The World's Best Restaurant Is Now 100% Plant-Based
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2022
- Eleven Madison Park, the 3 Michelin star restaurant in New York City was ranked #1 in the world in 2017. Since then, they've completely changed their concept to be 100% plant-based. Here's a complete walkthrough of the new menu. Every dish, all my thoughts, and whether or not the new menu is worth it!
I've been to Eleven Madison Park three times and their 10 course, 4 hour long tasting menu is fantastic, but how does their vegan/plant-based menu compare to their previous menu when they had dishes like the famous honey lavender duck? This is the entire deep dive where you get to see everything you would eat and whether or not it's good.
#finedining #michelin #worldsbest
As someone working in the first Michelin sustainable vegan restaurant in Belgium, working with no animal product is a hell of a challenge but you also push yourself into creation and this is also how you get places like Noma (in Denmark) that works with fermentation and all the stuff that goes around it ! Anyway congrats to such a place, it must be a hell to organise 🤌🏼
I became vegan a year ago, and yeah, I had to learn cooking so things actually taste good (or taste at all). Making plant-based meals that taste good is no joke. Props to you working in such a restaurant!
@@nicolaspielawski1595 thank you mate ! And to ya’ll, it’s a nice challenge and really helpful for people like me that are lactose intolerant, you find solution by making your own butter, milk or even cheese (that ain’t fun to do trust me…)
The problem with this concept is that its fundamentally illogical. Meat isnt inherently unsustainable. Being praised for the move to "sustainable, 100% plant based" is silly. If anyone can have access to and support a sustainable meat industry, its high-end top50 restaurants. High-end top 50 restaurants being the ones to move to plant based for "sustainability" seems like an oxymoron when they could be serving as examples of a sustainable, diverse food cycle.
@@SuWoopSparrow As a meat lover, I have to admit that the meat production produces basically more carbon, but let’s face this : All restaurant can’t be technically as sustainable as if they didn’t exist. Their consumption of energy, their waste on water, food, packaging and many other things can’t make a restaurant sustainable BUT the good thing is that it can give ideas of sustainability to the common mortal. For me vegan is NOT the way to go, but boycotting fishing can be something that we can do I think because of the freaking huge disaster that it has been doing these past years…
@@Umalume I'm not sure what you mean about restaurants not being sustainable. People need to eat. Batch cooking, which is effectively what restaurants do, is more sustainable than individual daily family cooking. The method of execution in regards to packaging, water, ingredient usage, etc is up to each individual restaurant to optimize.
Meat production varies greatly. Industrial meat production tends to be incredibly wasteful and unsustainable. Using livestock as part of a synergistic system in a small-scale farming operation, however, is incredibly sustainable and even beneficial. Animals are necessary for nature to thrive. Farming them doesnt mean you have to confine them to pens.
It’s not the only plant based 3 star restaurant in the world, Arpege in France has been plant based since 2001 when they decided to make the change everyone said they will lose their third star but they retained it.
They're not fully plant based anymore (I had seafood on the menu when I was there over the summer)
@@ligier plant based actually means primarily plants, but can include a lil meat or seafood, just as long as, like, 90%+ of your meals come from plants. even a fully vegan diet can be not considered "plant based" if they mostly eat mock meats and vegan snacks like ice cream and such! Eleven Madison Park is the first plant based vegan three star Michelin restaurant, however! Which makes it even more impressive cuz they don't have the mock meats to lean on, it's all veggies as close to their natural state as they could make em, which is incredibly impressive
They actually did go full vegetarian for a coiple of years, but they reverted back to having meat with a lot of vegetarian options if I remember correctly.
@@kutz206 Correct! I also like to add vegan is a lifestyle (no leather which is animal skin, cosmetics derived from animals, etc). Plant based refers to the diet. I understand society interchange both terms, but it's like saying there is a "racist diet".
@@kutz206😂😂😂😂… you need 2 check the meaning of plant based buddy 😅!!!
