The Real Reason People Pay $300+ Per Plate At Eleven Madison Park | Fast Company

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  • @thegrim418
    @thegrim418 5 лет назад +826

    "I heard one guest say, 'man I sure love Satan'. So I sent a chef out to find three virgins and a goat and we sacrificed them on the table with a swish of mustard. Dream weaved."

    • @KuwaitiHabibi
      @KuwaitiHabibi 4 года назад +4

      thegrim418 DEAD😂

    • @josephsolis6109
      @josephsolis6109 4 года назад +2

      This made me lol!!

    • @alieldorado1438
      @alieldorado1438 4 года назад +1

      Bwaaahahahaaaaa

    •  3 года назад +1

      "- I SAID SANTA! I SURE LOVE SANTA!!! OH MY GOD!" - The client, probably.

  • @Tahamul
    @Tahamul 5 лет назад +4470

    my anxiety would sky-rocket if i had personal waiters and people overhearing my conversations.

    • @queenv3175
      @queenv3175 5 лет назад +107

      Only thinking about that is spiking mine.

    • @IzabelleGG
      @IzabelleGG 5 лет назад +15

      That sucks

    • @IzabelleGG
      @IzabelleGG 5 лет назад +22

      Sounds like this amazing experience is not one for yoy

    • @TheOne-ec9ku
      @TheOne-ec9ku 5 лет назад +26

      Nosy bastards

    • @michaeldobbelsteyn499
      @michaeldobbelsteyn499 5 лет назад +128

      As a waiter, I can tell you any conversation you have at a table can be overheard even if I'm chatting to another table half way across the room, I'm always listening for comments about the food/drink, and if I'm out of earshot, I'm reading body language, judging eating speed, drink levels. It's not like I'm paying attention, just looking for key pieces of information to help connect with guests/make a memorable impression.

  • @jules11788
    @jules11788 5 лет назад +1880

    It's not $300 a PLATE, it's $300 a PERSON. You get a prix fixe menu that consists of many, many plates, and it comes with a wine pairing. Most Michelin-starred restaurants will serve you 10-15 plates over the course of a few hours.

    • @lambro4014
      @lambro4014 5 лет назад +168

      You misunderstood. When they say "per plate" they referring to per seat. In fine dining that's what it means.

    • @Submersed24
      @Submersed24 5 лет назад +101

      @@lambro4014 You misunderstood. When they say "per seat" they referring to per person who sits in the seat. In fine dining that's what it means.

    • @olfan92
      @olfan92 5 лет назад +30

      Yeah we have it here in Sweden too it's called ''3 små rätter'' its about $40 or so. 3 plates.
      10-15 plates is overexaggerating.

    • @jules11788
      @jules11788 5 лет назад +72

      @@olfan92 There's a difference between $40 for 3 plates and $300 for 10-15 plates. So no, it's not over-exaggerating.

    • @sallylee4924
      @sallylee4924 5 лет назад +51

      @@olfan92 A 10-ish course meal for $300 in a Michelin-starred restaurant is very common. That said, a 3 course meal for $40 in a non-starred restaurant is also very common. Both exist, but one does not equal the other.

  • @AndrewB_NNA
    @AndrewB_NNA 5 лет назад +2967

    "I ran out, bought a hot dog, we cut them perfectly and served them with a swish of mustard" And then we charged $100 for that.

    • @Summerinx
      @Summerinx 5 лет назад +214

      @one two "per plate" means per head. It's for the whole meal.

    • @monkeibusiness
      @monkeibusiness 5 лет назад +188

      You pay for the experience. If it's not for you, then skip it.

    • @AndrewB_NNA
      @AndrewB_NNA 5 лет назад +181

      @@monkeibusiness You know I truly don't understand people who use this line of argumentation. "If you don't like it, just move on, why u gotta hate bruh?".
      NO. They put this out here, youtube recommended it to me and I gave my opinion, or rather just wrote a snarky comment.
      Now I gotta admit I love MasterChef to death so I might be a little hypocritical here but that's another story.

    • @CorporateShill
      @CorporateShill 5 лет назад +23

      nonnameavailable
      We gotta know you love masterchef. We are dying to hear that

    • @AndrewB_NNA
      @AndrewB_NNA 5 лет назад +24

      @@CorporateShill well I wouldn't have said it if I hadn't thought it was important for you to know it :) I'm glad I was correct in assuming you wanted to find out about my reality show preferences.

  • @klownmob8894
    @klownmob8894 5 лет назад +178

    9 pages of details 😂 my boy really was getting his $300 worth

  • @RussianBot69420
    @RussianBot69420 5 лет назад +606

    "Man, I sure wish there was a real yellow 2019 Lamborghini Aventador S outside for me to have"

    • @MatyPoov
      @MatyPoov 5 лет назад +6

      @@matthewp9156 lmao

  • @marchurtubise4722
    @marchurtubise4722 5 лет назад +973

    *"wouldn't it be wonderful if we didn't have to pay for any of this?"*

  • @elementel2699
    @elementel2699 5 лет назад +1144

    Them: 👂
    Me: You know I always wanted to marry Jennifer Lawrence. 👀

    • @elementel2699
      @elementel2699 5 лет назад +6

      😁 fingers crossed.

