25 April 2012

Eleven Madison Park Lunch Tasting Menu

I went back again to Eleven Madison Park. The meal I had there last year was so good that I asked my husband to celebrate my birthday there. We had the four-course lunch menu then - this time we opted for the Lunch Tasting Menu.

Lunching at Eleven Madison Park is pure bliss because the amazing food and service paired with the amazing ambience makes you feel you are on a short vacation. They pulled all the stops and made my birthday a wonderful, wonderful experience.

There has been news of EMP changing its menu & pricing sometime late 2012. Please note that the prices and the dishes in this meal are the ones that I paid for and had at the time of this post. 

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This was on our table when we got to it.

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They even gave me a letter opener!

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A sweet hand calligraphy birthday card! Woohoo!

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Four course tasting menu

Our very excited party of three!

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This box came first.

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It is a savory one. Dont Be fooled.

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Apple Tea

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Quail Egg and Bacon

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Cocktails!

A lady who lunches!

Dapper gentleman and his cocktail!

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Yogurt Lollipops with Curry and Chickpea Panisse with Yogurt

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Smoked Sturgeon Sabayon with Chive Oil

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Clambake!

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Lobster Fritter

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Manila clams with Chorizo and Potato

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Manila Clams with Apple

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Lobster Madelines

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New England Clam Chowder

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Inside the kitchen

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Special cocktail treat! Woot!

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Liquid nitrogen

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Pomegranate foam turning into domes in a liquid nitrogen bath

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Mmm.

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What it looks inside after all the smoke is gone

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Bread with Cow's Milk Butter and Goat's Milk Butter

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Presenting the beautiful ribeye

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Cauliflower Tabbouleh Salad with Olives and Orange

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Foie Gras Cured with Buckwheat, Buttermilk and Lemon

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Whey tea poured over the dish

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Whey, Fresh Curds, Caraway Gnocchi and Spring Herbs

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Lobster Poached with Meyer Lemon, Burnt Leek and Shellfish Bisque

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Beef Roasted with Wood Sorrel and Marble Potatoes
This is what became of that beautiful slab that was presented to us.

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Cheuflada Cheese with Pickled Mustard Seeds and Pearl Onions

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Tissue Coaster, Future Home of Egg Cream, Prepared Tableside

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Egg Cream - Orange, Cocoa Nib and Seltzer

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Goat Cheese Cheesecake with Cara Cara Orange and Vanilla

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Chocolate Sorbet with Caramelized Cocoa Pastry,
Meyer Lemon and Olive Oil (with Birthday Candle!)

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Inside.

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Siphon Coffee Tableside Service
Water is boiled at the bottom of the machine.

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When it reaches a certain temperature, the vacuum is sealed and
the water goes up to the top part.

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Now all the water from the bottom has come up.

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He stirs the water for it to get to a lower temperature which is optimum
for brewing coffee. 
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Upon reaching desired temperature, he puts in the ground coffee and steeps.

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Lowering the temperature so the brewed coffee goes back down to be
served and filtered.

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Coffee is almost served. 
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Real Black and White Cookies. (This time, they are sweet.)

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2 sugars in my cup, melting away...

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Petit Fours

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A small surprise for the birthday girl...

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I pull it out and there it was...

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Mmm. Chocolate!

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Our tasting menu for the day. 

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But mine had a special happy birthday message!

I am so happy to have spent my birthday here, and I am very thankful to everyone who made my birthday celebration (one of many) very special. Thank you, Maya, for getting this all set up in such short notice.

I look forward to coming back, again. It was a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, indeed!

Eleven Madison Park
11 Madison Avenue at 24th Street
New York NY



1 comment:

  1. I find that when I am especially starving, I always stumble upon people's YUMTASTIC meals posted on their blog! I've been wanting to go to EMP for the longest but never found the time - I'm sold after this one! Great shots of the food, btw!

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