Thanks for referencing the article, I listened to it while driving and you were right it’s pretty hilarious. I also appreciate them taking on this challenge and risking this kind of review in their pursuit of a tasty and sustainable menu.
amazing cinematography and narration. you captured the elegance perfectly!
THANK YOU!!!!
omggg i love ur videos! they’re made very well ❤
Love these vids, especially the 10 course dinner ones. Keep it up
Highly underrated RUclipsr. I hope you get more subs soon! Keep up the good work!
We're gonna get there soon 😤 thank you!
Great video mate! Honestly since going vegan 6 years ago there's one thing I've learnt:
Anyone who thinks vegans miss out on great flavours simply don't know where great flavours come from...plants!
I'm sorry to break it to you but... most great flavors come from fats, and it is widely proven by science.
Charred Black Angus steak with lots of creamy butter and rosemary sprig...❤
@@edriley2703 lol, having a varied diet is better than just being vegan is much better.
I almost completely agree. Plants and herbs are what make a dish but I also think you miss out on interesting textures that can only come from meat products (like the unique chew and feel of intestine). Eggs are also an unmatched ingredient in my opinion, whether its cooked normally or incorporated into a sauce. But I'd turn down any cut of meat for a plate of beautifully cooked vegetables.
Amazing video! Hopefully I'll get to eat there one day!
nice review, beautiful shots!
thank you for the video!
Absolutely phenomenal
Before the pandemic, I worked at a marketing agency and vendors would treat us to lunches and dinners for spending money with them.
My boss was the one invited, but since I was in her team, I got to tag along. I generally just stood there eating while they talked business. I didnt give a shit about business lmao.
But basically I have dined here many times and didnt pay a cent. It was amazing. I was near the Flatiron area, and there are so many fancy restaurants there.
Outsids of work I wouldnt have gone, because I cant afford it! hehe
Love the video’s, keep up the good work
thank you so much!!
I wish there were more mid range vegetarian/vegan restaurants everywhere.
Go to authentic Indian restaurants, plenty of naturally veg meals
In NYC there are hundreds if not thousands
excellent video! bravo!
what is the piano song that starts playing at 1:35? Its beautiful. I was at EMP last September and it was an amazing experience.
It's called Nagorno Mist by Vusal Zeinalov
crazy and creative is what makes them craved for
This is so cool! Being vegan I thought I would have to give up on going to 3* restaurants, but I guess not😄
Same here 😂 I still can’t afford it but at least I have a new culinary goal
THANK YOU !!! now im hungry !!! 😤
super nice video!!!
Vegan Asian street vendors : "Welp, this ain't worth shiet 🗿" (Cooks stir-fried veggies, vegan fried rice, etc.)
I would love to go there
Wow!
Are drinks included in the price? If so that's actually less than i would have expected
I went there before they went all plant-based and I felt it was a bit over rated. Don't get me wrong it was a great experience but the presentation of the food could have been better.
Fabulous
Pretty neat!
Nice. I struck EMP off my to-try list after I read that bad review you referenced, and partly because I'm a dedicated meat eater. But after seeing this video, I once again want to try it.
I'll admit that their first few vegan menus weren't the best, but it does take some time to learn this new cooking style and it seems like they've definitely gotten better! Definitely at least worth a try :)
@@ligier I'm most nervous about how I'd like (or dislike) the "no dairy" part, because I can't imagine life without butter and cheese. lol
@@kper5592 Oh trust me, their bread and butter was better than most fine dining places' bread and butter and they did it without dairy! They definitely use substitutes for cooking (usually just different fats and oils). The cheese is something that I did miss -- but not too much!
@Potassium Permanganate Dairy is pretty addictive because its supposed to keep the calf coming back to its mother to feed. Not gonna lie, kicking the dairy addiction felt great for me!
And I'm now subscribed
Well shit, I’ve never been and had always wanted to try the duck. Guess I never will
That review is awesome
I feel like "meat replacement" dishes are kinda missing the point, that being you don't need meat flavors to make an excellent meal
Im sorry nearly 400 for vegs and plants is crazy.. What was the price when meat was included?
