Daniel Humm

Everything Daniel Humm said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

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Eleven Madison Park employs over 200 people to serve 100 daily diners

“It's fundamentally different, but we have over 200 people working in a restaurant that serves a hundred people.”

Daniel Humm Aug 13, 2025 ▶ 20:47 Exclusive Update: The Chef Who Shocked the Culinary World and Why He’s Changing Course Again—Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park

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Humm Dropped Out of School at 14 to Cycle Professionally

“When I was 14 years old, I had the opportunity to join a team and actually to really pursue it as a professional career and sort of leave school behind.”

Daniel Humm May 3, 2021 ▶ 7:38 Eleven Madison Park: Daniel Humm

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Daniel Humm Still Designs Dishes by Hand-Sketching on Paper

“I have thousands of these still today, it's actually, I still work like this.”

Daniel Humm May 3, 2021 ▶ 16:39 Eleven Madison Park: Daniel Humm

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Humm Earned His First Michelin Star After Six Months as Head Chef

“So quickly that after six months I was named discovery of the year and received a Michelin star.”

Daniel Humm May 3, 2021 ▶ 19:54 Eleven Madison Park: Daniel Humm

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Eleven Madison Park Survived Nights With Only Four Guests in 2008

“Like we had so many meetings in those six months where we said, hey, we lost money every month, like huge amounts. I mean, we had nights where we had four guests. In the restaurant.”

Daniel Humm May 3, 2021 ▶ 35:00 Eleven Madison Park: Daniel Humm

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EMP Never Had an Empty Seat After Its NYT Review

“The review came out, and it was a glowing review, and we never had an empty seat since that day.”

Daniel Humm May 3, 2021 ▶ 36:51 Eleven Madison Park: Daniel Humm

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EMP Cooked Over One Million Relief Meals During the Pandemic

“We've cooked over one million meals out of the kitchen of 11 Madison Park since March.”

Daniel Humm May 3, 2021 ▶ 54:20 Eleven Madison Park: Daniel Humm

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Eleven Madison Park Prepared for Bankruptcy During the Pandemic

“We faced bankruptcy. You know, we had engaged bankruptcy lawyers to understand what that means, what that would look like.”

Daniel Humm May 3, 2021 ▶ 55:05 Eleven Madison Park: Daniel Humm

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Humm: Eleven Madison Park furloughed 300 staff during the pandemic

“And it's amazing that in this crisis where I had to let go, you know, furloughed 300 people, my closest people, people I've worked with for many, many years, and, ah, just in this difficult time, again, somehow food, ah, was there”

Daniel Humm May 28, 2020 ▶ 12:12 How I Built Resilience: Live with Kyle Connaughton and Daniel Humm

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Humm: Eleven Madison Park produced 5,000 relief meals daily during the pandemic

“Yeah, so we're making 3000 meals a day here at 11 Madison, and by this Monday we activated a second kitchen of our fast casual restaurant, and we're Doing 2000 additional meals, so we're producing 5000 meals a day right now.”

Daniel Humm May 28, 2020 ▶ 17:29 How I Built Resilience: Live with Kyle Connaughton and Daniel Humm

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Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
HOW I BUILT THISLEDGER	Chef and Owner, Eleven Madison Park	3	34	40% 2/5	full record on How I Built This →