    • @doggityy
      @doggityy 5 лет назад +105

      *serves a fine dish of cooked Jennifer Lawrence*

    • @MrFlavum
      @MrFlavum 5 лет назад +9

      Me: Them
      Them: me

    • @fernleytire
      @fernleytire 5 лет назад +2

      I wouldn't marry that moron if I was paid to do it. Not worth the mind-numbing idiocy that she spews.

    • @othienoburton5432
      @othienoburton5432 5 лет назад

      T Elswick exactly

  • @shaungordon9737
    @shaungordon9737 5 лет назад +287

    You're paying more for the service than the actual food.
    I personally couldn't stand being waited on like this

    • @evelynhoward9279
      @evelynhoward9279 5 лет назад +22

      Same. I also can't stand those "high end" stores where the salespeople accost you the second you walk in and just won't leave you the hell alone lol.

    • @onebuffalo5402
      @onebuffalo5402 5 лет назад +23

      Thats the whole point of high end resturants. Its not like going to chilis and trying to wave down a waitress to get a refill. The whole point is they're there at your beck and call. They dont sit directly over you staring at you, but are nearby in eye sight for your own personal service should you need it.

    • @djhenyo
      @djhenyo 5 лет назад +2

      I'd pay extra just to have the waiter fuck off so my table could eat in peace, but I also wouldn't pay this much for any type of food unless it was my 50th wedding anniversary.

    • @illnessshaw
      @illnessshaw 4 года назад +2

      Stay your ass at Applebee’s then and fuck off

    • @SeansModelBuilds
      @SeansModelBuilds 4 года назад

      That's why I love Military Mess Dinners. Only $20 for a wonderful meal.

  • @hashirqureshi3052
    @hashirqureshi3052 5 лет назад +312

    I would just loudly say
    "I sure wish they don't charge at all for this meal"

    • @DavidMatine
      @DavidMatine 5 лет назад +10

      ok alexandria ocasio-cortez

    • @ashelyjames2478
      @ashelyjames2478 5 лет назад +5

      Exactly what I was about to say . I’m a chef myself and this is tacky

    • @okok72277
      @okok72277 3 года назад +2

      @@ashelyjames2478 yeah it just feels like a cheap gimmick

  • @paulbrooks5612
    @paulbrooks5612 5 лет назад +369

    “His girlfriend likes Tarot cards...so I’m going to bring out Tarot cards with each course”
    Dream officially weaved....

    • @XHourX
      @XHourX 5 лет назад +5

      my thoughts

    • @eseereoj
      @eseereoj 5 лет назад +7

      These types break up in ~2 months... It's in the cards.

    • @ameliacorin7383
      @ameliacorin7383 5 лет назад +3

      @South Jersey Gambler So *not* your stereo typical tarot reader then- except in your cliched narrative. :)

    • @mucsalto8377
      @mucsalto8377 4 года назад +6

      @South Jersey Gambler this was a very South Jersey comment of a person who never traveled to France or the UK.

  • @siobhanwiersma669
    @siobhanwiersma669 5 лет назад +15

    I absolutely loved this restaurant, I dined here last year on my honeymoon from Australia. The waiter knew where we were from and got the chef who happened to be from my city, on the other side of the world to come out and chat with us. It was fantastic. It felt super personable.

  • @MMOInformers
    @MMOInformers 5 лет назад +537

    That's actually such a risky idea, insane that they made it.

    • @orestmakar8562
      @orestmakar8562 5 лет назад +25

      There is nothing risky in what they did. Rich people that are stupid and vaine exist, poor stupid and vaine people that want to feel like stupid vaine rich people exist. These people will throw money at people who will stronę their egose. In a way inadmire people who can litteraly sell bulshit for thousanda of dolars to people who eat it up and are made to say they like it. I say thorow some organic grinded diamonds in there and tripple the price.

    • @xibzz3907
      @xibzz3907 5 лет назад +50

      @@orestmakar8562 Go back to therapy

    • @elisac6872
      @elisac6872 5 лет назад +4

      Actually he isn't really wrong

    • @visho8979
      @visho8979 5 лет назад +1

      I New York if you charge very less, you'll actually be taking a bigger risk.

    • @kingzao9046
      @kingzao9046 5 лет назад +3

      @@orestmakar8562 I sense some saltiness

  • @charlotte6717
    @charlotte6717 5 лет назад +129

    Them: 👂🏾👂🏾
    Me: Man I wish I could get a job here by the end of the night.

  • @chaschan60
    @chaschan60 4 года назад +6

    Dining at EMP is life altering. They have a way to touch your heart. Impossible to not be altered by the passion that is expressed. A truly amazing experience.

  • @Mirrtamirrv
    @Mirrtamirrv 5 лет назад +888

    it's kinda weird that they eavesdrop on you

    • @yytyytg
      @yytyytg 5 лет назад +13

      full attention, treating you like a baby.

    • @reyalexandro
      @reyalexandro 5 лет назад +7

      It's creepy as hell.

    • @Cobalt_027
      @Cobalt_027 5 лет назад +3

      Thats what servants do.