Not a vegan/vegetarian, but this meal looked amazing! Totally don't get the hate in the comments
please speak more about plant based
Had to go plant based at 21, due to gout, now 22.
Nice vid
thank you!!
Sometimes, limitations can spark creativity. Not using animal means they have to think of another way to bring flavors to their dishes. They will have to experiment with different preparation methods and ingredients. As long as the final product is delicious and interesting, I don't care if it's meat or plant.
The future of a French cuisine doesn’t look bright. However, Indian has so much to offer without meat
best restaurant/people in the world
Ate here 18 months ago with my girlfriend… now I have a 9 month old baby 😂
0 fat on this video, I love it
Thank you for the video! And as my way of helping you, I suggest to pronounce your "ch" closer to the tip of the tongue, as I seem to detect some lateral lisping in your speech
I officially want to go to 11 Madison park now
ngl 350$ per person doesnt even seem that bad for a experience like that. its prob very hard to get a reservation tho
No vegetable tasting menu should cost this. I've had no less than 12 different restaurants in and around Austin that do this and there's no reason to charge this price unless you're as wasteful as a normal kitchen. Most expensive, 28 course vegan menu was 180ish and it blew away Eleven Madison IMO.
Yes, letting the plants shine, that’s one of the things I can’t stand about vegetarian/vegan food, they try to imitate meat to much
A big percentage of vegetarian/vegans are ex-carnivores. It is actually quite wise on the part of a restauranteur to do this
Very much so. I hate dishes that pretend to be meat, it never works. There are so many great vegetable dishes, let me have those.
plants vs michelin
so far michelin is winning but plants makin a comeback with eleven madison park leading the way 👀
no mushroom
I always hate when folks make plants mimic meat products. Plants have diverse flavors and tastes, honestly it speaks volumes when chefs or critics think its impossible to run a restaurant on plants alone. Shows ur skills are lacking. There are NUMEROUS cultures that shown the versatility and potential of what u can make plants taste like. Im glad this restaurant redid their menu and actually explored the potential
I would prefer a mc donalds chicken selects
Not for a plant based dining experience. The cost is too much. Many chefs and make it taste great with much less.
Praise the LORD for creating cool plants!
i thought it was USAs number 1 and Genarium is number 1 in the world
So now they will charge you a price of a wagyu for the beetroot.
I may eat meat but if it’s tasty I don’t see the problem, that poor reviewer was acting like he just witnessed an assault 😂
I refer y'all to the chapter in Ian Fleming's MOONRAKER titled "The Scream of a Rose" as I wonder whether plants do in fact experience pain. If a thing is alive, wouldn't harvesting it be killing it?
That being said, the plant-based dishes shown in this video are spectacular. Just so long as the questions about the possible relationship between life, sentience, and pain are acknowledged.
Dang how do you afford to eat here?
why am i watching this
I would be willing to pay $40
wtf this presentation for a pepper and zucchini...
All this means is I’ll be eating at halal guys after the meal
What happens is that it's no longer the the best.
U can get better food at a cheap price and fill up in any authentic Indian restaurants
Stop using buzzwords like "sustainability" and "progress"
There's nothing sustainable nor there is any progress about eliminating a whole dimension of food
365.00 pp for salads that look like a Warhol painting...I'll pass.
yeah lol absolutely ridiculous
its good for vegans but omnivores ? not so much. i like vegetables but the entire meal consisting of only plants, nope.
Sorry mate but this review makes your other reviews lose credibility.
I dont believe in dictating another persons preferences, but this price for a main of ONE squash is a joke.
I wish the chef at least had some sense of humor and self awareness and wheeled in a wheelbarrow of squash for the main, bexause thats what it should be at this price point.
If you're thinking if you need to eat here. No, you don't.
