Video: Meat Is Back at Eleven Madison Park

"Meat is back on the menu at Eleven Madison Park for the first time in four years. And I was there. When I was walking up to the restaurant, it was mostly business as usual gor a Tuesday night at 6 p.m. you walk through the revolving doors and there's a dozen smiling hosts waiting to take you to your table."

"The menu works pretty similarly to before, but now you can choose between meat and seafood or plant-based options. We had leeks with green chili. We had onion butter in the shape of onions. We had radish grown at the restaurant's farm, but at some point a steak knife shows up at your table and your heart starts to race, and you start to remember all the amazing things you heard about the duck at the world's best restaurant."

Meat returned to Eleven Madison Park's menu after a four-year absence, with diners offered a choice between meat and seafood or plant-based variants for several courses. The service and many familiar elements remained unchanged, including laminated bread at the start and a jar of house granola at the end. Courses included leeks with green chili, onion-shaped butter, and radishes from the restaurant's farm. The arrival of a steak knife signaled the long-awaited duck course, which lived up to its reputation. Staff displayed visible excitement about the duck's return. After the refined meal, some diners sought additional comfort food across the street.

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