Eleven Madison Park, New York (August 2012) Vegan Tasting Menu

I had the inestimable privilege of dining at EMP with two friends, one of whom is a vegan. Below are photos of almost everything brought her way over three-plus hours along with a sample of her thoughts on the food and the service.

On the dining experience: "it was unreal," "I've never experienced anything like it," "pure delight"

Food: "I cannot be more impressed"

Highlights: smoked couscous, roasted eggplant, lemon caviar, vegan egg cream, chocolate dessert, smoked corn, and lemon thyme-infused tomato tea

Service: "amazing"

Glass of Rosé

Tomato tea with lemon thyme

EMP's interpretation of New York street vendors who sell nuts: marcona almonds

Chickpea panisse and a tuile with ?

Watermelon snow and a zucchini bavarois

Smoked chanterelles

Lemon caviar

An homage to Jewish appetizing with an everything bagel crumble and house-made pickles

Roasted beets, unripened strawberries, raspberries and a strawberry vinagrette

Dacquiri, I think

Smoked couscous, onions and dried tomatoes

 

Textures of broccoli

 Smoked corn, blueberries and chanterelles

Don't remember the drink's name, but it was spicy

Roasted eggplant with, inter alia, wheatberries and eggplant tuiles

A lightly dressed salad in lieu of a cheese course

Soy milk-based malt egg cream

Vegan raspberry cheesecake with chamomile

Textures of chocolate with, inter alia, sponge cake and chocolate sorbet

Pate de fui