Customer Reviews

Eleven Madison Park: The Cookbook

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Great book by an awesome chef. Very inspiring to a young cook like my self. Also arrived quickly so that's a bonus.

Fantastic is the first word that comes to mind. Not only does this book contain world class recipes, but it also shares a template for running a world class restaurant. I am a lifelong chef so obviously i found the recipes to be very useful. I was, however, very pleasantly surprised at how informative and honest the dialogue was from Will Guidara. It speaks about team building and as well as restaurant building and shares the successes they have shared as well as the failures. (With a restaurant of this calibre, you can imagine it was far more of the former than the latter.)

In the opening, it is said that unless you are a very serious chef, you may want to use the book for nothing more than coffee table dressing. Very true. However, if you are serious about your craft, this can be a very useful tool.

Highly recommended!!

While we might not cook from 'Eleven Madison Park', this is a great conversation piece and full of gorgeous food shots.

Eleven Madison Park comes alive showcasing the beauty of food photography and gives the reader a visually appealing insight into the great mind of Daniel Humm. I love cook books that are separated into season, as opposed to courses, as they leave the reader with a better sense of the journey through a year in an ever changing top end establishment. Along with the beauty of the photos and recipes comes the inspiring tail of the restaurants history and mission moving into the future. All in a great buy for any restaurant enthusiast.

.......but don't buy it if you are actually looking for a cook book! Yes, some of the other reviews gush praise but nowhere did anyone say they actually cooked anything from this! As one reviewer mentioned, nearly all the recipes for one finished dish involve 3 or more individual recipes for the components and the plating is gorgeous but far to fussy for a home cook.
Lovely and inspiring? I'll give it that. Something to cook from? Not for me.