    • @chardy2073
      @chardy2073 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah but still good tho

    • @griffin_kith6214
      @griffin_kith6214 5 лет назад +2

      Matthew P well you wouldn’t be eating somewhere a waiter would care enough to ask

  • @Mike-jq5wd
    @Mike-jq5wd 5 лет назад +370

    I am too broke to even watch this video

    • @cinnamonnoob4166
      @cinnamonnoob4166 5 лет назад +1

      I mean watching this video would technically be more expensive than buying a dish there cuz u would need to buy a device, if u don’t already have one to watch this on which prolly costs more than $335

    • @7381366
      @7381366 5 лет назад

      Mike who’s internet you using ? Lol

    • @Alex240N
      @Alex240N 5 лет назад +4

      @Kilo Byte we get it, you're white

    • @gregmalden9809
      @gregmalden9809 5 лет назад

      $150 to watch the video, $225 to stop

    • @trizzymayne213
      @trizzymayne213 5 лет назад +1

      Just watch it with your eyes closed

  • @sa.4869
    @sa.4869 5 лет назад +103

    Amazing idea. I've actually experienced this kind of intimate, tailored hospitality paired with mouthwatering courses. It was at a restaurant named "visiting a friend's home for dinner." It typically sets me back $20 for the wine I bring, and I even get to play with a cat or dog afterwards.

    • @CA58CA
      @CA58CA 3 года назад +2

      True that!

    • @igit_7296
      @igit_7296 2 года назад +7

      You really have no idea, if you have never eaten at this restaurant. The idea that your friends have this degree of skill in the kitchen and source these types of ingredients is kind of laughable. A very low brow, middle class response to haute cuisine.

    • @GalbiJjim
      @GalbiJjim 2 года назад +4

      @@igit_7296 A friend of mine actually took me to someone’s nyc “restaurant” who uses his apartment to serve four guests per day. We each paid about $285 and preemptively requested the type of flavor profiles we wanted in our tasting menu. The chef sat us down on his kitchen island and cooked us dishes that we’ve never experienced anywhere else, whilst maintaining the incredibly casual atmosphere. While the food obviously wasn’t comparable to Eleven Madison, I’d say that it was a great experience of eating homemade michelin quality cuisines. :D

    • @igit_7296
      @igit_7296 2 года назад +1

      @@GalbiJjim eating in an apartment - even a very nice apartment - is still eating in an apartment.
      I’m assuming you’re not “S.A.”, who sounds like a nice normie from the suburbs who enjoys his 2 1/2 bathrooms and his leased BMW. For him, going to Morton’s is going “all out”.
      *shrugs*
      So, you know what I mean. There is something about sitting in one of these finally tuned food temples and being served five star food. It’s an experience.
      It sounds elitist, and it probably is kind of elitist. Still…I don’t know what to tell you; it doesn’t dull the shine of its excellence.

    • @kellerfobare2842
      @kellerfobare2842 2 года назад +1

      @@igit_7296 You reek of arrogance and assholery

  • @jassbep3934
    @jassbep3934 5 лет назад +17

    I had the most amazing lunch here in 2011 while I was in town and for some reason that day is still quite vivid in my memory. It certainly has evolved so much since then hopefully I get to try the experience here once again someday...

  • @nestoryo1
    @nestoryo1 2 года назад +2

    The story about the hot dog is the PINNACLE of hospitality.

  • @Lyw1234567890
    @Lyw1234567890 5 лет назад +4

    $300 per person for this level of service is actually an incredibly reasonable price for 8-11 personalized courses, god damn. I've had much more mediocre experiences for around or above that price. I'm definitely going to come here some day for a special event.

  • @wizardpickle
    @wizardpickle 5 лет назад +27

    *buys two street hot dogs and plates them for $300 each*
    "My gosh, we have to start doing more of this!" Me too man... Me too.

    • @TheRageCommenter
      @TheRageCommenter 5 лет назад +3

      It's $300 per person per meal... not per plate of food that leaves the kitchen.

  • @Daized2009
    @Daized2009 5 лет назад +241

    Would happily eat there, pay for the experience not just the food. Which is also amazing (so I’m told).

    • @carrrexx7190
      @carrrexx7190 5 лет назад +1

      A lady pay? Ya right.

    • @Daized2009
      @Daized2009 5 лет назад +10

      Carr Rexx Do you think I’m female? Or are you on the cheap gin again?

    • @carrrexx7190
      @carrrexx7190 5 лет назад +2

      @@Daized2009 cheap gin

    • @carrrexx7190
      @carrrexx7190 5 лет назад

      @@Ok-um5ho 😃

    • @joshthomson1998
      @joshthomson1998 5 лет назад +1

      @@Daized2009 this comment made me spit my drink out

  • @amarismorgan195
    @amarismorgan195 5 лет назад +17

    I'd be like *"damn, I wish they would serve us 2,000 dollars on a plate"*

  • @azmayeenarafin6518
    @azmayeenarafin6518 5 лет назад +307

    Buys $1 hot dog
    Seasons it for $0.25
    Charges *$1000*

    • @suprememax4948
      @suprememax4948 5 лет назад +7

      Tech Pulse they wouldn’t have charged extra for that

    • @MyLenney
      @MyLenney 5 лет назад +23

      There was no extra charge for the hot dog
      it was just added

    • @montyi8
      @montyi8 5 лет назад +4

      fOr tHE ExPeriEncE

    • @wealllame
      @wealllame 5 лет назад

      lmao

    • @DavidMatine
      @DavidMatine 5 лет назад

      jealous broke fool

  • @layoverbear
    @layoverbear 5 лет назад +12

    Okay with the extreme lengths they go to to make your experience completely personalized and magical, it's worth the 300$!

