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re: Eleven Madison Park Going Meatless

Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:28 pm to
Posted by Lester Earl
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Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:28 pm to
No. Not that that matters, though. That’s not exactly what I’m talking about.
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:29 pm to
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The concept of outright eliminating the entire animal kingdom from a menu doesn't sound like the greatest idea in the world. It can only limit you.


Yea, if you live in Houma.

Not the food Mecca of the country
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
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Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:29 pm to
NOMA I think while not totally meatless was doing vegetable and foraging heavy cuisine for awhile.

This is a thing in the high end culinary world and it isn't always political.

In some ways, it makes things a bit more interesting. Meat could be "easier" in that...well... it tastes awesome.

Much more difficult to make an all vegetable meal interesting enough to pay those prices.
Posted by LNCHBOX
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Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:30 pm to
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Yea, if you live in Houma.



He posted from Metairie
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278671 posts
Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:32 pm to
Why go to Italy when you can eat at andreas
Posted by LNCHBOX
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Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:34 pm to
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Why go to Italy when you can eat at andreas


I wasn't sure your takes could get more cringe, but somehow you find a way to continually lower the bar. You certainly have a gift.
This post was edited on 5/3/21 at 1:35 pm
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:35 pm to
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I don't get your point?


Lester is the great board Cosmopolitan!
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:39 pm to
pretty sure NOMA goes vegetable only every spring/summer

or at least they did at one point when they were allowed to be open...

they also did burgers last year during the shut down, so
Posted by lionward2014
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2015
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Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:42 pm to
quote:

L'Arpege


Went look at their menu, and while it was in French, they still used cheeses and aren't fully vegan, the stated goal of where Humm wants to be.

I have no doubt a meatless menu is fine and tastes great, but a fully vegan menu seems like something not many people are dropping a few hundred dollars on.
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:43 pm to
its funny because in a way he is arguing against his own point

Eleven Madison Park has always been one of those destination restaurants for people that visit NYC

so some baw from Houma might save up for his anniversary trip with his wife and Elevan Madison Park might have been their big anniversary dinner that they saved up for, but now do you think that baw is going to spend that money for vegetables? nah

Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:43 pm to
Still going to have better good than 99.999% of restaurants in the world.

They’ll still be critically acclaimed

And they don’t need to impress a billion people. They’ll stay booked up they might lost a chunk of the waiting listed but they’ll put asses in seats.

I tjink It’s a little nonsense

Charging what they would for a plate fo food that leaves you hungry is the opposite of sustainable no matter what ingredients they use.

Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
116318 posts
Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:46 pm to
quote:

so some baw from Houma might save up for his anniversary trip with his wife and Elevan Madison Park might have been their big anniversary dinner that they saved up for, but now do you think that baw is going to spend that money for vegetables? nah



How many baws from Houma would:

1) Have even heard of Eleven Madison
2) Would spend 1000ish dollars on one meal
3) Would even set foot in NYC?

Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278671 posts
Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:46 pm to
quote:

some baw from Houma might save up for his anniversary trip with his wife and Elevan Madison Park might have been their big anniversary dinner that they saved up for, but now do you think that baw is going to spend that money for vegetables? nah



Places like this will always appease customers on their own terms
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:48 pm to
quote:

How many baws from Houma would:

1) Have even heard of Eleven Madison
2) Would spend 1000ish dollars on one meal
3) Would even set foot in NYC?


replace Houma with "middle to upper middle class couple" and you know what I mean
Posted by greenwave
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:53 pm to
I don't mind eating at a vegan restaurant but I'm not paying top dollar for it.
Posted by MobileJosh
On the go
Member since May 2018
1065 posts
Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:55 pm to
Glad we got to go in 2018. It was fantastic. But I’m dropping that kind of coin without getting some fois gras, bone marrow crusted tenderloin or something. I doubt their business suffers too much from this though. There’s a market
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
81225 posts
Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:57 pm to
That reminds me of how excited I was to try this famous foie gras dish at Animal in Los Angeles last year, and then I found out California had just outlawed foie.
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
29206 posts
Posted on 5/3/21 at 2:08 pm to
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Still going to have better good than 99.999% of restaurants in the world.


99.999%?

Doubtful
Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
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Posted on 5/3/21 at 2:18 pm to
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Lester Earl



You're such a doucher.
Posted by jfw3535
South of Bunkie
Member since Mar 2008
4682 posts
Posted on 5/3/21 at 2:23 pm to
I know French Laundry (and assume Per Se too) has a vegetarian option on their tasting menu, in case there are some in a party who are vegetarians. And I'm sure it's very good. But it's AN option, not the ONLY option. And as others have expressed, at that price point, I'm not willing to pay that amount for a vegan or vegetarian meal. I want foie gras and caviar and kobe beef at that price point, not Brussels sprouts three ways.
This post was edited on 5/3/21 at 4:42 pm
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