 lety +1

    Everyone that works at a restaurant totally goes to the Hampton’s said no one ever ......

  • @kevin1049
    @kevin1049 Před 6 lety

    what dish is that at 0:42? looks like turbot

  • @eyetunes7754
    @eyetunes7754 Před 6 lety +1

    I'd probably still be hungry after eating in a place like this.

  • @MrNoze007
    @MrNoze007 Před 4 lety

    I wish I was part of this team... 😢

  • @elb1914
    @elb1914 Před 5 lety +6

    All these people talking about overpriced food, bla bla bla... Do you know that most great chefs don't make money with their michelin starred restaurant ? Some actually sell at a lost and compensate with their brasseries, minor restaurants, etc... So no, it's definitely not about money, it's simply about the love and dedication for outstanding cuisine

  • @jalaludeenbhati6221
    @jalaludeenbhati6221 Před 3 lety

    How to Apply this Restaurant for cook

  • @VVMagi
    @VVMagi Před 3 lety

    Short lived. Noma opened again and Eleven Madison Park hasn't been in the top three since (I know Noma hasn't been named the best in the last couple of years, but it's a definite top three restaurant that takes up a spot).

  • @Onslaught516
    @Onslaught516 Před 2 lety

    I probably couldn't afford the appetizer

  • @Chimichangster
    @Chimichangster Před 6 lety

    Only here for the hats

  • @salmon_sashimi5137
    @salmon_sashimi5137 Před rokem

    how do they have a profit with that much staff...? haha

  • @trini13archer
    @trini13archer Před 5 lety +4

    Cheeky nibble @ 5:54 ;)

  • @duberviveros8518
    @duberviveros8518 Před 5 lety

    What about trying Colombian food like BANDEJA PAISA and charcoal grilled style chicken @ pollos Mario restaurant in Jackson heights Queens... yummy..

  • @christyolan2915
    @christyolan2915 Před 5 lety

    Cooking for me my life

  • @epicwarding
    @epicwarding Před 5 lety +3

    No#1 restoraunt where you will be hungry after you leave your table

  • @TheMultisportGeek
    @TheMultisportGeek Před 4 lety +1

    Will I need to stop at In-And-Out after I finish my meal there?

  • @fabriziocarta7466
    @fabriziocarta7466 Před 6 lety

    Respect

  • @simonrodgers3278
    @simonrodgers3278 Před 3 lety

    5.15 ....The Dream Beaver

  • @conan900
    @conan900 Před 5 lety +6

    Dropped to 4th best this year.

  • @addictedkids12345
    @addictedkids12345 Před 6 lety

    Let me order a cheeseburger and some fries please...

  • @Farsiratorius
    @Farsiratorius Před 6 lety +1

    emptier plate = better restaurant

  • @danielledonovan2009
    @danielledonovan2009 Před 2 lety

    Someone needs a hotdog cart

  • @KKB-tt4lj
    @KKB-tt4lj Před 6 lety +2

    You are not paying the food.... you are overpaying everything around it

  • @reallyyouthful
    @reallyyouthful Před rokem +1

    'Minimal' food = Maximum profits!

  • @douchmush9861
    @douchmush9861 Před 5 lety +1

    I will deffinetly never go there

  • @Lamar-wq7jj
    @Lamar-wq7jj Před 4 lety

    World best cap revival

  • @Lee-xw9fr
    @Lee-xw9fr Před 3 lety +1

    Isnt this the exact same building as the Jean Georges in NYC??? Wtfs going on?

    • @bicgohill8756
      @bicgohill8756 Před 2 lety

      Yes it is, the same bum restaurant group, I’m glad you caught that FRAUD LOL 😂.

  • @jesuschrist7037
    @jesuschrist7037 Před 6 lety +6

    5:54 Wow did she just eat out of the plate.

  • @rchrismeijer3183
    @rchrismeijer3183 Před 5 lety

    3 michelin stars , Pellegrino best restaurant in the world , relais &chateaux distinction..but i dont see no tripadvisor award??? Faill!!

  • @alexfoo1839
    @alexfoo1839 Před 6 lety +2

    um how is his entire team so attractive omg

  • @JohnSmith-om1co
    @JohnSmith-om1co Před 5 lety

    I know a lot of people who do not like empty plates 'o'

  • @gregjohnson720
    @gregjohnson720 Před 3 lety

    The video does not say exactly when the restart happened with relation to COVID.

  • @jwkayk360
    @jwkayk360 Před 5 lety

    been there. first time at a restaurant with a michellin star. Super disappointing tbh

  • @jpcat1997
    @jpcat1997 Před 6 lety +168

    plates emptier than my heart

  • @enekocm2568
    @enekocm2568 Před 5 lety

    The black guy at 10:59 with the money! Haha

  • @jpdp7542
    @jpdp7542 Před 6 lety +1

    I see you 5:55

  • @gsofficial
    @gsofficial Před 4 lety +9

    The most amazing thing about this piece is that it's definitely in the running for "most boring thing I've watched this year". No insights were gained, no flaws revealed, no truths exposed, no story told, no interesting or stylistic presentation, just incredibly bland, bare anecdotes they've told thousands of times.