    • @fiza489
      @fiza489 5 лет назад +1

      Finally! Someone who gets the price 😤😭🚫🧢

  • @swiftieforever9793
    @swiftieforever9793 5 лет назад +76

    The real reason why people pay $300+ at 11 Madison Park..............cause they got it.

    • @ivarlosna6516
      @ivarlosna6516 5 лет назад +1

      Having $300 is no reason to spend $300 on a restaurant visit. I own enough assets to live comfortably from passive income but I'd never consider visiting such a restaurant until I had at least double my current net worth. It would feel too wasteful, I'm getting uncomfortable just thinking about it.

    • @swiftieforever9793
      @swiftieforever9793 5 лет назад +2

      @@ivarlosna6516 what I meant to say was the same. Only people who can afford 300$ for a meal , who have got that kinda huge money can go there.....

    • @Arcaryon
      @Arcaryon 5 лет назад

      @@ivarlosna6516 In the end, such a restaurant just doesn't make it on the list of anyone who is part of the middle class in the western societies of the US or Europe. It just doesn't come to mind.
      Of cause having money doesn't mean that you have to blow it for such an event but even if someone would want it, most people just cannot afford it.

  • @xcalabur18
    @xcalabur18 5 лет назад +7

    The NSA should open their own restaurant. They'd be pros at this.

  • @Monechetti
    @Monechetti 5 лет назад

    I think the difference between pretentious and effectual is sincerity and this seems genuinely sincere. Looks really fantastic.

  • @michaelshannon6134
    @michaelshannon6134 5 лет назад +3

    As an introvert I would actively avoid this restaurant. I'm not socially awkward or anything, I just don't want strangers getting involved in my life and studying me while I eat.

    • @Andyatl2002
      @Andyatl2002 5 лет назад +1

      Perhaps then just request privacy it’s not outlandish to ask for it...

  • @mrdezi22
    @mrdezi22 5 лет назад +98

    As i sit here watching this i am enjoying some $10.99 Publix hot wings. Close enough.

    • @micklejerdin1064
      @micklejerdin1064 5 лет назад +4

      $6 pubsub alllllll day

    • @samreach2679
      @samreach2679 5 лет назад +2

      WOW you are so fancy xD "Publix" xD AHHAHAH
      same to me, Just got a Fine Dine Publique Dog Steamer (hot Dog).

    • @patrickjira7524
      @patrickjira7524 5 лет назад +1

      Publix Subs is where it's at

    • @uveni3429
      @uveni3429 5 лет назад +3

      Damn nigga you rich, pot people like me eat wings and mashed potatoes from Wal-Mart's deli.

    • @brandongriggs6934
      @brandongriggs6934 5 лет назад +6

      Only Southerners would understand the beauty of Publix

  • @forestnymphconfessions3596
    @forestnymphconfessions3596 5 лет назад +15

    If it's any consolation for being broke, I'm glad no one ever spent "months" planning a meal for me. The ostentatiousness is off-putting..

    • @theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840
      @theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840 5 лет назад +1

      @@matthewp9156 the most I put into my cooking and baking is about 10+ hours I have never gone to a cooking school.

  • @BlenderBug
    @BlenderBug 5 лет назад +20

    I dont want to share my personal life and be eavesdropped, I just want a $300 meal

    • @mp7311
      @mp7311 5 лет назад +6

      Go somewhere else then?

    • @BlenderBug
      @BlenderBug 5 лет назад

      @@mp7311 im just pointing out the lengths they go through are a bit invasive. Sarcasm is who in their right mind would prefer a 300$ meal specifically one without the pampering.

    • @Andyatl2002
      @Andyatl2002 5 лет назад +2

      BlenderBug, then ask for more privacy...

    • @orestmakar8562
      @orestmakar8562 5 лет назад +1

      People go there for the fresh organic grass fed gluten free bulshit not for a good meal. The food actually can be pond mud with high altitude berries that taste like mud. If the bulshit was good idiots feel happy, if they begin regreting paying for bulshit they get some inexpencive individualised crap, like a got dog.

  • @imogencarney3421
    @imogencarney3421 5 лет назад +2

    This is beyond above and beyond you're literally paying for a movie-style memory to have forever

  • @caravanproduction6893
    @caravanproduction6893 5 лет назад +10

    Instead of watching the actual video I teared myself up over a 4 minute DDP workout ad

  • @leastattached103
    @leastattached103 5 лет назад +188

    Pretty unique, but imma go out on a limb and say this isnt for everybody. The reason people think its dumb is because they arent rich and dont have money to blow on this stuff. This is for people with money! This isn't just another sizzler. Cmon guys if this was cheaper you would totally try it out!

    • @Outwardpd
      @Outwardpd 5 лет назад +15

      Honestly this isn't even that expensive of a price 300$ per head with all this personalized setup and everything? That is a lot of value for only 300$, in many places that aren't even 3-star 300$ barely gets you their cheapest tasting menu, much less with personalized experiences.

    • @leastattached103
      @leastattached103 5 лет назад +5

      @@Outwardpd well i cant go and spend 300 dollars on 1 meal

    • @Outwardpd
      @Outwardpd 5 лет назад +21

      @@leastattached103 Well it isn't meant to be 'oh I'm hungry gonna stop in for some grub' it is meant as a celebration event perhaps for your honeymoon or your 10th anniversary. People spend a lot more than that on going to concerts or sporting events with good seats, so this isn't too bad.

