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  • Опубликовано: 18 июл 2017
  • 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 7 лет назад +234

    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 5 лет назад

      EXACTLY

    • @MrDerekd44
      @MrDerekd44 4 года назад

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

  • @saimonkhadka659
    @saimonkhadka659 5 лет назад +182

    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 5 лет назад +11

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

    • @cskabos
      @cskabos 4 года назад +9

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

    • @phoenixrising4573
      @phoenixrising4573 4 года назад +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 3 года назад

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

    • @nateplant
      @nateplant 2 года назад +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.

  • @jasonsawatsky2463
    @jasonsawatsky2463 6 лет назад +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 6 лет назад +2

      What a great comparison hahaha

    • @no0ns
      @no0ns 6 лет назад +5

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

    • @camperpro482
      @camperpro482 6 лет назад +1

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

    • @chillmegachill
      @chillmegachill 6 лет назад +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 5 лет назад +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.

  • @Teqneeky
    @Teqneeky 6 лет назад +10

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

  • @Gangreen167
    @Gangreen167 7 лет назад +190

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

    • @AJ-xf6um
      @AJ-xf6um 5 лет назад +10

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

    • @kurtzcol
      @kurtzcol 5 лет назад

      thanks im tuning in now @@AJ-xf6um

    • @deonellis8577
      @deonellis8577 4 года назад

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

    • @abiromu
      @abiromu 4 года назад +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.

  • @lisaschumacker9910
    @lisaschumacker9910 5 лет назад +57

    Amazed how the Chef has no ego

  • @gerarobinson172
    @gerarobinson172 6 лет назад +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.

  • @juliansjourney
    @juliansjourney 5 лет назад +241

    so he tells his hot dog story every time huh

    • @FreqBand
      @FreqBand 5 лет назад +1

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

    • @KauaiBallerof2012
      @KauaiBallerof2012 4 года назад +1

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

    • @tiffanycrystal584
      @tiffanycrystal584 4 года назад

      f_y fr

  • @PkBrekes
    @PkBrekes 7 лет назад +51

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

  • @meraki6454
    @meraki6454 5 лет назад +46

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

  • @RedHeadProductionsOFFICIAL
    @RedHeadProductionsOFFICIAL 7 лет назад +265

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

    • @brownguy2582
      @brownguy2582 7 лет назад +5

      RedHead Productions Ramsey fans are Rollin in!!

    • @jue_boy4135
      @jue_boy4135 6 лет назад

      I'm just here for the Nino

    • @tomsim22
      @tomsim22 5 лет назад +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 6 лет назад +5

    I love the passion of those guys!

  • @josh9220
    @josh9220 6 лет назад

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

  • @KlyBell
    @KlyBell 5 лет назад +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.

  • @camperpro482
    @camperpro482 6 лет назад +23

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

    • @edwardjarvis3442
      @edwardjarvis3442 3 года назад

      How much is it

    • @joshmiller2725
      @joshmiller2725 3 года назад

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

    • @db2leader
      @db2leader 3 года назад

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

  • @alexp4681
    @alexp4681 4 года назад +2

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

  • @Gelbuvlogs
    @Gelbuvlogs 6 лет назад

    Gala and beautiful creativity

  • @nastynate838
    @nastynate838 6 лет назад +9

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

    • @Myn197
      @Myn197 5 лет назад

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

  • @clearskyy
    @clearskyy 7 лет назад +12

    looking forward to a follow up o:

  • @ArshadMehmood115
    @ArshadMehmood115 6 лет назад +6

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

  • @AbdallahBotan
    @AbdallahBotan 7 лет назад

    Please part 2

  • @ricardogutierrez6677
    @ricardogutierrez6677 7 лет назад +4

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

    • @amirabed5652
      @amirabed5652 5 лет назад

      ricardo gutierrez i live in SA lol what restaurant is it

  • @kathrynmacadam9544
    @kathrynmacadam9544 6 лет назад +1

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

  • @vissitorsteve
    @vissitorsteve 5 лет назад +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 4 года назад

      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

  • @mmsmari
    @mmsmari 5 лет назад

    Alguém tem o link dublado?

