The current menu at the restaurant Eleven Madison Park, where I had lunch, got stood up on a platonic date, and then had the unfortunate experience of my own motorcycle falling over on top of me in front of everyone at the restaurant. Â Awesome.
celery root popsicle
Dessert. I can't remember what was in them, unfortunately.
slilly
Sep 15, 2010 at 2:56 pm
Dang it – I was hoping a gift certificate to Eleven Madison Park was going to be a Friday Puppy prize…and I would win…and take you, Matt, and catch your motorcycle before it fell. Another fantasy shot to hell.
Christy
Sep 15, 2010 at 3:39 pm
so embarrassing. i thought your man thighs were stronger than that.
CAC (aka Robby’s mommy)
Sep 15, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Oh I’ve been there. Food good, but a wee bit overpriced.
I used to wait for the Express bus right outside their building late at night, and there were always a bunch of mice running around. Ew. Haven’t been in there since.
BTW, what exactly does a celery root popsicle taste like?
Edna
Sep 15, 2010 at 6:14 pm
So where did you go afterwards to actually EAT something? I can appreciate upscale but pretentious not so much. Ill take my schnizel and Bitburger anyday over that. Btw,why do they need an executive chef? Doesnt look like he cooks much. Dont despair,the prices might have scared platonic date and Im sure that the people there are too full of themselves(not the food) to have noticed your motorcycle mishap,unless you were wearing chaps…:) P.S. the menu is trying so hard to be modern and cutting edge that it is just ridiculous.The lone guy in the backgroung is looking at his plate like”wheres my food?”
Jen
Sep 15, 2010 at 8:45 pm
Tell us more about this experience! Sounds interestingly fun!
Hopeful
Sep 16, 2010 at 8:19 am
You should have called me – I would have taken you out for real food, though.
Morgan
Sep 16, 2010 at 11:42 am
For an upscale restaurant, they should put more money into their menus instead of handing people an 8.5 x 11 piece of white paper with a bunch of mumbo jumbo on it that doesn’t make any sense.
$56 for a three course lunch = redonkulous!
B J Hart
Sep 16, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Is the Ducati ok?
Cathy
Sep 16, 2010 at 12:58 pm
I think that’s a very cool idea for a menu. I read on their web site that they just give the main ingredient of the dish, then you tell them your likes and dislikes and they customize it for you. That’s unbelievable (if it really happens). I do think it’s hysterical that their food menu is so minimal, but their wine menu is 120 pages long. Seriously – 120 pages!
Jeff
Sep 16, 2010 at 2:27 pm
that’s pretty gay.