    • @leastattached103
      @leastattached103 5 лет назад

      @@Outwardpd true i would try it not gonna lie

    • @leastattached103
      @leastattached103 5 лет назад +1

      @Seamen Warrior I didnt I said this wasn't another sizzles

  • @SpecificChiropractic
    @SpecificChiropractic 5 лет назад +4

    We ate there for our wedding anniversary last year. The tomato tea was the highlight of the meal, never had anything like it. Other dishes are good to great. The parting gift of granola was exquisite. For others, you may consider, it's just granola. They took it to the next level. Nicely done. We enjoyed it very well. Thank you.

  • @princesse0920
    @princesse0920 3 года назад +6

    The story about the hotdogs was actually really sweet! It’s amazing how a little kindness can make someone’s day

  • @princesse0920
    @princesse0920 3 года назад +1

    The title is wrong. You don’t pay $300 per plate, you pay $300 per person, and each person gets several small dishes of rare and luxurious food.

  • @leetupload
    @leetupload 5 лет назад +126

    The months planning a single meal is bs, unless if it's for some dignitary... I've dined their and there's nothing special about it, except for what they give you as a takeaway in the end. It varies per season, but we were given some mixture of granola in a clear container with a metal lid with their restaurant logo on top. The food was great, don't get me wrong, but don't go in expecting them to eavesdrop and concoct some stupendous creation based upon what they overheard you say... It's just a nice restaurant.

    • @archae9412
      @archae9412 5 лет назад +18

      so this entire video and the restaurant's reputation is all a fabricated lie?

    • @dorudanieldumitrescu3004
      @dorudanieldumitrescu3004 5 лет назад +2

      @@archae9412 aye

    • @archae9412
      @archae9412 5 лет назад +30

      i am no expert of course, but i dont believe that either you or the guy who started this comment have ever been to this restaurant

    • @samstenner1898
      @samstenner1898 5 лет назад +4

      The yeet duck has spoken.

    • @encalica853
      @encalica853 5 лет назад

      There*

  • @warzone822
    @warzone822 5 лет назад +30

    legit thought this was the onion for a minute once he said " the elevator is a space ship"

    • @TheElephantDan
      @TheElephantDan 5 лет назад

      "The $300 Onion"

    • @wirehanga3966
      @wirehanga3966 5 лет назад

      Danimal Planet the onion is the name of a parody news channel

  • @patriciatreslove4449
    @patriciatreslove4449 5 лет назад +13

    I admit I would not like that type of service, it would make me self conscious and I would probably never go back.

  • @l-y-d-s
    @l-y-d-s 5 лет назад +96

    The people who eat here are rich enough to only eat at fancy restaurants so all they did was differentiate themselves by creating little custom experiences that are unique.

    • @aeonjoey3d
      @aeonjoey3d 5 лет назад +5

      only the most full of themselves would possibly expect or enjoy because they are SO IMPORTANT that the meal should be customized to them, instead of the affaires courantes the chef specializes in.

    • @eggsnspam
      @eggsnspam 5 лет назад +16

      I've known plenty of middle class people and I'm even one of them, that splurges on a very special occasion like 10th wedding anniversary or 20th (instead of having a large party or as part of vacation). Some of these fine dining places understand that sometimes it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience, like this place, so they do all that extra stuff. It's not only for the super rich.

    • @lethai2670
      @lethai2670 5 лет назад +7

      @@eggsnspam true places like that are for special occasion not for a full belly

    • @aloevera7104
      @aloevera7104 5 лет назад +3

      My parents were going to New York on their honeymoon and they saved up money just so they could eat here, we’re definitely not rich but my mum came home and told me about how they made it all Italy themed (which is where they got married) and how it was such a memorable experience for her. She said that’s what made the money worth it

    • @onebuffalo5402
      @onebuffalo5402 5 лет назад +1

      @ScoutSniper Well thats patently untrue. Surgeons used other people to get where they are?

  • @tylernewman9624
    @tylernewman9624 5 лет назад +2

    Yeah, this feels like it's a great deal; especially selling it as an "experience" and not just "dinner." *I* love it.

  • @chrism6904
    @chrism6904 5 лет назад

    I spent $1800 at Per Se (Thomes Kellers restaurant). It was worth EVERY PENNY. It was the best dinner of my life! As well as one of the best experiences! If you can afford to go, you won't be disappointed!

  • @AwesometownUSA
    @AwesometownUSA 5 лет назад +53

    man I hope these “dreamweavers” don’t run out of giant crayons and finger paints

  • @kaunisrumilus
    @kaunisrumilus 5 лет назад +159

    If I was there I would be talking hella much about losing virginity. I mean for friend!

  • @imuptonogoodmindyah7849
    @imuptonogoodmindyah7849 5 лет назад +57

    Blimey! did I see Professor Mcgonagall?

  • @angel2703504
    @angel2703504 3 года назад

    The most gratifying feeling a person can have is the feeling of being listened and understood.

  • @masterticcu
    @masterticcu 5 лет назад +2

    At first I was like what kind of plate could be worth $300+ but after watching the video I get it. This seems like such a sweet and great restaurant :) Would love to go some day if I manage to save up the money

  • @alexangel4758
    @alexangel4758 5 лет назад +28

    Thai sounds more like an Event planning business disguised as an expensive restaurant. People are paying for the experience rather than the food.

