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restaurant located inside the

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. It has retained 3 Michelin stars since 2012, and was ranked third among

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History

The restaurant, initially designed by Bentel & Bentel, is located in the

, facing

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, at the intersection of Madison Avenue and 24th Street. The restaurant originally opened in 1998 and was owned by restaurateur

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. In 2006, Chef

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and

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began working at Eleven Madison Park and in 2011 they purchased it from Meyer. The restaurant group's name is Make it Nice. Eleven Madison Park was closed for renovation between June 9 and October 11, 2017, and completely redesigned, in collaboration with Allied Works architectural firm. Guidara and Humm parted ways in 2019, and Humm remained on as sole owner of Make it Nice. The restaurant closed again during the

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, converting into a commissary kitchen, to produce meals for the food-insecure in New York City, in cooperation with the non-profit

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. In October 2020, Eleven Madison Park began a To Go program, offering dinners for pickup for the first time in its history. Every dinner purchased provides 10 meals to New Yorkers experiencing food insecurity via the ongoing partnership with Rethink Food. In June 2022, ''

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'' reported the restaurant struggled with high employee turnover due to low wages and difficult working conditions, including 80-hour weeks. Although workers started at $15 per hour, tipping was banned at the restaurant. Former employees told ''Insider'' that there was significant waste of produce that would be trashed if the wrong size or otherwise unused rather than donated or composted.

that drew inspiration from local culture, history, and ingredients. The menu in the dining room consisted of 8–10 courses, and an abbreviated experience at the bar consisted of 5 courses. Both of these menus featured communal elements to enhance the experience. It was announced on May 3, 2021, that the restaurant would be eliminating all animal products, serving a strictly plant-based menu. The restaurant began serving this menu in June 2021, to mixed reviews.

Cookbooks

The original Eleven Madison Park Cookbook was published in 2011; Humm and Guidara have released additional cookbooks including ''I Love New York: Ingredients and Recipes'', ''The NoMad Cookbook'', ''Eleven Madison Park: The Next Chapter'', and ''Eleven Madison Park: The Next Chapter, Revised and Unlimited''.

Awards

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, the list of the 1,000 best restaurants in the world according to France's Foreign Ministry, ranked Eleven Madison Park 4th in the United States and 241st overall worldwide in its inaugural edition of December 2015. *

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– Eleven Madison Park designated as Grand Chef, 2008 * ''

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'' – Four Stars, 2015 and 2009 *

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– Outstanding Service, 2016; Outstanding Chef, Daniel Humm, 2012; Outstanding Pastry Chef, Angela Pinkerton, 2011; Outstanding Restaurant, 2011; and Best Chef: New York City, Daniel Humm, 2010 * S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants – Ranked #50 in 2010, #24 in 2011, #10 in 2012, #5 in 2013, #4 in 2014, #5 in 2015, #3 in 2016 and #1 in 2017. * Grand Table du Monde – 2014 * Wine Spectator Grand Award – 2011–2016 *

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– Five Stars, 2010–2014 *

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– Three Stars, 2012–2020 *

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– Rating of 28 in food, decor, and service in 2014. This makes it the top-ranked restaurant in the

and one of the best restaurants in New York City.

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