Behind the Destruction and Rebirth of the World’s Best Restaurant | GQ

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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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КОМЕНТАРІ • 331

  • @ezragarcia3144
    @ezragarcia3144 7 років тому +238

    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 років тому

      EXACTLY

    • @MrDerekd44
      @MrDerekd44 4 роки тому

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

  • @saimonkhadka659
    @saimonkhadka659 5 років тому +183

    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 років тому +11

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

    • @cskabos
      @cskabos 4 роки тому +9

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

    • @phoenixrising4573
      @phoenixrising4573 4 роки тому +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 роки тому

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

    • @nateplant
      @nateplant 3 роки тому +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.

  • @gerarobinson172
    @gerarobinson172 6 років тому +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.

  • @jasonsawatsky2463
    @jasonsawatsky2463 6 років тому +441

    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 років тому +2

      What a great comparison hahaha

    • @no0ns
      @no0ns 6 років тому +5

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

    • @camperpro482
      @camperpro482 6 років тому +1

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

    • @chillmegachill
      @chillmegachill 6 років тому +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 років тому +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 6 років тому +58

    Amazed how the Chef has no ego

    • @MrDoogy101
      @MrDoogy101 5 років тому +14

      on film

    • @Molo71
      @Molo71 20 днів тому

      He is egoooooooooo. Very much

  • @Gangreen167
    @Gangreen167 7 років тому +191

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

    • @AJ-xf6um
      @AJ-xf6um 5 років тому +10

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

    • @kurtzcol
      @kurtzcol 5 років тому

      thanks im tuning in now @@AJ-xf6um

    • @deonellis8577
      @deonellis8577 4 роки тому

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

    • @abiromu
      @abiromu 4 роки тому +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.

  • @juliansjourney
    @juliansjourney 5 років тому +243

    so he tells his hot dog story every time huh

    • @FreqBand
      @FreqBand 5 років тому +1

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

    • @KauaiBallerof2012
      @KauaiBallerof2012 5 років тому +1

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

    • @tiffanycrystal584
      @tiffanycrystal584 4 роки тому

      f_y fr

  • @Teqneeky
    @Teqneeky 6 років тому +12

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

  • @KlyBell
    @KlyBell 5 років тому +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.

  • @meraki6454
    @meraki6454 5 років тому +46

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

  • @PkBrekes
    @PkBrekes 7 років тому +51

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

  • @RedHeadProductionsOFFICIAL
    @RedHeadProductionsOFFICIAL 7 років тому +263

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

    • @brownguy2582
      @brownguy2582 7 років тому +5

      RedHead Productions Ramsey fans are Rollin in!!

    • @jue_boy4135
      @jue_boy4135 6 років тому

      I'm just here for the Nino

    • @tomsim22
      @tomsim22 6 років тому +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.

  • @camperpro482
    @camperpro482 6 років тому +23

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

    • @edwardjarvis3442
      @edwardjarvis3442 4 роки тому

      How much is it

    • @joshmiller2725
      @joshmiller2725 3 роки тому

      @@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 роки тому

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

  • @nastynate838
    @nastynate838 6 років тому +9

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

    • @Myn197
      @Myn197 5 років тому

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

  • @alexp4681
    @alexp4681 4 роки тому +2

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

  • @ArshadMehmood115
    @ArshadMehmood115 6 років тому +6

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

  • @ricardogutierrez6677
    @ricardogutierrez6677 7 років тому +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 років тому

      ricardo gutierrez i live in SA lol what restaurant is it

  • @michelmaxed
    @michelmaxed 6 років тому +5

    I love the passion of those guys!

  • @vissitorsteve
    @vissitorsteve 6 років тому +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 роки тому

      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

  • @discman15
    @discman15 3 роки тому +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 Рік тому +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.

  • @gsofficial
    @gsofficial 4 роки тому +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 роки тому +1

      derp why’d you watch it then

    • @gsofficial
      @gsofficial 4 роки тому +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 роки тому

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

    • @gsofficial
      @gsofficial 4 роки тому +2

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

    • @flxrk_5486
      @flxrk_5486 2 роки тому

      that’s true tbf

  • @rainnaironescojido5069
    @rainnaironescojido5069 5 років тому +9

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

    • @matkaplio5390
      @matkaplio5390 5 років тому

      Alexa Esco you can n will do it

    • @rainnaironescojido5069
      @rainnaironescojido5069 5 років тому +1

      @@matkaplio5390 thank you

    • @michael.2188
      @michael.2188 4 роки тому

      If you live in nyc, take advantage of it

    • @Ashamedofmypast
      @Ashamedofmypast 4 роки тому +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.