  • @KaregoAt
    @KaregoAt 5 лет назад +5

    I really love the confidence they have in what they're doing and the uniqueness of it, and not striving to please everyone.

  • @mavrk.d
    @mavrk.d 5 лет назад +32

    It's just like in the movie Her when personal letters are written to your lover by people who can write better than you from you.

  • @willbumgarner9936
    @willbumgarner9936 4 года назад

    Best restaurant I’ve ever been to. My wife and I are there in Feb 19’ and would trade the experience for the world. Most unique, well orchestrated meal I’ve ever eaten.

  • @Cynnamins
    @Cynnamins 5 лет назад +1

    I love the creativity and love of servitude in this. We should have more like it.

  • @nonsuch1
    @nonsuch1 5 лет назад +70

    Those ppl paid $350 for a street hot dog. Lmao

    • @b0ss771
      @b0ss771 5 лет назад +13

      wiener1001 they paid $300 for an experience where 10-15 dishes are served and its catered for you. and im sure the other dishes are the reasons it makes the restaurant michelin starred

    • @CalamackLP
      @CalamackLP 5 лет назад +8

      *they paid 300 dollars for a multi-course meal and then got hot dogs thrown in as a bonus

    • @jonultime
      @jonultime 5 лет назад +3

      The hotdog was free. They added it into the set menu. You obviously an imbecile and know nothing about fine dining.

    • @aeonjoey3d
      @aeonjoey3d 5 лет назад

      and they were so far up their own asses that they liked getting a street hot dog from a 3-star restaurant because it was 'special'. Meanwhile other michelin star restaurants are making signature dishes people come in for.

    • @nonsuch1
      @nonsuch1 5 лет назад

      Jon Ultime fuck off you wannabe bourgeoise snob

  • @enterchannelname2508
    @enterchannelname2508 5 лет назад +60

    Reminds me of that cyanide and happiness video where the restaurant knew what you wanted telepathically.

  • @tylermoses7829
    @tylermoses7829 5 лет назад +6

    The most amazing and memorable dining experience I have ever had was in Hong Kong at "Pierre's Private Room" at Mandarin Oriental. I am American, but I mostly live in China, as I operate a couple businesses in mainland China. I was being entertained by a wealthy client who obviously had more money in his personal bank account than I could ever imagine. In all, he spent nearly HK $75,000 (Approx $9,560.00 USD) for a 3-hour dining experience for My husband and me along with him and his wife........I could have died. haha. However, it was a flawlessly superb meal, wonderful wine, great service and I won't soon forget it. I couldn't ever imagine something like that happening with clients outside of Asia, however in China...This can be quite common when working on business dealings with the ultra-rich.

  • @thomaspecorelli6104
    @thomaspecorelli6104 5 лет назад +1

    I actually worked as a Line Chef in Eleven Madison Park under the previous owner Danny Meyer. I really like what they're doing now versus the very stuffy things we were doing 15 years ago.

  • @soundstreamss
    @soundstreamss 5 лет назад +1

    I had something like this in an Indian restaurant, where we went for my brother's birthday, they overheard us and brought us a cake (mind you that was our 3rd cake that day😂)
    It was that BEST cake I've had in a LIFETIME
    AND
    IT
    WAS
    FREEEEEEE!!

  • @dannyb20vtec28
    @dannyb20vtec28 5 лет назад +10

    Having the job title “dream weaver” just sounds bad ass ! Lol

  • @misterblobbys
    @misterblobbys 5 лет назад +12

    Food is always an experience for me.
    I eat food, then next day.
    I have an experience

    • @karlaxel7358
      @karlaxel7358 5 лет назад +1

      misterblobbys a sloppy experience?

    • @misterblobbys
      @misterblobbys 5 лет назад +1

      @@karlaxel7358 yes often, but it depends on the food

    • @gobzanuff5078
      @gobzanuff5078 5 лет назад

      Are you talking about minecraft?

  • @justvincenturb
    @justvincenturb 5 лет назад +3

    Wait so they ran across the street to buy a $4 Hot Dog, cut it in pieces and served it for probably $360? What.

  • @brittsivate4041
    @brittsivate4041 5 лет назад

    This is really sweet. It feels like they really care about you.

  • @SammyBirdTheGreat
    @SammyBirdTheGreat 5 лет назад +2

    This is actually pretty cool, if I had like $600+ for me & my partner, I’d so throw it down on this. I love doing cute little things for dressing up home meals like their team but I’m no Michelin Star chef 😅😅 I hope I could go someday I love it

  • @pandahungry8000
    @pandahungry8000 5 лет назад +3

    Unbelievable! This isn’t a meal. This is a timeless experience!

  • @jalins6
    @jalins6 5 лет назад +11

    You know I liked this story in so many ways. One of the ways was in how it was shot. Great video. I would love to work in a place like that. The freedom to think like that. The freedom to pull off things like that. That would be awesome.

  • @jp4431
    @jp4431 5 лет назад +4

    $300 even for my middle class salary is a reasonable special experience (eg. proposal, wedding anniversary, etc). Even places like French Laundry cost that much.

  • @SBakall2
    @SBakall2 5 лет назад

    I ate here on my 50th birthday six years ago and it still stands as one of the most memorable meals I've ever eaten..

