11 MADISON PARK - The Cookbook

In my grubby kitchen hands this week came the book I’ve heard rumours of by executive chef Daniel Humm and Manager Will Guidara’s cookbook Eleven Madison Park.

The beautiful white cover begs you to open it with clean hands and the stunning photography inside makes this more a coffee table piece than something to squeeze between your Luke Nyugen and Kylie Kwong.

Danny Meyer's Eleven Madison Park is one of the most highly-regarded restaurants in the country — four stars from the New York Times in 2009; winner of Outstanding Restaurant in this year's James Beard Awards; #24 in 2011 San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants — and the cookbook aims equally as high.
Promised are recipes by Humm and essays by Guidara that "highlight the restaurant's philosophy of balance and constant innovation and offer a unique behind-the-scene view of life in a world-class kitchen and dining room."

From a restaurant that was inspired by Miles Davis, actively promotes collaboration and closes over the holidays – this book will blow your mind on the sheer perfection and meticulous nature of how they do food.

Each recipe has a list of roughly 6 recipes to make the dish and then a list of over 20 things to do “to finish”. I’m a little scared to join in on that fun however I will indulge my senses for years to come just on the food porn in the book alone.

For a peek inside the restaurant http://www.elevenmadisonpark.com/