  • @kyleblecha1
    @kyleblecha1 5 років тому +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

  • @SH-vm1rz
    @SH-vm1rz 5 років тому +2

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

  • @reallyyouthful
    @reallyyouthful Рік тому +1

    'Minimal' food = Maximum profits!

  • @mandykal
    @mandykal 5 років тому +8

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

  • @elb1914
    @elb1914 5 років тому +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

  • @adebayofolarin9830
    @adebayofolarin9830 6 років тому +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

  • @jpcat1997
    @jpcat1997 7 років тому +168

    plates emptier than my heart

  • @josh9220
    @josh9220 6 років тому

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

  • @sensejimpreza
    @sensejimpreza 6 років тому +9

    Daniel Humm seems to be high all the time

  • @clearskyy
    @clearskyy 7 років тому +12

    looking forward to a follow up o:

  • @epicwarding
    @epicwarding 6 років тому +3

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

  • @eyetunes7754
    @eyetunes7754 6 років тому +1

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

  • @Lee-xw9fr
    @Lee-xw9fr 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @bicgohill8756
      @bicgohill8756 3 роки тому

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

  • @Gelbuvlogs
    @Gelbuvlogs 6 років тому

    Gala and beautiful creativity

  • @darylgonzalez646
    @darylgonzalez646 5 років тому +2

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

  • @kathrynmacadam9544
    @kathrynmacadam9544 6 років тому +1

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

  • @alexfoo1839
    @alexfoo1839 6 років тому +2

    um how is his entire team so attractive omg

  • @Onslaught516
    @Onslaught516 2 роки тому

    I probably couldn't afford the appetizer

  • @campycat8651
    @campycat8651 5 років тому

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

  • @TheMultisportGeek
    @TheMultisportGeek 4 роки тому +1

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

    • @chrism6904
      @chrism6904 4 роки тому +1

      No. You have 11 courses.

    • @TheIkaika777
      @TheIkaika777 4 роки тому

      Yes, if you want good food.

  • @VVMagi
    @VVMagi 3 роки тому

    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).

  • @dspf68
    @dspf68 5 років тому

    Heston moved his restaurant to Australia!

  • @Ashamedofmypast
    @Ashamedofmypast 4 роки тому

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

  • @KKB-tt4lj
    @KKB-tt4lj 6 років тому +2

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

  • @Farsiratorius
    @Farsiratorius 6 років тому +1

    emptier plate = better restaurant

  • @jesuschrist7037
    @jesuschrist7037 7 років тому +6

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

  • @rchrismeijer3183
    @rchrismeijer3183 5 років тому

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

  • @kranthibathula8968
    @kranthibathula8968 5 років тому

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

  • @AbdallahBotan
    @AbdallahBotan 7 років тому

    Please part 2

  • @sagarraj9224
    @sagarraj9224 6 років тому

    Only thing i can say is WOW ..!

  • @conan900
    @conan900 6 років тому +6

    Dropped to 4th best this year.

  • @simonrodgers3278
    @simonrodgers3278 3 роки тому

    5.15 ....The Dream Beaver

  • @4akat
    @4akat 5 років тому

    he folds his arms like Koffmann

  • @freespiritevolves
    @freespiritevolves 5 років тому +7

    Wow😱 didn’t see not one African American/black/ person color....hmmm

    • @jaredouimette1
      @jaredouimette1 4 роки тому

      ?

    • @benm5913
      @benm5913 4 роки тому

      ...and?

    • @puun5991
      @puun5991 4 роки тому +1

      So?

    • @kesivan
      @kesivan 4 роки тому

      ​@@jaredouimette1 The ownership is of this restaurant is racist not to find one person to hire that is African American in New York is proof that they are elitist and racist. And so are you!

    • @kesivan
      @kesivan 4 роки тому

      @@benm5913 The ownership is of this restaurant is racist not to find one person to hire that is African American in New York is proof that they are elitist and racist. And so are you!