  • @JACKIEtehFREAKK
    @JACKIEtehFREAKK 5 лет назад

    I met Will at a fine dining restaurant I used to work at 2 years ago and he was super sweet and always smiling. my maitre'd was a dream weaver and she would tell me about all these ideas and things she did and I was just there like .... wow lol its so cool to see this in a video

  • @yasiahmadi9842
    @yasiahmadi9842 5 лет назад +3

    My parents took me there for my 7th birthday
    Frigging nostalgia

  • @nate6302
    @nate6302 5 лет назад +60

    This is cool, I would have liked to learn more about their food as well though!

    • @Gride9782781
      @Gride9782781 5 лет назад +1

      It's probably because this is Fast Company, not Thrillist, so they're more focused on the business aspect.

    • @alexio1414
      @alexio1414 5 лет назад +3

      There is a documentary about this place re-opening on netflix. They go over everything

  • @indigobeauty1
    @indigobeauty1 5 лет назад +6

    I wonder if some guest tip zero at these type of restaurants? 🤔

  • @rush1er
    @rush1er 4 года назад

    Was in the biz over 25 yrs... served at some pretty high end stuffy venues where I had to write a thankyou card to each guest at the end of the night. I know a fairamont of food, libations, the finicky guest, the divorcee millionaire looking for blow, pretentious presentations and $100 per ounce Cognacs... and this was pretty cool to hearabout.

  • @winewoman224
    @winewoman224 3 года назад +1

    Coming from a five star background as a chef and floor captain, I would call this place obsequious.
    Service is always a ghost, not a focus, in fine dining. You never, ever, listen to a clients conversation during service!

  • @hararhy
    @hararhy 5 лет назад +71

    I wouldn't feel comfortable in this restaurant to be honest. I just wanna eat and converse with company. not have servers asking if the food is okay and hover around

    • @googlewolly
      @googlewolly 5 лет назад +1

      exactly

    • @sj0nnie
      @sj0nnie 5 лет назад +9

      If you "just" wanna eat and enjoy company of your friends you go somewhere else.
      If you are prepared to pay 300 dollars you are open the whole experience.

    • @googlewolly
      @googlewolly 5 лет назад

      @@sj0nnie lol I guess that this restaurant makes enough money off of people. However, for me, what you listed is what I want like 100 percent of the time at restaurants, and most people, I think, would agree.

    • @cochi8028
      @cochi8028 5 лет назад +6

      Olive garden and like every other sit-down have waiters... And they swing by to check their tables. It sounds like you tryna eat at home dog

    • @aeonjoey3d
      @aeonjoey3d 5 лет назад +2

      at Club 33 in Disneyland, the table staff stand about 10 feet away from the table, far enough to not eavesdrop but close enough to see when you need refills or are done with plates, etc. this place is way too small and dinky to allow that for all diners, and i highly doubt that the staff assigned to a table is assigned ONLY to that table,

  • @adamg4336
    @adamg4336 5 лет назад +4

    So a starter, main and dessert would end up costing almost $1000? I could honestly make my own personal experience at home for $950 less than that

    • @MatyPoov
      @MatyPoov 5 лет назад +1

      Ehm, no? 300$ per plate means 300$ per person, per head. That's usually how it's named in fine restaurants in America, Canada and other countries. Seriously, if you just read two other comments, you would know.

  • @harveyholmes9533
    @harveyholmes9533 5 лет назад +7

    If I could only do this level of dining once in my life I probably would go for a more traditional experience, but if I did it often I’d definitely want to make this a place I went. Luckily I can’t afford it at all so don’t have to worry about it

  • @michaelcohen2760
    @michaelcohen2760 3 года назад +1

    We celebrated our 60th birthdays here. It was the worst restaurant experience we have ever had. Each course was worse than the next. The food was so bad, some even spoiled, and the service so pretentious that we thought that we were in a never ending SNL skit. "You can fool some of the people some of the time". Read the negative reviews on Yelp and Trip Advisor, they tell the truth

  • @thl7652
    @thl7652 5 лет назад +1

    Very impressive staff but can’t help thinking that anyone that eats there must think very highly of themselves to enjoy this type of pampering.

  • @seanpearson9030
    @seanpearson9030 5 лет назад +5

    as a chef and fine dining fanatic this does not seem appealing to me whatsoever i would rather see the identity of the restaurant than have them go uncomfortably far i order to create a experience around me

    • @stirfry3069
      @stirfry3069 5 лет назад

      Yeh this is a garbage idea for the sheep

    • @HarlequinGrim_Mania
      @HarlequinGrim_Mania 5 лет назад

      I completely agree. The tailoring per each person seems ... inconsistent and a bit much.

  • @Gamer-xi1xi
    @Gamer-xi1xi 5 лет назад +4

    What if they do all the preparation and the reserved person doesn't show up?

  • @gus473
    @gus473 5 лет назад +5

    Seems like fun, but try finding a midtown restaurant that has fresh crappie from an ice-bound lake, or a ruffed grouse taken that afternoon, blueberries with actual dew on them, a grilled-over-oak whitetail deer tenderloin, and so on: stuff you typically cannot buy! 🤔👍😎

    • @airforce301293
      @airforce301293 5 лет назад

      Mike Gustafson you better let the grouse hang for a while to get the most flavour out of it ;)

    • @gus473
      @gus473 5 лет назад +1

      @@airforce301293 I know some people like to let pheasants age, up to months! But ruffies are great eating fresh -- especially if you clean & use the whole bird! (Rather than just breasted out.)