    • @fullmoonproductions7188
      @fullmoonproductions7188 Před 4 lety +1

      derp why’d you watch it then

    • @gsofficial
      @gsofficial Před 4 lety +3

      @@fullmoonproductions7188 so basically what you're asking me is, why did i give the video a chance if it was going to end up being boring? maybe think about that for a second.

    • @fullmoonproductions7188
      @fullmoonproductions7188 Před 4 lety

      derp I’m asking more why you continued to watch it when you realized it was boring

    • @gsofficial
      @gsofficial Před 4 lety +2

      @@fullmoonproductions7188 I'm a completionist? I dunno.

    • @flxrk_5486
      @flxrk_5486 Před rokem

      that’s true tbf

  • @KD-jg5yd
    @KD-jg5yd Před 5 lety

    I thought food is something you eat and feel happy, not something you take picture with and show off.

  • @Mode307
    @Mode307 Před 5 lety

    McDonalds > That restaurant

  • @peterlemonjello1626
    @peterlemonjello1626 Před 3 lety

    This is not El Bulli.

  • @kranthibathula8968
    @kranthibathula8968 Před 5 lety

    12:38 He just threw that paddle so hard it disappeared.

  • @EE-zd6xh
    @EE-zd6xh Před 4 lety +1

    Liked it much better before the renovation, sadly. So much charm. After it looks very generic. A real shame.

    • @lefterissotirakis
      @lefterissotirakis Před 4 lety

      E E but it’s what THEY wanted to do..some ppl like it some not..

  • @Petros9
    @Petros9 Před 6 lety

    4:38

  • @richwhitelivesmatterforsureduh

    why did they move?

  • @Chaouno
    @Chaouno Před 6 lety +4

    Sure come to our restaurant
    Best Chinese Restaurant
    Location | Philadelphia Chinatown TingWong

  • @Nathanc6308
    @Nathanc6308 Před 5 lety +1

    Meanwhile I ate one meal today consisting of lentils,rice, and eggs 🙃

  • @dennytoazza
    @dennytoazza Před 6 lety

    I thought you were talking about Noma... Disappointed...

  • @namenotfound34
    @namenotfound34 Před 6 lety +2

    Chef seems like the nicest guy ever. Something one never says about a chef. The rest of this seems corporate, contrived, pretentious, stuffy, trying to hard to be hip and modern and appeal to pretentious garbage people. Just the fact that they have a position called beverage director nearly made me vomit.

  • @pbearh
    @pbearh Před 5 lety +1

    the world best restaurant doesnt have a million view

  • @alexhenkell-malespin6585
    @alexhenkell-malespin6585 Před 6 lety +48

    THANK GOD SOMETHING THATS NOT ABOUT TRUMP

  • @cowswirl
    @cowswirl Před 5 lety

    He's not wearing a hat. What if his hair/dandruff falls into the food? :D

  • @bernardveilleux9372
    @bernardveilleux9372 Před 4 lety

    Super

  • @bethumkhonta7969
    @bethumkhonta7969 Před rokem

    Some day I will be the best chef in the world

  • @ShimmyThaDon
    @ShimmyThaDon Před 6 lety

    I wanna know who told them they were world number one ...... it’s been in Europe for many years .... I think it’s a another case of thinking “America is the world” again ....

    • @yuhboris304
      @yuhboris304 Před 6 lety

      Aj S probably the Michelin Star judges whatever.. and when it comes to gourmet chefs, they are probably in one of the careers that is the most aware of other countries and cultures so I'm not sure where your getting your ideas

    • @chefnb5045
      @chefnb5045 Před 6 lety

      san pellegrino makes the list 100 best restaurants in the worlds and has done so for some time now

  • @mominfayzan1277
    @mominfayzan1277 Před 6 lety +2

    They should have priced it at 11 dollars

  • @Stateofmind00
    @Stateofmind00 Před 6 lety +13

    So if I order an empty plate will they bring nothing me?

    • @Painguin9
      @Painguin9 Před 6 lety

      Chino's Corner they'll bring you an empty plate.

  • @moneymakerbanditsports8423

    Less is More!

  • @OlderShadowRider
    @OlderShadowRider Před 5 lety

    so you done yet?

  • @iTzAdzii
    @iTzAdzii Před 2 lety

    this guy getting hard over empty plates

  • @orioncasablanca9428
    @orioncasablanca9428 Před 5 lety

    Like laboratory !!!!! Mmm

  • @FreqBand
    @FreqBand Před 5 lety

    Recreating is reinventing, so why not ?
    You only live once.