  • @addictedkids12345
    @addictedkids12345 6 років тому

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

  • @gregjohnson720
    @gregjohnson720 4 роки тому

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

  • @EE-zd6xh
    @EE-zd6xh 4 роки тому +1

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

    • @lefterissotirakis
      @lefterissotirakis 4 роки тому

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

  • @Lamar-wq7jj
    @Lamar-wq7jj 4 роки тому

    World best cap revival

  • @salmon_sashimi5137
    @salmon_sashimi5137 2 роки тому

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

  • @danielledonovan2009
    @danielledonovan2009 2 роки тому

    Someone needs a hotdog cart

  • @Nathanc6308
    @Nathanc6308 5 років тому +1

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

  • @van_trini13
    @van_trini13 5 років тому +4

    Cheeky nibble @ 5:54 ;)

  • @douchmush9861
    @douchmush9861 5 років тому +1

    I will deffinetly never go there

  • @AbdallahBotan
    @AbdallahBotan 7 років тому

    This reminded me movie "Burnt"

  • @KD-jg5yd
    @KD-jg5yd 5 років тому

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

  • @Mode307
    @Mode307 5 років тому

    McDonalds > That restaurant

  • @jalaludeenbhati6221
    @jalaludeenbhati6221 4 роки тому

    How to Apply this Restaurant for cook

  • @kevin1049
    @kevin1049 6 років тому

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

  • @Chimichangster
    @Chimichangster 7 років тому

    Only here for the hats

  • @enekocm2568
    @enekocm2568 5 років тому

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

  • @namenotfound34
    @namenotfound34 7 років тому +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.

  • @peterlemonjello1626
    @peterlemonjello1626 3 роки тому

    This is not El Bulli.

  • @benhuston8890
    @benhuston8890 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @MrNoze007
    @MrNoze007 4 роки тому

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

  • @JohnSmith-om1co
    @JohnSmith-om1co 5 років тому

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

  • @alexhenkell-malespin6585
    @alexhenkell-malespin6585 7 років тому +48

    THANK GOD SOMETHING THATS NOT ABOUT TRUMP

  • @freakyouotfrec
    @freakyouotfrec 4 роки тому +4

    "world's best restaurant..." not sure about that

  • @christyolan2915
    @christyolan2915 6 років тому

    Cooking for me my life

  • @cowswirl
    @cowswirl 5 років тому

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

  • @2ezRicky
    @2ezRicky 7 років тому +7

    They might as well leave the plate empty and make the customers eat air

    • @binzsta86
      @binzsta86 6 років тому +1

      Have you ever been to a restaurant where you pay $200 for one plate just to feed it to the chef because you're too rich to eat it?

  • @mominfayzan1277
    @mominfayzan1277 7 років тому +2

    They should have priced it at 11 dollars

  • @bethumkhonta7969
    @bethumkhonta7969 2 роки тому

    Some day I will be the best chef in the world

  • @enim.4879
    @enim.4879 4 роки тому +1

    - For me an empty plate is the most beautiful thing... it's like an empty piece of paper.
    Me: Awww that's why all your plates are freaking empty cus you like it. Ummmm OK!
    Edit: So everybody in this restaurant loves an empty space/plate... BEAUTIFUL!!
    WTF?!

  • @Stateofmind00
    @Stateofmind00 7 років тому +13

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

    • @Painguin9
      @Painguin9 6 років тому

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

  • @mauricematla1215
    @mauricematla1215 3 роки тому

    You can see they have some of the worst staff. There is no need for the silly speaches if your guy's really are masters of their trades.

  • @jelteghtc
    @jelteghtc 6 років тому +1

    People are hating only because they don't understand. The ignorance is shameful.

  • @jpdp7542
    @jpdp7542 6 років тому +1

    I see you 5:55

  • @pbearh
    @pbearh 6 років тому +1

    the world best restaurant doesnt have a million view

  • @mmsmari
    @mmsmari 5 років тому

    Alguém tem o link dublado?

  • @iTzAdzii
    @iTzAdzii 2 роки тому

    this guy getting hard over empty plates

  • @jwkayk360
    @jwkayk360 5 років тому

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

  • @AndrewTGreen
    @AndrewTGreen 7 років тому

    Nice video. Thanks!

  • @ShimmyThaDon
    @ShimmyThaDon 6 років тому

    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 років тому

      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 років тому

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

  • @ahpacific
    @ahpacific 4 роки тому

    New drinking game: have a shot of vodka every time someone in this video says the word "amazing" or "team" or "we".

  • @duberviveros8518
    @duberviveros8518 6 років тому

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

  • @jorgen180
    @jorgen180 6 років тому +2

    These decorations are not meals. You are paying for location, not for eating actual food.

  • @dennytoazza
    @dennytoazza 6 років тому

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

  • @fabriziocarta7466
    @fabriziocarta7466 7 років тому

    Respect