  • @kyleblecha1
    @kyleblecha1 5 лет назад +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

  • @adebayofolarin9830
    @adebayofolarin9830 6 лет назад +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

  • @mandykal
    @mandykal 5 лет назад +8

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

  • @rainnaironescojido5069
    @rainnaironescojido5069 5 лет назад +9

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

    • @matkaplio5390
      @matkaplio5390 5 лет назад

      Alexa Esco you can n will do it

    • @rainnaironescojido5069
      @rainnaironescojido5069 5 лет назад +1

      @@matkaplio5390 thank you

    • @michael.2188
      @michael.2188 4 года назад

      If you live in nyc, take advantage of it

    • @Ashamedofmypast
      @Ashamedofmypast 4 года назад +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.

  • @sensejimpreza
    @sensejimpreza 5 лет назад +9

    Daniel Humm seems to be high all the time

  • @SH-vm1rz
    @SH-vm1rz 5 лет назад +2

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

  • @sagarraj9224
    @sagarraj9224 6 лет назад

    Only thing i can say is WOW ..!

  • @discman15
    @discman15 3 года назад +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 Год назад +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.

  • @kevin1049
    @kevin1049 6 лет назад

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

  • @dspf68
    @dspf68 5 лет назад

    Heston moved his restaurant to Australia!

  • @AbdallahBotan
    @AbdallahBotan 7 лет назад

    This reminded me movie "Burnt"

  • @darylgonzalez646
    @darylgonzalez646 5 лет назад +2

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

  • @elb1914
    @elb1914 5 лет назад +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

  • @campycat8651
    @campycat8651 5 лет назад

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

  • @4akat
    @4akat 5 лет назад

    he folds his arms like Koffmann

  • @jalaludeenbhati6221
    @jalaludeenbhati6221 3 года назад

    How to Apply this Restaurant for cook

  • @reallyyouthful
    @reallyyouthful Год назад +1

    'Minimal' food = Maximum profits!

  • @eyetunes7754
    @eyetunes7754 6 лет назад +1

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

  • @benhuston8890
    @benhuston8890 4 года назад +1

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

  • @Ashamedofmypast
    @Ashamedofmypast 4 года назад

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

  • @gsofficial
    @gsofficial 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +1

      derp why’d you watch it then

    • @gsofficial
      @gsofficial 4 года назад +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 4 года назад

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

    • @gsofficial
      @gsofficial 4 года назад +2

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

    • @flxrk_5486
      @flxrk_5486 Год назад

      that’s true tbf

  • @VVMagi
    @VVMagi 3 года назад

    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).

  • @jpcat1997
    @jpcat1997 7 лет назад +168

    plates emptier than my heart

  • @Onslaught516
    @Onslaught516 2 года назад

    I probably couldn't afford the appetizer

  • @van_trini13
    @van_trini13 5 лет назад +4

    Cheeky nibble @ 5:54 ;)

  • @Farsiratorius
    @Farsiratorius 6 лет назад +1

    emptier plate = better restaurant

  • @douchmush9861
    @douchmush9861 5 лет назад +1

    I will deffinetly never go there

  • @fabriziocarta7466
    @fabriziocarta7466 6 лет назад

    Respect

  • @MrNoze007
    @MrNoze007 4 года назад

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

  • @KKB-tt4lj
    @KKB-tt4lj 6 лет назад +2

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

  • @epicwarding
    @epicwarding 5 лет назад +3

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

  • @addictedkids12345
    @addictedkids12345 6 лет назад

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

  • @christyolan2915
    @christyolan2915 6 лет назад

    Cooking for me my life

  • @Chimichangster
    @Chimichangster 7 лет назад

    Only here for the hats

  • @salmon_sashimi5137
    @salmon_sashimi5137 2 года назад

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

  • @TheMultisportGeek
    @TheMultisportGeek 4 года назад +1

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

    • @chrism6904
      @chrism6904 4 года назад +1

      No. You have 11 courses.

    • @TheIkaika777
      @TheIkaika777 4 года назад

      Yes, if you want good food.

