Daniel Humm (born September 21, 1976) is a Swiss chef and restaurant owner; he is chef/owner of
Eleven Madison Park
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Eleven Madison Park is a New American fine dining restaurant located inside the Metropolitan Life North Building at 11 Madison Avenue in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City. It has retained 3 Michelin stars since 2012 ...
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His cuisine is focused on locally sourced ingredients, with an emphasis on simplicity, purity, and seasonal flavors. A native of Switzerland, he was exposed to a range of food at a very young age, and began working in kitchens at the age of 14. From there he spent time in some of the finest Swiss hotels and restaurants before earning his first Michelin star at the age of 24.
In 2003, Humm moved to the United States to become the executive chef at Campton Place in San Francisco
where he received four stars from the ''San Francisco Chronicle''. Three years later, he moved to New York to become the executive chef at Eleven Madison Park, and in 2011 he and his business partner
Will Guidara
William Guidara (born 1979) is an American restaurateur based in New York City. Along with chef Daniel Humm, Guidara co-owned the Make It Nice hospitality group, established in 2011, which owns and operates Eleven Madison Park, NoMad New York, N ...
purchased the restaurant from
Danny Meyer
Daniel Meyer (born March 14, 1958) is a New York City restaurateur and the Founder & Executive Chairman of the Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG).
Background and early career
Meyer was born and raised in a reform Jewish family in St. Louis, ...
's Union Square Hospitality Group. In 2017, Eleven Madison Park became number 1 on
the World's 50 Best Restaurants
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.
Career
Over the course of Humm's tenure, he and Eleven Madison Park have received numerous accolades, including four stars from ''
The New York Times
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'', six
James Beard Foundation
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Awards (including Outstanding Chef and Outstanding Restaurant in America), three stars from the
Michelin Guide
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, and the #1 spot on
The World's 50 Best Restaurants
The World's Best 50 Restaurants is a list produced by UK media company William Reed, which originally appeared in the British magazine ''Restaurant'' in 2002. The list and awards however are no longer directly related to ''Restaurant'' magazine ...
. In 2011, Humm and Will Guidara purchased Eleven Madison Park from
Danny Meyer
Daniel Meyer (born March 14, 1958) is a New York City restaurateur and the Founder & Executive Chairman of the Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG).
Background and early career
Meyer was born and raised in a reform Jewish family in St. Louis, ...
's Union Square Hospitality Group, and the following year also opened the critically acclaimed
NoMad New York
The NoMad was an integrated hotel and restaurant owned by the Sydell Group and located in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The restaurant of the same name was conceived by chef Daniel Humm and restaurateur Will Guidara of nea ...
which garnered three stars from ''The New York Times'', one Michelin Star, and a James Beard Foundation Award. In 2018 Humm and Guidara opened NoMad Los Angeles, their first restaurant outside of New York City. Humm and Guidara parted ways in July 2019 and Humm announced in January 2020 that Make It Nice is no longer a partner with the NoMad group of hotels in New York, Los Angeles, or Las Vegas.
In late 2019, Humm opened Davies and Brook, his first restaurant outside the US at London's historic
Claridge's
Claridge's is a 5-star hotel at the corner of Brook Street and Davies Street in Mayfair, London. It has long-standing connections with royalty that have led to it sometimes being referred to as an "annexe to Buckingham Palace". Claridge's Hot ...
. He is the owner of the Make It Nice group and the author of four books: ''Eleven Madison Park: The Cookbook'', ''I Love New York: Ingredients and Recipes'', ''The NoMad Cookbook'' and ''Eleven Madison Park: The Next Chapter''.
Humm is a co-founder of
Rethink Food
Rethink Food NYC Inc, commonly called Rethink Food or just Rethink, is a non-profit organization based in New York City. The organization was founded to address hunger in the United States by contributing to a sustainable and equitable food syste ...
, a New York City-based nonprofit aimed at creating a more equitable, sustainable food system. When the
COVID-19 pandemic
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led to Eleven Madison Park temporarily shutting down, Humm partnered with Rethink to keep a dozen chefs on staff, preparing and delivering meals to first responders and food-insecure communities throughout New York. At its peak, Eleven Madison Park was producing 3,000 meals a day to be served throughout underserved neighborhoods in
The Bronx
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and
Brooklyn
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.
In October 2020, Humm launched Eleven Madison Home, a dine-at-home meal kit; each kit funded ten meals to food-insecure New Yorkers through Rethink Food. In April 2021, Humm and Rethink launched Eleven Madison Truck, a food truck to serve 2,000 meals a week in neighborhoods throughout the Bronx and Brooklyn, funded by diners at Eleven Madison Park. Each dinner purchased at the restaurant funds five free meals to food-insecure New Yorkers.