Plant based is not sustainable. But keep smoking that low absorbable protein, high in chemicals that strip vital nutrients from the intestine vegetable based diet.
To bad it's vegan, hope they change it to meat again in a future.
Till then its out of the list.
was there and it was very repulsive
This is the restaurant you go to spend $1k+ and still leave starving.
$365 for veggies 😆 homie raised the price while removing the most expensive luxury ingredients 😂 I’m all for plant based, but don’t charge me kinki fish and snail caviar prices. Bet they aren’t paying the farmers wagyu prices.
True. If a restaurant really wants to make an impact on the fine dining scene with a plant-based menu, they should make it a fair bit cheaper than menus without those limitations.
Sad.
So, no more duck? 😢
What happens? It obviously stops being the number 1 restaurant 🤷♂️
I would never go here.
Lmao that isn't the worlds best restaurant, might be the best in seppoland
But why couldn’t they have had a fully vegan menu in addition to the old menu
it’s incredibly hard to have a well done, focused plant based menu AND non plant based menu - creating one menu at this level is hard enough and to give it the attention it deserves it needed to switch over!
Lmfao at 'world's best restaurant', Arpege has been doing it better for ages.
arpege is one of the worst restaurants i’ve ever dined at - i only post positive restaurant experiences here but i was so close to posting a negative on on arpege. i genuinely believe if you gave me 30 days i’d be able to put together a better menu than what i had at arpege i was extremely extremely disappointed, EMP is light years better
@@ligier I've heard just as many say that EMP doesn't hold a candle to the food there, but sorry you didn't enjoy it. Besides, EMP isn't the best in America (French Laundry takes that spot), never mind the world.
@@ligierNow I want to read/experience your negative review on arpege! We should regard a negative commentary as a learning experience, not a blanket condemnation.
This is so pompous.
Yawn....
i would not eat this if it was offered to me for free
Then it’s not the worlds best
they serve honey which is technically not plant based
Ugh, that is such a shame. Wish I could have tried that restaurant before they ruined it
I know. And how is it more sustainable? In winter most ingredients will have to be flown in. Many things probably daily. If they’re buying local then great. But I’m sure all the proteins besides fish were all grown local. And farmers of their standards are all self sustained. So just stop selling fish. Unless it’s for the challenge. Then that different
This establishment is no longer worth what they charge. It's insulting they charge the same price. You can have a better vegan tasting at 1/4 of what you pay. Cool video though
"What happens when the world's #1 restaurant becomes 100% plant based?" It becomes the world's #2 restaurant.
People don’t get how much of a fuckin flex that is on 11 Madison parks side. They literally said “we’re so good at cooking we’ll take out the most core food of restaurant cuisine”
False! The best restaurant, Central, is not vegetarian 😋
That’s… after you spend thousand dollars in there, you’ll still feel hungry! XD
I assume by your comment that you have been there and left hungry?
Ugh they need to go back to meat. Portions are small there and now all vegan I’m going to pay top dollars for a full course meal and still be hungry. Use to be my favorite restaurant in nyc but don’t think it’s gonna be the same now
Man that shit looks whack
no im ok thanks
You're definitely still ignorant if you believe vegans only eat salads and broccoli. We eat everything you eat, but we eat it vegan, made from plants.. our food is better because no animals were intentionally enslaved and harmed for it, it's better for the environment, and better for your health. I love being vegan.
You seriously think eating leaves is better for your health than eating the food the human species has been eating for thousands of years as hunter-gatherers? Were you dropped as a child?
Lets be honest, one of the main reasons for the switch is profit margins. Peas and carrots are a hell of a lot cheaper to source than Wagyu beef and duck. This reeks of cloaking a money making measure in moral righteousness.
I will not eat ze bugs
Considering that Bill Gates bribed and bullied his way to becoming the largest single-owner of farm land in the country, with his "Impossible" meats full of contaminants helps my decision to stay supportive of local farmers who sell healthy beef, pork and poultry. Taking courses and doing actual research have also been vital.