  • @yesismemomnahjustyouimagin3494
    @yesismemomnahjustyouimagin3494 2 года назад

    I really love the concept of this restaurant......4:17 he dropped one of the wisest quotes I have heard since childhood, can't possibly agree more with him.

  • @StrangeAttractor
    @StrangeAttractor 5 лет назад +1

    Half of me thinks 'props to the team for going balls-out on the most niche, financially exclusive and bespoke dining experience ever'. The other half of me is flinging itself off that skyscraper in horror at the utter vacuousness and indefensible inequality of the modern world.

  • @kimbaldun
    @kimbaldun 5 лет назад +31

    *gordon ramsay joins the chat*

  • @damontan4749
    @damontan4749 5 лет назад +10

    I would rather just pay for the food, the experience is not necessary

    • @xgaming6609
      @xgaming6609 5 лет назад

      Depends on the type of the experience I must say. If you went to a place that got live kitchens, you will enjoy the experience

  • @eastcoastguy7914
    @eastcoastguy7914 5 лет назад +4

    1:08 you know you have a salaried person’s vacation when you have never heard of these places

    • @paladinsrage4646
      @paladinsrage4646 5 лет назад +1

      East CoastGuy *Who goes on vacation..?*

    • @eastcoastguy7914
      @eastcoastguy7914 5 лет назад

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 my last vaca was four years ago, so I get you

  • @gutar5675
    @gutar5675 5 лет назад +1

    The real reason is these people are so outrageously rich that they throw it away because someone else claimed it was luxury. Meanwhile tens of thousands of people in New York alone can't afford a 2 dollar hotdog.

  • @sagemode1088
    @sagemode1088 5 лет назад +2

    Whats really amazing is that with a halfway decent brain and a cook book, anyone can make a meal fit for a king. At a fraction of the cost of this nonsense.

    • @madelinebitts2766
      @madelinebitts2766 5 лет назад

      Of course anyone could make a meal for a fraction of the cost, but fine dining often brings in techniques you can't experience anywhere else. Molecular gastronomy, for instance. It would be absurd to buy the equipment needed for those methods, but plenty of people are willing to pay to try that stuff. $300 for several hours in a restaurant, with 10-15 courses brought to your table isn't actually all that expensive if you're going out for a special occasion like a wedding anniversary.

  • @MrBabyBitch666
    @MrBabyBitch666 5 лет назад +8

    molecular gastronomy is probably the most perverted thing anyone has ever done with food.

  • @Serjohn
    @Serjohn 5 лет назад +15

    we went there for my dad's funeral,he was delicious

  • @naderbijarchi2152
    @naderbijarchi2152 5 лет назад +9

    BEST FOOD IN NEW YORK CITY IS ON CORNER OF 54TH. AND 5TH AVE.THE HOT DOG STAND WITH PHOTO OF CHURCHILL.

  • @jonultime
    @jonultime 5 лет назад +1

    This isn't food, its art.

  • @ssboooy4153
    @ssboooy4153 4 года назад +1

    “Oh my gosh, we had $1000 meals while on vacation but we’re just so important that we NEVER ate like peasants. I’d love a hot-dog”. “I wish I was playing golf and not eating at a 3 Michelin star restaurant”. Gosh the desires and the length ppl go to pleasure the rich is so out of touch

  • @roomforthefiiixins2491
    @roomforthefiiixins2491 5 лет назад +7

    Damn...so there are actually places better than Denny's

  • @danodden9783
    @danodden9783 5 лет назад +37

    It's because they're rich. Rich people waste money on expensive yet normal food.

    • @AlexRiversMusic
      @AlexRiversMusic 5 лет назад +1

      Dan Odden this

    • @leelunk8235
      @leelunk8235 5 лет назад

      TRUE

    • @slappy8941
      @slappy8941 5 лет назад

      Can you imagine being so rich that you'd pay $300 for a hot dog off the street just for shits and giggles?

    • @leelunk8235
      @leelunk8235 5 лет назад +1

      SLAPPY+ NOBODY DOES THAT...QUITE FRANKLY , RICH PEOPLE IN GENERAL ARE STINGY AS FUCK..MORE FRUGAL THAN I AM....THAT'S WHY THEY ARE RICH, SO YOUR COMMENT IS UNREALISTIC... NO RICH PERSON WILL SPEND 300 BUCKS ON A HOTDOG

    • @danodden9783
      @danodden9783 5 лет назад +2

      @@leelunk8235 WHY ARE YOU TYPING LIKE THIS? IS YOUR KEYBOARD BROKEN? YOU SOUND LIKE YOU'RE SCREAMING 24/7.

  • @Timo-c6y
    @Timo-c6y 5 лет назад +4

    Gordon Ramsay: Am i a joke to you

  • @gabbyabbybby
    @gabbyabbybby 2 года назад +1

    What a fun experience!

  • @avi2578
    @avi2578 5 лет назад +1

    If you’re spending $300 per plate at a restaurant, then your priorities are upside down.
    Also, I know he gave that story to illustrate that sometimes spontaneity is key but all that really said was that some rich assholes paid a crapload of money for some hot dogs anyone can get. George Carlin said it best:
    “You know how I define the economic and social classes in this country? The upper class keeps all of the money, pays none of the taxes. The middle class pays all of the taxes, does all of the work. The poor are there just to scare the shit out of the middle class. Keep 'em showing up at those jobs.”