  • @alexfoo1839
    @alexfoo1839 6 лет назад +2

    um how is his entire team so attractive omg

  • @simonrodgers3278
    @simonrodgers3278 3 года назад

    5.15 ....The Dream Beaver

  • @conan900
    @conan900 6 лет назад +6

    Dropped to 4th best this year.

  • @duberviveros8518
    @duberviveros8518 5 лет назад

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

  • @JohnSmith-om1co
    @JohnSmith-om1co 5 лет назад

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

  • @danielledonovan2009
    @danielledonovan2009 2 года назад

    Someone needs a hotdog cart

  • @rchrismeijer3183
    @rchrismeijer3183 5 лет назад

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

  • @jesuschrist7037
    @jesuschrist7037 6 лет назад +6

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

  • @Lamar-wq7jj
    @Lamar-wq7jj 4 года назад

    World best cap revival

  • @gregjohnson720
    @gregjohnson720 4 года назад

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

  • @Lee-xw9fr
    @Lee-xw9fr 3 года назад +1

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

    • @bicgohill8756
      @bicgohill8756 2 года назад

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

  • @AndrewTGreen
    @AndrewTGreen 7 лет назад

    Nice video. Thanks!

  • @jpdp7542
    @jpdp7542 6 лет назад +1

    I see you 5:55

  • @jwkayk360
    @jwkayk360 5 лет назад

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

  • @Mode307
    @Mode307 5 лет назад

    McDonalds > That restaurant

  • @KD-jg5yd
    @KD-jg5yd 5 лет назад

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

  • @Petros9
    @Petros9 6 лет назад

    4:38

  • @EE-zd6xh
    @EE-zd6xh 4 года назад +1

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

    • @lefterissotirakis
      @lefterissotirakis 4 года назад

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

  • @richwhitelivesmatterforsureduh
    @richwhitelivesmatterforsureduh 6 лет назад

    why did they move?

  • @peterlemonjello1626
    @peterlemonjello1626 3 года назад

    This is not El Bulli.

  • @Chaouno
    @Chaouno 7 лет назад +4

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

  • @alexhenkell-malespin6585
    @alexhenkell-malespin6585 7 лет назад +48

    THANK GOD SOMETHING THATS NOT ABOUT TRUMP

  • @pbearh
    @pbearh 6 лет назад +1

    the world best restaurant doesnt have a million view

  • @mominfayzan1277
    @mominfayzan1277 7 лет назад +2

    They should have priced it at 11 dollars

  • @Nathanc6308
    @Nathanc6308 5 лет назад +1

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

  • @namenotfound34
    @namenotfound34 6 лет назад +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.

  • @moneymakerbanditsports8423
    @moneymakerbanditsports8423 7 лет назад

    Less is More!

  • @enekocm2568
    @enekocm2568 5 лет назад

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

  • @kranthibathula8968
    @kranthibathula8968 5 лет назад

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

  • @bethumkhonta7969
    @bethumkhonta7969 2 года назад

    Some day I will be the best chef in the world

  • @Stateofmind00
    @Stateofmind00 7 лет назад +13

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

    • @Painguin9
      @Painguin9 6 лет назад

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

  • @dennytoazza
    @dennytoazza 6 лет назад

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

  • @ShimmyThaDon
    @ShimmyThaDon 6 лет назад

    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 6 лет назад

      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 6 лет назад

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

  • @bernardveilleux9372
    @bernardveilleux9372 4 года назад

    Super

  • @cowswirl
    @cowswirl 5 лет назад

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

  • @orioncasablanca9428
    @orioncasablanca9428 5 лет назад

    Like laboratory !!!!! Mmm

  • @sturdychinfilms
    @sturdychinfilms 7 лет назад

    Dorsia

  • @dspf68
    @dspf68 5 лет назад

    Heston did it first.

    • @Ashamedofmypast
      @Ashamedofmypast 4 года назад

      Did what first? Snail porridge? Some of the food in the fat duck puts the science bit too far ahead of the eating bit for me. Still a genius.

  • @FreqBand
    @FreqBand 5 лет назад

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