In November 2021, he left Claridges after they rejected his proposal for a vegan menu due to concern about the potential response from regular customers.
Awards
James Beard Foundation Awards
* 2016
James Beard Foundation Award
The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards presented by the James Beard Foundation to recognize chefs, restaurateurs, authors and journalists in the United States. They are scheduled around James Beard's May 5 birthday. The media award ...
– Outstanding Service, Eleven Madison Park
* 2014
James Beard Foundation Award
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– Outstanding Bar Program, NoMad New York
* 2012
James Beard Foundation Award
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– Outstanding Chef
* 2010
James Beard Foundation Award
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– Best Chef New York City
* 2008
James Beard Foundation Award
The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards presented by the James Beard Foundation to recognize chefs, restaurateurs, authors and journalists in the United States. They are scheduled around James Beard's May 5 birthday. The media award ...
– Outstanding Wine Service, Eleven Madison Park
The World's 50 Best Restaurants
The World's Best 50 Restaurants is a list produced by UK media company William Reed, which originally appeared in the British magazine ''Restaurant'' in 2002. The list and awards however are no longer directly related to ''Restaurant'' magazine ...
*2018
The World's 50 Best Restaurants
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– Number 4, Eleven Madison Park
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The World's 50 Best Restaurants– Number 1, Eleven Madison Park
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The World's 50 Best Restaurants– Number 3, Eleven Madison Park
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The World's 50 Best Restaurants– Number 5, Eleven Madison Park
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The World's 50 Best Restaurants– Chef's Choice Award
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The World's 50 Best Restaurants– Number 4, Eleven Madison Park
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The World's 50 Best Restaurants– Number 5, Eleven Madison Park
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The World's 50 Best Restaurants– Number 10, Eleven Madison Park
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The World's 50 Best Restaurants– Number 24, Eleven Madison Park
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The World's 50 Best Restaurants– Number 50, Eleven Madison Park
The World's 50 Best Bars The World's 50 Best Bars is an annual list that celebrates the best of the international drinks scene, providing a yearly ranking of bars, voted for by more than 650 drinks experts from across the globe
History
The list was first announced in ...
* 201
The World's 50 Best Bars– Number 3, The NoMad Bar
* 201
The World's 50 Best Bars– Number 8, The NoMad Bar
* 201
The World's 50 Best Bars– Number 24, The Elephant Bar at NoMad New York
Michelin
*2018
Michelin Guide
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– Three Stars, Eleven Madison Park
*2018
Michelin Guide
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– One Star, NoMad New York
*2017
Michelin Guide
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– Three Stars, Eleven Madison Park
*2017
Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of ...
– One Star, NoMad New York
*2016
Michelin Guide
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– Three Stars, Eleven Madison Park
*2016
Michelin Guide
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– One Star, NoMad New York
*2015
Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of ...
– Three Stars, Eleven Madison Park
*2015
Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of ...
– One Star, NoMad New York
*2014
Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of ...
– Three Stars, Eleven Madison Park
*2014
Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of ...
– One Star, NoMad New York
*2013
Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of ...
– Three Stars, Eleven Madison Park
*2013
Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of ...
– One Star, NoMad New York
*2012
Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of ...
– Three Stars, Eleven Madison Park
*2011
Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of ...
– Three Stars, Eleven Madison Park
*2010
Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of ...
– One Star, Eleven Madison Park
Additional Awards
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Wall Street Journal– Innovator Awards
*2015 ''
The New York Times
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'' – Four Stars, Eleven Madison Park
*2012 ''
The New York Times
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'' – Three Stars, NoMad New York
*201
Crain's New York– 40 Under 40
*2010
Forbes Travel Guide
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– Five Stars, Eleven Madison Park
*2009 ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
'' – Four Stars, Eleven Madison Park
*2005 ''
Food & Wine'' – Best New Chefs
Books
*2017
Eleven Madison Park: The Next Chapter(Publisher: Ten Speed)
*2015
The NoMad Cookbook(Publisher: Ten Speed)
*2013
I Love New York: Ingredients and Recipes(Publisher: Ten Speed)
*2011
Eleven Madison Park: The Cookbook(Publisher: Little Brown)
See also
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List of Michelin starred restaurants
Michelin stars are a rating system used by the red Michelin Guide to grade restaurants on their quality. The guide was originally developed in 1900 to show French drivers where local amenities such as restaurants and mechanics were. The rating sys ...
References
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Living people
Swiss chefs
Head chefs of Michelin starred restaurants
1976 births
People from Zürich
James Beard Foundation Award winners